Paul Meurisse
Acting
Born: 1912-12-21 in Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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 Diaboliques. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Meurisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Bethsabée
Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
The Gypsy
Yan Kuq
Army of Shadows
Luc Jardie
Diabolique
Michel Delassalle
Marie-Octobre
François Renaud-Picart
Me and the Forty Year Old Man
Alexandre Dumourier
Seventh Heaven
Manuel Villa
Crooks in Clover
commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
The Truth
Maître Éparvier
Easy Down There!
Bishop
Inspector Sergil
Inspector Pierre Sergil
The Suspects
Laurent Kirchner
Le Deuxième Souffle
Commissaire Blot
Head Against the Wall
Dr. Emery
Monsieur chasse
Moricet
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
M. Armand, un ancien truand
The New Aristrocrats
Father Philippe de Maubrun
The Wolf Farm
Furet
Not Delivered
Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
Self (archive footage)
Sergil et le dictateur
Inspector Sergil
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Kruger
Until the Last One
Fredo Ricioni
The Eleven O'Clock Woman
Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective
The Eye of the Monocle
Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard
The Black Monocle
Dromard, "Le Monocle"
The Big Swag
Paul Filippi, gentleman crook
Last Hour, Special Edition
Dominique Coche
Love and the Frenchwoman
Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")
Agnes of Nothing
Carlos
Montmartre on the Seine
Paul Mariol
Congress of Love
Talleyrand
Picnic on the Grass
Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
Be Careful Ladies
Charles Rouvier
The Majordomo
Léopold
Back Streets of Paris
Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic
B.B. / Richard Fernay
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'