
Paul Meurisse
Biography
Paul Meurisse (21 December 1912, Dunkirk – 19 January 1979, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French actor who appeared in over 60 films and many stage productions. Meurisse was noted for the elegance of his acting style, and for his versatility. He was equally able to play comedic and serious dramatic roles. His screen appearances ranged from the droll and drily humorous to the menacing and disturbing. His most celebrated role was that of the sadistic and vindictive headmaster in the 1955 film Les Diabo…
Known For
Diabolique
Michel Delassalle
Army of Shadows
Luc Jardie
Crooks in Clover
commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
Le Deuxième Souffle
Commissioner Blot
The Truth
Maître Éparvier
Marie-Octobre
François Renaud-Picart
Head Against the Wall
Dr. Emery
Picnic on the Grass
Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
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Filmography
Acting (68)
Movies (66)
Code Name: Melville
2010as Self (archive footage)
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002as Self (archive footage)
The Education in Love of Valentin
1976as Julien Blaise
The Gypsy
1975as Yan Kuq
The Suspects
1974as Laurent Kirchner
The Voracious Ones
1973as Inspecteur Martino
Easy Down There!
1971as Bishop
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971as Kruger
Army of Shadows
1969as Luc Jardie
Le Deuxième Souffle
1966as Commissioner Blot
Congress of Love
1966as Talleyrand
When the Pheasants Pass
1965as Alexandre Larsan-Bellac
Le Majordome
1965as Léopold
The Big Swag
1965as Paul Filippi, gentleman crook
Me and the Forty Year Old Man
1965as Alexandre Dumourier
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
1964as Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'
Crooks in Clover
1963as commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
L'assassin connaît la musique
1963as Lionel Fribourg
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
1963as M. Armand, un ancien truand
Be Careful Ladies
1963as Charles Rouvier
Bells Without Joy
1962as Captain of Lambérieux
The Eye of the Monocle
1962as Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard
The Game of Truth
1961as Portrant
The Black Monocle
1961as Dromard, "Le Monocle"
The New Aristrocrats
1961as Father Philippe de Maubrun
The Truth
1960as Maître Éparvier
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960as Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")
Marie-Octobre
1959as François Renaud-Picart
Head Against the Wall
1959as Dr. Emery
Picnic on the Grass
1959as Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
Guinguette
1959as Viscount Édouard de Villancourt
Not Delivered
1958as Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles
Les Violents
1958as Principal Inspector Malouvier
Seventh Heaven
1958as Manuel Villa
The Inspector Likes a Fight
1957as Inspector Morice
Until the Last One
1957as Fredo Ricioni
The Affair of the Poisons
1955as l'abbé Guibourg
Diabolique
1955as Michel Delassalle
Fortune carrée
1955as Mordhom
The Contessa's Secret
1954as L'empereur Napoléon III
Je suis un mouchard
1953as Bob Torquella
Sergil Among the Girls
1952as l'inspecteur Sergil
Maria of the End of the World
1951
Serenade to the Executioner
1951
My Wife Is Formidable
1951as Lui-même chez le dentiste
Agnes of Nothing
1950as Carlos
Last Hour, Special Edition
1949as Dominique Coche
The Red Angel
1949
The Eleven O'Clock Woman
1948as Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective
Scandal
1948as Steve Richardson
Sergil et le dictateur
1948as Inspector Sergil
Colonel Durand
1948as Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand
Le Dessous des cartes
1948as Inspector Nansen
Impasse of Two Angels
1948as Jean
Bethsabée
1947as Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
Inspector Sergil
1947as Inspector Pierre Sergil
Monsieur chasse
1947as Moricet
Back Streets of Paris
1946as Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic
1946as B.B. / Richard Fernay
Vingt-quatre heures de perm'
1945
Destitute Mary
1945as Edouard
The Wolf Farm
1943as Furet
Forbidden to Love
1942as Maxime Gavard
Love Marriage
1942as Robert
Ne bougez plus !
1941as Hector
Montmartre on the Seine
1941as Paul Mariol
Television (2)
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