Portrait of Michel Subor

Acting

Michel Subor

Career

Active from 1959 to 2025, busiest in 2000 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Beau Travail
Beau Travail
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michel Subor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.2, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • French Cinema 3
  • Slow-Burn Tension 3
  • Psychological Exploration 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Relationship Drama 2
  • French New Wave 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 66
Sang titre
Sang titre (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stars at Noon
Stars at Noon (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

In Memory Of

2010s

5 titles · average score 62
War on Beasts
War on Beasts (2018)

TV show · as Pierre Duruy

Godard Mon Amour
Godard Mon Amour (2017)
GoodWatch score 57

as Narrator #4 (voice)

Bastards
Bastards (2013)
GoodWatch score 59

as Edouard Laporte

Last Winter
Last Winter (2012)
GoodWatch score 56

as Hélier

White Material
White Material (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

as Henri Vial

2000s

6 titles · average score 68
The Intruder
The Intruder (2005)
GoodWatch score 73

as Louis Trebor

In the Darkness of Time
In the Darkness of Time (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wild Innocence
Wild Innocence (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chas

Beau Travail
Beau Travail (2000)
GoodWatch score 82

as Commander Bruno Forestier

Fidelity
Fidelity (2000)
GoodWatch score 51

as Rupert MacRoi

Ainsi soit-il
Ainsi soit-il (2000)

as Barroux

1990s

2 titles · average score 71
Un petit grain de folie
Un petit grain de folie (1997)

as Alexandre Pelozov

Counterstrike
Counterstrike (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Yuri

1980s

8 titles · average score 69
The French Revolution
The French Revolution (1989)
GoodWatch score 80

as Vadier

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1989)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Le père de Darnay

Der Mann im Salz
Der Mann im Salz (1988)

as Meister Zwanzigeisen

The Fourth Power
The Fourth Power (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

as Xavier Mareche

Secret Passage
Secret Passage (1985)

as Enrique

Stress
Stress (1984)

as Police commissioner

Le pilon
Le pilon (1981)

as Roland Boileu

The Rebel
The Rebel (1980)

as Beaufils

1970s

7 titles · average score 70
The Sewers of Paradise
The Sewers of Paradise (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

as Biki le Targuy

The Accuser
The Accuser (1977)

as Brignon

Un curé de choc
Un curé de choc (1974)

TV show · as Roger

The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
GoodWatch score 82

as OAS Terrorist in Car

L'Oreille absolue
L'Oreille absolue (1972)

as Yves Cardec

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as André

Mauregard
Mauregard (1970)

TV show · as Charles-Auguste

1960s

13 titles · average score 64
Sadistic Hallucinations
Sadistic Hallucinations (1969)

as L'inspecteur

Topaz
Topaz (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

as François Picard

À nous deux, Paris!
À nous deux, Paris! (1966)

as Patrick Cartier

The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (1965)

as Herman

Le Reflux
Le Reflux (1965)

as Henri Person

What's New Pussycat?
What's New Pussycat? (1965)
GoodWatch score 43

as Philippe

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc (1964)
GoodWatch score 66

as Roger

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Roger

Le Petit Soldat
Le Petit Soldat (1963)
GoodWatch score 79

as Bruno Forestier

Young Girls of Good Families
Young Girls of Good Families (1963)

as Gerard LeGall

Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim (1962)
GoodWatch score 86

as Récitant / Narrator (voix)

Please, Not Now!
Please, Not Now! (1961)
GoodWatch score 54

as Alain Varnier

1950s

3 titles · average score 61
My Pal the Gypsy
My Pal the Gypsy (1959)

as Bruno Pittuiti

Sunday Encounter
Sunday Encounter (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Un élève du cours (uncredited)

Frou-Frou
Frou-Frou (1955)

as Le jeune homme au restaurant (uncredited)