Portrait of Michael Lonsdale

Acting

Michael Lonsdale

Career

Active from 1960 to 2024, busiest in 1974 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
91
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Lonsdale Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 8
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Dialogue-Driven 4
  • Tense Atmosphere 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Period Drama 3
  • Complex Relationships 3
  • Conspiracy Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

185
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
African Glory
African Glory (2024)

as Christopher Columbus

The Outsider
The Outsider (2023)

as Narrator (Voice)

2010s

18 titles · average score 64
Degas and I
Degas and I (2019)

as Edgar Degas

Les Filles au Moyen-Âge
Les Filles au Moyen-Âge (2016)

as Daniel

The First, the Last
The First, the Last (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jean-Berchmans

Maestro
Maestro (2014)
GoodWatch score 62

as Cedric Rovère

J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds
J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

as (voice)

N: The Madness Of Reason
N: The Madness Of Reason (2014)

as Narrator

Le Renard jaune
Le Renard jaune (2013)

as Jean Virno

Gebo and the Shadow
Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gebo

Free Men
Free Men (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

as Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit

The Cardboard Village
The Cardboard Village (2011)
GoodWatch score 56

as Old Priest

Hitler in Hollywood
Hitler in Hollywood (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

as Michael Lonsdale

Of Gods and Men
Of Gods and Men (2010)
GoodWatch score 80

as Luc

2000s

27 titles · average score 60
Agora
Agora (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

as Theon

Le Silence de l'épervier
Le Silence de l'épervier (2008)

TV show · as Antoine Carsac

Heartbeat Detector
Heartbeat Detector (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mathias Jüst

The Last Mistress
The Last Mistress (2007)
GoodWatch score 69

as le vicomte Prony

Goya's Ghosts
Goya's Ghosts (2006)
GoodWatch score 52

as Inquisitor General

Gentille
Gentille (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jean

The Separation
The Separation (2005)

as Paul Doumer

The Perfume of the Lady in Black
The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

as Professor Stangerson

Adieu
Adieu (2004)

as Serge

Five Times Two
Five Times Two (2004)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bernard

Kaena: The Prophecy
Kaena: The Prophecy (2003)
GoodWatch score 40

as Opaz (voice)

Le Furet
Le Furet (2003)
GoodWatch score 47

as Don Salvadore

1990s

18 titles · average score 65
A Monkey's Tale
A Monkey's Tale (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

as Maître Flavius (Voice)

Don Juan
Don Juan (1998)
GoodWatch score 46

as Don Luis

Ronin
Ronin (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jean-Pierre

Noise of Love and War
Noise of Love and War (1997)

as The director

Mauvais Genre
Mauvais Genre (1997)
GoodWatch score 47

as Honoré de Balzac

La Plante Humaine
La Plante Humaine (1996)

as Michel

Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dollabella

Dieu sait quoi
Dieu sait quoi (1994)

as Narrator

L'ordre du jour
L'ordre du jour (1993)

as Stark

The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dupont D'Ivry

Woyzeck
Woyzeck (1993)

as Le capitaine

Maigret
Maigret (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Guillaume Serre / Sir Lampson

1980s

32 titles · average score 60
Souvenir
Souvenir (1989)

as Xavier Lorion

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

as Cammerschulze

The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

as The Abbot

The Insomniac on the Bridge
The Insomniac on the Bridge (1985)

as Antonie

The Holcroft Covenant
The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
GoodWatch score 38

as Ernst Manfredi

Erendira
Erendira (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

as Senator Onésimo Sanchez

The Boulugres
The Boulugres (1983)

as Le roi (voice)

Chronopolis
Chronopolis (1983)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator (voice)

Enigma
Enigma (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

as Bodley

The Games of Countess Dolingen
The Games of Countess Dolingen (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bertrand Haines-Pearson

Alone
Alone (1981)

as Ludovic

The Bunker
The Bunker (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Martin Bormann

1970s

56 titles · average score 65
Moonraker
Moonraker (1979)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hugo Drax

Bartleby
Bartleby (1976)

as L'Huissier

Special Section
Special Section (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

as Pierre Pucheu - le ministre de l'intérieur

India Song
India Song (1975)
GoodWatch score 74

as Le Vice-Consul de Lahore

The Track
The Track (1975)
GoodWatch score 70

as David Sutter

Successive Slidings of Pleasure
Successive Slidings of Pleasure (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

as The Judge

Stavisky...
Stavisky... (1974)
GoodWatch score 70

as Docteur Mézy

The Girl with the Cello
The Girl with the Cello (1973)

as Philippe Lariel

There Once Was a Cop
There Once Was a Cop (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

as Commissioner Lucas

Out 1
Out 1 (1971)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Thomas

Murmur of the Heart
Murmur of the Heart (1971)
GoodWatch score 85

as Father Henri

Spring
Spring (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

as L'homme qui fuit

1960s

31 titles · average score 67
Winter
Winter (1969)

as Julien & Marc

The Nail Clippers
The Nail Clippers (1969)

as Le mari

Destroy, She Said
Destroy, She Said (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

as Stein

Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses (1968)
GoodWatch score 87

as Georges Tabard

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

as Morane

The Authentic Trial of Carl Emmanuel Jung
The Authentic Trial of Carl Emmanuel Jung (1967)

as L'Avocat de la Défense

Your Money or Your Life
Your Money or Your Life (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

as Speaker at the Shy People's Club

Comédie
Comédie (1966)

as L'homme (M)

The Ghostly Rental
The Ghostly Rental (1965)

as Kernan

Jaloux comme un tigre
Jaloux comme un tigre (1964)

as The grimacing motorist

Crime Does Not Pay
Crime Does Not Pay (1962)
GoodWatch score 59

as Acteur

Snobs!
Snobs! (1962)

as Charles Dufaut

1950s

1 title
It Happened in Aden
It Happened in Aden (1956)

as Sinclair