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

My Friends
My Friends

1975

as Righi Niccolò

Femmes Fatales
Femmes Fatales

1976

as Father Émile

Passion of Love
Passion of Love

1981

as Major

The Cheat
The Cheat

1949

as Robert

The Magnificent Tramp
The Magnificent Tramp

1959

as M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café

Feu la mère de Madame
Les Misérables
Les Misérables

1958

as Javert father / Javert son

Jo
Jo

1971

as Inspecteur Ducros

The Great Spy Chase
The Great Spy Chase

1964

as Eusebio Cafarelli

My Friends Act III
My Friends Act III

1985

as Sig. Lenzi

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

1972

as Colonel Bernard Milan

The Restaurant
The Restaurant

1966

as Le commissaire divisionnaire

The Possessed
The Possessed

1988

as Governor

The Great War
The Great War

1959

as Capitano Castelli

High Infidelity
High Infidelity

1964

as Sergio

Seduction Of The South
Seduction Of The South

1961

as Colonelo Breviglieri

Marriage Episodes
Marriage Episodes

1954

as la mari d'Aglaé

Before the Deluge
Before the Deluge

1954

as Marcel Noblet

I picari
I picari

1987

as The exploiter of prostitutes

Do or Die!
Do or Die!

1960

as Lenzi