Michel Bouquet
Biography
Michel Bouquet was an actor who began on the stage and later worked in film and television. Born in Paris in 1925, he decided to act after watching Maurice Escande perform; Escande brought him to a stage class, and he later trained at the Paris Conservatoire. His early stage roles included Damis in Tartuffe and Robespierre in Danton, and he appeared in Albert Camus's Caligula. He made his screen debut in Criminal Brigade and soon had roles in Monsieur Vincent and Pattes blanches. Claude Chabrol cast him in The Unfaithful Wife (1969), and he also worked for François Truffaut on The Bride Wore Black (1968). Other films included Borsalino (1970), Two Men in Town (1973), and Cop au Vin (1985), while Les Misérables (1982) gave him the part of Inspector Javert. He won the European Film Award for Toto the Hero (1991) and a César for How I Killed My Father (2001). He died in 2022.
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 48 years1964 to 2012
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Claude Chabrol directed three of these films. Gérard Depardieu appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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All films by Claude Chabrol
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- Jean-Marie ArnouxCop au Vin (1985) and The Unfaithful Wife (1969)
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