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Bernard Blier

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Bernard Blier

Born January 11, 1916 in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDied March 29, 1989180 films

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.

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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.

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My Friends posterFirst watchMy Friends19758.1as Righi NiccolòFour inseparable friends try to face their midlife crisis with daytrips and pranks at the expense of their families and the people around them.View film

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Filmography

180 films as actor
  1. 1990PaganiniPater Caffarelli
  2. 1989MigrationsOpat Žoržel
  3. 1988Taste of LifeGiuseppe Mondardini
  4. 1988Ada in the JungleMajor Collins
  5. 1988NailcruncherSaltiel
  6. 1988The PossessedGovernor
  7. 1987I picariThe exploiter of prostitutes
  8. 1987Under the Chinese RestaurantIl professore
  9. 1986Twist Again in MoscowAlexei
  10. 1986I Hate ActorsJerome B. Cobb
  11. 1986Let's Hope It's a GirlUncle Gugo
  12. 1985The 2 Lives of Mattia PascalAnselmo Paleari
  13. 1985My Friends Act IIISig. Lenzi
  14. 1985Madman at WarBelucci
  15. 1985Ça n'arrive qu'à moiMonsieur Guilledou
  16. 1981Il turnoDon Marcantonio
  17. 1981Passion of LoveMajor
  18. 1981Pétrole ! Pétrole !Emir Abdullah
  19. 1980Voltati EugenioGrandfather Eugenio
  20. 1979HypochondriacDr. Purgone
  21. 1979Buffet FroidInspecteur Morvandieu
  22. 1979Serie NoireStaplin
  23. 1979On purge bébéM. Follavoine
  24. 1978Feu la mère de MadameLucien
  25. 1976The Body of My EnemyJean-Baptiste Liégeard
  26. 1976Golden NightCommissaire Pidoux
  27. 1976Femmes FatalesFather Émile
  28. 1975My FriendsRighi Niccolò
  29. 1975The PhoneyMaxime
  30. 1975It's Tough for EverybodyPaul Tardel
  31. 1975Cher VictorAnselme Maillard
  32. 1975The Restroom RobberyPhano
  33. 1974Kisses Till MondayFrankie Strong
  34. 1974Ante UpPriest
  35. 1974Quick TrialIl giudice
  36. 1974By the Blood of OthersMayor
  37. 1974Bloody MurderLe commissaire Moureu
  38. 1974Chinese In ParisLe Président de la République
  39. 1973I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say EverythingGastié-le-Roy père
  40. 1973L'École des femmesArnolphe
  41. 1973Moi y'en a vouloir des sousAdrien Colbard
  42. 1972The Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeColonel Bernard Milan
  43. 1972She No Longer Talks, She ShootsCommissioner Camille Bistingo
  44. 1972Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is BeautifulLe président Louis-Marcel Thulle
  45. 1972Nights of BoccaccioDr. Mazzeo
  46. 1972KillerFrançois Tellier, director of the PJ
  47. 1971Homo EroticusDr. Mezzini
  48. 1971Catch Me a SpyWebb
  49. 1971JoInspecteur Ducros
  50. 1971Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...Persicelli
  51. 1971TroubleshootersCommissaire Caillaud
  52. 1971Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonquesMonsieur K.
  53. 1970DistractedGuiton
  54. 1970Le Mari, la femme et la mortSébastien
  55. 1970She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She TalksLiethard
  56. 1969Call Me MathildeCharles de Blanzac, Mathilde's husband
  57. 1969My Uncle BenjaminMarquis de Cambyse
  58. 1969The Fourth WallAndrea Brusa
  59. 1968Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?Ubaldo Palmarini
  60. 1968Don't Take God's Children for Wild GeeseCharles aka 'Le Téméraire '
  61. 1968Coplan Saves His SkinMarscar
  62. 1968Dear CarolineGeorges Berthier
  63. 1967The Madman of Lab FourMr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang
  64. 1967The StrangerDefense Counsel
  65. 1967If I Were a Spyle Docteur Lefèvre
  66. 1967Loose in the TriggerNicolas Pappas
  67. 1967To Commit a MurderLe commandant Rhome
  68. 1967Idiot in ParisLéon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance
  69. 1966Ring Around the WorldLord Richard Berry
  70. 1966The RestaurantLe commissaire divisionnaire
  71. 1966Almost Perfect CrimeWilliam Derek Robson
  72. 1966A Matter of HonorDon Leandro Sanna
  73. 1965How to Keep the Red Lamp BurningCharles Labergerie, le tenancier de la maison close (sketch “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
  74. 1965When the Pheasants PassHyacinthe Camus
  75. 1965Casanova '70Il commissario (non accreditato)
  76. 1964The Great Spy ChaseEusebio Cafarelli
  77. 1964Chance at LoveCamille (segment "Une chance explosive")
  78. 1964The Magnificent CuckoldMariotti
  79. 1964Male HuntM. Heurtin
  80. 1964Why Paris?Building concierge
  81. 1964Greed in the SunMitch-Mitch
  82. 1964How to Make a French DishJoseph
  83. 1964High InfidelitySergio
  84. 1963Crooks in CloverRaoul Volfoni
  85. 1963The OrganizerMartinetti
  86. 1963GerminalHennebeau
  87. 1963The Magnificent AdventurerClemente VII
  88. 1963Young Girls of Good FamiliesRibois
  89. 1963Mathias SandorfToronthal
  90. 1962The Seventh JurorGrégoire Duval pharmacien
  91. 1962Hitch-HikeMr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv
  92. 1962Operation Gold Ingot
  93. 1961Seduction Of The SouthColonelo Breviglieri
  94. 1961The Counterfeiters of ParisCharles Lepicard
  95. 1961The Black MonocleCommissaire Tournemire
  96. 1961Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!Sully
  97. 1961The PresidentPhilippe Chalamont
  98. 1961Women and Warle docteur Leproux, maire du village
  99. 1961The Fenouillard FamilyA traveler (uncredited)
  100. 1960...And Suddenly It's Murder!Commissario Polizia
  101. 1960The HunchbackFeldwebel
  102. 1960L'Ennemi dans l'ombrele Patron
  103. 1960Do or Die!Lenzi
  104. 1959Eyes of LoveDr. Andrieux
  105. 1959The Great WarCapitano Castelli
  106. 1959The Great Deceptionle baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens
  107. 1959Marie-OctobreJulien Simoneau
  108. 1959The Magnificent TrampM. Pichon, nouveau patron du café
  109. 1958The PossessorsSimon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël
  110. 1958The GamblerGeneral Zagoriensky
  111. 1958A Legitimate DefenseGustave Martinet
  112. 1958School for CoquettesLabaume
  113. 1958The CatDebrun
  114. 1958Les MisérablesJavert father / Javert son
  115. 1958Secrets of a French NurseRené Lecomte
  116. 1958Sans familleRenato Garofoli
  117. 1957When a Woman MeddlesFélix Seguin
  118. 1957There's Always a Price TagCommissioner Plantavin
  119. 1957The Man in the RaincoatMr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
  120. 1956Crime and PunishmentAntoine Monestier