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.
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The roles that explain the career.
30 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Code Name: Melville | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1975 | The Gypsy | Yan Kuq | Film |
| 1974 | The Suspects | Laurent Kirchner | Film |
| 1971 | Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques | Kruger | Film |
| 1969 | Army of Shadows | Luc Jardie | Film |
| 1966 | Le Deuxième Souffle | Commissaire Blot | Film |
| 1965 | Me and the Forty Year Old Man | Alexandre Dumourier | Film |
| 1965 | When the Pheasants Pass | Alexandre Larsan-Bellac | Film |
| 1965 | The Big Swag | Paul Filippi, gentleman crook | Film |
| 1965 | Le Majordome | Léopold | Film |
| 1964 | The Monocle's Sour Laugh | Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle' | Film |
| 1963 | L'assassin connaît la musique | Lionel Fribourg | Film |
| 1963 | Chicken Feed for Little Birds | M. Armand, un ancien truand | Film |
| 1963 | Crooks in Clover | commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle » | Film |
| 1962 | The Eye of the Monocle | Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard | Film |
| 1961 | The Game of Truth | Portrant | Film |
| 1960 | The Truth | Maître Éparvier | Film |
| 1959 | Marie-Octobre | François Renaud-Picart | Film |
| 1959 | Head Against the Wall | Dr. Emery | Film |
| 1959 | Picnic on the Grass | Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste | Film |
| 1957 | Until the Last One | Fredo Ricioni | Film |
| 1955 | The Affair of the Poisons | l'abbé Guibourg | Film |
| 1955 | Diabolique | Michel Delassalle | Film |
| 1952 | Sergil Among the Girls | l'inspecteur Sergil | Film |
| 1951 | My Wife Is Formidable | Lui-même chez le dentiste | Film |
| 1948 | Scandal | Steve Richardson | Film |
| 1948 | The Eleven O'Clock Woman | Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective | Film |
| 1948 | Impasse of Two Angels | Jean | Film |
| 1946 | Back Streets of Paris | Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice | Film |
| 1943 | The Wolf Farm | Furet | Film |
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