Bernard Blier
Born
January 11, 1916
Died
March 29, 1989 (73 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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

L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
2023

Bernard Blier, façon puzzle
Self (archive footage)
2020

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017

Paganini
Pater Caffarelli
1990

Migrations
Opat Žoržel
1989

Taste of Life
Giuseppe Mondardini
1988

Ada in the Jungle
Major Collins
1988

Nailcruncher
Saltiel
1988

The Possessed
Governor
1988

I picari
The exploiter of prostitutes
1987

Under the Chinese Restaurant
Il professore
1987

Twist Again in Moscow
Alexei
1986

I Hate Actors
Jerome B. Cobb
1986

Let's Hope It's a Girl
Uncle Gugo
1986

The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
Anselmo Paleari
1985

My Friends Act III
Sig. Lenzi
1985

Madman at War
Belucci
1985

Ça n'arrive qu'à moi
Monsieur Guilledou
1985

Cuore
Ing. Bottini · (6 episodes)
1984

Il turno
Don Marcantonio
1981

Passion of Love
Major
1981

Pétrole ! Pétrole !
Emir Abdullah
1981

Voltati Eugenio
Grandfather Eugenio
1980

Hypochondriac
Dr. Purgone
1979

Buffet Froid
Inspecteur Morvandieu
1979

Serie Noire
Staplin
1979

On purge bébé
M. Follavoine
1979

Feu la mère de Madame
Lucien
1978

The Body of My Enemy
Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
1976

Golden Night
Commissaire Pidoux
1976

Femmes Fatales
Father Émile
1976

My Friends
Righi Niccolò
1975

The Phoney
Maxime
1975

It's Tough for Everybody
Paul Tardel
1975

Cher Victor
Anselme Maillard
1975

The Restroom Robbery
Phano
1975

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (2 episodes)
1975

Kisses Till Monday
Frankie Strong
1974

Ante Up
Priest
1974

Spécial cinéma
Self · (1 episode)
1974

Quick Trial
Il giudice
1974

Par le sang des autres
Mayor
1974

Bloody Murder
Le commissaire Moureu
1974

Chinese In Paris
Le Président de la République
1974

I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
Gastié-le-Roy père
1973

L'École des femmes
Arnolphe
1973

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous
Adrien Colbard
1973

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Colonel Bernard Milan
1972

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
Commissioner Camille Bistingo
1972

Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
Le président Louis-Marcel Thulle
1972

Nights of Boccaccio
Dr. Mazzeo
1972

Killer
François Tellier, director of the PJ
1972

Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (2 episodes)
1972

Homo Eroticus
Dr. Mezzini
1971

Catch Me a Spy
Webb
1971

Joe: The Busybody
Inspecteur Ducros
1971

Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...
Persicelli
1971

Troubleshooters
Commissaire Caillaud
1971

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Monsieur K.
1971

Distracted
Guiton
1970

Le Mari, la femme et la mort
Sébastien
1970

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
Liethard
1970

Call Me Mathilde
Charles de Blanzac, Mathilde's husband
1969

My Uncle Benjamin
Marquis de Cambyse
1969

The Fourth Wall
Andrea Brusa
1969

Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?
Ubaldo Palmarini
1968

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
Charles aka 'Le Téméraire '
1968

Coplan Saves His Skin
Marscar
1968

Dear Caroline
Georges Berthier
1968

The Madman of Lab Four
Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang
1967

The Stranger
Defense Counsel
1967

If I Were a Spy
le Docteur Lefèvre
1967

Du mou dans la gâchette
Nicolas Pappas
1967

To Commit a Murder
Le commandant Rhome
1967

Idiot in Paris
Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance
1967

Ring Around the World
Lord Richard Berry
1966

The Restaurant
Le commissaire divisionnaire
1966

Delitto quasi perfetto
William Derek Robson
1966

A Matter of Honor
Don Leandro Sanna
1966

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
Charles Labergerie, brothel keeper (segment “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
1965

When the Pheasants Pass
Hyacinthe Camus
1965

Casanova '70
Il commissario (non accreditato
1965

The Great Spy Chase
Eusebio Cafarelli
1964

Chance at Love
Camille (segment "Une chance explosive")
1964

The Magnificent Cuckold
Mariotti
1964

Male Hunt
M. Heurtin
1964

Why Paris?
Building concierge
1964

Greed in the Sun
Mitch-Mitch
1964

How to Make a French Dish
Joseph
1964

High Infidelity
Sergio
1964

Crooks in Clover
Raoul Volfoni
1963

The Organizer
Martinetti
1963

Germinal
Hennebeau
1963

The Magnificent Adventurer
Clemente VII
1963

Young Girls of Good Families
Ribois
1963

Mathias Sandorf
Toronthal
1963

The Seventh Juror
Grégoire Duval, pharmacist
1962

Hitch-Hike
Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv
1962

Operation Gold Ingot
1962

Seduction Of The South
Colonelo Breviglieri
1961

The Counterfeiters of Paris
Charles Lepicard
1961

The Black Monocle
Commissaire Tournemire
1961

Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
Sully
1961

The President
Philippe Chalamont
1961

Women and War
le docteur Leproux, maire du village
1961

The Fenouillard Family
A traveler (uncredited)
1961

...And Suddenly It's Murder!
Commissario Polizia
1960

The Hunchback
Feldwebel
1960

L'Ennemi dans l'ombre
le Patron
1960

Do or Die!
Lenzi
1960

Eyes of Love
Dr. Andrieux
1959

The Great War
Capitano Castelli
1959

The Great Deception
le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens
1959

Marie-Octobre
Julien Simoneau
1959

The Magnificent Tramp
M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café
1959

The Possessors
Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël
1958

The Gambler
General Zagoriensky
1958

A Legitimate Defense
Gustave Martinet
1958

School for Coquettes
Labaume
1958

The Cat
Debrun
1958

Les Misérables
Javert father / Javert son
1958

Secrets of a French Nurse
René Lecomte
1958

Sans famille
Renato Garofoli
1958

When a Woman Meddles
Félix Seguin
1957

There's Always a Price Tag
Commissioner Plantavin
1957

The Man in the Raincoat
Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
1957

Crime and Punishment
Antoine Monestier
1956

Cinépanorama
Self · (1 episode)
1956

Revelation
Don Lorenzo
1955

The Hussars
le brigadier Le Gouce
1955

Black Dossier
Le commissaire Noblet
1955

Marriage Episodes
la mari d'Aglaé
1954

The Secrets of the Bed
Emile Bergeret (segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")
1954

Before the Deluge
Marcel Noblet
1954

Follow That Man
Commissioner François Basquier
1953

Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes
Narrator
1953

I Was It Three Times
Henri Verdier / Hector van Broken
1952

Matrimonial Agency
Noël Pailleret
1952

The Bonnadieu House
Félix Bonnadieu
1951

Without Leaving an Address
Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat
1951

Lost Souvenirs
Police officer Raoul (segment "Le violon")
1950

The Elders of Saint-Loup
Jean Laclaux, ruined banker
1950

Tuesday's Guest
Charles Josse, agent d'assurance
1950
1848
Récitant / Narrator (voice)
1950

Sorceror
Jean-Pierre Lesourd
1950

Monsignor
Louis Mennechain
1949

Return to Life
Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")
1949

The Cheat
Robert
1949

Truant School
Buffle Pascal, teacher
1949

The Spice of Life
L'importuné
1948

Dedee
"Monsieur", le patron du bar à entraîneuses
1948

Man to Men
Edmond Coquillot
1948

Jenny Lamour
Maurice Martineau
1947

Clockface Cafe
Julien Couturier
1947

Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
Alex Grégoire
1946

Messieurs Ludovic
Ludovic Seguin
1946

Alone in the Night
Inspector Pascal
1945

Farandole
Sylvestre
1945

Carmen
Remendado
1944

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
Doctor Bernard
1944

I Am with You
Robert Nattier
1943

Domino
Crémone
1943

Marie-Martine
Maurice
1943

The Marriage of Chiffon
Hotel boy
1942

Fantastic Night
Lucien
1942

Threesome Romance
Marcel
1942

The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
André Bertod
1942

La Symphonie fantastique
Antoine Charbonnel
1942

The Woman I Loved the Most
Funeral home employee
1942

Whims
Marcel
1942

The Pavilion Burns
Benezy
1941

Who Killed Santa Claus?
Officer from the Gendarmerie
1941

Premier bal
The maitre d'hotel
1941

Night in December
Édouard
1941

Hell of Angels
Freddy, le patron du bistrot
1941

Latin Quarter
(uncredited)
1939

Daybreak
Gaston
1939

Place de la Concorde
Brioche
1939

Final Accord
Mérot
1938

Hôtel du Nord
Prosper
1938

The Stream
Le chauffeur de taxi (non crédité)
1938

The Curtain Rises
Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire
1938

Youth in Revolt
Benoît
1938

Grisou
le fils Mélée
1938

The Green Dress
Le fils Pinchet
1937

Woman of Malacca
(uncredited)
1937

Double Crime in the Maginot Line
1937

Gribouille
Le jeune homme au tandem (uncredited)
1937

The Messenger
Nick's chauffeur (uncredited)
1937

Trois... six... neuf
1937