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)
The Possessed
as Governor
(1988)
Taste of Life
as Giuseppe Mondardini
(1988)
Ada in the Jungle
as Major Collins
(1988)
Nailcruncher
as Saltiel
(1987)
I picari
as The exploiter of prostitutes
(1987)
Under the Chinese Restaurant
as Il professore
(1986)
Let's Hope It's a Girl
as Uncle Gugo
(1986)
I Hate Actors
as Jerome B. Cobb
(1986)
Twist Again in Moscow
as Alexei
(1985)
My Friends Act III
as Sig. Lenzi
(1985)
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
as Anselmo Paleari
(1985)
Madman at War
as Belucci
(1985)
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi
as Monsieur Guilledou
(1981)
Passion of Love
as Major
(1981)
Pétrole ! Pétrole !
as Emir Abdullah
(1981)
Il turno
as Don Marcantonio
(1980)
Voltati Eugenio
as Grandfather Eugenio
(1979)
Buffet Froid
as Inspecteur Morvandieu
(1979)
Serie Noire
as Staplin
(1979)
Hypochondriac
as Dr. Purgone
(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)
Femmes Fatales
as Father Émile
(1976)
Golden Night
as Commissaire Pidoux
(1975)
The Restroom Robbery
as Phano
(1975)
My Friends
as Righi Niccolò
(1975)
The Phoney
as Maxime
(1975)
Cher Victor
as Anselme Maillard
(1975)
It's Tough for Everybody
as Paul Tardel
(1974)
Chinese In Paris
as Le Président de la République
(1974)
Bloody Murder
as Le commissaire Moureu
(1974)
Par le sang des autres
as Mayor
(1974)
Ante Up
as Priest
(1974)
Kisses Till Monday
as Frankie Strong
(1974)
Quick Trial
as Il giudice
(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
(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)
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
(1971)
Troubleshooters
as Commissaire Caillaud
(1971)
Joe: The Busybody
as Inspecteur Ducros
(1971)
Homo Eroticus
as Dr. Mezzini
(1971)
Catch Me a Spy
as Webb
(1971)
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
as Monsieur K.
(1971)
Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...
as Persicelli
(1970)
Distracted
as Guiton
(1970)
(1970)
Le Mari, la femme et la mort
as Sébastien
(1969)
My Uncle Benjamin
as Marquis de Cambyse
(1969)
Call Me Mathilde
as Charles de Blanzac, Mathilde's husband
(1969)
The Fourth Wall
as Andrea Brusa
(1968)
Dear Caroline
as Georges Berthier
(1968)
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
as Charles aka 'Le Téméraire '
(1968)
Coplan Saves His Skin
as Marscar
(1968)
(1967)
Idiot in Paris
as Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance
(1967)
The Stranger
as Defense Counsel
(1967)
Du mou dans la gâchette
as Nicolas Pappas
(1967)
To Commit a Murder
as Le commandant Rhome
(1967)
If I Were a Spy
as le Docteur Lefèvre
(1967)
The Madman of Lab Four
as Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang
(1966)
The Restaurant
as Le commissaire divisionnaire
(1966)
Delitto quasi perfetto
as William Derek Robson
(1966)
A Matter of Honor
as Don Leandro Sanna
(1966)
Ring Around the World
as Lord Richard Berry
(1965)
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as Charles Labergerie, brothel keeper (segment “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
(1965)
Casanova '70
as Il commissario (non accreditato
(1965)
When the Pheasants Pass
as Hyacinthe Camus
(1964)
Male Hunt
as M. Heurtin
(1964)
The Magnificent Cuckold
as Mariotti
(1964)
The Great Spy Chase
as Eusebio Cafarelli
(1964)
Greed in the Sun
as Mitch-Mitch
(1964)
How to Make a French Dish
as Joseph
(1964)
Chance at Love
as Camille (segment "Une chance explosive")
(1964)
High Infidelity
as Sergio
(1964)
Why Paris?
as Building concierge
(1963)
Crooks in Clover
as Raoul Volfoni
(1963)
The Organizer
as Martinetti
(1963)
Germinal
as Hennebeau
(1963)
Young Girls of Good Families
as Ribois
(1963)
Mathias Sandorf
as Toronthal
(1963)
The Magnificent Adventurer
as Clemente VII
(1962)
The Seventh Juror
as Grégoire Duval, pharmacist
(1962)
Hitch-Hike
as Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv
(1962)
(1961)
The Counterfeiters of Paris
as Charles Lepicard
(1961)
(1961)
The Black Monocle
as Commissaire Tournemire
(1961)
The President
as Philippe Chalamont
(1961)
The Fenouillard Family
as A traveler (uncredited)
(1961)
Seduction Of The South
as Colonelo Breviglieri
(1961)
Women and War
as le docteur Leproux, maire du village
(1960)
The Hunchback
as Feldwebel
(1960)
Do or Die!
as Lenzi
(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)
Les Misérables
as Javert father / Javert son
(1958)
The Possessors
as Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël
(1958)
Secrets of a French Nurse
as René Lecomte
(1958)
Sans famille
as Renato Garofoli
(1958)
A Legitimate Defense
as Gustave Martinet
(1958)
The Gambler
as General Zagoriensky
(1958)
The Cat
as Debrun
(1958)
School for Coquettes
as Labaume
(1957)
The Man in the Raincoat
as Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
(1957)
When a Woman Meddles
as Félix Seguin
(1957)
There's Always a Price Tag
as Commissioner Plantavin
(1956)
Crime and Punishment
as Antoine Monestier
(1955)
The Hussars
as le brigadier Le Gouce
(1955)
Revelation
as Don Lorenzo
(1955)
Black Dossier
as Le commissaire Noblet
(1954)
The Secrets of the Bed
as Emile Bergeret (segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")
(1954)
Before the Deluge
as Marcel Noblet
(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)
The Elders of Saint-Loup
as Jean Laclaux, ruined banker
(1950)
Lost Souvenirs
as Police officer Raoul (segment "Le violon")
(1950)
1848
as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
(1950)
Sorceror
as Jean-Pierre Lesourd
(1950)
Tuesday's Guest
as Charles Josse, agent d'assurance
(1949)
Truant School
as Buffle Pascal, teacher
(1949)
Return to Life
as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")
(1949)
The Cheat
as Robert
(1949)
Monsignor
as Louis Mennechain
(1948)
The Spice of Life
as L'importuné
(1948)
Dedee
as "Monsieur", le patron du bar à entraîneuses
(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
(1946)
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
as Alex Grégoire
(1945)
Farandole
as Sylvestre
(1945)
Alone in the Night
as Inspector Pascal
(1944)
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
as Doctor Bernard
(1944)
Carmen
as Remendado
(1943)
Domino
as Crémone
(1943)
Marie-Martine
as Maurice
(1943)
I Am with You
as Robert Nattier
(1942)
La Symphonie fantastique
as Antoine Charbonnel
(1942)
The Marriage of Chiffon
as Hotel boy
(1942)
Whims
as Marcel
(1942)
The Woman I Loved the Most
as Funeral home employee
(1942)
Threesome Romance
as Marcel
(1942)
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
as André Bertod
(1942)
Fantastic Night
as Lucien
(1941)
Who Killed Santa Claus?
as Officer from the Gendarmerie
(1941)
Night in December
as Édouard
(1941)
The Pavilion Burns
as Benezy
(1941)
Hell of Angels
as Freddy, le patron du bistrot
(1941)
Premier bal
as The maitre d'hotel
(1939)
Daybreak
as Gaston
(1939)
Latin Quarter
as (uncredited)
(1939)
Place de la Concorde
as Brioche
(1938)
Hôtel du Nord
as Prosper
(1938)
Grisou
as le fils Mélée
(1938)
The Curtain Rises
as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire
(1938)
Youth in Revolt
as Benoît
(1938)
The Stream
as Taxi driver (uncredited)
(1938)
Final Accord
as Mérot
(1937)
Woman of Malacca
as (uncredited)
(1937)
(1937)
Gribouille
as Le jeune homme au tandem (uncredited)
(1937)
The Messenger
as Nick's chauffeur (uncredited)
(1937)
(1937)
The Green Dress
as Le fils Pinchet