Bernard Blier
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Blier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Bernard Blier, façon puzzle
2020
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Paganini
1990
as Pater Caffarelli
Migrations
1989
as Opat Žoržel
Taste of Life
1988
as Giuseppe Mondardini
Ada in the Jungle
1988
as Major Collins
Nailcruncher
1988
as Saltiel
The Possessed
1988
as Governor
I picari
1987
as The exploiter of prostitutes
Under the Chinese Restaurant
1987
Twist Again in Moscow
1986
as Alexei
I Hate Actors
1986
as Jerome B. Cobb
Let's Hope It's a Girl
1986
as Uncle Gugo
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
1985
as Anselmo Paleari
My Friends Act III
1985
as Sig. Lenzi
Madman at War
1985
as Belucci
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi
1985
as Monsieur Guilledou
Cuore
1984
as Ing. Bottini
Il turno
1981
Passion of Love
1981
as Major
Pétrole ! Pétrole !
1981
as Emir Abdullah
Voltati Eugenio
1980
as Grandfather Eugenio
Hypochondriac
1979
as Dr. Purgone
Buffet Froid
1979
as Inspecteur Morvandieu
Serie Noire
1979
as Staplin
On purge bébé
1979
as M. Follavoine
Feu la mère de Madame
1978
as Lucien
The Body of My Enemy
1976
as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
Golden Night
1976
as Commissaire Pidoux
Femmes Fatales
1976
as Father Emile
My Friends
1975
as Righi Niccolò
The Phoney
1975
as Maxime
It's Tough for Everybody
1975
as Paul Tardel
Cher Victor
1975
as Anselme Maillard
The Restroom Robbery
1975
as Phano
Kisses Till Monday
1974
as Frankie Strong
Il piatto piange
1974
as Priest
Quick Trial
1974
as Il giudice
Par le sang des autres
1974
as Le maire
Bloody Murder
1974
as Le commissaire Moureu
Chinese In Paris
1974
as Le Président de la République
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
1973
as Gastié-le-Roy père
L'École des femmes
1973
as Arnolphe
Moi y'en a vouloir des sous
1973
as Adrien Colbard
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972
as Colonel Bernard Milan
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
1972
as Commissioner Camille Bistingo
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
1972
as Le président Louis-Marcel Thulle
Nights of Boccaccio
1972
as Dr. Mazzeo
Killer
1972
as François Tellier
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Homo Eroticus
1971
as Dr. Mezzini
Catch Me a Spy
1971
as Webb
Joe: The Busybody
1971
as Inspecteur Ducros
Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...
1971
as Persicelli
Troubleshooters
1971
as Commissaire Caillaud
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971
as Monsieur K.
Distracted
1970
as Guiton
Le Mari, la femme et la mort
1970
as Sébastien
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
1970
as Liethard
Call Me Mathilde
1969
as Charles de Blanzac, l'époux de Mathilde
My Uncle Benjamin
1969
as Marquis de Cambyse
The Fourth Wall
1969
as Andrea Brusa
Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?
1968
as Ubaldo Palmarini
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
1968
as Charles aka 'Le Téméraire '
Coplan Saves His Skin
1968
as Marscar
Dear Caroline
1968
as Georges Berthier
The Madman of Lab Four
1967
as Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang
The Stranger
1967
as Defense Counsel
If I Were a Spy
1967
as le Docteur Lefèvre
Du mou dans la gâchette
1967
as Nicolas Pappas
To Commit a Murder
1967
as Le commandant Rhome
Idiot in Paris
1967
as Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance
Ring Around the World
1966
The Restaurant
1966
as Le commissaire divisionnaire
Delitto quasi perfetto
1966
as William Derek Robson
A Matter of Honor
1966
as Don Leandro Sanna
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
1965
as Charles Labergerie, brothel keeper (segment “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
When the Pheasants Pass
1965
as Hyacinthe Camus
Casanova '70
1965
as Il commissario (non accreditato
The Great Spy Chase
1964
as Eusebio Cafarelli
Chance at Love
1964
as Camille (segment "Une chance explosive")
The Magnificent Cuckold
1964
as Mariotti
Male Hunt
1964
as M. Heurtin
Why Paris?
1964
as Building concierge
Greed in the Sun
1964
as Mitch-Mitch
How to Make a French Dish
1964
as Joseph
High Infidelity
1964
as Sergio
Crooks in Clover
1963
as Raoul Volfoni
The Organizer
1963
as Martinetti
Germinal
1963
as Hennebeau
The Magnificent Adventurer
1963
as Clemente VII
Young Girls of Good Families
1963
as Ribois
Mathias Sandorf
1963
as Toronthal
The Seventh Juror
1962
as Grégoire Duval, pharmacist
Hitch-Hike
1962
as Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv
Operation Gold Ingot
1962
Seduction Of The South
1961
as Colonelo Breviglieri
The Counterfeiters of Paris
1961
as Charles Lepicard
The Black Monocle
1961
as Commissaire Tournemire
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961
as Sully
The President
1961
as Philippe Chalamont
Women and War
1961
as le docteur Leproux, maire du village
The Fenouillard Family
1961
as A traveler (uncredited)
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
1960
as Commissario Polizia
The Hunchback
1960
as Feldwebel
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre
1960
as le Patron
Do or Die!
1960
as Lenzi
Eyes of Love
1959
as Dr. Andrieux
The Great War
1959
as Capitano Castelli
The Great Deception
1959
as le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens
Marie-Octobre
1959
as Julien Simoneau
The Magnificent Tramp
1959
as M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café
The Possessors
1958
as Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël
The Gambler
1958
as General Zagoriensky
A Legitimate Defense
1958
as Gustave Martinet
School for Coquettes
1958
as Labaume
The Cat
1958
as Debrun
Les Misérables
1958
as Javert (père et fils)
Secrets of a French Nurse
1958
as René Lecomte
Sans famille
1958
as Renato Garofoli
When a Woman Meddles
1957
as Félix Seguin
There's Always a Price Tag
1957
as Commissioner Plantavin
The Man in the Raincoat
1957
as Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
Crime and Punishment
1956
as Antoine Monestier
Revelation
1955
as Don Lorenzo
The Hussars
1955
as le brigadier Le Gouce
Black Dossier
1955
as Le commissaire Noblet
Marriage Episodes
1954
as la mari d'Aglaé
The Secrets of the Bed
1954
as Emile Bergeret
The Secrets of the Bed
1954
as Bertrand Germain-Latour
Before the Deluge
1954
as Marcel Noblet
Follow That Man
1953
as Commissioner François Basquier
Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes
1953
as Narrator
I Was It Three Times
1952
as Henri Verdier / Hector van Broken
Matrimonial Agency
1952
as Noël Pailleret
The Bonnadieu House
1951
as Félix Bonnadieu
Without Leaving an Address
1951
as Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat
Lost Souvenirs
1950
as Police officer Raoul (segment "Le violon")
The Elders of Saint-Loup
1950
as Jean Laclaux, ruined banker
Tuesday's Guest
1950
as Charles Josse, agent d'assurance
1848
1950
as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Sorceror
1950
as Jean-Pierre Lesourd
Monsignor
1949
as Louis Mennechain
Return to Life
1949
as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")
The Cheat
1949
as Robert
Truant School
1949
as Buffle Pascal, teacher
The Spice of Life
1948
as L'importuné
Man to Men
1948
as Edmond Coquillot
Dedee
1948
as "Monsieur", le patron du bar à entraîneuses
Jenny Lamour
1947
as Maurice Martineau
Clockface Cafe
1947
as Julien Couturier
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
1946
as Alex Grégoire
Messieurs Ludovic
1946
as Ludovic Seguin
Alone in the Night
1945
as Inspector Pascal
Farandole
1945
as Sylvestre
Carmen
1944
as Remendado
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
1944
as Doctor Bernard
I Am with You
1943
as Robert Nattier
Domino
1943
as Crémone
Marie-Martine
1943
as Maurice
The Marriage of Chiffon
1942
as Hotel boy
Fantastic Night
1942
Threesome Romance
1942
as Marcel
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
1942
as André Bertod
La Symphonie fantastique
1942
as Antoine Charbonnel
The Woman I Loved the Most
1942
as Funeral home employee
Whims
1942
The Pavilion Burns
1941
as Benezy
Who Killed Santa Claus?
1941
as Officer from the Gendarmerie
Premier bal
1941
as The maitre d'hotel
Night in December
1941
as Édouard
Hell of Angels
1941
as Freddy, le patron du bistrot
Latin Quarter
1939
Daybreak
1939
as Gaston
Place de la Concorde
1939
as Brioche
Final Accord
1938
Hôtel du Nord
1938
as Prosper
The Stream
1938
as le chauffeur de taxi
The Curtain Rises
1938
as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire
Youth in Revolt
1938
as Benoît
Grisou
1938
as le fils Mélée
The Green Dress
1937
as Le fils Pinchet
Woman of Malacca
1937
as (uncredited)
Double Crime in the Maginot Line
1937
Gribouille
1937
as Le jeune homme au tandem (uncredited)
The Messenger
1937
Trois... six... neuf
1937