Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Known for Acting · 191 credits

Born
1916-01-11
Died
1989-03-29
Place of birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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

TV Shows (5)

Movies (186)

Femmes Fatales
Movie

Femmes Fatales

1976

as Father Émile

My Friends Act III
Movie

My Friends Act III

1985

as Sig. Lenzi

Les Misérables
Movie

Les Misérables

1958

as Javert father / Javert son

Jenny Lamour
Movie

Jenny Lamour

1947

as Maurice Martineau

My Friends
Movie

My Friends

1975

as Righi Niccolò

Jo
Movie

Jo

1971

as Inspecteur Ducros

Buffet Froid
Movie

Buffet Froid

1979

as Inspecteur Morvandieu

Crooks in Clover
Movie

Crooks in Clover

1963

as Raoul Volfoni

The Restaurant
Movie

The Restaurant

1966

as Le commissaire divisionnaire

Paganini
Movie

Paganini

1990

as Pater Caffarelli

Black Dossier
Movie

Black Dossier

1955

as Le commissaire Noblet

Passion of Love
Movie

Passion of Love

1981

as Major

The Great War
Movie

The Great War

1959

as Capitano Castelli

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Movie

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972

as Colonel Bernard Milan

Casanova '70
Movie

Casanova '70

1965

as Il commissario (non accreditato)

Matrimonial Agency
Movie

Matrimonial Agency

1952

as Noël Pailleret

The Possessed
Movie

The Possessed

1988

as Governor

Chinese In Paris
Movie

Chinese In Paris

1974

as Le Président de la République

Nights of Boccaccio
Movie

Nights of Boccaccio

1972

as Dr. Mazzeo

Marie-Octobre
Movie

Marie-Octobre

1959

as Julien Simoneau

The Hunchback
Movie

The Hunchback

1960

as Feldwebel

Serie Noire
Movie

Serie Noire

1979

as Staplin

The Stranger
Movie

The Stranger

1967

as Defense Counsel

Sans famille
Movie

Sans famille

1958

as Renato Garofoli

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
Movie

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

1965

as Charles Labergerie, le tenancier de la maison close (sketch “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)

The Magnificent Cuckold
Movie

The Magnificent Cuckold

1964

as Mariotti

The Gambler
Movie

The Gambler

1958

as General Zagoriensky

There's Always a Price Tag
Movie

There's Always a Price Tag

1957

as Commissioner Plantavin

Pétrole ! Pétrole !
Movie

Pétrole ! Pétrole !

1981

as Emir Abdullah

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Movie

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

1971

as Monsieur K.

Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...
Movie

Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...

1971

as Persicelli

The Hussars
Movie

The Hussars

1955

as le brigadier Le Gouce

Idiot in Paris
Movie

Idiot in Paris

1967

as Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance

Chance at Love
Movie

Chance at Love

1964

as Camille (segment "Une chance explosive")

The Counterfeiters of Paris
Movie

The Counterfeiters of Paris

1961

as Charles Lepicard

The Cat
Movie

The Cat

1958

as Debrun

The Organizer
Movie

The Organizer

1963

as Martinetti

Final Accord
Movie

Final Accord

1938

as Mérot

High Infidelity
Movie

High Infidelity

1964

as Sergio

Follow That Man
Movie

Follow That Man

1953

as Commissioner François Basquier

Nailcruncher
Movie

Nailcruncher

1988

as Saltiel

Homo Eroticus
Movie

Homo Eroticus

1971

as Dr. Mezzini

The Restroom Robbery
Movie

The Restroom Robbery

1975

as Phano

Daybreak
Movie

Daybreak

1939

as Gaston

Lost Souvenirs
Movie

Lost Souvenirs

1950

as Police officer Raoul (segment "Le violon")

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
Movie

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

1970

as Liethard

The Curtain Rises
Movie

The Curtain Rises

1938

as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire

The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
Movie

The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal

1985

as Anselmo Paleari

Voltati Eugenio
Movie

Voltati Eugenio

1980

as Grandfather Eugenio

Twist Again in Moscow
Movie

Twist Again in Moscow

1986

as Alexei

Hôtel du Nord
Movie

Hôtel du Nord

1938

as Prosper

I picari
Movie

I picari

1987

as The exploiter of prostitutes

The Body of My Enemy
Movie

The Body of My Enemy

1976

as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard

The Magnificent Tramp
Movie

The Magnificent Tramp

1959

as M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café

The Great Spy Chase
Movie

The Great Spy Chase

1964

as Eusebio Cafarelli

My Uncle Benjamin
Movie

My Uncle Benjamin

1969

as Marquis de Cambyse

Killer
Movie

Killer

1972

as François Tellier, director of the PJ

Distracted
Movie

Distracted

1970

as Guiton

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
Movie

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

1972

as Commissioner Camille Bistingo

Messieurs Ludovic
Movie

Messieurs Ludovic

1946

as Ludovic Seguin

Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?
Movie

Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?

1968

as Ubaldo Palmarini

The Possessors
Movie

The Possessors

1958

as Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël

Let's Hope It's a Girl
Movie

Let's Hope It's a Girl

1986

as Uncle Gugo

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
Movie

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese

1968

as Charles aka 'Le Téméraire '

The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
Movie

The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock

1942

as André Bertod

A Matter of Honor
Movie

A Matter of Honor

1966

as Don Leandro Sanna

Germinal
Movie

Germinal

1963

as Hennebeau

Troubleshooters
Movie

Troubleshooters

1971

as Commissaire Caillaud

Feu la mère de Madame
Movie

Feu la mère de Madame

1978

as Lucien

The Woman I Loved the Most
Movie

The Woman I Loved the Most

1942

as Funeral home employee

The Black Monocle
Movie

The Black Monocle

1961

as Commissaire Tournemire

The Seventh Juror
Movie

The Seventh Juror

1962

as Grégoire Duval pharmacien

...And Suddenly It's Murder!
Movie

...And Suddenly It's Murder!

1960

as Commissario Polizia

Catch Me a Spy
Movie

Catch Me a Spy

1971

as Webb

I Am with You
Movie

I Am with You

1943

as Robert Nattier

The Secrets of the Bed
Movie

The Secrets of the Bed

1954

as Emile Bergeret (segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")

Quick Trial
Movie

Quick Trial

1974

as Il giudice

Mathias Sandorf
Movie

Mathias Sandorf

1963

as Toronthal

Coplan Saves His Skin
Movie

Coplan Saves His Skin

1968

as Marscar

Without Leaving an Address
Movie

Without Leaving an Address

1951

as Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat

Greed in the Sun
Movie

Greed in the Sun

1964

as Mitch-Mitch

Whims
Movie

Whims

1942

as Marcel

Golden Night
Movie

Golden Night

1976

as Commissaire Pidoux

I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
Movie

I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything

1973

as Gastié-le-Roy père

The Magnificent Adventurer
Movie

The Magnificent Adventurer

1963

as Clemente VII

Who Killed Santa Claus?
Movie

Who Killed Santa Claus?

1941

as Officer from the Gendarmerie

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Movie

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

2017

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
Movie

Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

1961

as Sully

Dedee
Movie

Dedee

1948

as "Monsieur", le patron du bar à entraîneuses

The Green Dress
Movie

The Green Dress

1937

as Le fils Pinchet

Hitch-Hike
Movie

Hitch-Hike

1962

as Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv

Seduction Of The South
Movie

Seduction Of The South

1961

as Colonelo Breviglieri

L'École des femmes
Movie

L'École des femmes

1973

as Arnolphe

Crime and Punishment
Movie

Crime and Punishment

1956

as Antoine Monestier

Madman at War
Movie

Madman at War

1985

as Belucci

Loose in the Trigger
Movie

Loose in the Trigger

1967

as Nicolas Pappas

The Bonnadieu House
Movie

The Bonnadieu House

1951

as Félix Bonnadieu

If I Were a Spy
Movie

If I Were a Spy

1967

as le Docteur Lefèvre

Farandole
Movie

Farandole

1945

as Sylvestre

Man to Men
Movie

Man to Men

1948

as Edmond Coquillot

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous
Movie

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

1973

as Adrien Colbard

Women and War
Movie

Women and War

1961

as le docteur Leproux, maire du village

The Stream
Movie

The Stream

1938

as Taxi driver (uncredited)

I Hate Actors
Movie

I Hate Actors

1986

as Jerome B. Cobb

Cher Victor
Movie

Cher Victor

1975

as Anselme Maillard

L'Âge d'or de la pub
Movie

L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Taste of Life
Movie

Taste of Life

1988

as Giuseppe Mondardini

When a Woman Meddles
Movie

When a Woman Meddles

1957

as Félix Seguin

The Phoney
Movie

The Phoney

1975

as Maxime

Clockface Cafe
Movie

Clockface Cafe

1947

as Julien Couturier

Operation Gold Ingot
Movie

Operation Gold Ingot

1962

Grisou
Movie

Grisou

1938

as le fils Mélée

Domino
Movie

Domino

1943

as Crémone

Revelation
Movie

Revelation

1955

as Don Lorenzo

Return to Life
Movie

Return to Life

1949

as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")

Fantastic Night
Movie

Fantastic Night

1942

as Lucien

Bloody Murder
Movie

Bloody Murder

1974

as Le commissaire Moureu

The Spice of Life
Movie

The Spice of Life

1948

as L'importuné

Male Hunt
Movie

Male Hunt

1964

as M. Heurtin

The Elders of Saint-Loup
Movie

The Elders of Saint-Loup

1950

as Jean Laclaux, ruined banker

About Bernard Blier

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 B… With 191 credits spanning from 1937 to 2023, Bernard Blier has appeared in 186 films and 5 TV shows.

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