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

The Counterfeiters of Paris
The Counterfeiters of Paris

1961

as Charles Lepicard

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972

as Colonel Bernard Milan

Jo
Jo

1971

as Inspecteur Ducros

My Friends
My Friends

1975

as Righi Niccolò

The Great War
The Great War

1959

as Capitano Castelli

Les Misérables
Les Misérables

1958

as Javert father / Javert son

Femmes Fatales
Femmes Fatales

1976

as Father Émile

Daybreak
Daybreak

1939

as Gaston

Buffet Froid
Buffet Froid

1979

as Inspecteur Morvandieu

The Stranger
The Stranger

1967

as Defense Counsel

Let's Hope It's a Girl
Let's Hope It's a Girl

1986

as Uncle Gugo

Greed in the Sun
Greed in the Sun

1964

as Mitch-Mitch

The Great Spy Chase
The Great Spy Chase

1964

as Eusebio Cafarelli

The Restaurant
The Restaurant

1966

as Le commissaire divisionnaire

The Hussars
The Hussars

1955

as le brigadier Le Gouce

A Matter of Honor
A Matter of Honor

1966

as Don Leandro Sanna

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

1965

as Charles Labergerie, le tenancier de la maison close (sketch “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)

The Organizer
The Organizer

1963

as Martinetti

The Seventh Juror
The Seventh Juror

1962

as Grégoire Duval pharmacien

Male Hunt
Male Hunt

1964

as M. Heurtin