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Michel Blanc
Actor · Director · Writer· Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Michel Blanc (16 April 1952 – 3 October 2024) was a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel and Gérard Jugnot. He also appeared in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film Monsieur Hire.
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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Mayor · 2014
French Fried Vacation 2
Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse · 1979
The Tenant
Scope's Neighbor · 1976
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
L'obsédé sexuel au téléphone (voice) · 1982
French Fried Vacation
Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse · 1978
R.A.I.D. Special Unit
Jacques Pasquali · 2017
The New Adventures of Aladdin
Sultan · 2015
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse · 2006
Filmography
69 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Rookie Guide | Docteur Charoux | Film |
| 2025 | The Safe House | Père-Grand | Film |
| 2023 | Top Dogs | Jean-Pierre Deloup | Film |
| 2021 | Christmas with the Tuches | Jean-Yves Marteau | Film |
| 2017 | R.A.I.D. Special Unit | Jacques Pasquali | Film |
| 2016 | Odd Job | Gardot | Film |
| 2016 | Odd Job | Writer | Film |
| 2015 | The New Adventures of Aladdin | Sultan | Film |
| 2014 | The Hundred-Foot Journey | Mayor | Film |
| 2013 | Half-Sister | Paul | Film |
| 2011 | The Day I Saw Your Heart | Eli Dhrey | Film |
| 2011 | The Minister | Gilles, director of staff | Film |
| 2010 | A Spot of Bother | Jean-Paul Muret | Film |
| 2010 | A Spot of Bother | Writer | Film |
| 2009 | The Girl on the Train | Samuel Bleistein | Film |
| 2008 | A Day at the Museum | Mosk | Film |
| 2008 | School's Out | Professor Martineau | Film |
| 2007 | The Second Wind | le commissaire Blot | Film |
| 2007 | The Witnesses | Adrien | Film |
| 2006 | French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever | Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse | Film |
| 2006 | French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever | Writer | Film |
| 2005 | You Are So Beautiful | Aymé Pigrenet | Film |
| 2004 | Madame Edouard | le commissaire Léon | Film |
| 2002 | Summer Things | Jean-Pierre | Film |
| 2002 | Summer Things | Director | Film |
| 1999 | The Escort | Director | Film |
| 1996 | The Grand Dukes | Shapiron | Film |
| 1995 | Nuit d'ivresse | Jacques Belin | Film |
| 1994 | Dead Tired | Michel Blanc / Patrick Olivier | Film |
| 1994 | Prêt-à-Porter | Inspector Forget | Film |
| 1994 | Dead Tired | Director | Film |
| 1993 | Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania | Film | |
| 1993 | Toxic Affair | The suicidal | Film |
| 1991 | Thank You, Life | Raymond Pelleveau, le père jeune | Film |
| 1991 | The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck | L'hindou | Film |
| 1991 | Prospero's Books | Alonso | Film |
| 1991 | The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish | Norbert | Film |
| 1990 | Uranus | Gaigneux | Film |
| 1989 | Monsieur Hire | Monsieur Hire | Film |
| 1989 | Separate Bedrooms | Martin | Film |
| 1988 | Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale | Walter Arbeit | Film |
| 1988 | Sans peur et sans reproche | Verdiglione, surgeon | Film |
| 1986 | Ménage | Antoine | Film |
| 1986 | I Hate Actors | Monsieur Albert | Film |
| 1984 | Marche à l'ombre | Denis | Film |
| 1984 | Marche à l'ombre | Director | Film |
| 1984 | Marche à l'ombre | Writer | Film |
| 1983 | Move Along, There Is Nothing to See! | Leroux | Film |
| 1983 | Gramps Is in the Resistance | Le père Lebœuf, résistant | Film |
| 1982 | Singles | Bernard | Film |
| 1982 | Santa Claus Is a Stinker | L'obsédé sexuel au téléphone (voice) | Film |
| 1981 | Come to My Place, I Live at a Girlfriend's | Guy | Film |
| 1980 | The Horse of Pride | Corentin Calvez | Film |
| 1979 | French Fried Vacation 2 | Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse | Film |
| 1979 | Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses | Construction site police officer | Film |
| 1979 | The Other One's Mug | Taboureau | Film |
| 1979 | Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears | Passerby who provides information | Film |
| 1979 | French Fried Vacation 2 | Writer | Film |
| 1978 | French Fried Vacation | Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse | Film |
| 1978 | French Fried Vacation | Writer | Film |
| 1977 | You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine | Antremont | Film |
| 1977 | Spoiled Children | Agent immobilier véreux | Film |
| 1976 | The Probability Factor | Choukroun | Film |
| 1976 | The Best Way to Walk | Deloux | Film |
| 1976 | Let's Make a Dirty Movie | Un flic | Film |
| 1976 | The Bottom Line | Friend from the café-theater | Film |
| 1976 | The Tenant | Scope's Neighbor | Film |
| 1976 | I Love You, I Don't | A worker | Film |
| 1975 | Let Joy Reign Supreme | Louis XV's valet | Film |
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