Pierre Étaix was a French comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live-action short film in 1963.
Academy Awards
Best Live Action Short Film
British Academy Film Awards
Best Short Film
Known For
Mon Oncle
(1958)
Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)
Le Havre
(2011)
Dr. Becker
The Clowns
(1970)
Clown
Pickpocket
(1959)
Accomplice 2
The Thief of Paris
(1967)
Le pickpocket (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Mon Oncle
(1958)
Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)
Pickpocket
(1959)
Accomplice 2
The Army Game
(1960)
Le chef de gare
Rupture
(1961)
The Suitor
(1962)
Pierre
Happy Anniversary
(1962)
Le mari
Le Pèlerinage
(1962)
A Swelled Head
(1962)
Insomnia
(1963)
Yoyo
(1965)
Yoyo / The Millionaire
As Long as You've Got Your Health
(1966)
Pierre
Feeling Good
(1966)
The Thief of Paris
(1967)
Le pickpocket (uncredited)
Le Grand Amour
(1969)
Pierre
The Clowns
(1970)
Clown
Land of Milk and Honey
(1971)
Himself
Serious as Pleasure
(1975)
Le garçon d'étage
On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge
(1982)
Le garçon d'étage
Doctor Lerne, Subgod
(1983)
Roland
La Métamorphose
(1983)
Gustav-Adolf Braut
Max My Love
(1986)
Detective
Docile Night
(1987)
SOS Amor
L'âge de Monsieur est avancé
(1987)
L'auteur
Bouvard et Pécuchet
(1990)
Maître Tardivel
Gardens in Autumn
(2006)
Lucifer et moi
(2009)
Self
Chantrapas
(2011)
French Producer
Le Havre
(2011)
Dr. Becker
Carrière, 250 Meters
(2011)
Self
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
(2011)
Self
Winter Song
(2015)
Marquis-Clochard
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
(2016)
Self
The Clown
(2016)
Self
Directing
Mon Oncle
(1958)
Assistant Director
Rupture
(1961)
Director
The Suitor
(1962)
Director
Happy Anniversary
(1962)
Director
Insomnia
(1963)
Director
Yoyo
(1965)
Director
As Long as You've Got Your Health
(1966)
Director
Feeling Good
(1966)
Director
Le Grand Amour
(1969)
Director
Land of Milk and Honey
(1971)
Director
L'âge de Monsieur est avancé
(1987)
Director
The Nightmare of Méliès
(1988)
Director
Writing
Rupture
(1961)
Co-Writer
The Suitor
(1962)
Writer
Happy Anniversary
(1962)
Co-Writer
Insomnia
(1963)
Writer
Yoyo
(1965)
Screenplay
Feeling Good
(1966)
Writer
As Long as You've Got Your Health
(1966)
Writer
Le Grand Amour
(1969)
Screenplay
Land of Milk and Honey
(1971)
Writer
L'âge de Monsieur est avancé
(1987)
Writer
Production