Michel Subor

Michel Subor

1935-02-02 – 2022-01-17 (age 86) Paris, France
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Biography

Michel Subor (born Mischa Subotzki; February 2 1935 - January 17 2022) was a French actor who gained fame playing the lover of Brigitte Bardot's character in La Bride sur le Cou (1961). In Hollywood Subor starred in Clive Donner's What's New, Pussycat? (as lover Philippe) and in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (as Claude Jade's husband, the journalist François Picard). His most important role was his Bruno Forestier in Jean-Luc Godard's Le Petit Soldat, beside Anna Karina. He had a comeback in 1999 in Claire Denis's Beau Travail. His most recent movie was Claire Denis' Bastards in 2013.

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Known For

The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal

1973

as OAS Terrorist in Car

Beau Travail
Beau Travail

2000

as Commander Bruno Forestier

Topaz
Topaz

1969

as François Picard

Fidelity
Fidelity

2000

as Rupert MacRoi

What's New Pussycat?
What's New Pussycat?

1965

as Philippe

The French Revolution
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim

1962

as Récitant / Narrator (voix)

Godard Mon Amour
Godard Mon Amour

2017

as Narrator #4 (voice)

White Material
White Material

2010

as Henri Vial

Le Petit Soldat
Le Petit Soldat

1963

as Bruno Forestier

Bastards
Bastards

2013

as Edouard Laporte

The Accuser
The Accuser

1977

as Brignon

The Intruder
The Intruder

2005

as Louis Trebor

Please, Not Now!
Please, Not Now!

1961

as Alain Varnier

Sunday Encounter
Sunday Encounter

1958

as Un élève du cours (uncredited)

Sang titre
Sang titre

2025

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Sewers of Paradise
The Sewers of Paradise

1979

as Biki le Targuy

Frou-Frou
Frou-Frou

1955

as Le jeune homme au restaurant (uncredited)

The Bardot mystery