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Michel Blanc
French actor, writer and director
Michel Blanc (born 16 April 1952) is a French actor, writer and director.[1] 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.
Michel Blanc has also shown his versatility by appearing in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film Monsieur Hire.
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Michel Blanc | |
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 Michel Blanc in 2009 | |
| Born | (1952-04-16) 16 April 1952 (age 71) Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, writer |
| Years active | 1974–present |
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He is one of the few people to have won awards at the Cannes Film Festival in both a creative and performing role, winning the Male Acting Prize in 1986 and the Best Screenplay Prize in 1994.[2]
As an actor
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| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1976 | Foot-ball | Michel Fagadau | |
| Je vais craquer | Le Splendid | Théâtre du Splendid | |
| Ma tête est malade | Le Splendid | Théâtre du Splendid | |
| 1977 | Le Pot de terre contre le pot de vin | Le Splendid | Théâtre du Splendid |
| 1978 | Amour, coquillages et crustacés | Le Splendid | Théâtre du Splendid |
| 1982 | Bunny's bar | Josiane Balasko | Théâtre du Splendid |
| 1985-88 | Nuit d'ivresse | Josiane Balasko | Théâtre du Splendid |
| 1992 | Je veux faire du cinéma | Michel Blanc | Théâtre de la Michodière |
| 'Art' | Patrice Kerbrat | Théâtre des Champs-Élysées | |
| 1995 | The Merchant of Venice | Jean-Luc Tardieu | Maison de la culture de Loire-Atlantique Nantes |
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As a director
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| Year | Title | Comedian | Notes |
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| 1987 | L'Excès contraire | Dominique Lavanant | Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens written by Françoise Sagan |
| 1992 | Je veux faire du cinéma | Michel Blanc | Théâtre de la Michodière written by Neil Simon |
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As an actor
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| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 1974 | Les filles de Malemort | Daniel Daërt | ||
| Bonne présentation exigée | The man who arrived | Charles Nemes | Short | |
| 1975 | Let Joy Reign Supreme | Louis XV's valet | Bertrand Tavernier | |
| Le bol d'air | Michel | Charles Nemes | Short | |
| 1976 | Attention les yeux! | A Cop | Gérard Pirès | |
| The Best Way to Walk | Deloux | Claude Miller | ||
| Je t'aime moi non plus | A worker | Serge Gainsbourg | ||
| L'ordinateur des pompes funèbres | Gérard Pirès | |||
| The Tenant | Scope's Neighbor | Roman Polanski | ||
| On aura tout vu | A theatre's friend | Georges Lautner | ||
| Cours après moi ... que je t'attrape | Robert Pouret | |||
| 1977 | Le diable dans la boîte | Pierre Lary | ||
| Spoiled Children | The young man | Bertrand Tavernier | ||
| Au théâtre ce soir | Sandy Remington | Pierre Sabbagh | TV series (1 Episode) | |
| Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine | Antremont | Coluche | ||
| Le point de mire | The Cop | Jean-Claude Tramont | ||
| 1978 | Madame le juge [fr] | Colomar | Philippe Condroyer | TV series (1 Episode) |
| Le beaujolais nouveau est arrivé | The Captain's son | Jean-Luc Voulfow | ||
| Surprise Sock | The intern | Jean-François Davy | ||
| Les héritiers | Ivan | Pierre Lary | TV series (1 Episode) | |
| La tortue sur le dos | The Reveller | Luc Béraud | ||
| Le temps d'une République | The second officer | Michel Wyn | TV series (1 Episode) | |
| Les Bronzés | Jean-Claude Dusse | Patrice Leconte | ||
| 1979 | Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears | A passerby | Charles Nemes | |
| The Adolescent | M. Bertin | Jeanne Moreau | ||
| Pierrot mon ami | François Leterrier | TV movie | ||
| Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses! | The Cop | Édouard Molinaro | ||
| Histoires insolites | The Inspector | Maurice Ronet | TV series (1 Episode) | |
| Les Bronzés font du ski | Jean-Claude Dusse | Patrice Leconte | ||
| Rien ne va plus | Marcel Dupin | Jean-Michel Ribes | ||
| La Gueule de l'autre | Taboureau | Pierre Tchernia | ||
| Les 400 coups de Virginie | The antiquarian | Bernard Queysanne | TV Mini-Series (1 Episode) | |
| Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret | Crotton | Yves Allégret | TV series (1 Episode) | |
| 1980 | The Horse of Pride | Corentin Calvez | Claude Chabrol | |
| 1981 | Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine | Guy | Patrice Leconte | |
| Histoire contemporaine | Ernest de Bonmont | Michel Boisrond | TV Mini-Series | |
| Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret | Belloir | Yves Allégret | TV series (1 Episode) | |
| 1982 | Ma femme s'appelle reviens | Bernard | Patrice Leconte | |
| Le Père Noël est une ordure | Telephone's voice | Jean-Marie Poiré | ||
| Le mystère du gala maudit | Bernard Lion | TV movie | ||
| Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi | Pierre | Jacques Fansten | TV movie | |
| 1983 | Circulez y a rien à voir! | Leroux | Patrice Leconte | |
| Merci Bernard | Jean-Michel Ribes | TV series (3 Episodes) | ||
| Papy fait de la résistance | Father Leboeuf | Jean-Marie Poiré | ||
| 1984 | Retenez Moi...Ou Je Fais Un Malheur | Laurent Martin | Michel Gérard | |
| Marche à l'ombre | Denis | Michel Blanc | ||
| Nemo | Boris | Arnaud Sélignac | ||
| 1985 | Drôle de samedi | The pupil | Bay Okan | |
| 1986 | Tenue de soirée | Antoine | Bertrand Blier | Cannes Film Festival - Best Actor Nominated - César Award for Best Actor |
| Je hais les acteurs | Monsieur Albert | Gérard Krawczyk | ||
| Les Fugitifs | Doctor Bourdarias | Francis Veber | ||
| 1988 | Nuit d'ivresse | Jacques Belin | Alain Dhénaut | TV movie |
| Piazza Navona | Gilbert | Roger Guillot | TV series (1 Episode) | |
| Médecins des hommes | Philippe | Alain Corneau | TV series (1 Episode) | |
| Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale | Walter Arbeit | Jean-Pierre Mocky | ||
| Sans peur et sans reproche | Verdiglione | Gérard Jugnot | ||
| 1989 | Palace | The Inspector | Jean-Michel Ribes | TV series (1 Episode) |
| Monsieur Hire | Monsieur Hire | Patrice Leconte | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor | |
| Chambre à part | Martin | Jacky Cukier | ||
| 1990 | Strike It Rich | Hotel Manager | James Scott | |
| Uranus | René Gaigneux | Claude Berri | ||
| 1991 | Merci la vie | Raymond Pelleveau | Bertrand Blier | |
| Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück | The Hindu | Alessandro Capone | ||
| The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish | Norbert | Ben Lewin | ||
| Prospero's Books | Alonso | Peter Greenaway | ||
| 1993 | Toxic Affair | The suicidal | Philomène Esposito | |
| 1994 | Grosse Fatigue | Himself / Patrick Olivier | Michel Blanc | |
| The Monster | Paride Taccone | Roberto Benigni | ||
| Prêt-à-Porter | Inspector Forget | Robert Altman | National Board of Review Award for Best Cast | |
| 1996 | Les Grands Ducs | Shapiron | Patrice Leconte | |
| 1999 | C'est plus fort que moi | Gilles Marchand | Short | |
| 2002 | Summer Things | Jean-Pierre | Michel Blanc | |
| 2003 | L'affaire Dominici | The Commissioner Sébeille | Pierre Boutron | TV movie |
| 2004 | Madame Édouard | Commissioner Léon | Nadine Monfils | |
| 93, rue Lauriston | Inspector Blot | Denys Granier-Deferre | TV movie | |
| 2006 | Je vous trouve très beau | Aymé Pigrenet | Isabelle Mergault | Love is Folly International Film Festival - Best Actor Nominated - César Award for Best Actor Nominated - Lumière Film Festival - Best Actor |
| Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie | Jean-Claude Dusse | Patrice Leconte | ||
| 2007 | The Witnesses | Adrien | André Téchiné | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor |
| Le Deuxième souffle | Commissioner Blot | Alain Corneau | ||
| 2008 | Nos 18 ans | Professor Martineau | Frédéric Berthe | |
| Musée haut, musée bas | Mosk | Jean-Michel Ribes | ||
| 2009 | The Girl on the Train | Samuel Bleistein | André Téchiné | |
| Une petite zone de turbulences | Jean-Paul Muret | Alfred Lot | Also co-wrote the script | |
| 2011 | The Minister | Gilles | Pierre Schoeller | César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| The Day I Saw Your Heart | Eli Dhrey | Jennifer Devoldère | ||
| 2013 | Demi-soeur | Paul Bérard | Josiane Balasko | |
| 2014 | The Hundred-Foot Journey | Mayor | Lasse Hallström | |
| 2015 | Memories | Michel | Jean-Paul Rouve | |
| The New Adventures of Aladdin | Sultan | Arthur Benzaquen | ||
| 2016 | Odd Job | Gardot | Pascal Chaumeil | Also writer |
| 2017 | Raid dingue | Jacques Pasquali | Dany Boon |
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As a director
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| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1984 | Marche à l'ombre | Also Writer and Actor Nominated - César Award for Best Debut |
| 1994 | Grosse fatigue | Also Writer and Actor Cannes Film Festival - Best Screenplay Nominated - Palme d'Or Nominated - César Award for Best Writing |
| 1999 | The Escort | Also Writer |
| 2002 | Summer Things | Also Writer and Actor Nominated - César Award for Best Writing |
| 2018 | Voyez comme on danse |
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- "Michel Blanc". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- "Michel Blanc". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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