Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

1916-01-11 – 1989-03-29 (age 73) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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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

Femmes Fatales
Femmes Fatales

1976

as Father Émile

My Friends
My Friends

1975

as Righi Niccolò

The Possessed
The Possessed

1988

as Governor

Passion of Love
Passion of Love

1981

as Major

Jo
Jo

1971

as Inspecteur Ducros

The Stream
The Stream

1938

as Taxi driver (uncredited)

My Friends Act III
My Friends Act III

1985

as Sig. Lenzi

High Infidelity
High Infidelity

1964

as Sergio

The Cheat
The Cheat

1949

as Robert

...And Suddenly It's Murder!
...And Suddenly It's Murder!

1960

as Commissario Polizia

The Counterfeiters of Paris
The Counterfeiters of Paris

1961

as Charles Lepicard

The Great Spy Chase
The Great Spy Chase

1964

as Eusebio Cafarelli

Marie-Octobre
Marie-Octobre

1959

as Julien Simoneau

Sans famille
Sans famille

1958

as Renato Garofoli

Grisou
Grisou

1938

as le fils Mélée

By the Blood of Others
Chinese In Paris
Chinese In Paris

1974

as Le Président de la République

Feu la mère de Madame
The Seventh Juror
The Seventh Juror

1962

as Grégoire Duval pharmacien

Dear Caroline
Dear Caroline

1968

as Georges Berthier