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Michel Piccoli
Born · December 27, 1925
Died · May 12, 2020 (94 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Bio
Michel Jacques Daniel Piccoli was the son of Henri Piccoli, violinist and Marcelle Expert-Bezançon (1892-1990), pianist and daughter of the French industrialist and politician Charles Expert-Bezançon. In 1954, Michel Piccoli married actress Éléonore Hirt with whom he had a daughter, Anne-Cordélia Piccoli. In 1966, he married the singer Juliette Gréco, then in 1978 the screenwriter Ludivine Clerc, with whom he adopted two children of Polish origin, Inord and Missia. Placed in an establishment for problem children, the commitments of the young Piccoli, are made in opposition to his maternal grandfather, senator of the Third Republic, financier of the Radical Party, and important industrial painter, accused by the trade union left and by Georges Clemenceau, of having intoxicated his workmen through lead white which causes lead poisoning. Michel Piccoli then trained as an actor first with Andrée Bauer-Théraud and then during Simon. After an appearance as an extra in "Sortilèges" by Christian-Jaque in 1945, Michel Piccoli made his film debut in "Le Point Du Jour" by Louis Daquin. In the theater he distinguished himself with the Renaud-Barrault and Grenier-Hussot companies as well as at the Théâtre de Babylone. Noticed in the film "French Cancan" in 1954, he continued on stage and worked with directors Jacques Audiberti, Jean Vilar, Jean-Marie Serreau, Peter Brook, Luc Bondy, Patrice Chéreau and André Engel, and became also know in popular TV movies. Having become an atheist after a family bereavement, he met Luis Buñuel in 1956, and ironically took on the role of a priest in "La Mort En Ce Jardin". In 1959, he shot "Le Rendez-Vous De Noël", a short film by André Michel based on the short story by Malek Ouary "Le Noël Du Petit Cireur", in Algiers. The 1960s sounded his consecration, noticed in "Le Doulos" by Jean-Pierre Melville, he was revealed internationally with "Le Mépris" by Jean-Luc Godard alongside Brigitte Bardot. From then on, he toured with the greatest French and international filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Buñuel, Youssef Chahine, Manoel de Oliveira... He began the 1980s with the interpretation prize at the Cannes festival in 1980, with "Le Saut Dans Le Vide" by Marco Bellocchio, and that of the Berlin festival in 1982, with "Une Étrange Affaire" by Pierre Granier-Deferre. . He worked with Jacques Doillon, Leos Carax, before trying his hand at directing. In 2001 he received the IX Europe Prize for Theatre. He was part of the jury of the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007, chaired by Stephen Frears. In 2011, he played in "Habemus Papam" by Nanni Moretti. The last film in which Michel Piccoli appears is the film "Le Goût Des Myrtilles", by Thomas de Thiers in 2013. Politically committed to the left, member of the Peace Movement (communist), Michel Piccoli distinguished himself by his positions against the National Front, and mobilized for Amnesty International. Michel Piccoli died on May 12, 2020 following a stroke in his mansion in Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle in Eure. His funeral takes place in Évreux on May 19, 2020, where he is cremated, his ashes are scattered within the family property.
Film Study 01
Footage from La Belle Noiseuse
0.0
2025
It's Not Me
(archive footage)
7.3
2024
Godard by Godard
Self (archive footage)
7.8
2023
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.6
2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2022
Marx Can Wait
Agostino (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.4
2021
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2021
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick
Self - Actor (archive footage)
6.2
2019
Dios de monoambiente
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2018
Coming Apart
(archive footage)
0.0
2017
Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2017
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
Self - Actor (archive footage)
6.9
2017
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2017
Our Lady of Hormones
Narrator
5.3
2015
The Taste of Blueberries
Michel
0.0
2014
Lines of Wellington
Leópold Scheitzer
5.8
2012
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
Le père
6.6
2012
Holy Motors
Man with the Wine Stain
7.0
2012
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Himself · (5 episodes)
6.4
2011
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
2011
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Self
7.9
2011
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
Self
0.0
2011
We Have a Pope
Melville
6.8
2011
Portrait Of My Father
Self
7.3
2010
Le Bel Âge
Maurice Reverdy
4.4
2009
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
Self
8.0
2009
The Beaches of Agnès
Self (archive footage)
7.7
2008
The Dust of Time
Spyros
6.5
2008
On War
Le grand Hou
5.0
2008
To Each His Own Cinema
Nikita Kruschev (segment "Rencontre unique")
6.5
2007
Le Roi Lear
Le roi Lear
0.0
2007
Beneath the Rooftops of Paris
Marcel
6.2
2007
Boxes
Daddy
5.3
2007
The Duchess of Langeais
Vidame de Pamiers
5.4
2007
Belle Toujours
Henri Husson
5.9
2006
Gardens in Autumn
Marie, la mère de Vincent
5.7
2006
Magic Mirror
Prof. Heschel
6.3
2006
Otar Iosseliani, le merle siffleur
Himself
5.0
2006
Everything's Connected
Narrator
6.0
2005
Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli
Self
0.0
2004
Raining Cats and Frogs
Ferdinand (voice)
6.9
2003
Little Lili
acteur qui joue Simon
5.5
2003
That Day
Harald
5.6
2003
A Man, a Real One
Michel Piccoli
6.8
2003
Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère
Self
0.0
2002
Il bambino di Betlemme
0.0
2002
I’m Going Home
Gilbert Valence
6.9
2001
Everything's Fine, We're Leaving
Louis
3.7
2000
Speaking of Buñuel
Self
5.9
2000
Actors
Self
5.7
2000
Kiarostami in Close up
as Self
0.0
2000
París-Tombuctú
Michel des Assantes
5.7
1999
Libero Burro
Zio Tony
4.2
1999
The Happiest Place on Earth
Récitant (voice)
1.0
1999
Nothing About Robert
Lord Ariel Chatwick-West
6.1
1999
Vivement dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
3.0
1998
Passion in the Desert
Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis
5.8
1997
Genealogies of a Crime
Georges Didier
6.7
1997
Tykho Moon
Mac Bee / frère Mac Bee
5.9
1996
Party
Michel
6.8
1996
Traveling Companion
Cosimo
6.2
1996
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Prince de Conti
6.6
1996
The World of Jacques Demy
Self
6.5
1995
2 x 50 Years of French Cinema
Himself
6.4
1995
One Hundred and One Nights
Simon Cinéma
6.2
1995
Tödliches Geld
Paul Belmont
0.0
1995
The Black Angel
Georges Feuvrier
5.6
1994
The Emigrant
Adam - Ram's father
5.9
1994
Train de nuit
5.0
1994
Berau, sur les traces de Joseph Conrad
Presenter
0.0
1994
Bête de scène
6.0
1994
Rupture(s)
Paul
5.0
1993
Loonies at Large
Henri Toussaint
6.0
1993
The Young Girls Turn 25
Self (archive footage)
7.1
1993
Archipel
Leonard Wilde
2.0
1993
The Supper
Chateaubriand (voice)
6.6
1992
Le bal des Casse-pieds
Désiré, l'homosexuel
5.8
1992
La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento
Edouard Frenhofer
6.5
1992
Against Oblivion
Self
6.5
1991
The Children Thief
Mr. Armand
5.1
1991
La Belle Noiseuse
Edouard Frenhofer
7.3
1991
Walking a Tightrope
Marcel Spadice
4.8
1991
The Fate of Baron Leisenbohg
Le baron de Leisenbohg
3.0
1991
Martha and I
Ernst
7.0
1990
Star Life
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
10.0
1990
May Fools
Milou
6.9
1990
The Monkey Folk
6.5
1989
Un coupable
L'avocat
7.5
1988
La Ruelle au clair de lune
Pierre Willer
7.0
1988
Blanc de Chine
Batz
0.0
1988
How Good the Whites Are
Père Jean-Marie
6.0
1988
Malady of Love
Raoul Bergeron
5.0
1987
The Veiled Man
Kassar
4.3
1987
Nulle part ailleurs
Self · (1 episode)
5.6
1987
La Rumba
Damien Malleville
4.8
1987
The Distant Land
Friedrich Hofreiter
5.0
1987
The Prude
Pierre
4.9
1986
Mauvais Sang
Marc
7.2
1986
The Nonentity
der Tölpel
6.1
1986
My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
Étienne Sembadel
4.9
1986
Adieu Bonaparte
Caffarelli
5.8
1985
Going and Coming Back
Simon Lerner
6.2
1985
Death in a French Garden
Graham Tombsthay
6.1
1985
La Lune
0.0
1985
Le Matelot 512
Narrator (voice)
4.5
1984
Success Is the Best Revenge
French Official
6.0
1984
Long Live Life
Michel Perrin
5.9
1984
Dangerous Moves
Akiva Liebskind
5.9
1984
The General of the Dead Army
Benetandi
5.5
1983
The Prize of Peril
Frédéric Mallaire
6.4
1983
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
José Viss
5.5
1982
A Room in Town
Edmond Leroyer
6.5
1982
The Eyes, the Mouth
Tío Agostino
5.5
1982
Beyond the Door
Mr. Mutti
4.4
1982
Godard's Passion
Michel Boulard
5.9
1982
The Night of Varennes
King Louis XVI (uncredited)
6.8
1982
The Passerby
Max Baumstein
6.0
1982
La Cerisaie
Léonid
0.0
1982
Scénario du film Passion
Self
5.6
1982
Spy, Stand Up
Jean-Paul Chance
7.3
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self · (5 episodes)
6.2
1982
Strange Affair
Bertrand Malair
6.1
1981
Du crime considéré comme un des beaux-arts.
Morrand
0.0
1981
Confused Feelings
Professor
4.4
1981
The Prodigal Daughter
Le père
7.2
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
1981
Docteur Teyran
Jean Teyran · (3 episodes)
0.0
1980
Atlantic City
Joseph
6.8
1980
The Price of Survival
René Winterhalter
0.0
1980
A Leap in the Dark
Mauro Ponticelli
6.2
1980
The Bit Between the Teeth
Pierre Chazerand
5.6
1979
Le divorcement
Philippe
6.0
1979
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
Victor Navarro
6.2
1979
Sugar
Grezillo
6.7
1978
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
Conrad Brukner
4.5
1978
The Savage State
Orlaville
6.2
1978
Strauberg ist da
0.0
1978
Fire's Share
Robert Hansen
5.5
1978
The Accuser
Saint-Ramé
5.7
1977
Spoiled Children
Bernard Rougerie
6.3
1977
Rene the Cane
Ispettore Marchand
4.1
1977
Mado
Simon Léotard
6.5
1976
F as in Fairbanks
Etienne
6.4
1976
One Way or Another
Lui
7.6
1976
The Last Woman
Michel
6.1
1976
Nouvelles d'Henry James
Capitaine Roger · (1 episode)
0.0
1976
Seven Deaths by Prescription
Dr Losseray
6.1
1975
Leonor
Richard
5.6
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (3 episodes)
6.0
1975
Apostrophes
Self · (1 episode)
8.5
1975
Midi Première
Self · (1 episode)
10.0
1975
Weak Spot
L'enquêteur
6.2
1975
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
François, médecin
7.0
1974
Spécial cinéma
Self · (2 episodes)
0.0
1974
The Phantom of Liberty
Le deuxième préfet de police
7.5
1974
Life Size
Michel
5.6
1974
The Infernal Trio
Georges Sarret
5.4
1974
Don't Touch the White Woman!
Buffalo Bill
5.5
1974
Un amour de pluie
Mr. Dellerue (voice)
4.4
1974
The Voyage Into the Whirlpool Has Begun
0.0
1974
Far West
6.2
1973
La Grande Bouffe
Michel
7.2
1973
Wedding in Blood
Pierre Maury
6.3
1973
Themroc
Themroc
6.7
1973
The Woman in Blue
Pierre
5.2
1973
Cesar and Rosalie
Narrator (voice)
7.1
1972
The Assassination
Colonel Kassar
6.7
1972
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Le Ministre
7.5
1972
Liza
Giorgio's friend
6.2
1972
The Audience
Padre Amerin
6.7
1972
Midi trente
Self · (5 episodes)
6.0
1972
Ten Days' Wonder
Paul Regis
6.3
1971
Touch and Go
Valentin
4.6
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1971
Max and the Junkmen
Max, inspector
7.1
1971
Samedi soir
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1971
Treffpunkte
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1970
Invasion
Marcello
0.0
1970
The Things of Life
Pierre Bérard
7.1
1970
Topaz
Jacques Granville
6.0
1969
The Uninvited
François Desailly
5.9
1969
The Milky Way
Marquis de Sade
7.0
1969
Dillinger Is Dead
Glauco
7.1
1969
Délire à deux
0.0
1968
Woman in Chains
L'invité pressé au vernissage (uncredited)
7.0
1968
Heartbeat
Charles
6.4
1968
Danger: Diabolik
Inspector Ginko
6.3
1968
The Diary of an Innocent Boy
Count Philippe
6.0
1968
My Love, My Love
Marrades
6.2
1967
Belle de Jour
Henri Husson
7.4
1967
Shock Troops
L'homme de trop
6.7
1967
The Dinosaur and the Baby
Paul Javal (archive footage)
6.0
1967
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Simon Dame
7.7
1967
Romy: Anatomy of a Face
Self
6.5
1967
Is Paris Burning?
Edgar Pisani
7.2
1966
Elsa the Rose
Narrator (voice)
6.1
1966
The Creatures
Edgar Piccoli
6.4
1966
La Voleuse
Werner Kreuz
5.5
1966
The Game Is Over
Alexandre Saccard
5.1
1966
The Devil's Tricks
L'antiquaire
5.5
1966
The War Is Over
Inspector #1
6.3
1966
Le Coup de grâce
Capri / Bruno
5.0
1966
Lady L
Lecoeur
5.8
1965
The Sleeping Car Murder
René Cabourg, l'employé besogneux (Victime #2)
7.0
1965
Dom Juan
Dom Juan
6.1
1965
Masquerade
Georges Sarrassin
5.0
1965
Café tabac
Récitant (voice)
0.0
1964
All About Loving
Raoul
4.9
1964
Marie Soleil
Kafka
0.0
1964
Chance at Love
Philippe Decharme (segment "Lucky la chance")
5.8
1964
Paparazzi
Texte dit par (voice)
6.8
1964
Bardot et Godard
Self
6.1
1964
Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps
Narrator (voice)
7.2
1964
Diary of a Chambermaid
Monsieur Monteil
7.1
1964
L'Été en hiver
Jean, the reporter
8.0
1964
Hello Cubans
Narrator (voice)
7.4
1963
Contempt
Paul Javal
7.1
1963
The Day and the Hour
Antoine
6.7
1963
Le Doulos
Nuttheccio
7.4
1962
Adieu Philippine
Izquierdo dans l'émission de télévision 'Montserrat' (uncredited)
6.8
1962
Climates of Love
François
10.0
1962
Parisienne... Parisiennes
Récitant (voice)
0.0
1962
Le Temps des assassins
Récitant (voice)
0.0
1962
Rendezvous
Paul
6.2
1961
Fumée, histoire et fantaisie
0.0
1961
Hauteclaire
Serlon de Savigny
2.0
1961
Amazons of Rome
Console Publicola
4.5
1961
La Chevelure
L'homme
4.5
1961
Quarante fontaines
Récitant (voice)
0.0
1961
Le Rendez-vous de Noël
0.0
1960
Danger in the Middle East
Brian Cannon
0.0
1960
La dragée haute
0.0
1960
Les joueurs
Chvokhniev
5.0
1960
Le Chalet sous la neige
Robert
0.0
1959
Beast at Bay
Commissioner Jacques Guimard
4.7
1959
La Nuit de Tom Brown
Tom Brown, jeune
0.0
1959
Tabarin
Jacques Forestier
4.0
1958
Sinners of Paris
L'inspecteur Vardier, de la P.J.
5.1
1958
Nathalie
Franck Marchal
5.9
1957
Le quadrille des diamants
Richard Burke
0.0
1957
Le Plus Heureux des trois
Pianist
0.0
1957
Sunday Buddies
Le directeur de l'aéro-club
6.1
1957
The Witches of Salem
James Putnam
6.9
1957
La France romane
Récitant (voice)
0.0
1956
Death in the Garden
Father Lizzardi
6.4
1956
The Grand Manoeuvre
Officer (uncredited)
6.2
1955
Bad Liaisons
un inspecteur
6.0
1955
Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
Maurice Rouger
7.0
1955
Croissance de Paris
Récitant (voice)
0.0
1955
Price of Love
Georges
4.2
1955
French Cancan
Le Capitaine Valorgueil
7.1
1954
Tout chante autour de moi
Reverdier
0.0
1954
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
Gérard
0.0
1954
Daughters of Destiny
Pasquerel (segment "Jeanne")
4.0
1954
Torticola versus Frankensberg
Torticola
4.0
1952
Chicago Digest
Slim Spring
0.0
1951
Terreur en Oklahoma
Tommy Goudchote
0.0
1951
La Leçon d'humour dans un parc
0.0
1951
Without Leaving an Address
Un journaliste aux archives (uncredited)
6.1
1951
Without Leaving an Address
Un journaliste aux archives
6.1
1951
Deutscher Filmpreis
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1951
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
Lebel
5.0
1949
The Mark Of The Day
Georges Gohelle
8.0
1949
The Bellman
Un villageois
6.9
1945