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 Act III
My Friends Act III

1985

as Sig. Lenzi

Jo
Jo

1971

as Inspecteur Ducros

Les Misérables
Les Misérables

1958

as Javert father / Javert son

My Friends
My Friends

1975

as Righi Niccolò

Buffet Froid
Buffet Froid

1979

as Inspecteur Morvandieu

Paganini
Paganini

1990

as Pater Caffarelli

The Restaurant
The Restaurant

1966

as Le commissaire divisionnaire

The Possessed
The Possessed

1988

as Governor

Matrimonial Agency
Matrimonial Agency

1952

as Noël Pailleret

The Hunchback
The Hunchback

1960

as Feldwebel

The Great War
The Great War

1959

as Capitano Castelli

Crooks in Clover
Crooks in Clover

1963

as Raoul Volfoni

Passion of Love
Passion of Love

1981

as Major

The Stranger
The Stranger

1967

as Defense Counsel

Pétrole ! Pétrole !
Pétrole ! Pétrole !

1981

as Emir Abdullah

Chinese In Paris
Chinese In Paris

1974

as Le Président de la République

Casanova '70
Casanova '70

1965

as Il commissario (non accreditato)

Marie-Octobre
Marie-Octobre

1959

as Julien Simoneau

The Hussars
The Hussars

1955

as le brigadier Le Gouce