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Michel Piccoli

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Actor | * 12/27/1925 († 94, 05/12/2020) | Paris (France)
Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character Actors of his generation who played a wide variety of roles and worked with many acclaimed directors, being awarded with a Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival and a Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival. ()

Michel Piccoli (1925-2020) was a French actor. He was born in Paris to a musical family; his mother was a pianist and his father a violinist. He appeared in many different roles, from seducer to cop to gangster, in more than 170 movies. Piccoli worked with Jean Renoir, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Lelouch, Jacques Demy, Claude Sautet, Louis Malle, Agnès Varda, Leos Carax, Luis Buñuel, Costa-Gavras, Alfred Hitchcock, Marco Ferreri, Jacques Rivette, Otar Iosseliani and Jacques Doillon. He was married three times, first to Éléonore Hirt, then for eleven years to the singer Juliette Gréco and finally to Ludivine Clerc. He had one daughter from his first marriage, Anne-Cordélia. Piccoli was politically active on the left, and is vocally opposed to the Front National.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to see him. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, call on a re ...

We Have a Pope

FSK: 0+ years

2011 | 3.4/5 | 1h 42min
Drama, Comedy
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A trucker, an accountant, a former plumber hospitalised after a suicide attempt... Presided over by the accountant, the three families decide to buy a truck, a trucker's dream. The father, practical j ...

Alors voilà,

Certification unknown

1997 | 2.5/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy
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Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive hig ...

Belle de Jour

Certification unknown

1967 | 3.7/5 | 1h 41min
Drama, Romance / Love
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A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems th ...

Contempt

FSK: 16+ years

1963 | 3.6/5 | 1h 43min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Michel Piccoli

Prize for The Best Actor of The Union of Criticism European Film Academy Honorary Award German Film Award for Best Actor Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor Silver Bear for Best Actor Europe Theatre Prize 3x European Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Michel Piccoli as Actor(226)

as Self (archive footage)2023 Godard by Godard
as Agostino (archive footage) (uncredited)2021 Marx Can Wait
as Self (archive footage)2019 Claude Chabrol, the Maverick
as Self (archive footage)2017 Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
as Self (archive footage)2017 Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
as Self - Actor (archive footage)2017 The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
as Narrator2015 Our Lady of Hormones
as Michel2014 The Taste of Blueberries
as Leópold Scheitzer2012 Lines of Wellington
as Le père2012 You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
as Man with the Wine Stain2012 Holy Motors
as Melville2011 We Have a Pope
as himself2010 Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
as himself2010 Ritratto di mio padre
as Maurice Reverdy2009 Le Bel Âge
as himself2009 Once Upon a Time… Contempt
as Spyros2008 The Dust of Time
as Le grand Hou2008 On War
as Nikita Kruschev (segment "Rencontre unique")2007 To Each His Own Cinema
as Marcel2007 Les toits de Paris
as Le roi Lear2007 Le Roi Lear
as Vidame de Pamiers2007 The Duchess of Langeais
as Papa2007 Boxes
as Marie, la mère de Vincent2006 Gardens in Autumn
as Prof. Heschel2006 Magic Mirror
as Henri Husson2006 Belle Toujours
as Narrator2005 Everything's Connected
as acteur qui joue Simon2003 Little Lili
2003 A Real Man
as Harald2003 That Day
as Ferdinand (voice)2003 Raining Cats and Frogs
as himself2002 Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère
as Gilbert Valence2001 I’m Going Home
as as Self2000 Close to Kiarostami
as himself2000 Actors
as Louis2000 Everything's Fine, We're Leaving
as Michel des Assantes1999 París-Tombuctú
as Uncle Tony1999 Libero Burro
as Lord Ariel Chatwick-West1999 Nothing About Robert
as Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis1997 Passion in the Desert
as Georges Didier1997 Genealogies of a Crime
as Cosimo1996 Traveling Companion
as Michel1996 Party
as Mac Bee / frère Mac Bee1996 Tykho Moon
as Prince de Conti1996 Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
as himself1995 The World of Jacques Demy
as himself1995 2 x 50 Years of French Cinema
as Paul Belmont1995 Tödliches Geld
as Simon Cinéma1995 One Hundred and One Nights
as Adam1994 The Emigrant
as Georges Feuvrier1994 The Black Angel
1994 Train de nuit
as Presenter1994 Berau, sur les traces de Joseph Conrad
as Self (archive footage)1993 The Young Girls Turn 25
as Leonard Wilde1993 Archipel
as Paul1993 Rupture(s)
as Henri Toussaint1993 La cavale des fous
as Désiré, l'homosexuel1992 Le bal des casse-pieds
as Chateaubriand (voice)1992 The Supper
as Edouard Frenhofer1992 La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento
as himself1991 Against Oblivion
as Le baron de Leisenbohg1991 The Fate of Baron Leisenbohg
as Mr. Armand1991 The Children Thief
as Marcel Spadice1991 Walking a Tightrope
as Edouard Frenhofer1991 La Belle Noiseuse
as Ernst1990 Martha and I
as Milou1990 May Fools
1989 The Monkey Folk
as L'avocat1988 Un coupable
as Batz1988 Blanc de Chine
as Pierre Willer1988 La ruelle au clair de lune
as Père Jean-Marie1988 How Good the Whites Are
as Damien Malleville1987 La Rumba
as Raoul Bergeron1987 Malady of Love
as Friedrich Hofreiter1987 The Distant Land
as Kassar1987 The Veiled Man
as Pierre1986 The Prude
as Étienne Sembadel1986 My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
as der Tölpel1986 The Nonentity
as Marc1986 Mauvais Sang
as Caffarelli1985 Adieu Bonaparte
as Graham Tombsthay1985 Death in a French Garden
as Simon Lerner1985 Going and Coming Back
as Akiva Liebskind1984 Dangerous Moves
as French Official1984 Success Is the Best Revenge
as Michel Perrin1984 Long Live Life
as Récitant (voice)1984 Le matelot 512
as Benetandi1983 The General of the Dead Army
as Frédéric Mallaire1983 The Prize of Peril
as Mr. Mutti1982 Beyond the Door
as Leonid1982 La Cerisaie
as Jean-Paul Chance1982 Espion, lève-toi
as Michel Boulard1982 Godard's Passion
as Max Baumstein1982 The Passerby
as himself1982 Scénario du film Passion
as José Viss1982 Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
as King Louis XVI1982 The Night of Varennes
as Edmond Leroyer1982 A Room in Town
as Tío Agostino1982 The Eyes, the Mouth
as Bertrand Malair1981 Strange Affair
as Professor1981 Confused Feelings
as Le père1981 The Prodigal Daughter
as Joseph1980 Atlantic City
as Morrand1980 Du crime considéré comme un des beaux-arts.
1980 Der Preis fürs Überleben
as Mauro Ponticelli1980 Leap Into the Void
as Pierre Chazerand1979 The Bit Between the Teeth
as Victor Navarro1979 Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
as Conrad Brukner1978 Little Girl in Blue Velvet
1978 Strauberg ist da
as Orlaville1978 The Savage State
as Grezillo1978 Sugar
as Robert Hansen1978 Fire's Share
as Saint-Rame1977 The Accuser
as Ispettore Marchand1977 Rene the Cane
as Bernard Rougerie1977 Spoiled Children
as Lui1976 One Way or Another
as Etienne1976 F as in Fairbanks
as Michel1976 The Last Woman
as Simon Léotard1976 Mado
as Dr Losseray1975 Seven Deaths by Prescription
as Richard1975 Leonor
as L'enquêteur1975 Weak Spot
as Georges Sarret1974 The Infernal Trio
as Mr. Dellerue (voice)1974 Un amour de pluie
as Le deuxième préfet de police1974 The Phantom of Liberty
1974 The Voyage Into the Whirlpool Has Begun
as Michel1974 Life Size
as Buffalo Bill1974 Don't Touch the White Woman!
as François1974 Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
as Pierre1973 The Woman in Blue
1973 Far West
as Pierre Maury1973 Wedding in Blood
as Michel1973 La Grande Bouffe
as Themroc1973 Themroc
as Colonel Kassar1972 The Assassination
as Narrator (voice)1972 Cesar and Rosalie
as Le Ministre1972 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
as Giorgio's friend1972 Liza
as Padre Amerin1972 The Audience
as Valentin1971 Touch and Go
as Paul Regis1971 Ten Days Wonder
as Max1971 Max and the Junkmen
as Pierre Bérard1970 The Things of Life
as Marcello1970 Invasion
as Glauco1969 Dillinger Is Dead
as Jacques Granville1969 Topaz
as François Desailly1969 The Uninvited
as Marquis de Sade1969 The Milky Way
as Ginko1968 Danger: Diabolik
as l'invité pressé au vernissage1968 Woman in Chains
as Count Philippe1968 The Diary of an Innocent Boy
as Charles1968 Heartbeat
1968 Délire à deux
as Marrades1967 My Love, My Love
as Paul Javal (archive footage)1967 The Dinosaur and the Baby
as Simon Dame1967 The Young Girls of Rochefort
as himself1967 Romy: Anatomy of a Face
as Henri Husson1967 Belle de Jour
as The Extra Man1967 Shock Troops
as Inspector #11966 The War Is Over
as L'antiquaire1966 The Devil's Tricks
as Edgar Piccoli1966 The Creatures
as Edgar Pisani1966 Is Paris Burning?
as Capri / Bruno1966 Le coup de grâce
as Werner Kreuz1966 La Voleuse
as Alexandre Saccard1966 The Game Is Over
as Narrator (voice)1966 Elsa the Rose
as Georges Sarrassin1965 Masquerade
as René Cabourg1965 The Sleeping Car Murder
as Lecoeur1965 Lady L
as Dom Juan1965 Dom Juan
as Philippe Decharme1964 Chance at Love
as Texte dit par (voice)1964 Paparazzi
as Récitant (voice)1964 Café tabac
as Kafka1964 Marie Soleil
as Raoul1964 All About Loving
as himself1964 Le Parti des choses: Bardot et Godard
as Monsieur Monteil1964 Diary of a Chambermaid
as Narrator (voice)1964 Cinéastes de notre temps : Luis Buñuel
as Antoine1963 The Day and the Hour
as Paul Javal1963 Contempt
as Narrator1963 Salut les Cubains
as Récitant (voice)1962 Parisienne... Parisiennes
as François1962 Climates of Love
as Nuttheccio1962 Le Doulos
as Récitant (voice)1962 Le Temps des assassins
as Serlon de Savigny1961 Hauteclaire
as Récitant (voice)1961 Quarante fontaines
as Paul1961 Rendezvous
as L'homme1961 La chevelure
1961 Fumée, histoire et fantaisie
as Console Publicola1961 Amazons of Rome
1960 La dragée haute
as Brian Cannon1960 Danger in the Middle East
1960 Le Rendez-vous de Noël
as Chvokhniev1960 Les Joueurs
as Tom, jeune1959 La nuit de Tom Brown
as Robert1959 Le chalet sous la neige
as Commissaire Jacques Guimard1959 Beast at Bay
as L'inspecteur Vardier, de la P.J.1958 Sinners of Paris
as Jacques Forestier1958 Tabarin
as Franck Marchal1957 Nathalie
as Pianist1957 Le plus heureux des trois
as James Putnam1957 The Witches of Salem
as Le directeur de l'aéro-club1957 Sunday Buddies
as Récitant (voice)1956 La France romane
as Father Lizzardi1956 Death in the Garden
as Le Capitaine Valorgueil1955 French Cancan
as Récitant (voice)1955 Croissance de Paris
as Maurice Rouger1955 Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
as Un officier1955 The Grand Manoeuvre
as Georges1955 Interdit de séjour
1955 Bad Liaisons
as Pasquerel (segment "Jeanne")1954 Daughters of Destiny
as Gérard1954 Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
1954 Tout chante autour de moi
1952 Torticola contre Frankensberg
1951 La Leçon d'humour dans un parc
as Un journaliste aux archives1951 Without Leaving an Address
as Un journaliste aux archives (uncredited)1951 Without Leaving an Address
as Tommy Goudchote1951 Terreur en Oklahoma
as Slim Spring1951 Chicago Digest
as Georges Gohelle1949 The Mark of the Day
as Lebel1949 The Perfume of the Lady in Black
as Un villageois1945 The Bellman

TV Shows/Series with Michel Piccoli as Actor(15)

as Self (archive footage)2022 Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as himself2011 Agnès Varda: From Here to There
as himself1998 Vivement dimanche
as himself1987 Nulle part ailleurs
as himself1982 Champs-Elysées
as himself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as Jean Teyran1980 Docteur Teyran
as Capitaine Roger1976 Nouvelles d'Henry James
as himself1975 Apostrophes
as himself1975 Midi Première
as himself1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as himself1972 Midi trente
as himself1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
as himself1971 Samedi soir
as himself1970 Treffpunkte

Movies with Michel Piccoli as Crew(15)

Directing/Director2006 C'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvé
Writing/Writer2006 C'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvé
Directing/Director2001 The Black Beach
Writing/Writer2001 The Black Beach
Directing/Director1997 Alors voilà,
Writing/Writer1997 Alors voilà,
Directing/Director1994 Train de nuit
Writing/Writer1994 Train de nuit
Directing/Director1991 Against Oblivion
Production/Producer1983 The General of the Dead Army
Production/Producer1975 Leonor
Production/Co-Producer1975 Weak Spot
Production/Producer1974 Life Size
Production/Producer1974 Don't Touch the White Woman!
Writing/Writer1964 Paparazzi

Citizenship: France
Born: Sunday, 12/27 1925 (December) in Paris (France)
Died: Tuesday, 05/12 2020 (May) in Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle (aged: 94)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: French (FR)
Educated at: École alsacienne, Cours Simon, Collège Sainte-Barbe
Member of: Mouvement de la Paix
Spouses (current/former): Juliette Gréco, Eléonore Hirt, Ludivine Clerc
Other names for Michel Piccoli (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Мишель Пикколи"
"Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli"
"Michel Jacques Daniel Piccoli"
Michel Piccoli frequently works together with these people:
Luis Buñuel (22x, Crew)
Agnès Varda (18x, Crew)
Marco Ferreri (18x, Crew)
Jean-Luc Godard (17x, Crew)
Catherine Deneuve (15x, Actress)
Jean-Claude Carrière (15x, Crew)
Philippe Sarde (15x, Crew)
Claude Sautet (13x, Crew)
Romy Schneider (12x, Actress)
Jean-Claude Brialy (12x, Actor)
Michel Legrand (12x, Crew)
Michel Drucker (10x, Actor)
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