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Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was one of the prominent figures in the French film industry, having spent 70 years in a career encompassing acting, producing, and directing. Being a versatile actor, he brought to life a wide spectrum of characters, demonstrating an impressive depth and adaptability. His commendable performances in films directed by Luis Buñuel, Jean-Luc Godard, and Alfred Hitchcock, formed an important part of his extensive filmography. In 1973, his performance in Luis García Berlanga's Tamaño natural [es], which suffered censorship during the Franco era, underlined his commitment towards artistic freedom.
Born to a musical family in Paris, Piccoli's varied interests also included directing; he directed three films in the 1990s. Piccoli's later roles exemplified his prowess as an actor, like his portrayal of a depressed, newly elected pope in Nanni Moretti's 'We Have a Pope' (2011) for which he won the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor. In his personal life, he was married thrice, and had three children. He passed away at the age of 94 from stroke complications.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli
Born: Paris, France
Citizenship: France
Birthday: December 27, 1925
Occupations: Actor, screenwriter, director, musician, singer
Years Active: 1945-2015
Children: 3
Spouses: Éléonore Hirt, Juliette Gréco, Ludivine Clerc
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Movies Featuring Michel Piccoli
The Phantom of Liberty (re-release)
Atlantic City
Mauvais Sang
We Have a Pope
It's Not Me
Portrait Of My Father
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Lines of Wellington
Our Lady of Hormones
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick
Kiarostami in Close up
Actors
Speaking of Buñuel
Everything’s Fine, We’re Leaving
That Day
A Man, a Real One
Everything’s Connected
Gardens in Autumn
Belle Toujours
Boxes
Sole Meeting
Raining Cats and Frogs
Magic Mirror
La Belle Noiseuse
Against Oblivion
A Leap in the Dark
The Prodigal Daughter
Strange Affair
Spy, Stand Up
Scénario du film Passion
The Passerby
The Eyes, the Mouth
A Room in Town
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
To Each His Own Cinema
May Fools
La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento
Confused Feelings
Beyond the Door
The General of the Dead Army
Walking a Tightrope
Godard’s Passion
The Prize of Peril
Dangerous Moves
Long Live Life
Success Is the Best Revenge
Adieu Bonaparte
My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
Mauvais Sang
The Prude
La Rumba
The Veiled Man
The Monkey Folk
The Night of Varennes
How Good the Whites Are
Going and Coming Back
The Children Thief
Death in a French Garden
Malady of Love
Hello Cubans
Le Bal des casse-pieds
The Young Girls Turn 25
Contempt
Bardot et Godard
Rene the Cane
Bad Liaisons
All About Loving
Touch and Go
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Ten Days’ Wonder
The Woman in Blue
F as in Fairbanks
The Audience
La Grande Bouffe
Malady of Love
One Way or Another
Don’t Touch the White Woman!
The Savage State
The Assassination
Weak Spot
Woman in Chains
The Diary of an Innocent Boy
The Infernal Trio
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
The Dinosaur and the Baby
Belle de Jour
Paparazzi
2 x 50 Years of French Cinema
The Black Angel
The Creatures
La Voleuse
Romy: Anatomy of a Face
Topaz
Seven Deaths by Prescription
Heartbeat
Adieu Philippine
The Milky Way
Loonies at Large
Traveling Companion
Is Paris Burning?
Sugar
The Witches of Salem
The Bellman
The Bench of Desolation
Tykho Moon
Cesar and Rosalie
Amazons of Rome
Life Size
Party
Le Bel Âge
French Cancan
Themroc
The Bit Between the Teeth
Lady L
Diary of a Chambermaid
Masquerade
The Game Is Over
La Chevelure
The Grand Manoeuvre
The Things of Life
Elsa the Rose
Liza
The Accuser
On War
Max and the Junkmen
The Dust of Time
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Sinners of Paris
That Obscure Object of Desire
Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps
Dom Juan
Mado
One Hundred and One Nights
Dillinger Is Dead
Nothing About Robert
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Le Doulos
Leonor
The War Is Over
The Emigrant
Death in the Garden
París-Tombuctú
Wedding in Blood
Without Leaving an Address
Genealogies of a Crime
Danger: Diabolik
Spoiled Children
Shock Troops
The Last Woman
Sunday Buddies
Nathalie
Far West
Career Timeline
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2017
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Self (archive footage)
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2007
Boxes
Daddy
Sole Meeting
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev
To Each His Own Cinema
Nikita Kruschev (segment "Rencontre unique")
2000
Kiarostami in Close up
as Self
Actors
Michel Piccoli
Speaking of Buñuel
Self
Everything’s Fine, We’re Leaving
Louis
1996
Traveling Companion
Cosimo
Tykho Moon
Mac Bee / frère Mac Bee
Party
Michel
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Prince de Conti
1991
La Belle Noiseuse
Edouard Frenhofer
Against Oblivion
Self
Walking a Tightrope
Marcel Spadice
The Children Thief
Mr. Armand
1987
La Rumba
Damien Malleville
The Veiled Man
Kassar
Malady of Love
Raoul Bergeron
Malady of Love
Raoul Bergeron
1985
Adieu Bonaparte
Caffarelli
Going and Coming Back
Simon Lerner
Death in a French Garden
Graham Tombsthay
1984
Dangerous Moves
Akiva Liebskind
Long Live Life
Michel Perrin
Success Is the Best Revenge
French Official
1982
Spy, Stand Up
Jean-Paul Chance
Scénario du film Passion
Self
The Passerby
Max Baumstein
The Eyes, the Mouth
Tío Agostino
A Room in Town
Edmond Leroyer
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
José Viss
Beyond the Door
Mr. Mutti
Godard’s Passion
Michel Boulard
The Night of Varennes
King Louis XVI (uncredited)
1981
Atlantic City
The Prodigal Daughter
Le père
Strange Affair
Bertrand Malair
Confused Feelings
Professor
1977
Rene the Cane
Ispettore Marchand
The Accuser
Saint-Ramé
That Obscure Object of Desire
Mathieu Faber (voice) (uncredited)
Spoiled Children
Bernard Rougerie
1974
Don’t Touch the White Woman!
Buffalo Bill
The Infernal Trio
Georges Sarret
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
François, médecin
Life Size
Michel
1973
The Woman in Blue
Pierre
La Grande Bouffe
Michel
Themroc
Themroc
Wedding in Blood
Pierre Maury
Far West
Indian chief
1972
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Interior Minister
The Audience
Padre Amerin
The Assassination
Colonel Kassar
Cesar and Rosalie
Narrator (voice)
Liza
Giorgio's friend
1968
Woman in Chains
L'invité pressé au vernissage (uncredited)
The Diary of an Innocent Boy
Count Philippe
Heartbeat
Charles
Danger: Diabolik
Inspector Ginko
1967
The Dinosaur and the Baby
Paul Javal (archive footage)
Belle de Jour
Henri Husson
Romy: Anatomy of a Face
Self
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Simon Dame
Shock Troops
L'homme de trop
1966
The Creatures
Edgar Piccoli
La Voleuse
Werner Kreuz
Is Paris Burning?
Edgar Pisani
The Game Is Over
Alexandre Saccard
Elsa the Rose
Narrator (voice)
The War Is Over
Inspector #1
1964
Bardot et Godard
Self
All About Loving
Raoul
Paparazzi
Texte dit par (voice)
Diary of a Chambermaid
Monsieur Monteil
Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps
Narrator (voice)
1962
Adieu Philippine
Izquierdo dans l'émission de télévision 'Montserrat' (uncredited)
Le Doulos
Nuttheccio
1957
The Witches of Salem
James Putnam
Sunday Buddies
Le directeur de l'aéro-club
Nathalie
Franck Marchal
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