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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Known For
Army of Shadows
(1969)
Luc Jardie
Diabolique
(1955)
Michel Delassalle
The Truth
(1960)
Maître Éparvier
Crooks in Clover
(1963)
commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
Le Deuxième Souffle
(1966)
Commissaire Blot
The Gypsy
(1975)
Yan Kuq
Full Filmography
Acting
Ne bougez plus !
(1941)
Hector
Montmartre on the Seine
(1941)
Paul Mariol
Love Marriage
(1942)
Robert
Forbidden to Love
(1942)
Maxime Gavard
The Wolf Farm
(1943)
Furet
Destitute Mary
(1945)
Vingt-quatre heures de perm'
(1945)
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic
(1946)
B.B. / Richard Fernay
Back Streets of Paris
(1946)
Victor Ménard, l'ancien complice de Mme Rose
Inspector Sergil
(1947)
Inspector Pierre Sergil
Bethsabée
(1947)
Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
Monsieur chasse
(1947)
Moricet
The Eleven O'Clock Woman
(1948)
Stanilas Octave Seminario SOS, détective
Scandal
(1948)
Steve Richardson
Le Dessous des cartes
(1948)
Inspector Nansen
Impasse of Two Angels
(1948)
Jean
Sergil et le dictateur
(1948)
Inspector Sergil
Colonel Durand
(1948)
The Red Angel
(1949)
Last Hour, Special Edition
(1949)
Dominique Coche
Agnes of Nothing
(1950)
Carlos
My Wife Is Formidable
(1951)
Lui-même chez le dentiste
Serenade to the Executioner
(1951)
Maria of the End of the World
(1951)
Sergil Among the Girls
(1952)
l'inspecteur Sergil
Je suis un mouchard
(1953)
The Contessa's Secret
(1954)
L'empereur Napoléon III
The Case of Poisons
(1955)
l'abbé Guibourg
Fortune carrée
(1955)
Mordhom
Diabolique
(1955)
Michel Delassalle
Until the Last One
(1957)
Fredo Ricioni
The Inspector Likes a Fight
(1957)
Not Delivered
(1958)
Commissaire-Divisionnaire Varzeilles
Les Violents
(1958)
Inspecteur Principal Malouvier
Seventh Heaven
(1958)
Manuel Villa
Marie-Octobre
(1959)
François Renaud-Picart
Picnic on the Grass
(1959)
Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
Head Against the Wall
(1959)
Dr. Emery
Guinguette
(1959)
le vicomte Édouard de Villancourt
Love and the Frenchwoman
(1960)
Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (L'Adultère)
The Truth
(1960)
Maître Éparvier
The Black Monocle
(1961)
Dromard, "Le Monocle"
The Game of Truth
(1961)
Portrant
The New Aristrocrats
(1961)
Father Philippe de Maubrun
Bells Without Joy
(1962)
Captain of Lambérieux
The Eye of the Monocle
(1962)
Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard
Be Careful Ladies
(1963)
Charles Rouvier
L'assassin connaît la musique
(1963)
Lionel Fribourg
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
(1963)
M. Armand, un ancien truand
Crooks in Clover
(1963)
commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
(1964)
le commandant Théobald Dromar dit 'le Monocle'
Le Majordome
(1965)
Léopold
Me and the Forty Year Old Man
(1965)
Alexandre Dumourier
The Big Swag
(1965)
Paul Filippi, le gangster
When the Pheasants Pass
(1965)
Alexandre Larsan-Bellac
Congress of Love
(1966)
Talleyrand
Le Deuxième Souffle
(1966)
Commissaire Blot
Army of Shadows
(1969)
Luc Jardie
Easy Down There!
(1971)
Il vescovo
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
(1971)
Kruger
The Voracious Ones
(1973)
Inspecteur Martino
The Suspects
(1974)
Laurent Kirchner
The Gypsy
(1975)
Yan Kuq
The Education in Love of Valentin
(1976)
Julien Blaise
Code Name: Melville
(2008)
Self