
Paul Meurisse
Born: 1912-12-21
Place of Birth: Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Biography
Paul Meurisse (21 December 1912, Dunkirk – 19 January 1979, Neuilly-sur-Seine) 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 appearances 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Meurisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Army of Shadows
1969★ 7.9

The Wolf Farm
1943★ 4.1

Fortune carrée
1955★ 5.0

The Game of Truth
1961★ 5.9

Last Hour, Special Edition
1949★ 6.0

The Affair of the Poisons
1955★ 6.6

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002★ 7.5

The Gypsy
1975★ 6.4

The Voracious Ones
1973★ 5.2

Crooks in Clover
1963★ 7.7

Les Violents
1958★ 4.8

Diabolique
1955★ 7.9

Le Majordome
1965★ 7.2

Scandal
1948★ 3.5

The Truth
1960★ 7.6

The Education in Love of Valentin
1976★ 4.3

The Inspector Likes a Fight
1957★ 1.0

L'assassin connaît la musique
1963★ 7.7

Bethsabée
1947★ 4.3

Ne bougez plus !
1941★ 0.0

Back Streets of Paris
1946★ 6.1

The Black Monocle
1961★ 5.9

When the Pheasants Pass
1965★ 6.4

Easy Down There!
1971★ 6.6

Code Name: Melville
2010★ 6.7

Maria of the End of the World
1951★ 0.0

Inspector Sergil
1947★ 0.0

Vingt-quatre heures de perm'
1945★ 0.0

Le Deuxième Souffle
1966★ 7.6

Marie-Octobre
1959★ 7.3

Bells Without Joy
1962★ 3.2

The Eleven O'Clock Woman
1948★ 6.1

Until the Last One
1957★ 5.6

Sergil Among the Girls
1952★ 2.0

Forbidden to Love
1942★ 3.0

Agnes of Nothing
1950★ 5.8

Sergil et le dictateur
1948★ 0.0

Monsieur chasse
1947★ 4.0

Not Delivered
1958★ 6.0

The Eye of the Monocle
1962★ 5.8

Love and the Frenchwoman
1960★ 4.5

Picnic on the Grass
1959★ 6.3

Montmartre on the Seine
1941★ 5.6

Head Against the Wall
1959★ 6.8

Destitute Mary
1945★ 0.0

Seventh Heaven
1958★ 5.6

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971★ 5.9

My Wife Is Formidable
1951★ 3.6

Le Dessous des cartes
1948★ 5.5

The Suspects
1974★ 5.2

The Red Angel
1949★ 0.0

The Monocle's Sour Laugh
1964★ 5.3

Congress of Love
1966★ 1.0

Serenade to the Executioner
1951★ 6.0

The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic
1946★ 0.0

Be Careful Ladies
1963★ 5.7

Je suis un mouchard
1953★ 0.0

The Big Swag
1965★ 6.4

Impasse of Two Angels
1948★ 5.6

The New Aristrocrats
1961★ 1.0

Chicken Feed for Little Birds
1963★ 6.0

The Contessa's Secret
1954★ 6.0

Love Marriage
1942★ 0.0

Colonel Durand
1948★ 5.0

Me and the Forty Year Old Man
1965★ 5.0

Guinguette
1959★ 6.0