Paul Meurisse
Biography
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.…
Filmography
Destitute Mary
1945 · 10.0
Je suis un mouchard
1953 · 10.0
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic
1946 · 10.0
Love Marriage
1942 · 10.0
Ne bougez plus !
1941 · 9.0
Maria of the End of the World
1951 · 9.0
Sergil et le dictateur
1948 · 8.0
The Contessa's Secret
1954 · 8.0
The Red Angel
1949 · 8.0
Army of Shadows
1969 · 7.9
Diabolique
1955 · 7.9
L'assassin connaît la musique...
1963 · 7.8
Crooks in Clover
1963 · 7.7
Le Deuxième Souffle
1966 · 7.7
The Truth
1960 · 7.6
The Majordomo
1965 · 7.5
Marie-Octobre
1959 · 7.3
Vingt-quatre heures de perm'
1945 · 7.0
Inspector Sergil
1947 · 7.0
Fortune carrée
1955 · 7.0
Serenade to the Executioner
1951 · 7.0
Head Against the Wall
1959 · 6.8
The Affair of the Poisons
1955 · 6.8
When the Pheasants Pass
1965 · 6.7
The Big Swag
1965 · 6.6
Easy Down There!
1971 · 6.5
Forbidden to Love
1942 · 6.5
Colonel Durand
1948 · 6.5
Be Careful Ladies
1963 · 6.5
Picnic on the Grass
1959 · 6.3
Agnes of Nothing
1950 · 6.3
Last Hour, Special Edition
1949 · 6.3
Guinguette
1959 · 6.3
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
1963 · 6.2
The Gypsy
1975 · 6.2
Not Delivered
1958 · 6.2
The Eleven O'Clock Woman
1948 · 6.2
Back Streets of Paris
1946 · 6.2
The Game of Truth
1961 · 6.2
The Black Monocle
1961 · 6.1
Until the Last One
1957 · 6.0
Me and the Forty Year Old Man
1965 · 6.0
The Eye of the Monocle
1962 · 6.0
The Voracious Ones
1973 · 6.0
Seventh Heaven
1958 · 5.9
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971 · 5.9
Le Dessous des cartes
1948 · 5.9
Montmartre on the Seine
1941 · 5.8
Impasse of Two Angels
1948 · 5.6
The Suspects
1974 · 5.4
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
1964 · 5.2
Les Violents
1958 · 5.2
The Education in Love of Valentin
1976 · 5.1
Monsieur chasse
1947 · 5.0
Sergil Among the Girls
1952 · 5.0
Scandal
1948 · 5.0
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960 · 4.9
Bells Without Joy
1962 · 4.8
Bethsabée
1947 · 4.6
My Wife Is Formidable
1951 · 4.5
The New Aristrocrats
1961 · 4.5
The Wolf Farm
1943 · 4.3
Congress of Love
1966 · 4.0
The Inspector Likes a Fight
1957 · 4.0