Person
Bernard Fresson
Born 27 May 1931 Died 20 October 2002, aged 71 Reims, Marne, France TMDB ↗
Bernard Fresson (27 May 1931- 20 October 2002) was a French cinema actor. He starred in over 160 films. Some of his notable roles include: Javert in the 1972 mini-series version of Les Misérables, Inspector Barthelmy in John Frankenheimer's French Connection II (1974), Scope in Roman Polanski's The Tenant (1976), Gilbert in Lover Boy (1978), and Francis in Garçon! (1983), for which he received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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26age in their first credit on record (1957)
46years on screen and counting
7credits in 1976, their busiest year
106dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 71 Jean Moulin, une affaire française
2003as Général Delestraint
Age: 71 The Adversary
2002as Le père de Christine
Age: 70 The Battle of Hernani
2002as Victor Hugo (old)
Age: 70 La Beauté sur la terre
2001as Rougier
Age: 69 Without Family
2000as Padrone Garofoli
Age: 69 Taking Wing
2000as Victor
Age: 68 Six-Pack
2000as Benetti
Age: 68 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
1999as Joffre
Age: 67 Place Vendôme
1998as Vincent Malivert
Age: 67 Manège
1998as Saradel
Age: 64 My Man
1996as Director of personnel
Age: 64 Shadow of a Kiss
1995as Jean
Age: 63 Ils n'ont pas vingt ans
1995as Jock
Age: 62 La Règle de l'homme
1994as Mehmet Pacha
Age: 62 Germinal
1993as Victor Deneulin
Age: 62 L'Interdiction
1993as Judge Popinot
Age: 60 Dingo
1991as Jacques Boulain
Age: 59 Quiproquos !
1991as Jean-Michel Ducharry
Age: 59 Money
1991as Henry Landau
Age: 59 No Time for Justice
1990as The Godfather
Age: 58 Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
1990as Pierre
Age: 58 Équipe de nuit
1990as Schlossberg
Age: 58 Sons
1990as Baker
Age: 58 L'Été de la Révolution
1989as Mirabeau
Age: 57 Street of No Return
1989as Morin
Age: 57 Bonjour l'angoisse
1988as commissaire Maréchal
Age: 56 No Harm Intended
1988as Doctor Serge Cohen
Age: 56 Sweet Lies
1987as Mr. Leguard
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Age: 54 La Petite Roque
1986
Age: 54 L'Affaire Marie Besnard
1986as Maître Albert Gautrat
Age: 54 L'Amour ou presque
1985as Pyromaniac
Age: 53 La Dixième de Beethoven
1985as Ludwig Van Beethoven
Age: 53 Zielscheiben
1985as Fütterer
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Age: 53 Le maître-chanteur
1985
Age: 53 New Year's Eve At Bob's
1984as Kremeur
Age: 53 Rive droite, rive gauche
1984as "President" Pervillard
Age: 52 Clash
1984as Be Schmuller
Age: 52 Waiter!
1983as Francis, head chef of the brasserie
Age: 50 Spy, Stand Up
1982as Henri Marchand
Age: 50 Madame Claude 2
1981as Paul Barton
Age: 50 Le Guépiot
1981as Claude Chenot
Age: 49 Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur
1980as Orgon
Age: 49 Légitime défense
1980as Béchereau
Age: 47 We Forget Everything!
1979as Ballandier
Age: 47 Little Girl in Blue Velvet
1978as Professeur Lherbier
Age: 47 Autopsie d’un complot
1978as Jacques Serrano
Age: 46 Lover Boy
1978as Gilbert
Age: 45 Le Dernier Baiser
1977as The husband
Age: 45 The Passengers
1977as Fabio
Age: 45 To Each His Hell
1977as Bernard Girard
Age: 45 Mado
1976as Julien, Simon's partner
Age: 45 Marie, the Doll
1976as Sergio
Age: 45 Run After Me Until I Catch You
1976as Un homme au café
Age: 44 The Tenant
1976as Scope
Age: 44 The Call of the Wild
1976as François
Age: 44 Don't Bite, We Love You
1976as Georges, the father
Age: 44 The Probability Factor
1976as Delouette
Age: 44 Rain over Santiago
1975as un Ministre
Age: 44 Cookies
1975as Émile, professional painter
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Age: 44 Le Futur aux trousses
1975as Sermeuze, the Boss
Age: 43 French Connection II
1975as Henri Barthélémy
Age: 42 Ursule and Grelu
1974as Grelu
Age: 41 Where There's Smoke
1973as Dr. Peyrac
Age: 41 Soleil O
1973as Friend
Age: 41 3000 Million Without an Elevator
1972as Julien
Age: 40 Hearth Fires
1972as Marc Champenois
Age: 40 Too Small My Friend
1971as Philippe Algir
Age: 39 Max and the Junkmen
1971as Abel Maresco
Age: 39 Portrait of Marianne
1971as Alfred
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Age: 39 Macédoine
1971as Roger Vincent
Age: 39 The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
1970as Jean Eguivin, le camioneur
Age: 39 The Cop
1970as l'inspecteur Barnero
Age: 38 The American
1969as Raymond
Age: 37 Z
1969as Matt
Age: 37 Woman in Chains
1968as Gilbert Moreau
Age: 37 Farewell, Friend
1968as Inspecteur Antoine Méloutis
Age: 36 Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime
1968as Bernard Hannecart
Age: 36 Spray of the Days
1968as Nicolas
Age: 36 Zita
1968as Boniface
Age: 36 Far from Vietnam
1967as Claude Ridder (segment "Claude Ridder")
Age: 36 My Love, My Love
1967as Serge
Age: 35 Belle de Jour
1967as The Hail (uncredited)
Age: 35 Thursday We Shall Sing Like Sunday
1967as Jean
Age: 35 Triple Cross
1966as French Resistant Raymond
Age: 35 Is Paris Burning?
1966as F.F.I liaison officer
Age: 34 The War Is Over
1966as André Sarlat
Age: 34 The Big Swag
1965as Person in charge of the finance carriage
Age: 33 How Not to Rob a Department Store
1965as Policeman
Age: 33 Skies Above
1965as Laurent
Age: 31 The Longest Day
1962as French Commando (uncredited)
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Age: 30 The Flamboyant Sex
1961as Pierre
Age: 29 Please, Not Now!
1961as Serge, le photographe
Age: 29 Girl in the Window
1961as Vincenzo
Age: 28 Hiroshima Mon Amour
1959as German Lover
Age: 26 Sunday Buddies
1957as Un ouvrier à la cantine (uncredited)
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TV credits
Age: 71 Jean Moulin, une affaire française
2003as Général Delestraint
Age: 69 Sans famille
2000as Padrone Garofoli
Age: 66 Between Land and Sea
1997as Le père Léon Lebreton
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Age: 58 Il prato delle volpi
1990as Dr. Paroni
Age: 57 L'Été de la Révolution
1989as Mirabeau
Age: 52 Thérèse Humbert
1983as Romain Daurignac
Age: 52 Los desastres de la guerra
1983as General Léopold Hugo
Age: 50 L'Ennemi de la mort
1981as Gaspard de Fersac
Age: 49 L’Aéropostale, courrier du ciel
1980as Didier Daurat
Age: 43 Jo Gaillard
1975as Joël Gaillard, dit « Jo »
Age: 41 Les Misérables
1972as Javert