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Paul Meurisse

Paul Meurisse

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Biography

Paul Meurisse (21 December 1912, Dunkirk – 19 January 1979, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French actor who appeared in over 60 films and many stage productions. Meurisse was noted for the elegance of his acting style, and for his versatility. He was equally able to play comedic and serious dramatic roles. His screen appearances ranged from the droll and drily humorous to the menacing and disturbing. His most celebrated role was that of the sadistic and vindictive headmaster in the 1955 film Les Diaboliques. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Meurisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Diabolique

Diabolique

1955

Le Deuxième Souffle

Le Deuxième Souffle

1966

Crooks in Clover

Crooks in Clover

1963

Bethsabée

Bethsabée

1947

The Suspects

The Suspects

1974

Picnic on the Grass

Picnic on the Grass

1959

The Truth

The Truth

1960

Army of Shadows

Army of Shadows

1969

Forbidden to Love

Forbidden to Love

1942

The Eye of the Monocle

The Eye of the Monocle

1962

Impasse of Two Angels

Impasse of Two Angels

1948

Scandal

Scandal

1948

The Eleven O'Clock Woman

The Eleven O'Clock Woman

1948

The Affair of the Poisons

The Affair of the Poisons

1955

The Big Swag

The Big Swag

1965

The Monocle's Sour Laugh

The Monocle's Sour Laugh

1964

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

1971

When the Pheasants Pass

When the Pheasants Pass

1965

Vingt-quatre heures de perm'

Vingt-quatre heures de perm'

1945

Destitute Mary

Destitute Mary

1945

The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic

The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic

1946

Chicken Feed for Little Birds

Chicken Feed for Little Birds

1963

Marie-Octobre

Marie-Octobre

1959

Inspector Sergil

Inspector Sergil

1947

Colonel Durand

Colonel Durand

1948

Fortune carrée

Fortune carrée

1955

Sergil et le dictateur

Sergil et le dictateur

1948

The Red Angel

The Red Angel

1949

L'assassin connaît la musique

L'assassin connaît la musique

1963

The Gypsy

The Gypsy

1975

Maria of the End of the World

Maria of the End of the World

1951

Back Streets of Paris

Back Streets of Paris

1946

Me and the Forty Year Old Man

Me and the Forty Year Old Man

1965

Serenade to the Executioner

Serenade to the Executioner

1951

The Game of Truth

The Game of Truth

1961

Code Name: Melville

Code Name: Melville

2010

Until the Last One

Until the Last One

1957

Sergil Among the Girls

Sergil Among the Girls

1952

Le Majordome

Le Majordome

1965

Head Against the Wall

Head Against the Wall

1959

The Wolf Farm

The Wolf Farm

1943

The Voracious Ones

The Voracious Ones

1973

Not Delivered

Not Delivered

1958

Congress of Love

Congress of Love

1966

Les Violents

Les Violents

1958

Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven

1958

Easy Down There!

Easy Down There!

1971

The Inspector Likes a Fight

The Inspector Likes a Fight

1957

Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman

1960

The Contessa's Secret

The Contessa's Secret

1954

The Black Monocle

The Black Monocle

1961

Je suis un mouchard

Je suis un mouchard

1953

Be Careful Ladies

Be Careful Ladies

1963

Bells Without Joy

Bells Without Joy

1962

The Education in Love of Valentin

The Education in Love of Valentin

1976

Le Dessous des cartes

Le Dessous des cartes

1948

Guinguette

Guinguette

1959

Montmartre on the Seine

Montmartre on the Seine

1941

Last Hour, Special Edition

Last Hour, Special Edition

1949

Agnes of Nothing

Agnes of Nothing

1950

My Wife Is Formidable

My Wife Is Formidable

1951

Ne bougez plus !

Ne bougez plus !

1941

Monsieur chasse

Monsieur chasse

1947

The New Aristrocrats

The New Aristrocrats

1961

Love Marriage

Love Marriage

1942

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

2002

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

Samedi soir

Samedi soir

1971