Bernard Blier
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-01-11
Day of Death
1989-03-29 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bernard Blier
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting
(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)
(1990)
Paganini
as Pater Caffarelli
(1989)
Migrations
as Opat Žoržel
(1988)
Ada in the Jungle
as Major Collins
(1988)
Nailcruncher
as Saltiel
(1988)
Taste of Life
as Giuseppe Mondardini
(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)
Let's Hope It's a Girl
as Uncle Gugo
(1986)
I Hate Actors
as Jerome B. Cobb
(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
(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)
Serie Noire
as Staplin
(1979)
Hypochondriac
as Dr. Purgone
(1979)
Buffet Froid
as Inspecteur Morvandieu
(1979)
On purge bébé
as M. Follavoine
(1978)
Feu la mère de Madame
as Lucien
(1976)
Femmes Fatales
as Father Émile
(1976)
The Body of My Enemy
as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
(1976)
Golden Night
as Commissaire Pidoux
(1975)
My Friends
as Righi Niccolò
(1975)
The Restroom Robbery
as Phano
(1975)
Cher Victor
as Anselme Maillard
(1975)
The Phoney
as Maxime
(1975)
It's Tough for Everybody
as Paul Tardel
(1974)
Chinese In Paris
as Le Président de la République
(1974)
Ante Up
as Priest
(1974)
Quick Trial
as Il giudice
(1974)
Bloody Murder
as Le commissaire Moureu
(1974)
By the Blood of Others
as Mayor
(1974)
Kisses Till Monday
as Frankie Strong
(1973)
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
as Gastié-le-Roy père
(1973)
L'École des femmes
as Arnolphe
(1973)
Moi y'en a vouloir des sous
as Adrien Colbard
(1972)
Killer
as François Tellier, director of the PJ
(1972)
Nights of Boccaccio
as Dr. Mazzeo
(1972)
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
as Commissioner Camille Bistingo
(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
(1971)
Homo Eroticus
as Dr. Mezzini
(1971)
Catch Me a Spy
as Webb
(1971)
Troubleshooters
as Commissaire Caillaud
(1971)
Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...
as Persicelli
(1971)
Joe: The Busybody
as Inspecteur Ducros
(1971)
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
as Monsieur K.
(1970)
Distracted
as Guiton
(1970)
(1970)
Le Mari, la femme et la mort
as Sébastien
(1969)
My Uncle Benjamin
as Marquis de Cambyse
(1969)
The Fourth Wall
as Andrea Brusa
(1969)
Call Me Mathilde
as Charles de Blanzac, Mathilde's husband
(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
(1968)
(1967)
To Commit a Murder
as Le commandant Rhome
(1967)
The Stranger
as Defense Counsel
(1967)
Idiot in Paris
as Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance
(1967)
The Madman of Lab Four
as Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang
(1967)
Du mou dans la gâchette
as Nicolas Pappas
(1967)
If I Were a Spy
as le Docteur Lefèvre
(1966)
Almost Perfect Crime
as William Derek Robson
(1966)
Ring Around the World
as Lord Richard Berry
(1966)
The Restaurant
as Le commissaire divisionnaire
(1966)
A Matter of Honor
as Don Leandro Sanna
(1965)
When the Pheasants Pass
as Hyacinthe Camus
(1965)
Casanova '70
as Il commissario (non accreditato
(1965)
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as Charles Labergerie, brothel keeper (segment “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
(1964)
Why Paris?
as Building concierge
(1964)
The Magnificent Cuckold
as Mariotti
(1964)
Male Hunt
as M. Heurtin
(1964)
Greed in the Sun
as Mitch-Mitch
(1964)
The Great Spy Chase
as Eusebio Cafarelli
(1964)
High Infidelity
as Sergio
(1964)
Chance at Love
as Camille (segment "Une chance explosive")
(1964)
How to Make a French Dish
as Joseph
(1963)
Germinal
as Hennebeau
(1963)
The Organizer
as Martinetti
(1963)
Crooks in Clover
as Raoul Volfoni
(1963)
Mathias Sandorf
as Toronthal
(1963)
Young Girls of Good Families
as Ribois
(1963)
The Magnificent Adventurer
as Clemente VII
(1962)
Hitch-Hike
as Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv
(1962)
(1962)
The Seventh Juror
as Grégoire Duval, pharmacist
(1961)
Women and War
as le docteur Leproux, maire du village
(1961)
The Counterfeiters of Paris
as Charles Lepicard
(1961)
The President
as Philippe Chalamont
(1961)
The Fenouillard Family
as A traveler (uncredited)
(1961)
Seduction Of The South
as Colonelo Breviglieri
(1961)
The Black Monocle
as Commissaire Tournemire
(1961)
(1960)
Do or Die!
as Lenzi
(1960)
The Hunchback
as Feldwebel
(1960)
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre
as le Patron
(1960)
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
as Commissario Polizia
(1959)
The Great War
as Capitano Castelli
(1959)
The Great Deception
as le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens
(1959)
Eyes of Love
as Dr. Andrieux
(1959)
The Magnificent Tramp
as M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café
(1959)
Marie-Octobre
as Julien Simoneau
(1958)
School for Coquettes
as Labaume
(1958)
Les Misérables
as Javert father / Javert son
(1958)
The Cat
as Debrun
(1958)
The Gambler
as General Zagoriensky
(1958)
The Possessors
as Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël
(1958)
Sans famille
as Renato Garofoli
(1958)
A Legitimate Defense
as Gustave Martinet
(1958)
Secrets of a French Nurse
as René Lecomte
(1957)
There's Always a Price Tag
as Commissioner Plantavin
(1957)
When a Woman Meddles
as Félix Seguin
(1957)
The Man in the Raincoat
as Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
(1956)
Crime and Punishment
as Antoine Monestier
(1955)
The Hussars
as le brigadier Le Gouce
(1955)
Black Dossier
as Le commissaire Noblet
(1955)
Revelation
as Don Lorenzo
(1954)
Before the Deluge
as Marcel Noblet
(1954)
The Secrets of the Bed
as Emile Bergeret (segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")
(1954)
Marriage Episodes
as la mari d'Aglaé
(1953)
Follow That Man
as Commissioner François Basquier
(1953)
Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes
as Narrator
(1952)
Matrimonial Agency
as Noël Pailleret
(1952)
I Was It Three Times
as Henri Verdier / Hector van Broken
(1951)
The Bonnadieu House
as Félix Bonnadieu
(1951)
Without Leaving an Address
as Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat
(1950)
Lost Souvenirs
as Police officer Raoul (segment "Le violon")
(1950)
Sorceror
as Jean-Pierre Lesourd
(1950)
Tuesday's Guest
as Charles Josse, agent d'assurance
(1950)
The Elders of Saint-Loup
as Jean Laclaux, ruined banker
(1950)
1848
as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
(1949)
Monsignor
as Louis Mennechain
(1949)
Truant School
as Buffle Pascal, teacher
(1949)
Return to Life
as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")
(1949)
The Cheat
as Robert
(1948)
Man to Men
as Edmond Coquillot
(1948)
The Spice of Life
as L'importuné
(1948)
Dedee
as "Monsieur", le patron du bar à entraîneuses
(1947)
Jenny Lamour
as Maurice Martineau
(1947)
Clockface Cafe
as Julien Couturier
(1946)
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
as Alex Grégoire
(1946)
Messieurs Ludovic
as Ludovic Seguin
(1945)
Farandole
as Sylvestre
(1945)
Alone in the Night
as Inspector Pascal
(1944)
Carmen
as Remendado
(1944)
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
as Doctor Bernard
(1943)
Marie-Martine
as Maurice
(1943)
Domino
as Crémone
(1943)
I Am with You
as Robert Nattier
(1942)
Threesome Romance
as Marcel
(1942)
Whims
as Marcel
(1942)
La Symphonie fantastique
as Antoine Charbonnel
(1942)
The Marriage of Chiffon
as Hotel boy
(1942)
Fantastic Night
as Lucien
(1942)
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
as André Bertod
(1942)
The Woman I Loved the Most
as Funeral home employee
(1941)
Who Killed Santa Claus?
as Officer from the Gendarmerie
(1941)
Premier bal
as The maitre d'hotel
(1941)
Hell of Angels
as Freddy, le patron du bistrot
(1941)
Night in December
as Édouard
(1941)
The Pavilion Burns
as Benezy
(1939)
Latin Quarter
as (uncredited)
(1939)
Daybreak
as Gaston
(1939)
Place de la Concorde
as Brioche
(1938)
Youth in Revolt
as Benoît
(1938)
The Curtain Rises
as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire
(1938)
Final Accord
as Mérot
(1938)
The Stream
as Taxi driver (uncredited)
(1938)
Hôtel du Nord
as Prosper
(1938)
Grisou
as le fils Mélée
(1937)
The Messenger
as Nick's chauffeur (uncredited)
(1937)
(1937)
Woman of Malacca
as (uncredited)
(1937)
(1937)
Gribouille
as Le jeune homme au tandem (uncredited)
(1937)
The Green Dress
as Le fils Pinchet