Deceased

How Did Paul Meurisse Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 66

Also known asПоль Мёрисс, Paul Gustave Pierre MeurisseGenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn21/12/1912Born inDunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FranceDied19/01/1979Died inNeuilly-sur-SeineCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1384411 ↗Buried atNeuilly-sur-Seine Old Communal CemeteryTMDb#12267 ↗

Paul Meurisse was a French actor who appeared in over 60 films and many stage productions. Meurisse was noted for the elegance of his acting style, and for his versatility. He was equally able to play comedic and serious dramatic roles. His screen roles ranged from the droll and drily humorous to the menacing and disturbing. His most celebrated role was that of the sadistic and vindictive headmaster in the 1955 film Les Diaboliques.

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Filmography29 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1974	The SuspectsMovie	Laurent Kirchner	62
1972	Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries	Self	60
1971	Samedi soirSeries	Self	59
1966	Le Deuxième SouffleMovie	Commissaire Blot	54
1966	Congress of LoveMovie	Talleyrand	54
1965	The MajordomoMovie	Léopold	53
1963	Crooks in CloverMovie	commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »	51
1962	Bells Without JoyMovie	Captain of Lambérieux	50
1961	The Black MonocleMovie	Dromard, "Le Monocle"	49
1961	The New AristrocratsMovie	Father Philippe de Maubrun	49
1960	The TruthMovie	Maître Éparvier	48
1959	Marie-OctobreMovie	François Renaud-Picart	47
1959	Head Against the WallMovie	Dr. Emery	47
1958	Not DeliveredMovie	Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles	46
1957	Until the Last OneMovie	Fredo Ricioni	45
1955	DiaboliqueMovie	Michel Delassalle	43
1955	The Affair of the PoisonsMovie	l'abbé Guibourg	43
1951	My Wife Is FormidableMovie	Lui-même chez le dentiste	39
1949	Last Hour, Special EditionMovie	Dominique Coche	37
1949	The Red AngelMovie	—	37
1948	Le Dessous des cartesMovie	Inspector Nansen	36
1948	The Eleven O'Clock WomanMovie	Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective	36
1948	ScandalMovie	Steve Richardson	36
1947	BethsabéeMovie	Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella	35
1946	The Uncatchable Mr. FredericMovie	B.B. / Richard Fernay	34
1946	Back Streets of ParisMovie	Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice	34
1945	Vingt-quatre heures de perm'Movie	—	33
1943	The Wolf FarmMovie	Furet	31
1942	Love MarriageMovie	Robert	30