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Michel Piccoli
Born in a musician's family, he spent the first fifteen years of his career appearing both on stage and on screen, mostly in supporting roles. His breakthrough came after Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt (1963) and about 100 films, ranging from art-house movies to commercial mainstream, followed. He won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival ...
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Actor (233 credits)
Actor (233 credits)
2012
As Linhas de Torres Vedras
(TV Mini-Series)
Léopold Schweitzer
Léopold Schweitzer
- Depois da Batalha
(2012)
... Léopold Schweitzer
1989
Les grandes familles
(TV Mini-Series)
Noël Schoudler
Noël Schoudler
- Episode #1.3
(1989)
... Noël Schoudler
- Episode #1.2
(1989)
... Noël Schoudler
- Episode #1.1
(1989)
... Noël Schoudler
1974
Nouvelles de Henry James
(TV Series)
Capitaine Roger / Captain Roger
Capitaine Roger / Captain Roger
- Le banc de la désolation
(1974)
... Capitaine Roger / Captain Roger
1963
Le chevalier de Maison Rouge
(TV Mini-Series)
Récitant / Narrator
Récitant / Narrator
- Episode #1.4
(1963)
... Récitant / Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- Episode #1.3
(1963)
... Récitant / Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- Episode #1.2
(1963)
... Récitant / Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- Episode #1.1
(1963)
... Récitant / Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1962
Adieu Philippine
Le comédien jouant 'Izquierdo' dans l'émission de télévision 'Montserrat' (as Montserrat)
Le comédien jouant 'Izquierdo' dans l'émission de télévision 'Montserrat' (as Montserrat)
1959-1960
La caméra explore le temps
(TV Series)
Louvois / Koenigsmark / Orloff
Louvois / Koenigsmark / Orloff
- Le drame des poisons
(1960)
... Louvois
- La dernière nuit de Koenigsmark
(1959)
... Koenigsmark
- L'énigme de Pise
(1959)
... Orloff
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Producer (9 credits)
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Director (5 credits)
Director (5 credits)
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Writer (5 credits)
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Soundtrack (3 credits)
Soundtrack (3 credits)
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Music department (1 credit)
Music department (1 credit)
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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
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Thanks (1 credit)
Thanks (1 credit)
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Self (93 credits)
Self (93 credits)
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Archive footage (29 credits)
Archive footage (29 credits)
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Book: " Dialogues égoistes". Paris: O. Orban written with Alain Lacombe See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 4 Interviews | 3 Articles | 4 Pictorials | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Alternate Names:
MontserratHeight:
5' 11¾" (1.82 m)
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When I act, I am rather far away from the film's crew, in the camera but distant from everyone; same thing in the theatre. Nevertheless, the acting must be very precise; the focus is sharp; the sounds of the text are audible, as clear as they can be. At the same time, I like very much to improvise in acting, like a painter adding a stroke here or there -then something faint or completely dark ... See more »Trivia:
Good friends with Simone Signoret, Yves Montand, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. They all supported the communist movement, but Piccoli disapproved of the totalitarian regimes in former Eastern Europe. See more »Star Sign:
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