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, was posted at the time. He is the father of director Bertrand Blier, and appeared in a number of his son's films, most notably Buffet froid (1979). He was awarded an Honorary César (the French Oscar) in 1989, a month before he died. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Blier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Bernard Blier, façon puzzle as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · À la recherche de... Pierre Richard as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2002 · Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · Paganini as Pater Caffarelli
- 1989 · Migrations as Opat Žoržel
- 1988 · Taste of Life as Giuseppe Mondardini
- 1988 · Ada in the Jungle as Major Collins
- 1988 · Nailcruncher as Saltiel
- 1988 · The Possessed as Governor
- 1987 · I picari as The exploiter of prostitutes
- 1987 · Under the Chinese Restaurant as Il professore
- 1986 · Twist Again in Moscow as Alexei
- 1986 · I Hate Actors as Jerome B. Cobb
- 1986 · Let's Hope It's a Girl as Uncle Gugo
- 1985 · The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal as Anselmo Paleari
- 1985 · My Friends Act III as Sig. Lenzi
- 1985 · Madman at War as Belucci
- 1985 · Ça n'arrive qu'à moi as Monsieur Guilledou
- 1984 · Cuore as Ing. Bottini
- 1981 · Il turno as Don Marcantonio
- 1981 · Passion of Love as Major
- 1981 · Pétrole ! Pétrole ! as Emir Abdullah
- 1980 · Voltati Eugenio as Grandfather Eugenio
- 1979 · Hypochondriac as Dr. Purgone
- 1979 · Buffet Froid as Inspecteur Morvandieu
- 1979 · Serie Noire as Staplin
- 1979 · On purge bébé as M. Follavoine
- 1978 · Feu la mère de Madame as Lucien
- 1976 · The Body of My Enemy as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
- 1976 · Golden Night as Commissaire Pidoux
- 1976 · Femmes Fatales as Father Émile
- 1975 · My Friends as Righi Niccolò
- 1975 · The Phoney as Maxime
- 1975 · It's Tough for Everybody as Paul Tardel
- 1975 · Cher Victor as Anselme Maillard
- 1975 · The Restroom Robbery as Phano
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1974 · Kisses Till Monday as Frankie Strong
- 1974 · Ante Up as Priest
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1974 · Quick Trial as Il giudice
- 1974 · By the Blood of Others as Mayor
- 1974 · Bloody Murder as Le commissaire Moureu
- 1974 · Chinese In Paris as Le Président de la République
- 1973 · I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything as Gastié-le-Roy père
- 1973 · Moi y'en a vouloir des sous as Adrien Colbard
- 1972 · She No Longer Talks, She Shoots as Commissioner Camille Bistingo
- 1971 · Catch Me a Spy as Webb
- 1969 · The Fourth Wall as Andrea Brusa
- 1968 · Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? as Ubaldo Palmarini
- 1967 · The Madman of Lab Four as Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang
- 1967 · To Commit a Murder as Le commandant Rhome
- 1966 · Almost Perfect Crime as William Derek Robson
- 1966 · A Matter of Honor as Don Leandro Sanna
- 1965 · How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning as Charles Labergerie, le tenancier de la maison close (sketch “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
- 1964 · Chance at Love as Camille (segment "Une chance explosive")
- 1963 · Germinal as Hennebeau
- 1963 · The Magnificent Adventurer as Clemente VII
- 1962 · The Seventh Juror as Grégoire Duval, pharmacist
- 1961 · The Black Monocle as Commissaire Tournemire
- 1960 · The Hunchback as Feldwebel
- 1960 · L'Ennemi dans l'ombre as le Patron
- 1959 · The Great Deception as le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens
- 1959 · Marie-Octobre as Julien Simoneau
- 1958 · School for Coquettes as Labaume
- 1958 · The Cat as Debrun
- 1957 · There's Always a Price Tag as Commissioner Plantavin
- 1956 · Crime and Punishment as Antoine Monestier
- 1955 · Black Dossier as Le commissaire Noblet
- 1954 · The Secrets of the Bed as Emile Bergeret (segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")
- 1953 · Follow That Man as Commissioner François Basquier
- 1950 · Lost Souvenirs as Police officer Raoul (segment "Le violon")
- 1949 · The Cheat as Robert
- 1949 · Truant School as Buffle Pascal, teacher
- 1948 · Dedee as "Monsieur", le patron du bar à entraîneuses
- 1946 · Mr. Gregoire Runs Away as Alex Grégoire
- 1944 · Carmen as Remendado
- 1944 · The Little Ones of the Flower Platform as Doctor Bernard
- 1942 · The Marriage of Chiffon as Hotel boy
- 1942 · Fantastic Night as Lucien
- 1942 · La Symphonie fantastique as Antoine Charbonnel
- 1942 · Whims as Marcel
- 1941 · Who Killed Santa Claus? as Officer from the Gendarmerie
- 1941 · Premier bal as The maitre d'hotel
- 1939 · Place de la Concorde as Brioche
- 1938 · Hôtel du Nord as Prosper
- 1938 · The Curtain Rises as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire
- 1938 · Grisou as le fils Mélée
- 1937 · Gribouille as Le jeune homme au tandem (uncredited)
- 1937 · The Messenger as Nick's chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1937 · Trois... six... neuf as
- Future · C'est pas Parce qu'on n'a Rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa Gueule... as Stéphane, dit Phano
- 1973 · L'École des femmes as Arnolphe
- 1972 · The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe as Colonel Bernard Milan
- 1972 · Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful as Le président Louis-Marcel Thulle
- 1972 · Nights of Boccaccio as Dr. Mazzeo
- 1972 · Killer as François Tellier, director of the PJ
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1971 · Homo Eroticus as Dr. Mezzini
- 1971 · Joe: The Busybody as Inspecteur Ducros
- 1971 · Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?... as Persicelli
- 1971 · Troubleshooters as Commissaire Caillaud
- 1971 · Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques as Monsieur K.
- 1970 · Distracted as Guiton
- 1970 · Le Mari, la femme et la mort as Sébastien
- 1970 · She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks as Liethard
- 1969 · Call Me Mathilde as Charles de Blanzac, Mathilde's husband
- 1969 · My Uncle Benjamin as Marquis de Cambyse
- 1968 · Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese as Charles aka 'Le Téméraire '
- 1968 · Coplan Saves His Skin as Marscar
- 1968 · Dear Caroline as Georges Berthier
- 1967 · The Stranger as Defense Counsel
- 1967 · Loose in the Trigger as Nicolas Pappas
- 1967 · If I Were a Spy as le Docteur Lefèvre
- 1967 · Idiot in Paris as Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance
- 1966 · Ring Around the World as Lord Richard Berry
- 1966 · The Restaurant as Le commissaire divisionnaire
- 1965 · When the Pheasants Pass as Hyacinthe Camus
- 1965 · Casanova '70 as Il commissario (non accreditato
- 1964 · The Great Spy Chase as Eusebio Cafarelli
- 1964 · The Magnificent Cuckold as Mariotti
- 1964 · Male Hunt as M. Heurtin
- 1964 · Why Paris? as Building concierge
- 1964 · Greed in the Sun as Mitch-Mitch
- 1964 · How to Make a French Dish as Joseph
- 1964 · High Infidelity as Sergio
- 1963 · Crooks in Clover as Raoul Volfoni
- 1963 · The Organizer as Martinetti
- 1963 · Young Girls of Good Families as Ribois
- 1963 · Mathias Sandorf as Toronthal
- 1962 · Hitch-Hike as Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv
- 1962 · Operation Gold Ingot as
- 1961 · Seduction Of The South as Colonelo Breviglieri
- 1961 · The Counterfeiters of Paris as Charles Lepicard
- 1961 · Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! as Sully
- 1961 · The President as Philippe Chalamont
- 1961 · Women and War as le docteur Leproux, maire du village
- 1961 · The Fenouillard Family as A traveler (uncredited)
- 1960 · ...And Suddenly It's Murder! as Commissario Polizia
- 1960 · Do or Die! as Lenzi
- 1959 · Eyes of Love as Dr. Andrieux
- 1959 · The Great War as Capitano Castelli
- 1959 · The Magnificent Tramp as M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café
- 1958 · The Possessors as Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël
- 1958 · The Gambler as General Zagoriensky
- 1958 · A Legitimate Defense as Gustave Martinet
- 1958 · Les Misérables as Javert father / Javert son
- 1958 · Secrets of a French Nurse as René Lecomte
- 1958 · Sans famille as Renato Garofoli
- 1957 · When a Woman Meddles as Félix Seguin
- 1957 · The Man in the Raincoat as Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
- 1956 · Cinépanorama as Self
- 1955 · Revelation as Don Lorenzo
- 1955 · The Hussars as le brigadier Le Gouce
- 1954 · Marriage Episodes as la mari d'Aglaé
- 1954 · Before the Deluge as Marcel Noblet
- 1953 · Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes as Narrator
- 1952 · I Was It Three Times as Henri Verdier / Hector van Broken
- 1952 · Matrimonial Agency as Noël Pailleret
- 1951 · The Bonnadieu House as Félix Bonnadieu
- 1951 · Without Leaving an Address as Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat
- 1950 · The Elders of Saint-Loup as Jean Laclaux, ruined banker
- 1950 · Tuesday's Guest as Charles Josse, agent d'assurance
- 1950 · 1848 as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
- 1950 · Sorceror as Jean-Pierre Lesourd
- 1949 · Monsignor as Louis Mennechain
- 1949 · Return to Life as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")
- 1948 · The Spice of Life as L'importuné
- 1948 · Man to Men as Edmond Coquillot
- 1947 · Jenny Lamour as Maurice Martineau
- 1947 · Clockface Cafe as Julien Couturier
- 1946 · Messieurs Ludovic as Ludovic Seguin
- 1945 · Alone in the Night as Inspector Pascal
- 1945 · Farandole as Sylvestre
- 1943 · I Am with You as Robert Nattier
- 1943 · Domino as Crémone
- 1943 · Marie-Martine as Maurice
- 1942 · Threesome Romance as Marcel
- 1942 · The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock as André Bertod
- 1942 · The Woman I Loved the Most as Funeral home employee
- 1941 · The Pavilion Burns as Benezy
- 1941 · Night in December as Édouard
- 1941 · Hell of Angels as Freddy, le patron du bistrot
- 1939 · Latin Quarter as (uncredited)
- 1939 · Daybreak as Gaston
- 1938 · Final Accord as Mérot
- 1938 · The Stream as Taxi driver (uncredited)
- 1938 · Youth in Revolt as Benoît
- 1937 · The Green Dress as Le fils Pinchet
- 1937 · Woman of Malacca as (uncredited)
- 1937 · Double Crime in the Maginot Line as




