
Pierre Étaix
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Pierre Étaix was a French comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live-action short film in 1963.
Known for
Credits

Pickpocket (1959)
as 2nd Accomplice

Le Havre (2011)
as Dr. Becker

Chantrapas (2011)
as French Producer

The Suitor (1962)
as Pierre

L'Âge de Monsieur est avancé (1987)
as L'auteur

Happy Anniversary (1963)
as Le mari

Le Grand Amour (1969)
as Pierre

Mon Oncle (1958)
as Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)

From Darkness to Light (2025)
as Self

Rupture (1961)
Actor

Max My Love (1986)
as Detective

Yoyo (1965)
as Yoyo / The Millionaire

Bouvard et Pécuchet (1990)
as Maître Tardivel

Serious as Pleasure (1975)
as Le garçon d'étage

L'aide-mémoire (1984)
Actor

The Clowns (1970)
as Clown

Winter Song (2015)
as Marquis-Clochard

The Day the Clown Cried (1972)
as Gustav

The Thief of Paris (1967)
as Pickpocket (uncredited)
Doctor Lerne, Subgod (1983)
as Roland

As Long as You've Got Your Health (1966)
as Pierre

Carrière, 250 Meters (2011)
as Self

Land of Milk and Honey (1971)
as Self - The Director

Gardens in Autumn (2006)
Actor

The Army Game (1960)
as Le chef de gare

Insomnia (1963)
Actor

On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge (1982)
as Le garçon d'étage

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown (2016)
as Self

Lucifer et moi (2009)
as Self

Feeling Good (1966)
Actor

The Clown (2016)
as Self

A Swelled Head (1962)
Actor
Le Pèlerinage (1962)
Actor

Docile Night (1987)
as SOS Amor

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé (2011)
as Self

La Métamorphose (1983)
as Gustav-Adolf Braut





