Deceased

How Did Michel Simon Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80

Also known asMichel François Joseph Simon, François Joseph Simon, Франсуа Мишель СимонGenderMaleNationalitySwitzerlandBorn09/04/1895Born inGeneva, SwitzerlandDied30/05/1975Died inBry-sur-MarneCausepulmonary embolismWikidataQ124112 ↗Buried atCemetery of Lancy (Switzerland)TMDb#12748 ↗

Michel Simon was a Swiss actor of German origin active primarily in France. He appeared in many notable French films, including La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (1959), and The Train (1964). Charlie Chaplin said he was ‘the greatest actor in the world’.

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Filmography49 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2022	Belmondo: The IncorrigibleMovie	—	127
2021	Morceaux de CannesMovie	—	126
2012	The Bardot mysteryMovie	—	117
1978	Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaSeries	Self (archive footage)	83
1974	Spécial cinémaSeries	Self (archive footage)	79
1972	Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries	Self	77
1972	BlancheMovie	Master	77
1971	Samedi soirSeries	Self	76
1965	Dim Dam DomSeries	Self	70
1964	The TrainMovie	Papa Boul	69
1963	EccoMovie	Self	68
1960	The Battle of AusterlitzMovie	Alboise	65
1960	Pete the TenderMovie	Pierrot	65
1959	DiscoramaSeries	Self	64
1959	The HeadMovie	Prof. Dr. Abel	64
1958	A Certain Mr. JoMovie	Joseph "Jo" Guardini	63
1958	It Happened in Broad DaylightMovie	Jacquier	63
1956	CinépanoramaSeries	Self	61
1956	La joyeuse prisonMovie	Benoit, chief guard	61
1956	Mémoires d'un flicMovie	Principal Commissioner Henri Dominique	61
1954	Reflets de CannesSeries	Self	59
1954	At the Order of the CzarMovie	Prince de Sayn-Wittgenstein	59
1954	Hungarian RhapsodyMovie	General von Sayn-Wittgenstein	59
1953	SaadiaMovie	Bou Rezza	58
1953	Femmes de ParisMovie	Professor Charles Buisson	58
1952	The Road to DamascusMovie	Caïphe	57
1952	Mister TaxiMovie	Pierre Verger, « Monsieur Taxi »	57
1952	Full HouseMovie	Commissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")	57
1952	Crimson CurtainMovie	Lucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo	57
1951	PoisonMovie	Paul Louis Victor Braconnier	56
1947	The Crowned Fish TavernMovie	Captain Palmer	52
1947	PanicMovie	Monsieur Hire	52
1947	Not GuiltyMovie	Doctor Michel Ancelin	52
1943	Vautrin the ThiefMovie	Vautrin	48
1943	Shop Girls of ParisMovie	Baudu	48
1939	Cavalcade of LoveMovie	Diogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & Lacouret	44
1939	Extenuating CircumstancesMovie	Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier	44
1939	Fric-FracMovie	Jo	44
1939	The End of the DayMovie	Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy	44
1938	Beautiful StarMovie	Léon	43
1937	Boulot aviateurMovie	Baron Gobèche	42
1936	The Fleeing DeadMovie	Achille Baluchet	41
1936	Girls of ParisMovie	Baron de Beaupoil / his brother	41
1936	The Twins of BrightonMovie	Labrosse	41
1931	Jean of the MoonMovie	Jean de la Lune	36
1930	Illegitimate ChildMovie	Lorédan	35
1928	The Sad SackMovie	Joseph Turlot	33
1925	The Late Mathias PascalMovie	Jérôme Pomino	30
1924	The Gallery of MonstersMovie	—	29