Maurice Bénichou (23 January 1943 in Tlemcen, French Algeria – 14 June 2019) was a French actor. His best known roles include three collaborations with director Michael Haneke (Code inconnu, Le Temps du Loup, and Caché), and a part in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie. He has also played in Peter Brook's 1989 film version of The Mahabharata.
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Known For
Amélie
(2001)
Dominique Bretodeau
Code Unknown
(2000)
The Old Arab
Caché
(2005)
Majid
Paris
(2008)
Le Psy
The Patriots
(1994)
Yuri
I... For Icarus
(1979)
Robert Sanio, l'homme à la caméra
Pardon Mon Affaire
(1976)
Gonthier
Time of the Wolf
(2003)
M. Azoulay
Omar Killed Me
(2011)
Maître Vergès
Every Jack Has a Jill
(2009)
le Réceptionniste de l'Hôtel Favard
Full Filmography
Acting
Paris Does Not Exist
(1969)
The French Calvinists
(1972)
Marriage a la Mode
(1973)
Leporello
Pardon Mon Affaire
(1976)
Gonthier
Little Marcel
(1976)
Garcia
The Question
(1977)
Vincent
Sale rêveur
(1978)
Taupin
Roads to the South
(1978)
García
I... For Icarus
(1979)
Robert Sanio, l'homme à la caméra
Instinct de femme
(1981)
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ?
(1982)
Albert
La Cerisaie
(1982)
Yacha
Cross My Heart
(1991)
The neighbour
À la Mode
(1993)
Lucien
Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents
(1993)
Bernard
The Little Apocalypse
(1993)
Arnold
The Patriots
(1994)
Yuri
Mordbüro
(1997)
Léo Stoychev
Man Is a Woman
(1998)
Rosalie's father
Code Unknown
(2000)
The Old Arab
Adventures of Félix
(2000)
Fisherman
Quand on sera grand
(2000)
Amélie
(2001)
Dominique Bretodeau
Candidature
(2001)
Special Delivery
(2002)
Antoine
Time of the Wolf
(2003)
M. Azoulay
Loser Takes All!
(2004)
Vaudier
The Passenger
(2005)
Joseph
Caché
(2005)
Majid
Beneath the Rooftops of Paris
(2007)
Amar
Boxes
(2007)
Max
The Candidate
(2007)
maxime
Off and Running
(2008)
Serge
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
(2008)
L'agent d'Alex Fayard
The Great Alibi
(2008)
Commandant Grange
Paris
(2008)
Le Psy
Great life
(2009)
Kowalski
Every Jack Has a Jill
(2009)
le Réceptionniste de l'Hôtel Favard
La Tueuse
(2010)
Tarnowski
Comment je me suis réveillé
(2011)
Au cas où je n'aurais pas la palme d'or
(2011)
Le rabbin / Maurice Bénichou
Omar Killed Me
(2011)
Maître Vergès
The Rabbi's Cat
(2011)
The Rabbi (voice)
If You Die, I'll Kill You
(2011)
L'employé de la morgue
Directing