Michel Simon

Known for

Acting

Born

April 9, 1895

Birthplace

Geneva, Switzerland

Died

May 30, 1975 (aged 80)

Biography

Michel Simon (9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor. He appeared in the notable films La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (1959), and The Train (1964).

Best known work

The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928

L'Atalante

1934

The Train

1964

Port of Shadows

1938

Boudu Saved from Drowning

1932

It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958

La Chienne

1931

The Two of Us

1967

Panic

1947

Poison

1951

Filmography

TBA
Les Deux Réalités
as Cidoni
2022
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu
as Lui-même
2019
Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
as Self
2012
The Bardot mystery
2007
Arletty, Lady Paname
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé
as Le père Jules (archive footage)
1978
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaTV
as Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)
1977
Journey Through History
as Self (archive footage)
1975
The Red Ibis
as Zizi
1975
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
as Erotologist
1974
Spécial cinémaTV
as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
1972
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
as Attorney Zorn
1972
Blanche
as Master
1972
Le Grand ÉchiquierTV
as Self (1 episode)
1971
Samedi soirTV
as Self (4 episodes)
1970
The House
as Louis Compiegne
1970
Let's Have a Riot
as Cavazza
1968
The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
as Le vieux Jéricho
1967
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
as Un récitant
1967
The Two of Us
as Pépé
1967
Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur
as Self - Interviewee
1966
Two Hours to Kill
as Locker Attendant