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
- Michel Blanc, sur un malentendu as Self (archive footage)
- The Rookie Guide as Docteur Charoux
- The Safe House as Père-Grand
2023
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- Têtàtête(s) as Self - Guest
- The Small Victories as Emile Menoux
- L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
- Top Dogs as Jean-Pierre Deloup
- Take a Chance on Me as Judge Gilles d'Outremont
2022
- Charlotte Rampling, le cinéma comme un essentiel as Lui-même
2021
- Christmas with the Tuches as Jean-Yves Marteau
- Espèces Menacées ... (Adaptation)
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
- The Hundred-Foot Journey as Mayor
- Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
- Les Souvenirs as Le père de Romain
- Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid as Self / Various characters
2013
- Half-Sister as Paul
2011
- The Minister as Gilles, director of staff
- The Day I Saw Your Heart as Eli Dhrey
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 Second Wind as le commissaire Blot
- The Witnesses as Adrien
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
- L'Affaire Dominici as Commissaire Sébeille
2002
- Sœur Thérèse.com ... (Creator)
- Summer Things as Jean-Pierre
2001
- Espèces menacées ... (Adaptation)
1999
- The Escort ... (Director)
1998
- Vivement dimanche as Self
1996
- The Grand Dukes as Shapiron
1995
- Nuit d'ivresse as Jacques Belin
1994
- Prêt-à-Porter as Inspector Forget
- The Monster as Paride Taccone, le psychiatre
- Dead Tired as Michel Blanc / Patrick Olivier
1993
- Toxic Affair as The suicidal
- Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
1992
- Coucou c'est nous ! as Self
1991
- Prospero's Books as Alonso
- Thank You, Life as Raymond Pelleveau, le père jeune
- The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish as Norbert
- The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck as L'hindou
1990
- Les Nuls, l'émission as Self - Guest
- Uranus as Gaigneux
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 Docteur Bourdarias (non crédité)
- Ménage as Antoine
- I Hate Actors as Monsieur Albert
1985
- Bunny's Bar as Jacques, portier
- Drôle de samedi as Driving school student
1984
- Marche à l'ombre as Denis
- Dream One as Boris / Nemo's Father
- The Defective Detective as Laurent Martin
1983
- Gramps Is in the Resistance as Le père Lebœuf, résistant
- Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi as Pierre
- Move Along, There Is Nothing to See! as Leroux
1982
- Champs-Elysées as Self
- Merci Bernard as Jean Bortansis
- Santa Claus Is a Stinker as L'obsédé sexuel au téléphone (voice)
- Singles as Bernard
1981
1980
- The Horse of Pride as Corentin Calvez
1979
- The Adolescent as M. Bertin
- French Fried Vacation 2 as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse
- Les 400 Coups de Virginie as l'antiquaire
- Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears as Passerby who provides information
- Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses as Construction site police officer
- Pierrot mon ami
- The Other One's Mug as Taboureau
- Out of Whack as Marcel Dupin / Passager métro effrayé
1978
- Ciné regards as Self
- French Fried Vacation as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse
- Madame le Juge as un vigile
- Rire et sourire : Le Splendid as Différents rôles (Jean Marchand, M. Cinoche)
- Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived as Le fils du capitaine
- Surprise Sock as L'interne
- Like a Turtle on Its Back as le fêtard qui lit
1977
- Les Héritiers as Ivan
- Spoiled Children as Agent immobilier véreux
- You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine as Antremont
- The Devil in the Box
- Focal Point as Policeman
1976
- The Tenant as Scope's Neighbor
- I Love You, I Don't as A worker
- Let's Make a Dirty Movie as Un flic
- The Bottom Line as Friend from the café-theater
- The Probability Factor as Choukroun
- 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