
Michel Blanc
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Michel Blanc (16 April 1952 – 3 October 2024) was a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel and Gérard Jugnot. He also appeared in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film Monsieur Hire. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michel Blanc, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits

The Adolescent (1979)
as M. Bertin

R.A.I.D. Special Unit (2017)
as Jacques Pasquali

French Fried Vacation (1978)
as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse

Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
as Inspector Forget

The Tenant (1976)
as Scope's Neighbor

Spoiled Children (1977)
as Agent immobilier véreux

The Monster (1994)
as Paride Taccone, le psychiatre

The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
as Mayor

The Fugitives (1986)
as Docteur Bourdarias (non crédité)

Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976)
as Un flic

The New Adventures of Aladdin (2015)
as Sultan

French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)
as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse

Dead Tired (1994)
as Michel Blanc / Patrick Olivier

Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)
as L'obsédé sexuel au téléphone (voice)

Uranus (1990)
as Gaigneux

Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)
as Le père Lebœuf, résistant

Nuit d'ivresse (1995)
as Jacques Belin

Christmas with the Tuches (2021)
as Jean-Yves Marteau

Thank You, Life (1991)
as Raymond Pelleveau, le père jeune

The Bottom Line (1976)
as Friend from the café-theater

I Love You, I Don't (1976)
as A worker

Ménage (1986)
as Antoine

French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever (2006)
as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse

The Rookie Guide (2025)
as Docteur Charoux

Prospero's Books (1991)
as Alonso

The Minister (2011)
as Gilles, director of staff

93, rue Lauriston (2004)
as Inspecteur Blot

A Good Doctor (2019)
as Serge Mamou Mani, the doctor

The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)
as Norbert

Dream One (1984)
as Boris / Nemo's Father

Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
as Louis XV's valet

Monsieur Hire (1989)
as Monsieur Hire

Summer Things (2002)
as Jean-Pierre

The Second Wind (2007)
as le commissaire Blot

School's Out (2008)
as Professor Martineau

Singles (1982)
as Bernard

The Witnesses (2007)
as Adrien

You Are So Beautiful (2005)
as Aymé Pigrenet

Marche à l'ombre (1984)
as Denis

You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine (1977)
as Antremont

Half-Sister (2013)
as Paul

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
Actor

The Girl on the Train (2009)
as Samuel Bleistein

L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023)
as Self (archive footage)

A Day at the Museum (2008)
as Mosk

The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011)
as Eli Dhrey

Odd Job (2016)
as Gardot

Michel Blanc, sur un malentendu (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

Drôle de samedi (1985)
as Driving school student

Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania (1993)
Actor

Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres (2003)
as Self

The Best Way to Walk (1976)
as Deloux

Come to My Place, I Live at a Girlfriend's (1981)
as Guy

Sans peur et sans reproche (1988)
as Verdiglione, surgeon

Take a Chance on Me (2023)
as Judge Gilles d'Outremont

Les Souvenirs (2014)
as Le père de Romain

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck (1991)
as L'hindou

Kiss & Tell (2018)
as Jean-Pierre

Top Dogs (2023)
as Jean-Pierre Deloup

Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears (1979)
as Passerby who provides information

Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi (1983)
as Pierre

Move Along, There Is Nothing to See! (1983)
as Leroux

The Small Victories (2023)
as Emile Menoux

Toxic Affair (1993)
as The suicidal

L'Affaire Dominici (2003)
as Commissaire Sébeille

Madame Edouard (2004)
as le commissaire Léon

The Horse of Pride (1980)
as Corentin Calvez

Bunny's Bar (1985)
as Jacques, portier

Out of Whack (1979)
as Marcel Dupin / Passager métro effrayé

The Other One's Mug (1979)
as Taboureau

The Probability Factor (1976)
as Choukroun

I Hate Actors (1986)
as Monsieur Albert

Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived (1978)
as Le fils du capitaine

The Grand Dukes (1996)
as Shapiron

Focal Point (1977)
as Policeman

The Girl's Dead, Man (1974)
Actor

Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978)
as le fêtard qui lit

Pierrot mon ami (1979)
Actor

A Spot of Bother (2010)
as Jean-Paul Muret

Surprise Sock (1978)
as L'interne

Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses (1979)
as Construction site police officer

The Safe House (2025)
as Père-Grand
Charlotte Rampling, le cinéma comme un essentiel (2022)
as Lui-même

The Devil in the Box (1977)
Actor

Separate Bedrooms (1989)
as Martin

Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale (1988)
as Walter Arbeit

Un bol d'air (1975)
as Michel

The Defective Detective (1984)
as Laurent Martin

Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid (2014)
as Self / Various characters

Bonne présentation exigée (1974)
as L'homme qui arrive





