Portrait of Louis Seigner

Acting

Louis Seigner

Career

Active from 1933 to 1981, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for L'Eclisse
L'Eclisse
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Louis Seigner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.4, average 1.6
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 6
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • French Cinema 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Psychological Complexity 2
  • French Political Drama 2
  • Complex Relationships 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

126
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Opération Jericho
Opération Jericho

as Le docteur Noblet

1980s

2 titles · average score 63
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1982)
GoodWatch score 71

as Monsignor Bienvenu Myriel, Bishop of Digne

Asphalt
Asphalt (1981)
GoodWatch score 55

as Old man from the junkyard

1970s

10 titles · average score 65
On purge bébé
On purge bébé (1979)

as Adhémar Chouilloux

Lorenzaccio
Lorenzaccio (1977)

as Philippe Strozzi

Mr. Klein
Mr. Klein (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mr. Klein's Father

La Femme de paille
La Femme de paille (1976)

as Karl Richmond

Special Section
Special Section (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

as Le garde des Sceaux Joseph Barthélémy

From Hong Kong with Love
From Hong Kong with Love (1975)
GoodWatch score 45

as Vannier

Creezy
Creezy (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

as Garcin

Prêtres interdits
Prêtres interdits (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

as L'éveque

Molière pour rire et pour pleurer
Molière pour rire et pour pleurer (1973)

TV show · as Poquelin père

The Accursed Kings
The Accursed Kings (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Spinello Tolomeï, capitaine général des comptoirs banquiers

1960s

16 titles · average score 73
Pasha
Pasha (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Paul, le directeur de la police

Black Sun
Black Sun (1966)

as Gaston Rodier

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

as Father Lauzon

L'Eclisse
L'Eclisse (1962)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ercoli

The Masseuses
The Masseuses (1962)

as Cipriano Paoloni - the President

Bells Without Joy
Bells Without Joy (1962)

as Colonel of the Fourth R.C.A.

The President
The President (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

as Henri Lauzet-Duchet, le gouverneur de la Banque de France

The Truth
The Truth (1960)
GoodWatch score 73

as Le président des assises

With Both Hands
With Both Hands (1960)

as Commissioner Toussaint

The Baron of the Locks
The Baron of the Locks (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Léon Duval, horse owner

The Crab Basket
The Crab Basket (1960)

as Jordan

The Cossacks
The Cossacks (1960)

as Bibikoff, old Russian General

1950s

59 titles · average score 64
The Dreadful
The Dreadful (1959)

as Lebreteuil

Would-Be Gentleman
Would-Be Gentleman (1958)

as Monsieur Jourdain, bourgeois

Nathalie
Nathalie (1957)

as Pipart

Marguerite of the Night
Marguerite of the Night (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

as The man from the hotel

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

as Monsieur Joannès

Obsession
Obsession (1954)

as L'avocat général

The Lovers of Midnight
The Lovers of Midnight (1953)

as Monsieur Paul

The Slave
The Slave (1953)

as Dr. Denis

Holiday for Henrietta
Holiday for Henrietta (1952)
GoodWatch score 72

as Script Writer

Her Last Christmas
Her Last Christmas (1952)

as Professor Valensio

Rooster in dough
Rooster in dough (1952)

as Maitre Poulard

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

as Uncle Henri (segment "L'Orgueil")

1940s

34 titles · average score 73
Man to Men
Man to Men (1948)

as Philibert Routorbe

The Charterhouse of Parma
The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

as Grillo - le gardien de la Tour Farnese

Colonel Durand
Colonel Durand (1948)

as Commander Millet

The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red (1947)

as Malvet

A Lover's Return
A Lover's Return (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Edmond Gonin

Behind These Walls
Behind These Walls (1946)

as Doctor Noblet

The Eternal Husband
The Eternal Husband (1946)

as Magistrat

The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment (1945)

as Bora

Night Shift
Night Shift (1944)

as Doctor Renaud

Lucrèce
Lucrèce (1943)

as François' tutor

The Marriage of Chiffon
The Marriage of Chiffon (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Philippe de Bray

Portrait of Innocence
Portrait of Innocence (1941)

as Le directeur de l'école

1930s

4 titles
Cordial Agreement
Cordial Agreement (1939)

as German ambassador

S.O.S. Mediterranean
S.O.S. Mediterranean (1938)

as Investigating judge

Pitiless Gendarme
Pitiless Gendarme (1935)

as M. Punez

Chotard and Co.
Chotard and Co. (1933)

as le Capitaine