Bernard Blier

Person

Bernard Blier

Born 11 January 1916 Died 29 March 1989, aged 73 Buenos Aires, Argentina TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
21age in their first credit on record (1937)
53years on screen and counting
8credits in 1964, their busiest year
180dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Paganini poster Age: 74

Paganini

1990
as Pater Caffarelli
Migrations poster Age: 73

Migrations

1989
as Opat Žoržel
Taste of Life poster Age: 72

Taste of Life

1988
as Giuseppe Mondardini
Ada in the Jungle poster Age: 72

Ada in the Jungle

1988
as Major Collins
Nailcruncher poster Age: 72

Nailcruncher

1988
as Saltiel
The Possessed poster Age: 72

The Possessed

1988
as Governor
I picari poster Age: 71

I picari

1987
as The exploiter of prostitutes
Under the Chinese Restaurant poster Age: 71

Under the Chinese Restaurant

1987
as Il professore
Twist Again in Moscow poster Age: 70

Twist Again in Moscow

1986
as Alexei
I Hate Actors poster Age: 70

I Hate Actors

1986
as Jerome B. Cobb
Let's Hope It's a Girl poster Age: 70

Let's Hope It's a Girl

1986
as Uncle Gugo
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal poster Age: 69

The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal

1985
as Anselmo Paleari
My Friends Act III poster Age: 69

My Friends Act III

1985
as Sig. Lenzi
Madman at War poster Age: 69

Madman at War

1985
as Belucci
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi poster Age: 69

Ça n'arrive qu'à moi

1985
as Monsieur Guilledou
Il turno poster Age: 65

Il turno

1981
as Don Marcantonio
Passion of Love poster Age: 65

Passion of Love

1981
as Major
Pétrole ! Pétrole ! poster Age: 64

Pétrole ! Pétrole !

1981
as Emir Abdullah
Voltati Eugenio poster Age: 64

Voltati Eugenio

1980
as Grandfather Eugenio
Hypochondriac poster Age: 63

Hypochondriac

1979
as Dr. Purgone
Buffet Froid poster Age: 63

Buffet Froid

1979
as Inspecteur Morvandieu
Serie Noire poster Age: 63

Serie Noire

1979
as Staplin
On purge bébé poster Age: 63

On purge bébé

1979
as M. Follavoine
Feu la mère de Madame poster Age: 62

Feu la mère de Madame

1978
as Lucien
The Body of My Enemy poster Age: 60

The Body of My Enemy

1976
as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
Golden Night poster Age: 60

Golden Night

1976
as Commissaire Pidoux
Femmes Fatales poster Age: 60

Femmes Fatales

1976
as Father Émile
My Friends poster Age: 59

My Friends

1975
as Righi Niccolò
The Phoney poster Age: 59

The Phoney

1975
as Maxime
It's Tough for Everybody poster Age: 59

It's Tough for Everybody

1975
as Paul Tardel
Cher Victor poster Age: 59

Cher Victor

1975
as Anselme Maillard
The Restroom Robbery poster Age: 59

The Restroom Robbery

1975
as Phano
Kisses Till Monday poster Age: 58

Kisses Till Monday

1974
as Frankie Strong
Ante Up poster Age: 58

Ante Up

1974
as Priest
Quick Trial poster Age: 58

Quick Trial

1974
as Il giudice
By the Blood of Others poster Age: 58

By the Blood of Others

1974
as Mayor
Bloody Murder poster Age: 58

Bloody Murder

1974
as Le commissaire Moureu
Chinese In Paris poster Age: 58

Chinese In Paris

1974
as Le Président de la République
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything poster Age: 57

I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything

1973
as Gastié-le-Roy père
L'École des femmes poster Age: 57

L'École des femmes

1973
as Arnolphe
Moi y'en a vouloir des sous poster Age: 57

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

1973
as Adrien Colbard
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe poster Age: 56

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972
as Colonel Bernard Milan
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots poster Age: 56

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

1972
as Commissioner Camille Bistingo
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful poster Age: 56

Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful

1972
as Le président Louis-Marcel Thulle
Nights of Boccaccio poster Age: 56

Nights of Boccaccio

1972
as Dr. Mazzeo
Killer poster Age: 56

Killer

1972
as François Tellier, director of the PJ
Homo Eroticus poster Age: 55

Homo Eroticus

1971
as Dr. Mezzini
Catch Me a Spy poster Age: 55

Catch Me a Spy

1971
as Webb
Jo poster Age: 55

Jo

1971
as Inspecteur Ducros
Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?... poster Age: 55

Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...

1971
as Persicelli
Troubleshooters poster Age: 55

Troubleshooters

1971
as Commissaire Caillaud
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques poster Age: 55

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

1971
as Monsieur K.
Distracted poster Age: 54

Distracted

1970
as Guiton
Le Mari, la femme et la mort poster Age: 54

Le Mari, la femme et la mort

1970
as Sébastien
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks poster Age: 54

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

1970
as Liethard
Call Me Mathilde poster Age: 53

Call Me Mathilde

1969
as Charles de Blanzac, Mathilde's husband
My Uncle Benjamin poster Age: 53

My Uncle Benjamin

1969
as Marquis de Cambyse
The Fourth Wall poster Age: 53

The Fourth Wall

1969
as Andrea Brusa
Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? poster Age: 52

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 poster Age: 52

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese

1968
as Charles aka 'Le Téméraire '
Coplan Saves His Skin poster Age: 52

Coplan Saves His Skin

1968
as Marscar
Dear Caroline poster Age: 52

Dear Caroline

1968
as Georges Berthier
The Madman of Lab Four poster Age: 51

The Madman of Lab Four

1967
as Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang
The Stranger poster Age: 51

The Stranger

1967
as Defense Counsel
If I Were a Spy poster Age: 51

If I Were a Spy

1967
as le Docteur Lefèvre
Loose in the Trigger poster Age: 51

Loose in the Trigger

1967
as Nicolas Pappas
To Commit a Murder poster Age: 51

To Commit a Murder

1967
as Le commandant Rhome
Idiot in Paris poster Age: 51

Idiot in Paris

1967
as Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance
Ring Around the World poster Age: 50

Ring Around the World

1966
as Lord Richard Berry
The Restaurant poster Age: 50

The Restaurant

1966
as Le commissaire divisionnaire
Almost Perfect Crime poster Age: 50

Almost Perfect Crime

1966
as William Derek Robson
A Matter of Honor poster Age: 50

A Matter of Honor

1966
as Don Leandro Sanna
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning poster Age: 49

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

1965
as Charles Labergerie, le tenancier de la maison close (sketch “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
When the Pheasants Pass poster Age: 49

When the Pheasants Pass

1965
as Hyacinthe Camus
Casanova '70 poster Age: 49

Casanova '70

1965
as Il commissario (non accreditato)
The Great Spy Chase poster Age: 48

The Great Spy Chase

1964
as Eusebio Cafarelli
Chance at Love poster Age: 48

Chance at Love

1964
as Camille (segment "Une chance explosive")
The Magnificent Cuckold poster Age: 48

The Magnificent Cuckold

1964
as Mariotti
Male Hunt poster Age: 48

Male Hunt

1964
as M. Heurtin
Why Paris? poster Age: 48

Why Paris?

1964
as Building concierge
Greed in the Sun poster Age: 48

Greed in the Sun

1964
as Mitch-Mitch
How to Make a French Dish poster Age: 48

How to Make a French Dish

1964
as Joseph
High Infidelity poster Age: 48

High Infidelity

1964
as Sergio
Crooks in Clover poster Age: 47

Crooks in Clover

1963
as Raoul Volfoni
The Organizer poster Age: 47

The Organizer

1963
as Martinetti
Germinal poster Age: 47

Germinal

1963
as Hennebeau
The Magnificent Adventurer poster Age: 47

The Magnificent Adventurer

1963
as Clemente VII
Young Girls of Good Families poster Age: 47

Young Girls of Good Families

1963
as Ribois
Mathias Sandorf poster Age: 47

Mathias Sandorf

1963
as Toronthal
The Seventh Juror poster Age: 46

The Seventh Juror

1962
as Grégoire Duval pharmacien
Hitch-Hike poster Age: 46

Hitch-Hike

1962
as Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv
Operation Gold Ingot poster Age: 46

Operation Gold Ingot

1962
Seduction Of The South poster Age: 45

Seduction Of The South

1961
as Colonelo Breviglieri
The Counterfeiters of Paris poster Age: 45

The Counterfeiters of Paris

1961
as Charles Lepicard
The Black Monocle poster Age: 45

The Black Monocle

1961
as Commissaire Tournemire
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! poster Age: 45

Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

1961
as Sully
The President poster Age: 45

The President

1961
as Philippe Chalamont
Women and War poster Age: 45

Women and War

1961
as le docteur Leproux, maire du village
The Fenouillard Family poster Age: 44

The Fenouillard Family

1961
as A traveler (uncredited)
...And Suddenly It's Murder! poster Age: 44

...And Suddenly It's Murder!

1960
as Commissario Polizia
The Hunchback poster Age: 44

The Hunchback

1960
as Feldwebel
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre poster Age: 44

L'Ennemi dans l'ombre

1960
as le Patron
Do or Die! poster Age: 44

Do or Die!

1960
as Lenzi
Eyes of Love poster Age: 43

Eyes of Love

1959
as Dr. Andrieux
The Great War poster Age: 43

The Great War

1959
as Capitano Castelli
The Great Deception poster Age: 43

The Great Deception

1959
as le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens
Marie-Octobre poster Age: 43

Marie-Octobre

1959
as Julien Simoneau
The Magnificent Tramp poster Age: 43

The Magnificent Tramp

1959
as M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café
The Possessors poster Age: 42

The Possessors

1958
as Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël
The Gambler poster Age: 42

The Gambler

1958
as General Zagoriensky
A Legitimate Defense poster Age: 42

A Legitimate Defense

1958
as Gustave Martinet
School for Coquettes poster Age: 42

School for Coquettes

1958
as Labaume
The Cat poster Age: 42

The Cat

1958
as Debrun
Les Misérables poster Age: 42

Les Misérables

1958
as Javert father / Javert son
Secrets of a French Nurse poster Age: 42

Secrets of a French Nurse

1958
as René Lecomte
Sans famille poster Age: 41

Sans famille

1958
as Renato Garofoli
When a Woman Meddles poster Age: 41

When a Woman Meddles

1957
as Félix Seguin
There's Always a Price Tag poster Age: 41

There's Always a Price Tag

1957
as Commissioner Plantavin
The Man in the Raincoat poster Age: 41

The Man in the Raincoat

1957
as Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
Crime and Punishment poster Age: 40

Crime and Punishment

1956
as Antoine Monestier
Revelation poster Age: 39

Revelation

1955
as Don Lorenzo
The Hussars poster Age: 39

The Hussars

1955
as le brigadier Le Gouce
Black Dossier poster Age: 39

Black Dossier

1955
as Le commissaire Noblet
Marriage Episodes poster Age: 38

Marriage Episodes

1954
as la mari d'Aglaé
The Secrets of the Bed poster Age: 38

The Secrets of the Bed

1954
as Emile Bergeret (segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")
Before the Deluge poster Age: 38

Before the Deluge

1954
as Marcel Noblet
Follow That Man poster Age: 37

Follow That Man

1953
as Commissioner François Basquier
I Was It Three Times poster Age: 36

I Was It Three Times

1952
as Henri Verdier / Hector van Broken
Matrimonial Agency poster Age: 36

Matrimonial Agency

1952
as Noël Pailleret
The Bonnadieu House poster Age: 35

The Bonnadieu House

1951
as Félix Bonnadieu
Without Leaving an Address poster Age: 35

Without Leaving an Address

1951
as Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat
Lost Souvenirs poster Age: 34

Lost Souvenirs

1950
as Police officer Raoul (segment "Le violon")
The Elders of Saint-Loup poster Age: 34

The Elders of Saint-Loup

1950
as Jean Laclaux, ruined banker
Tuesday's Guest poster Age: 34

Tuesday's Guest

1950
as Charles Josse, agent d'assurance
No poster
Age: 34

1848

1950
as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Sorceror poster Age: 34

Sorceror

1950
as Jean-Pierre Lesourd
Monsignor poster Age: 33

Monsignor

1949
as Louis Mennechain
Return to Life poster Age: 33

Return to Life

1949
as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")
The Cheat poster Age: 33

The Cheat

1949
as Robert
Truant School poster Age: 33

Truant School

1949
as Buffle Pascal, teacher
The Spice of Life poster Age: 32

The Spice of Life

1948
as L'importuné
Dedee poster Age: 32

Dedee

1948
as "Monsieur", le patron du bar à entraîneuses
Man to Men poster Age: 32

Man to Men

1948
as Edmond Coquillot
Jenny Lamour poster Age: 31

Jenny Lamour

1947
as Maurice Martineau
Clockface Cafe poster Age: 31

Clockface Cafe

1947
as Julien Couturier
Messieurs Ludovic poster Age: 30

Messieurs Ludovic

1946
as Ludovic Seguin
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away poster Age: 30

Mr. Gregoire Runs Away

1946
as Alex Grégoire
Alone in the Night poster Age: 29

Alone in the Night

1945
as Inspector Pascal
Farandole poster Age: 29

Farandole

1945
as Sylvestre
Carmen poster Age: 28

Carmen

1944
as Remendado
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform poster Age: 28

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform

1944
as Doctor Bernard
I Am with You poster Age: 27

I Am with You

1943
as Robert Nattier
Domino poster Age: 27

Domino

1943
as Crémone
Marie-Martine poster Age: 27

Marie-Martine

1943
as Maurice
The Marriage of Chiffon poster Age: 26

The Marriage of Chiffon

1942
as Hotel boy
Fantastic Night poster Age: 26

Fantastic Night

1942
as Lucien
Threesome Romance poster Age: 26

Threesome Romance

1942
as Marcel
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock poster Age: 26

The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock

1942
as André Bertod
La Symphonie fantastique poster Age: 26

La Symphonie fantastique

1942
as Antoine Charbonnel
The Woman I Loved the Most poster Age: 26

The Woman I Loved the Most

1942
as Funeral home employee
Whims poster Age: 26

Whims

1942
as Marcel
The Pavilion Burns poster Age: 25

The Pavilion Burns

1941
as Benezy
Who Killed Santa Claus? poster Age: 25

Who Killed Santa Claus?

1941
as Officer from the Gendarmerie
Premier bal poster Age: 25

Premier bal

1941
as The maitre d'hotel
Night in December poster Age: 25

Night in December

1941
as Édouard
Hell of Angels poster Age: 25

Hell of Angels

1941
as Freddy, le patron du bistrot
Daybreak poster Age: 23

Daybreak

1939
as Gaston
Place de la Concorde poster Age: 22

Place de la Concorde

1939
as Brioche
Final Accord poster Age: 22

Final Accord

1938
as Mérot
Hôtel du Nord poster Age: 22

Hôtel du Nord

1938
as Prosper
The Stream poster Age: 22

The Stream

1938
as Taxi driver (uncredited)
The Curtain Rises poster Age: 22

The Curtain Rises

1938
as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire
Youth in Revolt poster Age: 22

Youth in Revolt

1938
as Benoît
Grisou poster Age: 22

Grisou

1938
as le fils Mélée
The Green Dress poster Age: 21

The Green Dress

1937
as Le fils Pinchet
Double Crime in the Maginot Line poster Age: 21

Double Crime in the Maginot Line

1937
Heart of Paris poster Age: 21

Heart of Paris

1937
as Le jeune homme au tandem (uncredited)
The Messenger poster Age: 21

The Messenger

1937
as Nick's chauffeur (uncredited)
Trois... six... neuf poster Age: 21

Trois... six... neuf

1937
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TV credits

Newest first
Cuore poster Age: 68

Cuore

1984
as Ing. Bottini
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