Portrait of Pierre Palau

Acting

Pierre Palau

Career

Active from 1922 to 1963, with a break from 1950 to 1960, busiest in 1946 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Carnival of Sinners
Carnival of Sinners
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Pierre Palau Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • French Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Opération Jericho
Opération Jericho

as Dietrich

1960s

7 titles · average score 59
King of Hearts
King of Hearts (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

as Alberic

Public School
Public School (1965)

as Le père Bigeard

The Virgins
The Virgins (1963)

as A Guest

Tous ceux qui tombent
Tous ceux qui tombent (1963)

as Mr. Tyler

The Joker
The Joker (1961)
GoodWatch score 56

as Uncle Théodose

Auguste
Auguste (1961)

as Boyer de l'Ain

Famous Love Affairs
Famous Love Affairs (1961)
GoodWatch score 48

as Saint-Simon

1950s

13 titles · average score 66
If Paris Were Told to Us
If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

as Un Moine

Mitsou
Mitsou (1956)

as Beauty

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

as Dr. Faust

The Grand Manoeuvre
The Grand Manoeuvre (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

as Arthur, wedding guest

Nana
Nana (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

as Venot

The Lottery of Happiness
The Lottery of Happiness (1953)

as (uncredited)

Beauties of the Night
Beauties of the Night (1952)
GoodWatch score 82

as Le vieux monsieur qui critique toutes les époques

Matrimonial Agency
Matrimonial Agency (1952)

as The director of 'Nuptia'

Three Women
Three Women (1952)

as Monsieur Torcheboeuf (segment "Coralie")

Gigolo
Gigolo (1951)

as Monsieur Paul

Love and Companionship
Love and Companionship (1950)

as Mr. Paulau, a board member

Cartouche, King of Paris
Cartouche, King of Paris (1950)

as Anselme Bourguignon

1940s

31 titles · average score 72
The Farm of Seven Sins
The Farm of Seven Sins (1949)

as Le juge d'instruction

La Danse de mort
La Danse de mort (1948)

as Le sergent / Il sergente

Devil in the Flesh
Devil in the Flesh (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Monsieur Marin

Queen's Necklace
Queen's Necklace (1946)

as Boëhmer

The Sea Rose
The Sea Rose (1946)

as Sidobre

The Grand Hotel Affair
The Grand Hotel Affair (1946)

as Louiset

The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic (1946)

as Petithunier

Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise (1945)
GoodWatch score 90

as Le régisseur des Funambules

Florence is Crazy
Florence is Crazy (1944)

as Monsieur Borel

Carnival of Sinners
Carnival of Sinners (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as Le petit homme

The Wolf Farm
The Wolf Farm (1943)

as Investigating judge

Le Corbeau
Le Corbeau (1943)
GoodWatch score 89

as Le receveur de P.T.T.

1930s

27 titles · average score 66
The Phantom Wagon
The Phantom Wagon (1939)
GoodWatch score 69

as Monsieur Benoît

Four Flights to Love
Four Flights to Love (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as (uncredited)

Crossroads
Crossroads (1938)

as Leduc, first blackmailer

Girls of Paris
Girls of Paris (1936)

as Levaut, pharmacist

Pitiless Gendarme
Pitiless Gendarme (1935)

as Le commissaire de police

Zouzou
Zouzou (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

as Saint-Lévy

Si j'étais le patron
Si j'étais le patron (1934)

as Archibald Torrington

Midnight Prince
Midnight Prince (1934)

as Monsieur Achille

The Free Trade Hotel
The Free Trade Hotel (1934)

as Le commissaire Boucard

Knock, ou le triomphe de la médecine
Knock, ou le triomphe de la médecine (1933)

as Dr. Parpalaid

La Dame de chez Maxim's
La Dame de chez Maxim's (1933)

as Le docteur Mongicourt

Ladies Hairdresser
Ladies Hairdresser (1932)

as Pluvinat

1920s

1 title
Triplepatte
Triplepatte (1922)

as Boucherot