Michel Piccoli
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Michel Jacques Daniel Piccoli was the son of Henri Piccoli, violinist and Marcelle Expert-Bezançon (1892-1990), pianist and daughter of the French industrialist and politician Charles Expert-Bezançon. In 1954, Michel Piccoli married actress Éléonore Hirt with whom he had a daughter, Anne-Cordélia Piccoli. In 1966, he married the singer Juliette Gréco, then in 1978 the screenwriter Ludivine Clerc, with whom he adopted two children of Polish origin, Inord and Missia. Placed in an establishment for problem children, the commitments of the young Piccoli, are made in opposition to his maternal grandfather, senator of the Third Republic, financier of the Radical Party, and important industrial painter, accused by the trade union left and by Georges Clemenceau, of having intoxicated his workmen through lead white which causes lead poisoning. Michel Piccoli then trained as an actor first with Andrée Bauer-Théraud and then during Simon. After an appearance as an extra in "Sortilèges" by Christian-Jaque in 1945, Michel Piccoli made his film debut in "Le Point Du Jour" by Louis Daquin. In the theater he distinguished himself with the Renaud-Barrault and Grenier-Hussot companies as well as at the Théâtre de Babylone. Noticed in the film "French Cancan" in 1954, he continued on stage and worked with directors Jacques Audiberti, Jean Vilar, Jean-Marie Serreau, Peter Brook, Luc Bondy, Patrice Chéreau and André Engel, and became also know in popular TV movies. Having become an atheist after a family bereavement, he met Luis Buñuel in 1956, and ironically took on the role of a priest in "La Mort En Ce Jardin". In 1959, he shot "Le Rendez-Vous De Noël", a short film by André Michel based on the short story by Malek Ouary "Le Noël Du Petit Cireur", in Algiers. The 1960s sounded his consecration, noticed in "Le Doulos" by Jean-Pierre Melville, he was revealed internationally with "Le Mépris" by Jean-Luc Godard alongside Brigitte Bardot. From then on, he toured with the greatest French and international filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Buñuel, Youssef Chahine, Manoel de Oliveira... He began the 1980s with the interpretation prize at the Cannes festival in 1980, with "Le Saut Dans Le Vide" by Marco Bellocchio, and that of the Berlin festival in 1982, with "Une Étrange Affaire" by Pierre Granier-Deferre. . He worked with Jacques Doillon, Leos Carax, before trying his hand at directing. In 2001 he received the IX Europe Prize for Theatre. He was part of the jury of the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007, chaired by Stephen Frears. In 2011, he played in "Habemus Papam" by Nanni Moretti. The last film in which Michel Piccoli appears is the film "Le Goût Des Myrtilles", by Thomas de Thiers in 2013. Politically committed to the left, member of the Peace Movement (communist), Michel Piccoli distinguished himself by his positions against the National Front, and mobilized for Amnesty International. Michel Piccoli died on May 12, 2020 following a stroke in his mansion in Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle in Eure. His funeral takes place in Évreux on May 19, 2020, where he is cremated, his ashes are scattered within the family property.
Known for
Credits
Belle de Jour (1967)
as Henri Husson
Holy Motors (2012)
as Man with the Wine Stain
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
as Mathieu Faber (voice) (uncredited)
La Grande Bouffe (1973)
as Michel
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
as Interior Minister
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
as Edgar Pisani
Contempt (1963)
as Paul Javal
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
as Simon Dame
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
as Edouard Frenhofer
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
as Nikita Kruschev (segment "Rencontre unique")
The Things of Life (1970)
as Pierre Bérard
Topaz (1969)
as Jacques Granville
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
as Police Prefect #2
Mauvais Sang (1986)
as Marc
Adieu Philippine (1962)
as Izquierdo dans l'émission de télévision 'Montserrat' (uncredited)
It's Not Me (2024)
as (archive footage)
The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Actors (2000)
as Michel Piccoli
Atlantic City (1980)
as Joseph
Cesar and Rosalie (1972)
as Narrator (voice)
We Have a Pope (2011)
as Melville
Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
as Monsieur Monteil
Max and the Junkmen (1971)
as Max, inspector
One Hundred and One Nights (1995)
as Simon Cinéma
The Passerby (1982)
as Max Baumstein
The War Is Over (1966)
as Inspector #1
The Witches of Salem (1957)
as James Putnam
That Night of Varennes (1982)
as King Louis XVI (uncredited)
The Last Woman (1976)
as Michel
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others (1974)
as François, médecin
Themroc (1973)
as Themroc
The Assassination (1972)
as Colonel Kassar
Danger: Diabolik (1968)
as Inspector Ginko
Le Doulos (1962)
as Nuttheccio
Spy, Stand Up (1982)
as Jean-Paul Chance
Everything's Connected (2005)
as Narrator
May Fools (1990)
as Milou
Seven Deaths by Prescription (1975)
as Dr Losseray
Raining Cats and Frogs (2003)
as Ferdinand (voice)
How Good the Whites Are (1988)
as Père Jean-Marie
The Milky Way (1969)
as Marquis de Sade
Nathalie (1957)
as Franck Marchal
The Prize of Peril (1983)
as Frédéric Mallaire
The World of Jacques Demy (1995)
as Self
Genealogies of a Crime (1997)
as Georges Didier
Loving in the Rain (1974)
as Mr. Dellerue (voice)
Going and Coming Back (1985)
as Simon Lerner
Tödliches Geld (1995)
as Paul Belmont
Shock Troops (1967)
as L'homme de trop
Sunday Buddies (1957)
as Le directeur de l'aéro-club
The Taste of Blueberries (2014)
as Michel
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli (2017)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Ousmane Sow (1996)
as Narrateur
Lines of Wellington (2012)
as Leópold Scheitzer
Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974)
as Buffalo Bill
French Cancan (1955)
as Le Capitaine Valorgueil
Touch and Go (1971)
as Valentin
Hauteclaire (1961)
as Serlon de Savigny
Dom Juan (1965)
as Dom Juan
Death in the Garden (1956)
as Father Lizzardi
A Room in Town (1982)
as Edmond Leroyer
Party (1996)
as Michel
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Wedding in Blood (1973)
as Pierre Maury
Without Leaving an Address (1951)
as Un journaliste aux archives (uncredited)
The Creatures (1966)
as Edgar Piccoli
Amazons of Rome (1961)
as Console Publicola
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France (2009)
Actor
Paparazzi (1964)
as Texte dit par (voice)
I’m Going Home (2001)
as Gilbert Valence
Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978)
as Conrad Brukner
Death in a French Garden (1985)
as Graham Tombsthay
La Voleuse (1966)
as Werner Kreuz
Little Lili (2003)
as acteur qui joue Simon
Le Bal des casse-pieds (1992)
as Désiré, l'homosexuel
The Day and the Hour (1963)
as Antoine
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012)
as Le père
Chicago Digest (1951)
as Slim Spring
The Diary of an Innocent Boy (1968)
as Count Philippe
La Chevelure (1961)
as L'homme
Coming Apart (2017)
as (archive footage)
Woman in Chains (1968)
as L'invité pressé au vernissage (uncredited)
Fire's Share (1978)
as Robert Hansen
Dillinger Is Dead (1969)
as Glauco
Loonies at Large (1993)
as Henri Toussaint
The Infernal Trio (1974)
as Georges Sarret
A Man, a Real One (2003)
as Michel Piccoli
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! (1982)
as José Viss
Bardot et Godard (1964)
as Self
Ten Days' Wonder (1971)
as Paul Regis
The Black Angel (1994)
as Georges Feuvrier
Boxes (2007)
as Daddy
The Children Thief (1991)
as Mr. Armand
The Mark of the Day (1949)
as Georges Gohelle
Speaking of Buñuel (2000)
as Self
Rupture(s) (1993)
as Paul
The Grand Manoeuvre (1955)
as Officer (uncredited)
The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
Beast at Bay (1959)
as Commissioner Jacques Guimard
París-Tombuctú (1999)
as Michel des Assantes
The Duchess of Langeais (2007)
as Vidame de Pamiers
Success Is the Best Revenge (1984)
as French Official
Les paradoxes de Buñuel (1998)
as Self
Beyond the Door (1982)
as Mr. Mutti
Rene the Cane (1977)
as Ispettore Marchand
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres (2011)
as Self
Belle Toujours (2006)
as Henri Husson
The Life of Mirrors (2025)
Actor
Dangerous Moves (1984)
as Akiva Liebskind
My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister (1986)
as Étienne Sembadel
Le Coup de grâce (1966)
as Capri / Bruno
Lady L (1965)
as Lecoeur
The Devil's Tricks (1966)
as L'antiquaire
Danger in the Middle East (1960)
as Brian Cannon
Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Chance at Love (1964)
as Philippe Decharme (segment "Lucky la chance")
Brook by Brook (2002)
as Self
Weak Spot (1975)
as L'enquêteur
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick (2019)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Agnès Varda: From Here to There (2011)
as Self
Spoiled Children (1977)
as Bernard Rougerie
Liza (1972)
as Giorgio's friend
Parisienne... Parisiennes (1962)
as Récitant (voice)
The Woman in Blue (1973)
as Pierre
Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère (2002)
as Self
Masquerade (1965)
as Georges Sarrassin
From Time to Time (1992)
as Jules Verne
Heartbeat (1968)
as Charles
The Prodigal Daughter (1981)
as Le père
One Way or Another (1976)
as Him
The Dust of Time (2008)
as Spyros
My Love, My Love (1967)
as Marrades
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances (1954)
as Gérard
Climates of Love (1962)
as François
The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)
as René Cabourg, l'employé besogneux (Victime #2)
Lest We Forget (1991)
as Self (segment "Pour Nasrin Rasooli, Iran")
The Bardot mystery (2012)
Actor
The Game Is Over (1966)
as Alexandre Saccard
The Dinosaur and the Baby (1967)
as Paul Javal (archive footage)
Le Quadrille des diamants (1957)
as Richard Burke
The Eyes, the Mouth (1982)
as Tío Agostino
The Voyage Into the Whirlpool Has Begun (1974)
Actor
L'Été en hiver (1964)
as Jean, the Reporter
Marx Can Wait (2021)
as Agostino (archive footage) (uncredited)
All About Loving (1964)
as Raoul
Scénario du film Passion (1982)
as Self
Confused Feelings (1981)
as Professor
The Savage State (1978)
as Orlaville
Our Lady of Hormones (2015)
as Narrator
Tout chante autour de moi (1954)
as Reverdier
Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli (2004)
as Self
Long Live Life (1984)
as Michel Perrin
Archipel (1993)
as Leonard Wilde
A Leap in the Dark (1980)
as Mauro Ponticelli
The Fate of Baron Leisenbohg (1991)
as Le baron de Leisenbohg
La Ruelle au clair de lune (1988)
as Pierre Willer
The Happiest Place on Earth (1999)
as Récitant (voice)
Hello Cubans (1963)
as Narrator (voice)
Bad Liaisons (1955)
as un inspecteur
Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class (1955)
as Maurice Rouger
Rendezvous (1961)
as Paul
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Portrait Of My Father (2010)
as Self
Strange Affair (1981)
as Bertrand Malair
Nothing About Robert (1999)
as Lord Ariel Chatwick-West
Godard's Passion (1982)
as Michel Boulard
Mado (1976)
as Simon Léotard
Rencontre Unique (2007)
as Nikita Khrouchtchev
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
That Day (2003)
as Harald
Romy, A Free Woman (2022)
as archive footage
Malady of Love (1987)
as Raoul Bergeron
Tykho Moon (1996)
as Mac Bee / frère Mac Bee
Magic Mirror (2006)
as Prof. Heschel
Life Size (1974)
as Michel
Godard by Godard (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
The Bit Between the Teeth (1979)
as Pierre Chazerand
Passion in the Desert (1997)
as Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis
La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento (1992)
as Edouard Frenhofer
Le Rendez-vous de Noël (1960)
Actor
Le Plus Heureux des trois (1957)
as Pianist
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death (1979)
as Victor Navarro
La Nuit de Tom Brown (1959)
as Tom Brown, jeune
The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1949)
as Lebel
The Veiled Man (1987)
as Kassar
The General of the Dead Army (1983)
as Benetandi
2 x 50 Years of French Cinema (2008)
as Self
Sinners of Paris (1958)
as L'inspecteur Vardier, de la P.J.
Libero Burro (1999)
as Zio Tony
Leonor (1975)
as Richard
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
as Prince de Conti
Beneath the Rooftops of Paris (2007)
as Marcel
Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps (1964)
as Narrator (voice)
Everything's Fine, We're Leaving (2000)
as Louis
Le Chalet sous la neige (1959)
as Robert
La Cerisaie (1982)
as Léonid
Horizons... (1953)
as un ouvrier
Adieu Bonaparte (1985)
as Caffarelli - كافاريللي
Far West (1973)
as Indian chief
Otar Iosseliani, le merle siffleur (2006)
as Self
Bête de scène (1994)
Actor
La dragée haute (1960)
as Hugo Barsac
Quarante fontaines (1961)
as Récitant (voice)
F as in Fairbanks (1976)
as Etienne
Daughters of Destiny (1954)
as Pasquerel (segment "Jeanne")
The Price of Survival (1980)
as René Winterhalter
Price of Love (1955)
as Georges
Café tabac (1964)
as Récitant (voice)
Walking a Tightrope (1991)
as Marcel Spadice
La Rumba (1987)
as Damien Malleville
The Audience (1972)
as Padre Amerin
Elsa the Rose (1966)
as Narrator (voice)
Once Upon a Time… Contempt (2009)
as Self
The Emigrant (1994)
as Adam - Ram's father
The Accuser (1977)
as Saint-Ramé
Le Bel Âge (2009)
as Maurice Reverdy
Fumée, histoire et fantaisie (1961)
Actor
On War (2008)
as Le grand Hou
Tabarin (1958)
as Jacques Forestier
Les Joueurs (1960)
as Chvokhniev
Le Roi Lear (2007)
as Le roi Lear
Train de nuit (1994)
Actor
Sugar (1978)
as Grezillo
Romy: Anatomy of a Face (1967)
as Self
Berau, sur les traces de Joseph Conrad (1994)
as Presenter
The Uninvited (1969)
as François Desailly
The Nonentity (1986)
as der Tölpel
Gardens in Autumn (2006)
as Marie, la mère de Vincent
Invasion (1970)
as Marcello
Croissance de Paris (1955)
as Récitant (voice)
Marie Soleil (1964)
as Kafka
Kiarostami in Close up (2000)
as as Self
Le Temps des assassins (1962)
as Récitant (voice)
Dios de monoambiente (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Supper (1992)
as Chateaubriand (voice)
Le Matelot 512 (1984)
as Narrator (voice)
Torticola versus Frankensberg (1952)
as Torticola
Délire à deux (1968)
as Him
Un coupable (1988)
as L'avocat
Il bambino di Betlemme (2002)
Actor
Martha and I (1990)
as Ernst
The Prude (1986)
as Pierre
La Leçon d'humour dans un parc (1951)
Actor
Du crime considéré comme un des beaux-arts. (1981)
as Morrand
Le Divorcement (1979)
as Philippe
Blanc de Chine (1988)
as Batz
The Bellman (1945)
as Un villageois
Traveling Companion (1996)
as Cosimo
The Distant Land (1987)
as Friedrich Hofreiter
Strauberg ist da (1978)
as Strauberg
Terreur en Oklahoma (1951)
as Tommy Goudchote
The Monkey Folk (1989)
Actor
La France romane (1956)
as Récitant (voice)
La Lune (1985)
Actor