Michel Subor

Michel Subor

1935-02-02 – 2022-01-17 (age 86) Paris, France
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Biography

Michel Subor (born Mischa Subotzki; February 2 1935 - January 17 2022) was a French actor who gained fame playing the lover of Brigitte Bardot's character in La Bride sur le Cou (1961). In Hollywood Subor starred in Clive Donner's What's New, Pussycat? (as lover Philippe) and in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (as Claude Jade's husband, the journalist François Picard). His most important role was his Bruno Forestier in Jean-Luc Godard's Le Petit Soldat, beside Anna Karina. He had a comeback in 1999 in Claire Denis's Beau Travail. His most recent movie was Claire Denis' Bastards in 2013.

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Known For

The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal

1973

as OAS Terrorist in Car

Topaz
Topaz

1969

as François Picard

Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim

1962

as Récitant / Narrator (voix)

Beau Travail
Beau Travail

2000

as Commander Bruno Forestier

White Material
White Material

2010

as Henri Vial

The French Revolution
The Sewers of Paradise
The Sewers of Paradise

1979

as Biki le Targuy

Fidelity
Fidelity

2000

as Rupert MacRoi

What's New Pussycat?
What's New Pussycat?

1965

as Philippe

Godard Mon Amour
Godard Mon Amour

2017

as Narrator #4 (voice)

Please, Not Now!
Please, Not Now!

1961

as Alain Varnier

Bastards
Bastards

2013

as Edouard Laporte

The Rebel
The Rebel

1980

as Beaufils

Sadistic Hallucinations
Sadistic Hallucinations

1969

as L'inspecteur

Le Petit Soldat
Le Petit Soldat

1963

as Bruno Forestier

Sang titre
Sang titre

2025

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Le Reflux
Le Reflux

1965

as Henri Person

Young Girls of Good Families
Young Girls of Good Families

1963

as Gerard LeGall

The Fourth Power
The Fourth Power

1985

as Xavier Mareche

Un petit grain de folie
Un petit grain de folie

1997

as Alexandre Pelozov