Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

1916-01-11 – 1989-03-29 (age 73) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Biography

Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He proved to be one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas. He often worked in Italian films, particularly in the last decade of his life.

He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, was posted at the time. He is the father of director Bertrand Blier, and appeared in a number of his son's films, most notably Buffet froid (1979). He was awarded an Honorary César (the French Oscar) in 1989, a month before he died.

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Known For

Passion of Love
Passion of Love

1981

as Major

Alone in the Night
Alone in the Night

1945

as Inspector Pascal

My Friends Act III
My Friends Act III

1985

as Sig. Lenzi

My Friends
My Friends

1975

as Righi Niccolò

Les Misérables
Les Misérables

1958

as Javert father / Javert son

Black Dossier
Black Dossier

1955

as Le commissaire Noblet

Homo Eroticus
Homo Eroticus

1971

as Dr. Mezzini

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972

as Colonel Bernard Milan

Paganini
Paganini

1990

as Pater Caffarelli

The Restaurant
The Restaurant

1966

as Le commissaire divisionnaire

Femmes Fatales
Femmes Fatales

1976

as Father Émile

The Great War
The Great War

1959

as Capitano Castelli

The Stranger
The Stranger

1967

as Defense Counsel

Jo
Jo

1971

as Inspecteur Ducros

The Possessed
The Possessed

1988

as Governor

The Magnificent Cuckold
The Magnificent Cuckold

1964

as Mariotti

High Infidelity
High Infidelity

1964

as Sergio

The Counterfeiters of Paris
The Counterfeiters of Paris

1961

as Charles Lepicard

Buffet Froid
Buffet Froid

1979

as Inspecteur Morvandieu

L'Âge d'or de la pub
L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023

as Self (archive footage)