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The Train (1964) -- A French railway inspector goes up against the Nazis in order to prevent a trainload of France's most treasured paintings from being stolen.
La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928) -- A chronicle of the trial of Jeanne d'Arc on charges of heresy, and the efforts of her ecclesiastical jurists to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.
La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928) -- MyMovieScripts.com - Trailer (Flash)
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Overview

Date of Birth:

9 April 1895, Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland more

Date of Death:

30 May 1975, Bry-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France more

Contact:

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Mini Biography:

The son of a sausage-maker, Michel Simon was conscripted into the Swiss... more

Trivia:

Denounced as Jewish, his photo was on view at the anti-Semite exhibition... more

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Up 14% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

2 wins more

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. L'Ibis rouge (1975)   Zizi 1975 - 6.2 (70)
AKAs:
  • The Red Ibis (International: English title)
- 2. Le boucher, la star et l'orpheline (1975)   L'érotologue 1975 - 7.2 (12)
AKAs:
  • The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan (International: English title)
  • The Star, the Orphan, and the Butcher (International: English title)
- 3. La più bella serata della mia vita (1972)   Attorney Zorn 1972 - 7.2 (118)
AKAs:
  • La plus belle soirée de ma vie (France)
  • The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
- 4. Blanche (1971) Master 1971 - 7.3 (118)
- 5. La maison (1970)   Louis Compiegne 1970 - 6.1 (20)
AKAs:
  • The House (International: English title)
- 6. Contestazione generale (1970)   Cavazza 1970 - 6.2 (28)
AKAs:
  • Let's Have a Riot (International: English title)
- 7. Le vieil homme et l'enfant (1967)   Pepe 1967 - 7.9 (549)
AKAs:
  • Claude
  • The Old Man and the Boy
  • The Two of Us (USA)
- 8. Ce sacré grand-père (1967)   Grandfather Jericho 1967 - 5.8 (13)
AKAs:
  • The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (USA)
- 9. Deux heures à tuer (1966)   L'employé de la consigne 1966 - 5.0 (6)
AKAs:
  • Een sadist in de nacht (Belgium: Flemish title)
  • Two Hours to Kill (International: English title)
- 10. Ecce Homo (1965) (voice) Récitant/Narrator 1965 - -
- 11. Cyrano et d'Artagnan (1964)   Le Grognard 1964 - 6.3 (80)
AKAs:
  • Cyrano e d'Artagnan (Italy)
  • Cyrano et d'Artagnan (France)
  • Cyrano y d'Artagnan (Spain)
- 12. The Train (1964)   Papa Boule 1964 - 7.9 (4,234)
AKAs:
  • Il treno (Italy)
  • John Frankenheimer's The Train (USA: complete title)
  • Le train (France)
- 13. Steinlein (1964) (voice) Récitant/Narrator 1964 - -
- 14. Le diable et les dix commandements (1962)   Jérôme Chambard (segments "Dieu en vain ne jureras"/"Les Dimanches tu garderas") 1962 - 6.8 (238)
AKAs:
  • Devil and the Ten Commandments (UK)
  • Le diable et les 10 commandements (France: poster title)
  • Le tentazioni quotidiane (Italy)
  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments (USA)
- 15. Le bateau d'Émile (1962)   Charles-Edmond Larmentiel 1962 - 6.1 (59)
AKAs:
  • Emile's Boat (International: English title)
  • Le homard flambé (France)
  • Letto fortuna e femmine (Italy)
- 16. Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle (1960)   Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve 1960 - 6.6 (41)
AKAs:
  • Candide (France: alternative title) (USA)
- 17. Austerlitz (1960)   Alboise 1960 - 5.7 (205)
AKAs:
  • La battaglia di Austerlitz (Italy)
  • Napoleone ad Austerlitz (Italy)
  • The Battle of Austerlitz (USA)
- 18. Mon ami Lazlo (1960)   1960 - -
AKAs:
  • My Friend Lazlo (International: English title)
- 19. Pierrot la tendresse (1960)   Pierrot 1960 - -
AKAs:
  • Pete the Tender (International: English title)
- 20. Die Nackte und der Satan (1959)   Professor Dr. Abel 1959 - 5.1 (149)
AKAs:
  • A Head for the Devil
  • Des Satans nackte Sklavin (West Germany: new title)
  • The Head (USA)
  • The Screaming Head
- 21. Es geschah am hellichten Tag (1958)   Jacquier 1958 - 8.0 (1,538)
AKAs:
  • El cebo (Spain)
  • It Happened in Broad Daylight (USA)
- 22. Un certain Monsieur Jo (1958) Joseph 'Jo' Guardini 1958 - 5.0 (7)
- 23. Les 3 font la paire (1957)   Commissaire Bernard 1957 - 6.3 (26)
AKAs:
  • Three Make a Pair (International: English title: informal literal title)
- 24. La joyeuse prison (1956) Benoit - le surveillant-chef 1956 - -
- 25. Mémoires d'un flic (1956)   Commissaire Henri Dominique 1956 - 6.2 (12)
AKAs:
  • Memories of a Cop (International: English title)
- 26. L'impossible Monsieur Pipelet (1955)   Maurice Martin 1955 - 5.7 (33)
AKAs:
  • The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (International: English title)
- 27. Par ordre du tsar (1954)   Prince de Sayn-Wittgenstein 1954 - -
AKAs:
  • At the Order of the Czar (International: English title)
- 28. Ungarische Rhapsodie (1954)   General von Sayn-Wittgenstein 1954 - -
AKAs:
  • Franz Liszts große Liebe (West Germany)
  • Hungarian Rhapsody (International: English title)
  • Les cloches n'ont pas sonné (France)
- 29. Tempi nostri (1954)   The professor 1954 - 4.8 (23)
AKAs:
  • A Slice of Life (UK)
  • Quelques pas dans la vie (France)
  • The Anatomy of Love (USA)
  • Zibaldone N. 2 (Italy: alternative title)
- 30. L'étrange désir de Monsieur Bard (1954)   Auguste Bard 1954 - 6.6 (29)
AKAs:
  • Strange Desire of Mr. Bard (International: English title)
- 31. Saadia (1953) Bou Rezza 1953 - 4.2 (24)
- 32. Femmes de Paris (1953)   Professeur Charles Buisson 1953 - 6.4 (13)
AKAs:
  • Women of Paris (UK)
- 33. La vie d'un honnête homme (1953)   Albert Ménard-Lacoste/Alain Ménard-Lacoste 1953 - 6.9 (54)
AKAs:
  • The Virtuous Scoundrel
- 34. Le marchand de Venise (1953)   Shylock 1953 - -
AKAs:
  • Il mercante di Venezia (Italy)
  • The Merchant of Venice (International: English title: literal title)
- 35. Le chemin de Damas (1952) Caïphe 1952 - -
- 36. Le rideau rouge (1952)   Bertal / Banquo 1952 - 6.1 (6)
AKAs:
  • Ce soir on joue Macbeth (France: alternative title)
  • Crimson Curtain (International: English title)
  • Les rois d'une nuit
- 37. Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee (1952)   Bürgermeister (french version) 1952 - -
AKAs:
  • Das Mädchen mit der Peitsche (West Germany)
  • Das Mädchen vom Bergsee (West Germany)
  • Die Jungfrau mit der Peitsche (Switzerland: Swiss German title)
- 38. La fille au fouet (1952)   Le tuteur d'Angelina 1952 - -
AKAs:
  • Girl with the Whip (International: English title)
- 39. Brelan d'as (1952)   Commissaire Jules Maigret (segment "Les témoignages d'un enfant de choeur") 1952 - -
AKAs:
  • Full House (International: English title)
- 40. Monsieur Taxi (1952) Pierre Verger (Monsieur Taxi) 1952 - 6.4 (40)
- 41. La poison (1951)   Paul Louis Victor Braconnier 1951 - 8.0 (180)
AKAs:
  • Poison (USA)
- 42. Le due verità (1951)   Cidoni 1951 - 5.9 (9)
AKAs:
  • Les deux vérités (France)
  • The Temptress (USA)
  • The Two Truths (International: English title: informal literal English title)
- 43. La cité du midi (1951) (voice) Récitant/Narrator 1951 - -
- 44. La beauté du diable (1950)   Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust 1950 - 7.7 (388)
AKAs:
  • Beauty and the Devil (UK) (USA)
  • Beauty and the Beast (UK)
  • La bellezza del diavolo (Italy)
  • The Beauty of the Devil
- 45. Fabiola (1949)   Fabio 1949 - 7.3 (48)
AKAs:
  • Fabiola (USA)
  • The Fighting Gladiator (UK)
- 46. La carcasse et le tord-cou (1948) Le tord-cou 1948 - -
- 47. Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947) Alcide Garonne - Le passeur-braconnier 1947 - 8.3 (9)
- 48. Non coupable (1947)   Docteur Michel Ancelin 1947 - 8.7 (40)
AKAs:
  • Not Guilty
- 49. La taverne du poisson couronné (1947)   Capitaine Palmer 1947 - 4.0 (7)
AKAs:
  • Au poisson couronné (France: alternative title)
- 50. Panique (1947)   M. Hire 1947 - 7.9 (195)
AKAs:
  • Panic (USA)
- 51. ...Un ami viendra ce soir... (1946)   Michel Lemaret 1946 - 6.9 (23)
AKAs:
  • A Friend Will Come Tonight (USA)
- 52. Vautrin (1944)   Vautrin 1944 - 6.1 (8)
AKAs:
  • Vautrin the Thief (USA)
- 53. Au bonheur des dames (1943)   Baudu 1943 - 6.6 (45)
AKAs:
  • Shop Girls of Paris (USA)
- 54. Una signora dell'ovest (1942)   Butler / Carras 1942 - -
AKAs:
  • Girl of the Golden West (International: English title)
- 55. Il re si diverte (1941)   Rigoletto 1941 - 7.6 (6)
AKAs:
  • The King's Jester (USA)
- 56. Tosca (1941)   Il barone Scarpia 1941 - 5.0 (23)
AKAs:
  • The Story of Tosca (International: English title)
- 57. La comédie du bonheur (1940)   Monsieur Jourdain 1940 - 6.7 (14)
AKAs:
  • La locomotive du bonheur (France)
- 58. Ecco la felicità (1940) Giambattista Giordano 1940 - -
- 59. Les musiciens du ciel (1940) Le capitaine Simon 1940 - 6.8 (8)
- 60. Paris New-York (1940) L'inspecteur Boucheron 1940 - 5.7 (30)
- 61. Cavalcade d'amour (1940)   Diogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & Lacouret 1940 - 5.8 (16)
AKAs:
  • Love Cavalcade (International: English title)
- 62. Circonstances atténuantes (1939)   M. Gaetan Le Sentencier, 'La Sentence' 1939 - 7.6 (58)
AKAs:
  • Extenuating Circumstances
- 63. Fric-Frac (1939) Jo 1939 - 7.1 (116)
- 64. Le dernier tournant (1939)   Nick Marino 1939 - 7.0 (39)
AKAs:
  • The Last Turn
- 65. Derrière la façade (1939)   Picking 1939 - 6.8 (45)
AKAs:
  • 32 Rue de Montmartre (France: reissue title)
- 66. La fin du jour (1939)   Cabrissade 1939 - 8.0 (137)
AKAs:
  • The End of a Day
  • The End of the Day (USA: informal English title)
- 67. Eusèbe député (1939) Eusèbe Bonbonneau 1939 - -
- 68. Noix de coco (1939)   Josserand 1939 - 6.3 (10)
AKAs:
  • Cocoanut (International: English title)
- 69. Le ruisseau (1938)   Comte Edouard de Bourgogne dit 'L'Escargot' 1938 - 3.6 (5)
AKAs:
  • The Stream (International: English title)
- 70. Les nouveaux riches (1938) Martinet 1938 - 6.1 (5)
- 71. Le quai des brumes (1938)   Zabel 1938 - 7.7 (2,401)
AKAs:
  • Port of Shadows (USA)
- 72. Les disparus de Saint-Agil (1938)   Lemel, prof. de dessin 1938 - 7.4 (203)
AKAs:
  • Boys' School (International: English title)
- 73. La chaleur du sein (1938)   Michel Quercy 1938 - 5.9 (17)
AKAs:
  • Mother Love (International: English title)
- 74. Belle étoile (1938) Léon 1938 - -
- 75. Le règne de l'esprit malin (1938)   Luc 1938 - -
AKAs:
  • Friede den Hütten (Switzerland: German title)
- 76. Naples au baiser de feu (1937)   Michel 1937 - 5.8 (20)
AKAs:
  • The Kiss of Fire (USA)
- 77. Drôle de drame ou L'étrange aventure du Docteur Molyneux (1937)   Irwin Molyneux, alias Felix Chapel 1937 - 7.9 (665)
AKAs:
  • Bizarre, Bizarre (USA)
  • Drôle de drame (France: short title)
  • Funny Drama or The Strange Adventures of Doctor Molyneaux (International: English title: literal title)
- 78. La bataille silencieuse (1937)   Sauvin 1937 - -
AKAs:
  • Le poisson chinois (France: alternative title)
- 79. Boulot aviateur (1937)   Baron Gobèche 1937 - -
AKAs:
  • Fripons, voleurs et cie (France: reissue title)
- 80. Le choc en retour (1937) Laverdac 1937 - -
- 81. Mirages (1937)   Michel 1937 - -
AKAs:
  • Mirages de Paris (France: alternative title)
  • Si tu m'aimes (France: alternative title)
- 82. Faisons un rêve... (1936)   Un invité (prologue) 1936 - 7.2 (78)
AKAs:
  • Let Us Do a Dream (International: English title)
- 83. Les jumeaux de Brighton (1936) Labrosse 1936 - 5.9 (8)
- 84. Le mort en fuite (1936) Achille Baluchet 1936 - 6.6 (39)
- 85. Sous les yeux d'occident (1936)   Lespara 1936 - 6.2 (13)
AKAs:
  • Razumov (France: alternative title)
- 86. Jeunes filles de Paris (1936) Baron de Beaupoil and his brother 1936 - -
- 87. Moutonnet (1936) Frècheville 1936 - -
- 88. Le bébé de l'escadron (1935) Perrot-Joly 1935 - -
- 89. Amants et voleurs (1935)   Doizeau 1935 - 6.2 (24)
AKAs:
  • Lovers and Thieves (International: English title: literal title)
- 90. Le bonheur (1934/I) Noël Malpiaz 1934 - 6.7 (34)
- 91. L'atalante (1934)   Le père Jules 1934 - 8.0 (3,863)
AKAs:
  • Le chaland qui passe
- 92. Lac aux dames (1934)   Oscar Lyssenhop 1934 - 6.3 (17)
AKAs:
  • Ladies Lake (USA)
- 93. Adémaï au moyen âge (1934) Lord Pickwickdam 1934 - -
- 94. Du haut en bas (1933)   M. Bodeletz 1933 - 8.0 (8)
AKAs:
  • From Top to Bottom (International: English title: literal title)
  • High and Low (International: English title)
- 95. Léopold le bien-aimé (1933) M. Ponce 1933 - -
- 96. Miquette et sa mère (1933) Monchablon 1933 - -
- 97. Boudu sauvé des eaux (1932)   Priape Boudu 1932 - 7.7 (1,526)
AKAs:
  • Boudu Saved from Drowning (USA)
- 98. Baleydier (1932) Baleydier 1932 - -
- 99. La chienne (1931)   Maurice Legrand 1931 - 8.0 (847)
AKAs:
  • Isn't Life a Bitch? (International: English title: promotional title)
  • The Bitch (International: English title)
- 100. On purge bébé (1931) Chouilloux 1931 - 6.4 (60)
- 101. Jean de la Lune (1931) Clo-Clo 1931 - 6.9 (8)
- 102. L'enfant de l'amour (1930)   Lorédan 1930 - -
AKAs:
  • Illegitimate Child (International: English title)
- 103. Pivoine (1929) 1929 - -
- 104. Tire au flanc (1928)   Joseph Turlot, le domestique 1928 - 6.1 (76)
AKAs:
  • The Sad Sack (International: English title)
- 105. La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928)   Jean Lemaître 1928 - 8.1 (9,733)
AKAs:
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc (USA)
- 106. Casanova (1927)   Sbire 1927 - 7.7 (53)
AKAs:
  • Prince of Adventurers (International: English title: subtitle)
  • The Loves of Casanova (International: English title)
- 107. Feu Mathias Pascal (1926)   Jérôme Pomino 1926 - 6.6 (30)
AKAs:
  • The Late Mathias Pascal (International: English title: literal title)
  • The Living Dead Man (International: English title)
- 108. L'inconnue des six jours (1926) Le valet de chambre 1926 - -
- 109. La vocation d'André Carel (1925)   Gaston Lebeau 1925 - 5.7 (21)
AKAs:
  • The Vocation of André Carel (USA)
- 110. La galerie des monstres (1924)   1924 - -
AKAs:
  • Gallery of Monsters (International: English title: informal literal title)
  • La barraca de los monstruos (Spain)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991 (1994) (V) (performer: "L'herbe tendre") 1994 - 6.7 (29)
- 2. Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947) (performer: "Boire un petit coup, c'est agréable") 1947 - 8.3 (9)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Il re si diverte (1941)   (adaptation) (screenplay) 1941 - 7.6 (6)
AKAs:
  • The King's Jester (USA)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Boudu sauvé des eaux (1932)   (producer) (uncredited) 1932 - 7.7 (1,526)
AKAs:
  • Boudu Saved from Drowning (USA)
Self
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- 1. "Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait" (1974) Himself 1974 - 6.6 (7)
- 2. "Tid til at leve" (1974) Himself 1974 - -
- 3. Bienvenue à Michel Simon (1973) (TV) Himself 1973 - -
- 4. "Cinéastes de notre temps" (1964)   Himself (4 episodes, 1964-1969) 1969 - 7.4 (19)
- 5. "Tilt" (1966)   Himself (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - -
1 TV episode:
- 6. "Cinépanorama" (1956)   Himself (2 episodes, 1960-1965) 1965 - 6.2 (13)
2 TV episodes:
- 7. Michel Simon (1964) Himself 1964 - -
- 8. Il mondo di notte numero 3 (1963)   1963 - 5.9 (37)
AKAs:
  • Ecco (USA)
  • This Shocking World (UK)
- 9. Voeux à tous vents (1961) (TV) Himself 1961 - -
- 10. "Discorama" (1957)   Himself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - -
1 TV episode:
- 11. Simenon (1959) Himself 1959 - -
- 12. Hôtel des Invalides (1952) (voice) Récitant/Narrator 1952 - 8.1 (23)
- 13. Vedettes sans maquillage (1951) Himself 1951 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. "L'hebdo cinéma"  
1 TV episode:
- 2. "Les grands du rire"  
1 TV episode:
- 3. Grock: King of Clowns (2003) (TV) Himself
- 4. Citizen Langlois (1994) Himself
- 5. De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991 (1994) (V) (segment "L'herbe tendre")
- 6. "Fuori orario. Cose (mai) viste" (1988)
- 7. Carné, l'homme à la caméra (1985) Himself

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