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Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He proved to be one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas. He often worked in Italian films, particularly in the last decade of his life.

He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, wa

Born

Jan 11, 1916

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died

Mar 29, 1989

Known For

Acting

Movies

187 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Crooks in Clover
Crooks in Clover
1963 as Raoul Volfoni
★ 7.7
My Friends
My Friends
1975 as Righi Niccolò
★ 8.1
Femmes Fatales
Femmes Fatales
1976 as Father Émile
★ 6.1
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
1958 as Javert father / Javert son
★ 7.2
Jenny Lamour
Jenny Lamour
1947 as Maurice Martineau
★ 7.5
The Great War
The Great War
1959 as Capitano Castelli
★ 8.1
The Restaurant
The Restaurant
1966 as Le commissaire divisionnaire
★ 6.8
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972 as Colonel Bernard Milan
★ 7.0
Buffet Froid
Buffet Froid
1979 as Inspecteur Morvandieu
★ 7.0
Joe: The Busybody
Joe: The Busybody
1971 as Inspecteur Ducros
★ 7.2
The Stranger
The Stranger
1967 as Defense Counsel
★ 6.8
Paganini
Paganini
1990 as Pater Caffarelli
★ 5.2
The Organizer
The Organizer
1963 as Martinetti
★ 7.5
Chinese In Paris
Chinese In Paris
1974 as Le Président de la République
★ 6.1
Serie Noire
Serie Noire
1979 as Staplin
★ 7.4
Let's Hope It's a Girl
Let's Hope It's a Girl
1986 as Uncle Gugo
★ 6.9
The Magnificent Cuckold
The Magnificent Cuckold
1964 as Mariotti
★ 6.5
The Great Spy Chase
The Great Spy Chase
1964 as Eusebio Cafarelli
★ 6.8
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 as Prosper
★ 7.2
The Seventh Juror
The Seventh Juror
1962 as Grégoire Duval pharmacien
★ 6.8
Daybreak
Daybreak
1939 as Gaston
★ 7.6
The Counterfeiters of Paris
The Counterfeiters of Paris
1961 as Charles Lepicard
★ 7.0
L'Âge d'or de la pub
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
My Friends Act III
My Friends Act III
1985 as Sig. Lenzi
★ 6.4
The Body of My Enemy
The Body of My Enemy
1976 as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
★ 6.4
Passion of Love
Passion of Love
1981 as Major
★ 6.6
High Infidelity
High Infidelity
1964 as Sergio
★ 5.0
Madman at War
Madman at War
1985 as Belucci
★ 5.8
Idiot in Paris
Idiot in Paris
1967 as Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance
★ 6.6
Kisses Till Monday
Kisses Till Monday
1974 as Frankie Strong
★ 4.5
The Restroom Robbery
The Restroom Robbery
1975 as Phano
★ 6.4
Greed in the Sun
Greed in the Sun
1964 as Mitch-Mitch
★ 7.1
Twist Again in Moscow
Twist Again in Moscow
1986 as Alexei
★ 6.0
Catch Me a Spy
Catch Me a Spy
1971 as Webb
★ 4.6
The Possessed
The Possessed
1988 as Governor
★ 5.3
The President
The President
1961 as Philippe Chalamont
★ 7.3
Casanova '70
Casanova '70
1965 as Il commissario (non accreditato)
★ 6.4
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
1968 as Charles aka 'Le Téméraire '
★ 5.8
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017 as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Distracted
Distracted
1970 as Guiton
★ 6.0
Hypochondriac
Hypochondriac
1979 as Dr. Purgone
★ 6.0
I picari
I picari
1987 as The exploiter of prostitutes
★ 5.4
Voltati Eugenio
Voltati Eugenio
1980 as Grandfather Eugenio
★ 7.7
The Secrets of the Bed
The Secrets of the Bed
1954 as Emile Bergeret (segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")
★ 2.7
Lost Souvenirs
Lost Souvenirs
1950 as Police officer Raoul (segment "Le violon")
★ 5.2
Male Hunt
Male Hunt
1964 as M. Heurtin
★ 6.4
The Possessors
The Possessors
1958 as Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël
★ 6.8
Troubleshooters
Troubleshooters
1971 as Commissaire Caillaud
★ 6.3
The Cat
The Cat
1958 as Debrun
★ 6.1
The Black Monocle
The Black Monocle
1961 as Commissaire Tournemire
★ 5.9
Matrimonial Agency
Matrimonial Agency
1952 as Noël Pailleret
★ 5.3
La Symphonie fantastique
La Symphonie fantastique
1942 as Antoine Charbonnel
★ 6.4
The Magnificent Tramp
The Magnificent Tramp
1959 as M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café
★ 7.0
Chance at Love
Chance at Love
1964 as Camille (segment "Une chance explosive")
★ 5.8
Nights of Boccaccio
Nights of Boccaccio
1972 as Dr. Mazzeo
★ 3.2
Marie-Octobre
Marie-Octobre
1959 as Julien Simoneau
★ 7.3
Premier bal
Premier bal
1941 as The maitre d'hotel
★ 5.8
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
1944 as Doctor Bernard
★ 6.1
Without Leaving an Address
Without Leaving an Address
1951 as Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat
★ 6.1
Taste of Life
Taste of Life
1988 as Giuseppe Mondardini
★ 5.5
When a Woman Meddles
When a Woman Meddles
1957 as Félix Seguin
★ 5.7
My Uncle Benjamin
My Uncle Benjamin
1969 as Marquis de Cambyse
★ 6.1
Germinal
Germinal
1963 as Hennebeau
★ 7.4
Mathias Sandorf
Mathias Sandorf
1963 as Toronthal
★ 5.8
Return to Life
Return to Life
1949 as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")
★ 6.2
Homo Eroticus
Homo Eroticus
1971 as Dr. Mezzini
★ 4.2
Who Killed Santa Claus?
Who Killed Santa Claus?
1941 as Officer from the Gendarmerie
★ 6.6
It's Tough for Everybody
It's Tough for Everybody
1975 as Paul Tardel
★ 5.4
Seduction Of The South
Seduction Of The South
1961 as Colonelo Breviglieri
★ 4.5
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
1965 as Charles Labergerie, le tenancier de la maison close (sketch “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
★ 5.5
The Man in the Raincoat
The Man in the Raincoat
1957 as Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
★ 6.4
Loose in the Trigger
Loose in the Trigger
1967 as Nicolas Pappas
★ 5.6
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
1972 as Commissioner Camille Bistingo
★ 5.2
Alone in the Night
Alone in the Night
1945 as Inspector Pascal
★ 7.5
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
1985 as Anselmo Paleari
★ 5.7
Migrations
Migrations
1989 as Opat Žoržel
★ 6.2
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
1960 as Commissario Polizia
★ 6.5
Killer
Killer
1972 as François Tellier, director of the PJ
★ 4.9
Dedee
Dedee
1948 as "Monsieur", le patron du bar à entraîneuses
★ 6.4
The Gambler
The Gambler
1958 as General Zagoriensky
★ 6.4
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
★ 5.2
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
1956 as Antoine Monestier
★ 7.0
If I Were a Spy
If I Were a Spy
1967 as le Docteur Lefèvre
★ 5.8
The Hussars
The Hussars
1955 as le brigadier Le Gouce
★ 5.8
Golden Night
Golden Night
1976 as Commissaire Pidoux
★ 4.6
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
1972 as Le président Louis-Marcel Thulle
★ 6.4
The Hunchback
The Hunchback
1960 as Feldwebel
★ 6.2
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi
1985 as Monsieur Guilledou
★ 4.8
Il turno
Il turno
1981 as Don Marcantonio
Ante Up
Ante Up
1974 as Priest
★ 4.9
How to Make a French Dish
How to Make a French Dish
1964 as Joseph
★ 4.5
School for Coquettes
School for Coquettes
1958 as Labaume
★ 1.3
Bloody Murder
Bloody Murder
1974 as Le commissaire Moureu
★ 4.8
Coplan Saves His Skin
Coplan Saves His Skin
1968 as Marscar
★ 5.0
The Phoney
The Phoney
1975 as Maxime
★ 4.2
The Madman of Lab Four
The Madman of Lab Four
1967 as Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang
★ 5.9
Secrets of a French Nurse
Secrets of a French Nurse
1958 as René Lecomte
★ 5.1
L'École des femmes
L'École des femmes
1973 as Arnolphe
★ 10.0
The Fenouillard Family
The Fenouillard Family
1961 as A traveler (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Moi y'en a vouloir des sous
Moi y'en a vouloir des sous
1973 as Adrien Colbard
★ 6.3
Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...
★ 4.0
When the Pheasants Pass
When the Pheasants Pass
1965 as Hyacinthe Camus
★ 6.4
Hitch-Hike
Hitch-Hike
1962 as Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv
★ 5.5
Ada in the Jungle
Ada in the Jungle
1988 as Major Collins
★ 2.0
The Messenger
The Messenger
1937 as Nick's chauffeur (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Cher Victor
Cher Victor
1975 as Anselme Maillard
★ 5.9
The Fourth Wall
The Fourth Wall
1969 as Andrea Brusa
★ 7.0
Before the Deluge
Before the Deluge
1954 as Marcel Noblet
★ 6.3
The Elders of Saint-Loup
The Elders of Saint-Loup
1950 as Jean Laclaux, ruined banker
★ 5.9
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
1973 as Gastié-le-Roy père
★ 5.3
The Magnificent Adventurer
The Magnificent Adventurer
1963 as Clemente VII
★ 6.0
The Great Deception
The Great Deception
1959 as le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens
★ 5.9
There's Always a Price Tag
There's Always a Price Tag
1957 as Commissioner Plantavin
★ 6.4
Dear Caroline
Dear Caroline
1968 as Georges Berthier
★ 4.2
Sans famille
Sans famille
1958 as Renato Garofoli
★ 5.5
I Was It Three Times
I Was It Three Times
1952 as Henri Verdier / Hector van Broken
★ 4.4
Call Me Mathilde
Call Me Mathilde
1969 as Charles de Blanzac, Mathilde's husband
★ 7.2
Final Accord
Final Accord
1938 as Mérot
★ 9.0
Woman of Malacca
Woman of Malacca
1937 as (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Ring Around the World
Ring Around the World
1966 as Lord Richard Berry
★ 6.1
Black Dossier
Black Dossier
1955 as Le commissaire Noblet
★ 6.2
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
1942 as André Bertod
★ 6.0
Tuesday's Guest
Tuesday's Guest
1950 as Charles Josse, agent d'assurance
★ 6.3
Carmen
Carmen
1944 as Remendado
★ 8.0
Grisou
Grisou
1938 as le fils Mélée
★ 7.7
A Matter of Honor
A Matter of Honor
1966 as Don Leandro Sanna
★ 6.0
Almost Perfect Crime
Almost Perfect Crime
1966 as William Derek Robson
★ 6.0
I Hate Actors
I Hate Actors
1986 as Jerome B. Cobb
★ 5.2
Follow That Man
Follow That Man
1953 as Commissioner François Basquier
★ 6.1
The Stream
The Stream
1938 as Taxi driver (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Nailcruncher
Nailcruncher
1988 as Saltiel
★ 5.2
Night in December
Night in December
1941 as Édouard
★ 5.0
Farandole
Farandole
1945 as Sylvestre
★ 2.0
Quick Trial
Quick Trial
1974 as Il giudice
★ 5.0
Truant School
Truant School
1949 as Buffle Pascal, teacher
★ 7.3
Pétrole ! Pétrole !
Pétrole ! Pétrole !
1981 as Emir Abdullah
★ 4.6
Eyes of Love
Eyes of Love
1959 as Dr. Andrieux
★ 4.9
Man to Men
Man to Men
1948 as Edmond Coquillot
★ 4.2
Domino
Domino
1943 as Crémone
★ 5.2
The Woman I Loved the Most
The Woman I Loved the Most
1942 as Funeral home employee
★ 8.0
Do or Die!
Do or Die!
1960 as Lenzi
★ 5.3
The Marriage of Chiffon
The Marriage of Chiffon
1942 as Hotel boy
★ 6.0
On purge bébé
On purge bébé
1979 as M. Follavoine
The Curtain Rises
The Curtain Rises
1938 as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire
★ 7.8
Whims
Whims
1942 as Marcel
★ 6.2
Hell of Angels
Hell of Angels
1941 as Freddy, le patron du bistrot
★ 6.7
By the Blood of Others
By the Blood of Others
1974 as Mayor
★ 4.2
Women and War
Women and War
1961 as le docteur Leproux, maire du village
★ 6.3
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
★ 7.5
Fantastic Night
Fantastic Night
1942 as Lucien
★ 5.9
Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes
Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes
1953 as Narrator
★ 10.0
Under the Chinese Restaurant
Under the Chinese Restaurant
1987 as Il professore
★ 5.5
Messieurs Ludovic
Messieurs Ludovic
1946 as Ludovic Seguin
★ 6.0
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
1946 as Alex Grégoire
★ 5.6
The Spice of Life
The Spice of Life
1948 as L'importuné
★ 5.5
Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt
1938 as Benoît
★ 6.0
The Cheat
The Cheat
1949 as Robert
★ 6.8
Heart of Paris
Heart of Paris
1937 as Le jeune homme au tandem (uncredited)
★ 4.8
The Pavilion Burns
The Pavilion Burns
1941 as Benezy
Marriage Episodes
Marriage Episodes
1954 as la mari d'Aglaé
★ 5.0
Why Paris?
Why Paris?
1964 as Building concierge
To Commit a Murder
To Commit a Murder
1967 as Le commandant Rhome
★ 4.2
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre
1960 as le Patron
★ 5.0
Sorceror
Sorceror
1950 as Jean-Pierre Lesourd
Revelation
Revelation
1955 as Don Lorenzo
★ 7.0
The Bonnadieu House
The Bonnadieu House
1951 as Félix Bonnadieu
★ 4.0
Le Mari, la femme et la mort
Le Mari, la femme et la mort
1970 as Sébastien
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1950 as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
A Legitimate Defense
A Legitimate Defense
1958 as Gustave Martinet
★ 5.6
Clockface Cafe
Clockface Cafe
1947 as Julien Couturier
★ 5.3
Monsignor
Monsignor
1949 as Louis Mennechain
★ 6.5
Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde
1939 as Brioche
Marie-Martine
Marie-Martine
1943 as Maurice
★ 6.8
The Green Dress
The Green Dress
1937 as Le fils Pinchet
★ 6.1
I Am with You
I Am with You
1943 as Robert Nattier
★ 7.0
Bernard Blier, façon puzzle
Bernard Blier, façon puzzle
2020 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Threesome Romance
Threesome Romance
1942 as Marcel
★ 5.5
Latin Quarter
Latin Quarter
1939 as (uncredited)
★ 3.0
Feu la mère de Madame
Feu la mère de Madame
1978 as Lucien