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Paul Meurisse

Paul Meurisse

Birthday: 1912-12-21 | Place of Birth: Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Paul Meurisse (21 December 1912, Dunkirk – 19 January 1979, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French actor who appeared in over 60 films and many stage productions. Meurisse was noted for the elegance of his acting style, and for his versatility. He was equally able to play comedic and serious dramatic roles. His screen appearances ranged from the droll and drily humorous to the menacing and disturbing. His most celebrated role was that of the sadistic and vindictive headmaster in the 1955 film Les Diaboliques. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Meurisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1966
Le Deuxième Souffle

as    Commissaire Blot

1965
Me and the Forty Year Old Man

as    Alexandre Dumourier

1965
The Big Swag

as    Paul Filippi, le gangster

1959
Picnic on the Grass

as    Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste

1955
Diabolique

as    Michel Delassalle