Portrait of Maurice Biraud

Acting

Maurice Biraud

Career

Active from 1952 to 1983, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Taxi for Tobruk
Taxi for Tobruk
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Maurice Biraud Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 5
  • Eccentric Characters 3
  • Character Study 3
  • 1970s Setting 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Quirky Humor 2
  • Social Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
L'affaire Matzneff
L'affaire Matzneff (2020)

as (archive footage)

1980s

10 titles · average score 75
Un dimanche de flics
Un dimanche de flics (1983)

as Fred

Retour à Cherchell
Retour à Cherchell (1983)

as Marcel Aubert

L'Esprit de famille
L'Esprit de famille (1982)

TV show · as le docteur Moreau

Beau Pere
Beau Pere (1981)
GoodWatch score 75

as le camionneur, témoin de l'accident

Why Not Us?
Why Not Us? (1981)

as M. Simon, le patron

Marie-Marie
Marie-Marie (1981)

TV show · as Maxime Terrien

Mon enfant, ma mère
Mon enfant, ma mère (1981)

as Le père

Arsène Lupin joue et perd
Arsène Lupin joue et perd (1980)

TV show · as Inspecteur Weber

The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1980)

as Inspecteur Weber

La bande du Rex
La bande du Rex (1980)

as Commissioner Raoul Fleury

1970s

23 titles · average score 59
Confessions of a Choir Boy
Confessions of a Choir Boy (1977)

as Le Père

Gloria
Gloria (1977)

as Stéphane Perreau

Bartleby
Bartleby (1976)

as Dindon

The Gypsy
The Gypsy (1975)
GoodWatch score 63

as Pierrot the Naive

Hello, Sisters
Hello, Sisters (1975)

as Monsieur Chotard

Le Permis de conduire
Le Permis de conduire (1974)

as Le premier moniteur d'auto-école

OK Patron
OK Patron (1974)

as Leroy

The Last Train
The Last Train (1973)
GoodWatch score 68

as Maurice

A Slightly Pregnant Man
A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

as Lamarie

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots (1972)
GoodWatch score 50

as Herbert

Five Leaf Clover
Five Leaf Clover (1972)

as Georges-André Constant

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (1971)
GoodWatch score 57

as Taxi driver

1960s

19 titles · average score 65
The Big Grasshopper
The Big Grasshopper (1967)
GoodWatch score 59

as Alfred

Cloportes
Cloportes (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

as Arthur aka 'Le Mou'

A Mouse with the Men
A Mouse with the Men (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

as Francis Blanchet

Dandelions by the Roots
Dandelions by the Roots (1964)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jo Arengeot

Why Paris?
Why Paris? (1964)

as Denis, hotelier

Any Number Can Win
Any Number Can Win (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

as Louis Naudin

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

as Le docteur Hess - le vétérinaire

Paris Pick-Up
Paris Pick-Up (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

as Adolphe Ferrie

The Eye of the Monocle
The Eye of the Monocle (1962)
GoodWatch score 60

as Martigue

The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
GoodWatch score 67

as Louis

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

as Robert Mideau, aka 'le Cave'

Taxi for Tobruk
Taxi for Tobruk (1961)
GoodWatch score 75

as François Gensac

1950s

14 titles · average score 56
Premier mai
Premier mai (1958)

as Blanchot

Give Me My Chance
Give Me My Chance (1957)

as Un employé de Gilbert

Too Many Lovers
Too Many Lovers (1957)

as Commentator (voice)

Les deux font la paire
Les deux font la paire (1955)

as Lawyer

April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day (1954)
GoodWatch score 52

as Le vendeur du bazar

Quai des blondes
Quai des blondes (1954)

as Laurent

Mademoiselle Nitouche
Mademoiselle Nitouche (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

as A reservist

The Slave
The Slave (1953)

as Photographer

His Father's Portrait
His Father's Portrait (1953)

as Didier, le snob, prétentieux, parasite

Carrot Top
Carrot Top (1952)

as Vicar

Good Enough to Eat
Good Enough to Eat (1951)

as A student (uncredited)

Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

as A colleague of Léon (uncredited)