Michel Blanc
Born: 1952-04-16 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Died: 2024-10-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
Michel Blanc (16 April 1952 – 3 October 2024) was a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel and Gérard Jugnot. He also appeared in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film Monsieur Hire. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michel Blanc, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- The Rookie Guide as Docteur Charoux
- The Safe House as Père-Grand
- Michel Blanc, sur un malentendu as Self (archive footage)
2023
- Top Dogs as Jean-Pierre Deloup
- Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- The Small Victories as Emile Menoux
- Take a Chance on Me as Judge Gilles d'Outremont
- Têtàtête(s) as Self - Guest
- L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Christmas with the Tuches as Jean-Yves Marteau
2019
- A Good Doctor as Serge Mamou Mani, the doctor
2018
- Kiss & Tell as Jean-Pierre
2017
- R.A.I.D. Special Unit as Jacques Pasquali
2016
- Odd Job as Gardot
2015
- The New Adventures of Aladdin as Sultan
2014
- Les Souvenirs as Le père de Romain
- Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
- The Hundred-Foot Journey as Mayor
- Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid as Self / Various characters
2013
- Half-Sister as Paul
2011
- The Day I Saw Your Heart as Eli Dhrey
- The Minister as Gilles, director of staff
2010
- A Spot of Bother as Jean-Paul Muret
2009
- C à vous as Self
- The Girl on the Train as Samuel Bleistein
2008
- School's Out as Professor Martineau
- A Day at the Museum as Mosk
2007
- The Witnesses as Adrien
- The Second Wind as le commissaire Blot
2006
- Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest
- French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse
2005
- You Are So Beautiful as Aymé Pigrenet
2004
- 93, rue Lauriston as Inspecteur Blot
- Madame Edouard as le commissaire Léon
2003
- L'Affaire Dominici as Commissaire Sébeille
- Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres as Self
2002
- Summer Things as Jean-Pierre
- Sœur Thérèse.com ... (Creator)
2001
- Espèces menacées ... (Adaptation)
1999
- The Escort ... (Director)
1998
- Vivement dimanche as Self
1996
- The Grand Dukes as Shapiron
1994
- The Monster as Paride Taccone, le psychiatre
- Dead Tired as Michel Blanc / Patrick Olivier
- Prêt-à-Porter as Inspector Forget
1993
- Toxic Affair as The suicidal
- Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
1992
- Coucou c'est nous ! as Self
1991
- The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish as Norbert
- Prospero's Books as Alonso
- The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck as L'hindou
- Thank You, Life as Raymond Pelleveau, le père jeune
1990
- Uranus as Gaigneux
- Les Nuls, l'émission as Self - Guest
1989
- Monsieur Hire as Monsieur Hire
- Separate Bedrooms as Martin
1988
- Palace as Service des fraudes
- Sans peur et sans reproche as Verdiglione, surgeon
- Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale as Walter Arbeit
- L'Excès contraire ... (Director)
1987
- Sacrée Soirée as Self
1986
- The Fugitives as Doctor Bourdarias (uncredited)
- Ménage as Antoine
- I Hate Actors as Monsieur Albert
1985
- Drôle de samedi as Driving school student
- Nuit d'ivresse as Jacques Belin
- Bunny's Bar as Jacques, portier
1984
- Dream One as Boris / Nemo's Father
- Marche à l'ombre as Denis
- The Defective Detective as Laurent Martin
1983
- Gramps Is in the Resistance as Le père Lebœuf, résistant
- Move Along, There Is Nothing to See! as Leroux
- Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi as Pierre
1982
- Champs-Elysées as Self
- Santa Claus Is a Stinker as L'obsédé sexuel au téléphone (voice)
- Singles as Bernard
- Merci Bernard as Jean Bortansis
1981
1980
- The Horse of Pride as Corentin Calvez
1979
- The Adolescent as M. Bertin
- French Fried Vacation 2 as Jean-Claude Dusse
- Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses as Construction site police officer
- Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears as Passerby who provides information
- Pierrot mon ami
- Les 400 Coups de Virginie as l'antiquaire
- The Other One's Mug as Taboureau
- Out of Whack as Marcel Dupin / Passager métro effrayé
1978
- Surprise Sock as L'interne
- French Fried Vacation as Jean-Claude Dusse, the frustrated
- Like a Turtle on Its Back as le fêtard qui lit
- Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived as Le fils du capitaine
- Rire et sourire : Le Splendid as Différents rôles (Jean Marchand, M. Cinoche)
- Madame le Juge as un vigile
1977
- Focal Point as Policeman
- You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine as Antremont
- Les Héritiers as Ivan
- Spoiled Children as Agent immobilier véreux
- The Devil in the Box
1976
- The Probability Factor as Choukroun
- Let's Make a Dirty Movie as Un flic
- The Tenant as Scope's Neighbor
- I Love You, I Don't as A worker
- The Bottom Line as Friend from the café-theater
- The Best Way to Walk as Deloux
1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- Let Joy Reign Supreme as Louis XV's valet
- Un bol d'air as Michel
1974
- Spécial cinéma as Self
- The Girl's Dead, Man
- Bonne présentation exigée as L'homme qui arrive