Portrait of Bernard Blier

Acting

Bernard Blier

Career

Active from 1938 to 1990, busiest in 1961 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
90
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Jenny Lamour
Jenny Lamour
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bernard Blier Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Historical Setting 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • French Cinema 8
  • Character Study 7
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Witty Dialogue 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Classic French Cinema 5
  • Social Satire 5
  • Political Intrigue 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

180
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 48
Paganini
Paganini (1990)
GoodWatch score 48

as Pater Caffarelli

1980s

19 titles · average score 60
Migrations
Migrations (1989)
GoodWatch score 62

as Opat Žoržel

The Possessed
The Possessed (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

as Governor

Nailcruncher
Nailcruncher (1988)

as Saltiel

Taste of Life
Taste of Life (1988)
GoodWatch score 57

as Giuseppe Mondardini

I picari
I picari (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

as The exploiter of prostitutes

Let's Hope It's a Girl
Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

as Uncle Gugo

Twist Again in Moscow
Twist Again in Moscow (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

as Alexei

Madman at War
Madman at War (1985)
GoodWatch score 57

as Belucci

Ça n'arrive qu'à moi
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi (1985)

as Monsieur Guilledou

Cuore
Cuore (1984)

TV show · as Ing. Bottini

Pétrole ! Pétrole !
Pétrole ! Pétrole ! (1981)
GoodWatch score 45

as Emir Abdullah

Passion of Love
Passion of Love (1981)
GoodWatch score 77

as Major

1970s

36 titles · average score 60
Buffet Froid
Buffet Froid (1979)
GoodWatch score 76

as Inspecteur Morvandieu

The Body of My Enemy
The Body of My Enemy (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard

Golden Night
Golden Night (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

as Commissaire Pidoux

My Friends
My Friends (1975)
GoodWatch score 82

as Righi Niccolò

The Restroom Robbery
The Restroom Robbery (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

as Phano

By the Blood of Others
By the Blood of Others (1974)

as Mayor

Kisses Till Monday
Kisses Till Monday (1974)
GoodWatch score 52

as Frankie Strong

I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

as Gastié-le-Roy père

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
GoodWatch score 69

as Colonel Bernard Milan

Jo
Jo (1971)
GoodWatch score 71

as Inspecteur Ducros

Distracted
Distracted (1970)
GoodWatch score 56

as Guiton

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

as Liethard

1960s

47 titles · average score 65
Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?
Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ubaldo Palmarini

The Stranger
The Stranger (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

as Defense Counsel

The Restaurant
The Restaurant (1966)
GoodWatch score 67

as Le commissaire divisionnaire

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)
GoodWatch score 53

as Charles Labergerie, le tenancier de la maison close (sketch “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)

The Great Spy Chase
The Great Spy Chase (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

as Eusebio Cafarelli

Greed in the Sun
Greed in the Sun (1964)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mitch-Mitch

The Magnificent Cuckold
The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mariotti

Crooks in Clover
Crooks in Clover (1963)
GoodWatch score 83

as Raoul Volfoni

The Seventh Juror
The Seventh Juror (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

as Grégoire Duval pharmacien

The Counterfeiters of Paris
The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

as Charles Lepicard

The President
The President (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

as Philippe Chalamont

The Fenouillard Family
The Fenouillard Family (1961)

as A traveler (uncredited)

1950s

34 titles · average score 66
Marie-Octobre
Marie-Octobre (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

as Julien Simoneau

The Magnificent Tramp
The Magnificent Tramp (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

as M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café

The Great War
The Great War (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

as Capitano Castelli

The Great Deception
The Great Deception (1959)

as le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

as Javert father / Javert son

The Man in the Raincoat
The Man in the Raincoat (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur

Black Dossier
Black Dossier (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

as Le commissaire Noblet

The Hussars
The Hussars (1955)

as le brigadier Le Gouce

Before the Deluge
Before the Deluge (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

as Marcel Noblet

Follow That Man
Follow That Man (1953)

as Commissioner François Basquier

I Was It Three Times
I Was It Three Times (1952)

as Henri Verdier / Hector van Broken

Without Leaving an Address
Without Leaving an Address (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat

1940s

30 titles · average score 70
The Cheat
The Cheat (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

as Robert

Return to Life
Return to Life (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")

Truant School
Truant School (1949)
GoodWatch score 73

as Buffle Pascal, teacher

Dedee
Dedee (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as "Monsieur"

Man to Men
Man to Men (1948)

as Edmond Coquillot

The Spice of Life
The Spice of Life (1948)

as L'importuné

Jenny Lamour
Jenny Lamour (1947)
GoodWatch score 90

as Maurice Martineau

Clockface Cafe
Clockface Cafe (1947)

as Julien Couturier

Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away (1946)

as Alex Grégoire

Alone in the Night
Alone in the Night (1945)

as Inspector Pascal

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform (1944)

as Doctor Bernard

Threesome Romance
Threesome Romance (1942)

as Marcel

1930s

13 titles · average score 79
Daybreak
Daybreak (1939)
GoodWatch score 86

as Gaston

Latin Quarter
Latin Quarter (1939)

as (uncredited)

Grisou
Grisou (1938)

as le fils Mélée

The Curtain Rises
The Curtain Rises (1938)
GoodWatch score 74

as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire

Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord (1938)
GoodWatch score 77

as Prosper

Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt (1938)

as Benoît

The Stream
The Stream (1938)

as Taxi driver (uncredited)

Final Accord
Final Accord (1938)

as Mérot

Heart of Paris
Heart of Paris (1937)

as Le jeune homme au tandem (uncredited)

The Green Dress
The Green Dress (1937)

as Le fils Pinchet

Woman of Malacca
Woman of Malacca (1937)

as (uncredited)

The Messenger
The Messenger (1937)

as Nick's chauffeur (uncredited)