Portrait of Gérard Meylan

Acting

Gérard Meylan

Career

Active from 1981 to 2026, busiest in 1998 and 2012 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gérard Meylan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • European Cinema 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • French Social Realism 2
  • Marseille Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 62
A Woman Today
A Woman Today (2026)

as Alex

The Thieving Magpie
The Thieving Magpie (2025)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bruno

And the Party Goes On
And the Party Goes On (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tonio

2010s

10 titles · average score 59
Gloria Mundi
Gloria Mundi (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Daniel Ortega

The House by the Sea
The House by the Sea (2017)
GoodWatch score 62

as Armand

Cezanne and I
Cezanne and I (2016)
GoodWatch score 47

as Louis-Auguste Cézanne

Marseille
Marseille (2016)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Michel Duprez

Ariane's Thread
Ariane's Thread (2014)
GoodWatch score 46

as Denis

The Connection
The Connection (2014)
GoodWatch score 71

as CommissionerAngel Mariette

The Zigzag Kid
The Zigzag Kid (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

as Inspector Leroy

Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder
Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder (2012)

as Gérard Finale

Armed Hands
Armed Hands (2012)
GoodWatch score 44

as Paul Amera

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011)
GoodWatch score 85

as Raoul, Brother-in-law and Childhood Friend of Michel

2000s

10 titles · average score 62
Army of Crime
Army of Crime (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

as Policier resistant

Rapt
Rapt (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

as Le Marseillais

Lady Jane
Lady Jane (2008)
GoodWatch score 49

as René

Armenia
Armenia (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

as Yervanth

My Father is an Engineer
My Father is an Engineer (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

as M. Vadino / Roustido

Variété française
Variété française (2003)

as Eric's father

Lulu
Lulu (2002)

as John

Marie-Jo and Her 2 Loves
Marie-Jo and Her 2 Loves (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

as Marco

Charge!
Charge! (2000)
GoodWatch score 60

as Gigi

The Town Is Quiet
The Town Is Quiet (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gérard

1990s

5 titles · average score 66
Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

as Franck Lopez

L'argent fait le bonheur
L'argent fait le bonheur (1998)

as Mr. Munoz

Marius and Jeannette
Marius and Jeannette (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

as Marius

'Till Death Do Us Part
'Till Death Do Us Part (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

as José

Dieu vomit les tièdes
Dieu vomit les tièdes (1991)

as Frisé

1980s

4 titles · average score 67
Ki lo sa ?
Ki lo sa ? (1986)

as Gitan

Rouge midi
Rouge midi (1985)

as Jérôme

Le Matelot 512
Le Matelot 512 (1984)

as Commissioner

Last Summer
Last Summer (1981)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gilbert