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
Le Havre
(2011)
Dr. Becker
The Thief of Paris
(1967)
Le pickpocket (uncredited)
Pickpocket
(1959)
Accomplice 2
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)
Happy Anniversary
(1962)
Le mari
The Suitor
(1962)
Pierre
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
La métamorphose
(1983)
Gustav-Adolf Braut
Doctor Lerne, Subgod
(1983)
Roland
Max My Love
(1986)
Detective
L'âge de Monsieur est avancé
(1987)
L'auteur
Docile Night
(1987)
SOS Amor
Bouvard et Pécuchet
(1990)
Maître Tardivel
Gardens in Autumn
(2006)
Lucifer et moi
(2009)
Self
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
(2011)
Self
Chantrapas
(2011)
French Producer
Carrière, 250 Meters
(2011)
Self
Le Havre
(2011)
Dr. Becker
Winter Song
(2015)
Marquis-Clochard
The Clown
(2016)
Self
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind 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