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Michel Simon

Acting

Born April 9, 1895 · Geneva, Switzerland

Died May 30, 1975

Also known as Michel François Joseph Simon · François Joseph Simon · Франсуа Мишель Симон

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Biography

Michel Simon (9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor. He appeared in the notable films La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (1959), and The Train (1964).

Awards & recognition

  • Swiss Grand Prix — performing arts / Hans Reinhart Ring · 1964
  • Silver Bear

Filmography15 titles

The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928as Jean Lemaître

The Two of Us

1967as Pépé

The Train

1964as Papa Boul

L'Atalante

1934as Père Jules

It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958as Jacquier

Panique

1946as Monsieur Hire

Port of Shadows

1938as Zabel

The Bitch

1931as Maurice Legrand

Poison

1951as Paul Louis Victor Braconnier

Beauty and the Devil

1950as Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust

Boudu Saved from Drowning

1932as Priape Boudu

The End of the Day

1939as Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy

Fric-Frac

1939as Jo

Baby's Laxative

1931as Chouilloux

The Head

1959as Prof. Dr. Abel