Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Actor Jan 11 (died age 73) Buenos Aires, Argentina 1937–2023 (86 year career)
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Biography

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, was …

Known For

Filmography

Acting (192)

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Movies (187)

L'Âge d'or de la pub

L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Bernard Blier, façon puzzle

Bernard Blier, façon puzzle

2020

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

2017

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

7.0
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

2002

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Paganini

Paganini

1990

as Pater Caffarelli

5.2
Migrations

Migrations

1989

as Opat Žoržel

6.2
Ada in the Jungle

Ada in the Jungle

1988

as Major Collins

2.0
The Possessed

The Possessed

1988

as Governor

5.3
Nailcruncher

Nailcruncher

1988

as Saltiel

5.2
Taste of Life

Taste of Life

1988

as Giuseppe Mondardini

5.5
I picari

I picari

1987

as The exploiter of prostitutes

5.5
Under the Chinese Restaurant

Under the Chinese Restaurant

1987

as Il professore

5.5
Twist Again in Moscow

Twist Again in Moscow

1986

as Alexei

6.0
Let's Hope It's a Girl

Let's Hope It's a Girl

1986

as Uncle Gugo

6.9
I Hate Actors

I Hate Actors

1986

as Jerome B. Cobb

5.2
My Friends Act III

My Friends Act III

1985

as Sig. Lenzi

6.4
Madman at War

Madman at War

1985

as Belucci

5.8
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal

The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal

1985

as Anselmo Paleari

5.7
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi

Ça n'arrive qu'à moi

1985

as Monsieur Guilledou

4.8
Pétrole ! Pétrole !

Pétrole ! Pétrole !

1981

as Emir Abdullah

4.6
Passion of Love

Passion of Love

1981

as Major

6.5
Il turno

Il turno

1981

as Don Marcantonio

Voltati Eugenio

Voltati Eugenio

1980

as Grandfather Eugenio

7.7
Serie Noire

Serie Noire

1979

as Staplin

7.5
Buffet Froid

Buffet Froid

1979

as Inspecteur Morvandieu

7.1
On purge bébé

On purge bébé

1979

as M. Follavoine

Hypochondriac

Hypochondriac

1979

as Dr. Purgone

6.0
Feu la mère de Madame

Feu la mère de Madame

1978

as Lucien

Femmes Fatales

Femmes Fatales

1976

as Father Émile

6.1
Golden Night

Golden Night

1976

as Commissaire Pidoux

4.6
The Body of My Enemy

The Body of My Enemy

1976

as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard

6.4
My Friends

My Friends

1975

as Righi Niccolò

8.1
Cher Victor

Cher Victor

1975

as Anselme Maillard

5.9
The Phoney

The Phoney

1975

as Maxime

4.2
The Restroom Robbery

The Restroom Robbery

1975

as Phano

6.4
It's Tough for Everybody

It's Tough for Everybody

1975

as Paul Tardel

5.4
Bloody Murder

Bloody Murder

1974

as Le commissaire Moureu

4.8
By the Blood of Others

By the Blood of Others

1974

as Mayor

4.2
Chinese In Paris

Chinese In Paris

1974

as Le Président de la République

6.1
Ante Up

Ante Up

1974

as Priest

4.9
Quick Trial

Quick Trial

1974

as Il giudice

5.0
Kisses Till Monday

Kisses Till Monday

1974

as Frankie Strong

4.5
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

5.2
L'École des femmes

L'École des femmes

1973

as Arnolphe

10.0
Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

1973

as Adrien Colbard

6.3
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972

as Colonel Bernard Milan

7.0
Killer

Killer

1972

as François Tellier, director of the PJ

4.9
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
Nights of Boccaccio

Nights of Boccaccio

1972

as Dr. Mazzeo

3.3
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

1972

as Commissioner Camille Bistingo

5.2
Homo Eroticus

Homo Eroticus

1971

as Dr. Mezzini

4.2
Joe: The Busybody

Joe: The Busybody

1971

as Inspecteur Ducros

7.2
Catch Me a Spy

Catch Me a Spy

1971

as Webb

4.6
Troubleshooters

Troubleshooters

1971

as Commissaire Caillaud

6.3
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

1971

as Monsieur K.

5.9
Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...

Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...

1971

as Persicelli

4.0
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

1970

as Liethard

6.1
Distracted

Distracted

1970

as Guiton

6.0
Le Mari, la femme et la mort

Le Mari, la femme et la mort

1970

as Sébastien

My Uncle Benjamin

My Uncle Benjamin

1969

as Marquis de Cambyse

6.1
The Fourth Wall

The Fourth Wall

1969

as Andrea Brusa

7.0
Call Me Mathilde

Call Me Mathilde

1969

as Charles de Blanzac, Mathilde's husband

7.3
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
Dear Caroline

Dear Caroline

1968

as Georges Berthier

4.2
Coplan Saves His Skin

Coplan Saves His Skin

1968

as Marscar

4.8
Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?

Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?

1968

as Ubaldo Palmarini

6.8
Idiot in Paris

Idiot in Paris

1967

as Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance

6.5
The Stranger

The Stranger

1967

as Defense Counsel

6.8
Loose in the Trigger

Loose in the Trigger

1967

as Nicolas Pappas

5.6
To Commit a Murder

To Commit a Murder

1967

as Le commandant Rhome

4.2
The Madman of Lab Four

The Madman of Lab Four

1967

as Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang

5.9
If I Were a Spy

If I Were a Spy

1967

as le Docteur Lefèvre

5.8
The Restaurant

The Restaurant

1966

as Le commissaire divisionnaire

6.8
Ring Around the World

Ring Around the World

1966

as Lord Richard Berry

6.1
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

7.0
When the Pheasants Pass

When the Pheasants Pass

1965

as Hyacinthe Camus

6.4
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
Casanova '70

Casanova '70

1965

as Il commissario (non accreditato)

6.4
The Great Spy Chase

The Great Spy Chase

1964

as Eusebio Cafarelli

6.8
High Infidelity

High Infidelity

1964

as Sergio

5.0
Greed in the Sun

Greed in the Sun

1964

as Mitch-Mitch

7.1
Male Hunt

Male Hunt

1964

as M. Heurtin

6.5
The Magnificent Cuckold

The Magnificent Cuckold

1964

as Mariotti

6.5
Chance at Love

Chance at Love

1964

as Camille (segment "Une chance explosive")

5.8
How to Make a French Dish

How to Make a French Dish

1964

as Joseph

4.5
Why Paris?

Why Paris?

1964

as Building concierge

Young Girls of Good Families

Young Girls of Good Families

1963

as Ribois

The Organizer

The Organizer

1963

as Martinetti

7.5
Crooks in Clover

Crooks in Clover

1963

as Raoul Volfoni

7.7
Germinal

Germinal

1963

as Hennebeau

7.4
The Magnificent Adventurer

The Magnificent Adventurer

1963

as Clemente VII

6.0
Mathias Sandorf

Mathias Sandorf

1963

as Toronthal

5.8
The Seventh Juror

The Seventh Juror

1962

as Grégoire Duval pharmacien

6.8
Hitch-Hike

Hitch-Hike

1962

as Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv

5.5
Operation Gold Ingot

Operation Gold Ingot

1962
The Fenouillard Family

The Fenouillard Family

1961

as A traveler (uncredited)

5.1
The Counterfeiters of Paris

The Counterfeiters of Paris

1961

as Charles Lepicard

7.0
The President

The President

1961

as Philippe Chalamont

7.3
The Black Monocle

The Black Monocle

1961

as Commissaire Tournemire

5.9
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

1961

as Sully

5.2
Women and War

Women and War

1961

as le docteur Leproux, maire du village

6.3
Seduction Of The South

Seduction Of The South

1961

as Colonelo Breviglieri

4.5
Do or Die!

Do or Die!

1960

as Lenzi

5.3
The Hunchback

The Hunchback

1960

as Feldwebel

6.2
...And Suddenly It's Murder!

...And Suddenly It's Murder!

1960

as Commissario Polizia

6.5
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre

L'Ennemi dans l'ombre

1960

as le Patron

5.0
The Great War

The Great War

1959

as Capitano Castelli

8.1
The Magnificent Tramp

The Magnificent Tramp

1959

as M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café

7.0
Marie-Octobre

Marie-Octobre

1959

as Julien Simoneau

7.3
The Great Deception

The Great Deception

1959

as le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens

5.9
Eyes of Love

Eyes of Love

1959

as Dr. Andrieux

4.9
The Gambler

The Gambler

1958

as General Zagoriensky

6.4
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1958

as Javert father / Javert son

7.2
Sans famille

Sans famille

1958

as Renato Garofoli

5.5
The Possessors

The Possessors

1958

as Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël

6.8
The Cat

The Cat

1958

as Debrun

6.1
School for Coquettes

School for Coquettes

1958

as Labaume

1.3
A Legitimate Defense

A Legitimate Defense

1958

as Gustave Martinet

5.6
Secrets of a French Nurse

Secrets of a French Nurse

1958

as René Lecomte

5.1
When a Woman Meddles

When a Woman Meddles

1957

as Félix Seguin

5.3
There's Always a Price Tag

There's Always a Price Tag

1957

as Commissioner Plantavin

6.3
The Man in the Raincoat

The Man in the Raincoat

1957

as Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur

6.4
Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

1956

as Antoine Monestier

7.0
Black Dossier

Black Dossier

1955

as Le commissaire Noblet

6.2
The Hussars

The Hussars

1955

as le brigadier Le Gouce

5.8
Revelation

Revelation

1955

as Don Lorenzo

7.0
Before the Deluge

Before the Deluge

1954

as Marcel Noblet

6.3
The Secrets of the Bed

The Secrets of the Bed

1954

as Emile Bergeret (segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")

2.7
Marriage Episodes

Marriage Episodes

1954

as la mari d'Aglaé

5.0
Follow That Man

Follow That Man

1953

as Commissioner François Basquier

6.1
Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes

Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes

1953

as Narrator

10.0
Matrimonial Agency

Matrimonial Agency

1952

as Noël Pailleret

5.3
I Was It Three Times

I Was It Three Times

1952

as Henri Verdier / Hector van Broken

4.4
The Bonnadieu House

The Bonnadieu House

1951

as Félix Bonnadieu

4.0
Without Leaving an Address

Without Leaving an Address

1951

as Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat

6.1
1848

1848

1950

as Récitant / Narrator (voice)

Lost Souvenirs

Lost Souvenirs

1950

as Police officer Raoul (segment "Le violon")

5.2
Tuesday's Guest

Tuesday's Guest

1950

as Charles Josse, agent d'assurance

6.3
Sorceror

Sorceror

1950

as Jean-Pierre Lesourd

The Elders of Saint-Loup

The Elders of Saint-Loup

1950

as Jean Laclaux, ruined banker

5.9
Monsignor

Monsignor

1949

as Louis Mennechain

6.5
Truant School

Truant School

1949

as Buffle Pascal, teacher

7.3
The Cheat

The Cheat

1949

as Robert

6.8
Return to Life

Return to Life

1949

as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")

6.2
The Spice of Life

The Spice of Life

1948

as L'importuné

5.5
Man to Men

Man to Men

1948

as Edmond Coquillot

4.2
Dedee

Dedee

1948

as "Monsieur", le patron du bar à entraîneuses

6.4
Jenny Lamour

Jenny Lamour

1947

as Maurice Martineau

7.5
Clockface Cafe

Clockface Cafe

1947

as Julien Couturier

5.3
Messieurs Ludovic

Messieurs Ludovic

1946

as Ludovic Seguin

6.0
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away

Mr. Gregoire Runs Away

1946

as Alex Grégoire

5.6
Farandole

Farandole

1945

as Sylvestre

2.0
Alone in the Night

Alone in the Night

1945

as Inspector Pascal

7.5
Carmen

Carmen

1944

as Remendado

8.0
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform

1944

as Doctor Bernard

6.1
I Am with You

I Am with You

1943

as Robert Nattier

7.0
Domino

Domino

1943

as Crémone

5.2
Marie-Martine

Marie-Martine

1943

as Maurice

6.8
Threesome Romance

Threesome Romance

1942

as Marcel

5.5
La Symphonie fantastique

La Symphonie fantastique

1942

as Antoine Charbonnel

6.4
Fantastic Night

Fantastic Night

1942

as Lucien

5.9
Whims

Whims

1942

as Marcel

6.0
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock

The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock

1942

as André Bertod

6.0
The Marriage of Chiffon

The Marriage of Chiffon

1942

as Hotel boy

6.0
The Woman I Loved the Most

The Woman I Loved the Most

1942

as Funeral home employee

8.0
Premier bal

Premier bal

1941

as The maitre d'hotel

5.8
Night in December

Night in December

1941

as Édouard

5.0
Who Killed Santa Claus?

Who Killed Santa Claus?

1941

as Officer from the Gendarmerie

6.6
The Pavilion Burns

The Pavilion Burns

1941

as Benezy

Hell of Angels

Hell of Angels

1941

as Freddy, le patron du bistrot

6.7
Daybreak

Daybreak

1939

as Gaston

7.6
Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde

1939

as Brioche

Latin Quarter

Latin Quarter

1939

as (uncredited)

3.0
Youth in Revolt

Youth in Revolt

1938

as Benoît

6.0
Hôtel du Nord

Hôtel du Nord

1938

as Prosper

7.2
The Curtain Rises

The Curtain Rises

1938

as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire

7.9
The Stream

The Stream

1938

as Taxi driver (uncredited)

6.7
Grisou

Grisou

1938

as le fils Mélée

7.7
Final Accord

Final Accord

1938

as Mérot

9.0
Trois... six... neuf

Trois... six... neuf

1937
10.0
Double Crime in the Maginot Line

Double Crime in the Maginot Line

1937
5.0
The Messenger

The Messenger

1937

as Nick's chauffeur (uncredited)

7.0
Heart of Paris

Heart of Paris

1937

as Le jeune homme au tandem (uncredited)

4.8
Woman of Malacca

Woman of Malacca

1937

as (uncredited)

5.6
The Green Dress

The Green Dress

1937

as Le fils Pinchet

6.1
C'est pas Parce qu'on n'a Rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa Gueule...

C'est pas Parce qu'on n'a Rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa Gueule...

as Stéphane, dit Phano