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Maurice Bénichou

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Maurice Bénichou

Born January 23, 1943 in Tlemcen, AlgeriaDied June 14, 201949 films

Maurice Bénichou (23 January 1943 in Tlemcen, French Algeria – 14 June 2019) was a French actor. His best known roles include three collaborations with director Michael Haneke (Code inconnu, Le Temps du Loup, and Caché), and a part in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie. He has also played in Peter Brook's 1989 film version of The Mahabharata.

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Essential films

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Caché poster7.0Caché2005I... for Icarus poster7.6I... for Icarus1979Paris poster6.5Paris2008Code Unknown poster6.7Code Unknown2000Pardon Mon Affaire poster7.0Pardon Mon Affaire1976The Rabbi's Cat poster7.0The Rabbi's Cat2011Omar Killed Me poster6.7Omar Killed Me2011Time of the Wolf poster6.1Time of the Wolf2003

Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. 2011Comment je me suis réveillé
  2. 2011Au cas où je n'aurais pas la palme d'orLe rabbin / Maurice Bénichou
  3. 2011Omar Killed MeMaître Jacques Vergès
  4. 2011The Rabbi's CatRabbi (voice)
  5. 2011If You Die, I'll Kill YouL'employé de la morgue
  6. 2010La TueuseTarnowski
  7. 2009Great lifeKowalski
  8. 2009Every Jack Has a Jillle Réceptionniste de l'Hôtel Favard
  9. 2008Inju: The Beast in the ShadowL'agent d'Alex Fayard
  10. 2008The Great AlibiCommandant Grange
  11. 2008Off and RunningSerge
  12. 2008ParisLe Psy
  13. 2007Beneath the Rooftops of ParisAmar
  14. 2007BoxesMax
  15. 2007The Candidatemaxime
  16. 2005The PassengerJoseph
  17. 2005CachéMajid
  18. 2004Loser Takes All!Serge Vaudier
  19. 2003Time of the WolfM. Azoulay
  20. 2002Special DeliveryAntoine
  21. 2001Candidature
  22. 2001AmélieDominique Bretodeau
  23. 2000Code UnknownThe Old Arab
  24. 2000Quand on sera grandIsaac
  25. 2000Adventures of FélixFisherman
  26. 1998Man Is a WomanRosalie's father
  27. 1997MordbüroLéo Stoychev
  28. 1994The PatriotsYuri
  29. 1993Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist ParentsBernard
  30. 1993À la ModeLucien
  31. 1993The Little ApocalypseArnold
  32. 1991Cross My HeartThe neighbour
  33. 1988Ile FlottanteMaurice Bénichou
  34. 1982Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ?Albert
  35. 1982La CerisaieYacha
  36. 1981Instinct de femmeRat speaker
  37. 1981Le jardinierThe overseer
  38. 1979I... for IcarusRobert Sanio, l'homme à la caméra
  39. 1978Roads to the SouthGarcía
  40. 1978Sale rêveurTaupin
  41. 1977AnimalLe domestique
  42. 1977The QuestionVincent
  43. 1976Pardon Mon AffaireGonthier
  44. 1976Little MarcelGarcia
  45. 1974CadoudalSavary
  46. 1973Marriage a la ModeLeporello
  47. 1972The French CalvinistsMoïse Plantat
  48. 1972Les Fossés de VincennesLa voix de Bonaparte
  49. 1969Paris Does Not Exist