Portrait of Michel Bouquet

Acting

Michel Bouquet

Career

Active from 1947 to 2021, busiest in 1973 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
65
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Night and Fog
Night and Fog
GoodWatch score86/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Best Actor

    2006 · Won

    The Last Mitterrand

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Actor

    2002 · Won · 27th César Awards

    How I Killed My Father

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

1

The characters Michel Bouquet played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michel Bouquet Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 8
  • Character Study 7
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Family Secrets 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Mystery 3
  • French Cinema Classic 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 56
Villa Caprice
Villa Caprice (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

as Marcel Germon

2010s

5 titles · average score 60
The Origin of Violence
The Origin of Violence (2016)

as Marcel Fabre (2014)

The Art Dealer
The Art Dealer (2015)

as Raoul

Renoir
Renoir (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

as Auguste Renoir

The Little Bedroom
The Little Bedroom (2011)
GoodWatch score 56

as Edmond

La Case du Siècle
La Case du Siècle (2010)

TV show · as Arnaud de Roquefeuil (old) (voice)

2000s

7 titles · average score 56
Le malade imaginaire
Le malade imaginaire (2008)

as Argan

The Last Mitterrand
The Last Mitterrand (2005)
GoodWatch score 54

as Le Président

The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas
The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas (2004)

as Monsieur Andesmas

The Chops
The Chops (2003)
GoodWatch score 51

as le Vieux

How I Killed My Father
How I Killed My Father (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

as Maurice

Trees
Trees (2001)

as Narrator

The Prince's Manuscript
The Prince's Manuscript (2000)

as Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

1990s

9 titles · average score 75
Albert Camus, la tragédie du bonheur
Albert Camus, la tragédie du bonheur (1999)

as Narration (Voice)

Milice, film noir
Milice, film noir (1997)

as Narrator (voice)

Élisa
Élisa (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

as Samuel

The Eye of Vichy
The Eye of Vichy (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

as Narrator (voice)

La Joie de vivre
La Joie de vivre (1993)

as Monsieur Charme

Il segno del comando
Il segno del comando (1992)

as Marquis of Santerre

Toto the Hero
Toto the Hero (1991)
GoodWatch score 81

as Old Thomas

All the Mornings of the World
All the Mornings of the World (1991)
GoodWatch score 84

as Baugin

Maigret
Maigret (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Le juge Forlacroix

1980s

11 titles · average score 66
Velvet Paws
Velvet Paws (1987)

as Quid

Cop au Vin
Cop au Vin (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hubert Lavoisier

Le Regard dans le miroir
Le Regard dans le miroir (1985)

TV show · as Mathias

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1984)

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Péchés originaux
Péchés originaux (1984)

TV show

The Secret of Mister L
The Secret of Mister L (1983)

as Victor Lumen

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1982)
GoodWatch score 71

as Inspector Javert

Mozart
Mozart (1982)

TV show · as Leopold Mozart

La Danse de mort
La Danse de mort (1982)

as Edgar

The Sorceress
The Sorceress (1982)

as Jules Michelet

Le Curé de Tours
Le Curé de Tours (1980)

as L'abbé Troubet

1970s

36 titles · average score 64
Les Anneaux de Bicêtre
Les Anneaux de Bicêtre (1977)

as Maugras

The Toy
The Toy (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

as Pierre Rambal-Cochet, powerful businessman

France, Incorporated
France, Incorporated (1974)
GoodWatch score 46

as The Frenchman

The Conspiracy
The Conspiracy (1973)

as Lelong

Two Men in Town
Two Men in Town (1973)
GoodWatch score 73

as Commissioner Goitreau

Défense de savoir
Défense de savoir (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

as Paul Cristiani

Malpertuis
Malpertuis (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

as Charles Dideloo

3000 Million Without an Elevator
3000 Million Without an Elevator (1972)

as Albert

Just Before Nightfall
Just Before Nightfall (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

as Charles Masson

Papa, the Lil' Boats
Papa, the Lil' Boats (1971)

as Marc the Boss

The Cop
The Cop (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

as L'inspecteur Favenin

Countdown to Vengeance
Countdown to Vengeance (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

as Valberg

1960s

15 titles · average score 64
The Unfaithful Wife
The Unfaithful Wife (1969)
GoodWatch score 80

as Charles Desvallées

Mississippi Mermaid
Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
GoodWatch score 76

as Comolli

God Chose Paris
God Chose Paris (1969)

as Narrator

The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black (1968)
GoodWatch score 80

as Coral

A Wall in Jerusalem
A Wall in Jerusalem (1968)

as Narrator (citations) (voice)

Lamiel
Lamiel (1967)

as Le docteur Sansfin

The Road to Corinth
The Road to Corinth (1967)
GoodWatch score 42

as Sharps

Our Agent Tiger
Our Agent Tiger (1965)
GoodWatch score 43

as Jacques Vermorel

This Special Friendship
This Special Friendship (1964)
GoodWatch score 78

as Father Trennes

A Look at Madness
A Look at Madness (1962)

as Narrator (voice)

Rodolphe Bresdin
Rodolphe Bresdin (1962)

as Narrator

Le Sourire
Le Sourire (1960)

as Récitant (Commentaires bouddhique) (voice)

1950s

8 titles · average score 67
Katia
Katia (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bibesco

No Escape
No Escape (1958)

as Commissioner

Night and Fog
Night and Fog (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Tower of Lust
Tower of Lust (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

as Louis X

Visages de Paris
Visages de Paris (1955)

as Voix

Mina de Vanghel
Mina de Vanghel (1953)

as Narrator (voice)

Three Women
Three Women (1952)

as Monsieur Lesable (segment "Zora")

Two Pennies Worth of Violets
Two Pennies Worth of Violets (1951)

as Maurice Desforges, le frère de Thérèse

1940s

4 titles · average score 65
White Paws
White Paws (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

as Maurice

Manon
Manon (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Second

Monsieur Vincent
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Le tuberculeux

Criminal Brigade
Criminal Brigade (1947)

as Le tueur