Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier
	Bernard Blier in My Friends (1975).
Born	11 January 1916; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	29 March 1989 (aged 73); Saint-Cloud, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1937–1989
Spouse	Gisèle Brunet (m. 1938)
Children	2, including Bertrand Blier

Bernard Blier (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ blije]; 11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time.

Life and career

His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He is notable for being one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas. His complete filmography includes 175 titles.^[1] He often appeared in Italian films too, particularly in the last decade of his life.^[2] He was awarded an Honorary César (the French Oscar) in 1989, 24 days before he died.^[3]

Personal life

He is the father of director Bertrand Blier. He has appeared in a number of his son's films, most notably Buffet froid (1979).

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1937	Trois... six... neuf		Raymond Rouleau
	The Messenger	Le chauffeur de Nick	Raymond Rouleau	Uncredited
	Gribouille	a young man	Marc Allégret	Uncredited
	Double Crime in the Maginot Line		Félix Gandéra	Uncredited
	Woman of Malacca		Marc Allégret	Uncredited
	The Green Jacket	Le fils Pinchet	Roger Richebé
1938	Grisou	Le fils Mélée	Maurice de Canonge
	Altitude 3.200	Benoît	Jean Benoît-Lévy and Marie Epstein
	The Curtain Rises	Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire	Marc Allégret
	The Gutter	Le chauffeur de taxi	Maurice Lehmann and Claude Autant-Lara
	Hôtel du Nord	Prosper	Marcel Carné
	Final Accord	Mérot	Ignacy Rosenkranz
1939	Place de la Concorde	Brioche	Karel Lamač
	Le Jour Se Lève	Gaston	Marcel Carné
	Quartier latin		Christian Chamborant Pierre Colombier Alexander Esway	Uncredited
1940	Night in December	Edouard	Curtis Bernhardt
1941	L'enfer des anges	Freddy, la patron du bistro	Christian-Jaque
	First Ball	Le maitre d'hôtel	Christian-Jaque
	Who Killed Santa Claus?	a policeman	Christian-Jaque	Uncredited
	The Pavilion Burns	Bénézy	Jacques de Baroncelli
1942	Caprices	Marcel	Léo Joannon	Uncredited
	The Woman I Loved Most	L'employé des Pompes Funèbres	Robert Vernay
	La Symphonie fantastique	Antoine Charbonnel	Christian-Jaque
	The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock	André Bertod	Georges Lacombe
	Romance for Three	Marcel	Roger Richebé
	La Nuit fantastique	Lucien	Marcel L'Herbier
	Chiffon's Wedding	Le garçon d'hôtel	Claude Autant-Lara
1943	Marie-Martine	Maurice	Albert Valentin
	Domino	Crémone	Roger Richebé
	I Am with You	Robert	Henri Decoin
1944	Les Petites du quai aux fleurs	Le docteur Bernard	Marc Allégret
1944	Carmen	Remendado	Christian-Jaque
1945	Farandole	Sylvestre	André Zwoboda
1945	Alone in the Night	Inspecteur Pascal	Christian Stengel
1946	Monsieur Grégoire Escapes	Alex Grégoire	Jacques Daniel-Norman
1946	Messieurs Ludovic	Ludovic Seguin	Jean-Paul Le Chanois
1947	Clockface Café	Julien Couturier	Jean Gehret
1947	Quai des Orfèvres	Maurice Martineau	Henri-Georges Clouzot
1948	Man to Men	Coquillet	Christian-Jaque
	Dédée d'Anvers	Monsieur René, the innkeeper	Yves Allégret
	The Spice of Life	Bernard	Jean Dréville
1949	Passion for Life	Buffle Pascal, l'instituteur	Jean-Paul Le Chanois
	Return to Life	Gaston	André Cayatte	(segment 1 : "Le retour de tante Emma")
	Monseigneur	Louis Mennechain	Roger Richebé
1950	Manèges	Robert	Yves Allégret
	La souricière	Jean-Pierre Lesourd	Henri Calef
	Tuesday's Guest	Charles Josse	Jacques Deval
	Old Boys of Saint-Loup	Jean Laclaux	Georges Lampin
	Lost Souvenirs	L'agent de police Raoul	Christian-Jaque	(segment "Le violon")
	1848	Himself / narrator	Marguerite de la Mure Victoria Mercanton.	Documentary short
1951	Without Leaving an Address	Émile Gauthier	Jean-Paul Le Chanois
1951	La maison Bonnadieu	Félix Bonnadieu	Carlo Rim
1952	Matrimonial Agency	Noël Pailleret	Jean-Paul Le Chanois
1952	Je l'ai été trois fois	Henri Verdier / Hector Van Broken	Sacha Guitry
1953	Suivez cet homme	Commissaire François Basquier	Georges Lampin
1954	Before the Deluge	Monsieur Marcel Noblet	André Cayatte
	Secrets d'alcôve	Emile Bergeret	Various directors	(segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")
	Scènes de ménage	Aglaé's husband	André Berthomieu
1955	Black Dossier	Inspector Noblet	André Cayatte
	Frou-Frou		Augusto Genina	cameo appearance
	Les Hussards	Brigadier Le Gouce	Alex Joffé
	Revelation	Father Lorenzo	Mario Costa
1956	Crime and Punishment	Antoine Monestier	Georges Lampin
1957	The Man in the Raincoat	Monsieur Raphaël	Julien Duvivier
	Retour de manivelle	Inspector Plantavin	Denys de La Patellière
	Send a Woman When the Devil Fails	Félix Seguin	Yves Allégret
1958	La Bonne Tisane [fr]	René Lecomte	Hervé Bromberger
	Les Misérables	Inspector Javert	Jean-Paul Le Chanois
	The Cat	Capitaine Debrun	Henri Decoin
	L'École des cocottes	Monsieur Labaume	Jacqueline Audry
	En légitime défense [fr]	Inspector Gustave Martinet	André Berthomieu
	Sans famille [fr]	Renato Garofoli	André Michel
	Le Joueur [fr]	General Zagoriansky	Claude Autant-Lara
	The Possessors	Simon Lachaume	Denys de La Patellière
1959	Marie-Octobre	Julien Simoneau	Julien Duvivier
	Archimède le clochard	Monsieur Pichon	Gilles Grangier
	The Great War	Captain Castelli	Mario Monicelli
	Le Secret du chevalier d'Éon	Baron d'Exter	Jacqueline Audry
	Eyes of Love	Doctor Andrieux	Denys de La Patellière
1960	Marche ou crève [fr]	Lenzi	Georges Lautner
	L'ennemi dans l'ombre	Le Patron du contre-espionage	Charles Gérard
	The Hunchback of Rome	Maresciallo	Carlo Lizzani
	Crimen	the police inspector	Mario Camerini
1961	The Fenouillard Family	Un voyageur	Yves Robert	Uncredited
	Arrêtez les tambours [fr]	Doctor Leproux	Georges Lautner
	The President	Philippe Chalamont	Henri Verneuil
	Vive Henri IV, vive l'amour [fr]	Sully	Claude Autant-Lara
	Le cave se rebiffe	Charles Lepicard	Gilles Grangier
	The Black Monocle	Commissaire Tournemire	Georges Lautner
	I briganti italiani	Colonel Breviglieri	Mario Camerini
1962	Operation Gold Ingot		Georges Lautner
	Girl on the Road	Monsieur Rameau	Jacqueline Audry
	The Seventh Juror	Grégoire Duval	Georges Lautner
	Pourquoi Paris?	Le concierge de l'immeuble	Denys de La Patellière
	Marco Polo		Hugo Fregonese Piero Pierotti
1963	Mathias Sandorf	Toronthal	Georges Lampin
	Les saintes-nitouches	Ribois	Pierre Montazel
	Il magnifico avventuriero	Pope Clement VII	Riccardo Freda
	Germinal	Hennebeau	Yves Allégret
	Les Tontons flingueurs	Raoul Volfoni	Georges Lautner
	The Organizer	Martinetti	Mario Monicelli
1964	High Infidelity	Sergio	Mario Monicelli	(segment "Gente Moderna")
	La Bonne Soupe	Joseph	Robert Thomas
	Greed in the Sun	Mitch-Mitch	Henri Verneuil
	Male Hunt	Monsieur Heurtin	Édouard Molinaro
	The Magnificent Cuckold	Roberto Mariotti	Antonio Pietrangeli	Various directors
	La Chance et l'Amour	Camille		(segment "Une chance explosive")
	The Great Spy Chase	Eusebio Cafarelli	Georges Lautner
1965	Casanova 70	the detective	Mario Monicelli	Uncredited
	Quand passent les faisans	Hyacinthe Camus	Édouard Molinaro
	Les Bons Vivants	Monsieur Charles	Gilles Grangier Georges Lautner
1966	A Question of Honour	Don Léandro Sanna	Luigi Zampa
	The Almost Perfect Crime	Colonel Robson	Mario Camerini
	The Big Restaurant	the chief superintendent	Jacques Besnard
	Ring Around the World	Lord Richard Berry	Luigi Scattini Georges Combret
	How to Seduce a Playboy		Michael Pfleghar
1967	An Idiot in Paris	Léon Dessertine	Serge Korber
	To Commit a Murder	Commandant Rhome	Édouard Molinaro
	If I Were a Spy	Doctor Lefèvre	Bertrand Blier
	Du mou dans la gâchette	Nicolas Pappas	Louis Grospierre
	The Stranger	the criminal defense lawyer	Luchino Visconti
	Le fou du labo IV	Beauchard	Jacques Besnard
1968	Darling Caroline	Georges Berthier	Denys de La Patellière
	Coplan Saves His Skin	Mascar	Yves Boisset
	Quarta parete	Andrea Brusa	Adriano Bolzoni
	Leontine	Charles	Michel Audiard
	Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?	Ubaldo Palmerini	Ettore Scola
1969	Mon oncle Benjamin	the Marcquis of Cambise	Édouard Molinaro
1969	Appelez-moi Mathilde	Charles de Blanzac, l'époux de Mathilde	Pierre Mondy
1970	Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause !	Liethard	Michel Audiard
1970	Le Distrait	Alexandre Guiton	Pierre Richard
1971	Le cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques	Monsieur K.	Michel Audiard
	Laisse aller... c'est une valse	Commissaire Caillaud	Georges Lautner
	Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...	Persicelli	Bruno Corbucci
	Jo	Inspector Ducros	Jean Girault
	To Catch a Spy	Webb	Dick Clement
	Man of the Year	Dr. Mezzini	Marco Vicario
1972	Le Tueur [fr]	François Tellier	Denys de La Patellière
	Boccaccio	Dr. Mazzeo	Bruno Corbucci
	Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil	Louis-Marcel Thulle	Jean Yanne
	Elle cause plus... elle flingue	Le commissaire Camille Bistingo	Michel Audiard
	The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe	Bernard Milan	Yves Robert
1973	Moi y'en a vouloir des sous	Adrien Colbart	Jean Yanne
1973	I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything	M. Gastié-Leroy	Pierre Richard
1974	Chinese in Paris	Le Président de la République	Jean Yanne
	La Main à couper [fr]	Commissaire Moureu	Étienne Périer
	By the Blood of Others (Par le sang des autres)	the mayor	Marc Simenon
	Ante Up	the priest	Paolo Nuzzi
	Bons baisers... à lundi	Frankie Strong Le Lion	Michel Audiard
	Processo per direttissima	the judge	Lucio De Caro
1975	C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule!	Phano	Jacques Besnard
	Cher Victor	Anselme	Robin Davis
	C'est dur pour tout le monde	Paul Tardel	Christian Gion
	My Friends	Righi Niccolò	Mario Monicelli
	Le faux-cul	Maxime	Roger Hanin
1976	Calmos	Émile	Bertrand Blier
	Body of My Enemy	Jean-Baptiste Liégard	Henri Verneuil
	Golden Night	Commissaire Pidoux	Serge Moati
1979	Série noire	Staplin	Alain Corneau
	Buffet froid	Inspector Morvandieu	Bertrand Blier
	Il malato immaginario	Purgone, the doctor	Tonino Cervi
1980	Voltati Eugenio	Grandpa Eugenio	Luigi Comencini
1981	Passion of Love	Major Tarrasso	Ettore Scola
	Pétrole! Pétrole!	Christian Gion	L'émir Abdullah
	Il turno	Don Marcantonio	Tonino Cervi
1983	La fuite en avant	Rene	Christian Zerbib
1985	Ça n'arrive qu'à moi	M. Guilledou	Francis Perrin
	Madman at War	Major Belluci	Dino Risi
	The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal	Anselmo Paléari	Mario Monicelli
	Amici miei – Atto III	Stefano Lenzi	Nanni Loy
1986	Let's Hope It's a Girl	Uncle Gugo	Mario Monicelli
	Je hais les acteurs	Jerome B. Cobb	Gérard Krawczyk
	Twist again à Moscou	Alexei	Jean-Marie Poiré
1987	Under the Chinese Restaurant	Il professore	Bruno Bozzetto
1987	The Rogues	the pimp	Mario Monicelli
1988	The Possessed	the governor	Andrzej Wajda
	Ada dans la jungle	Le major Collins	Gérard Zingg
	Mangeclous	Saltiel	Moshé Mizrahi
	Una botta di vita	Giuseppe Mondardini	Enrico Oldoini
1989	Paganini	Father Caffarelli	Klaus Kinski
1989	Migrations	Opat Zorzel	Aleksandar Petrovic

References

^ "Bernard Blier". unifrance.org. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "In the later stages of his career, Blier divided his time between France and Italy". french_cinema.enacademic.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ "He was awarded an honorary Cesar (the French Oscar) in 1989 for lifetime achievement". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

External links

Bernard Blier at IMDb

[1] "Bernard Blier". unifrance.org. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[2] "In the later stages of his career, Blier divided his time between France and Italy". french_cinema.enacademic.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

[3] "He was awarded an honorary Cesar (the French Oscar) in 1989 for lifetime achievement". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

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