Michel Simon

Acting • 121 Credits

Biography

Michel Simon (9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor. He appeared in the notable films La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (1959), and The Train (1964).

🎬 Directed Titles (1)

Directorial Filmography
Jean of the Moon

Jean of the Moon

1931 ⭐ 3.3

✍️ Written & Story Credits (1)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
The King's Jester

The King's Jester

1941 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
The Passion of Joan of Arc

The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928 ⭐ 4.0
as Jean Lemaître
L'Atalante

L'Atalante

1934 ⭐ 3.7
as Père Jules
The Train

The Train

1964 ⭐ 3.8
as Papa Boul
Port of Shadows

Port of Shadows

1938 ⭐ 3.7
as Zabel
Boudu Saved from Drowning

Boudu Saved from Drowning

1932 ⭐ 3.5
as Priape Boudu
It Happened in Broad Daylight

It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958 ⭐ 3.7
as Jacquier
La Chienne

La Chienne

1931 ⭐ 3.6
as Maurice Legrand
The Two of Us

The Two of Us

1967 ⭐ 3.8
as Pépé
Panique

Panique

1947 ⭐ 3.7
as Monsieur Hire
Poison

Poison

1951 ⭐ 3.6
as Paul Louis Victor Braconnier
Bizarre, Bizarre

Bizarre, Bizarre

1937 ⭐ 3.5
as Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel
The Beauty of the Devil

The Beauty of the Devil

1950 ⭐ 3.6
as Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

1972 ⭐ 3.6
as Attorney Zorn
Boys' School

Boys' School

1938 ⭐ 3.7
as Lemel, le professeur de dessin
Austerlitz

Austerlitz

1960 ⭐ 3.4
as Alboise
Blanche

Blanche

1972 ⭐ 3.0
as Master
Fric-Frac

Fric-Frac

1939 ⭐ 3.0
as Jo
The Devil and the Ten Commandments

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

1962 ⭐ 2.9
as Jérôme Chambard
The End of the Day

The End of the Day

1939 ⭐ 3.4
as Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
Baby's Laxative

Baby's Laxative

1931 ⭐ 2.9
as Chouilloux
The Head

The Head

1959 ⭐ 2.5
as Prof. Dr. Abel
The Late Mathias Pascal

The Late Mathias Pascal

1925 ⭐ 3.5
as Jérôme Pomino
Hôtel des Invalides

Hôtel des Invalides

1952 ⭐ 3.0
as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Let's Make a Dream

Let's Make a Dream

1936 ⭐ 3.5
as Un Invité (Prologue)
Le Bonheur

Le Bonheur

1934 ⭐ 3.4
as Noël Malpiaz
The Red Ibis

The Red Ibis

1975 ⭐ 2.8
as Zizi
The Virtuous Scoundrel

The Virtuous Scoundrel

1953 ⭐ 3.0
as Albert Ménard-Lacoste / Alain Ménard-Lacoste
The Last Turning

The Last Turning

1939 ⭐ 3.3
as Nick Marino
Extenuating Circumstances

Extenuating Circumstances

1939 ⭐ 3.4
as Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier
Not Guilty

Not Guilty

1947 ⭐ 3.7
as Doctor Michel Ancelin