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
R.A.I.D. Special Unit (2017)
as Jacques Pasquali
Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)
as Le père Lebœuf, résistant
The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
as Mayor
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
as Inspector Forget
Dead Tired (1994)
as Michel Blanc / Patrick Olivier
French Fried Vacation (1978)
as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse
The Second Wind (2007)
as le commissaire Blot
The Tenant (1976)
as Scope's Neighbor
Uranus (1990)
as Gaigneux
Dream One (1984)
as Boris / Nemo's Father
Marche à l'ombre (1984)
as Denis
A Good Doctor (2019)
as Serge Mamou Mani, the doctor
The Bottom Line (1976)
as Friend from the café-theater
The Monster (1994)
as Paride Taccone, le psychiatre
I Love You, I Don't (1976)
as A worker
Thank You, Life (1991)
as Raymond Pelleveau, le père jeune
Singles (1982)
as Bernard
The New Adventures of Aladdin (2015)
as Sultan
Sans peur et sans reproche (1988)
as Verdiglione, surgeon
French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)
as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse
Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)
as L'obsédé sexuel au téléphone (voice)
The Adolescent (1979)
as M. Bertin
Bunny's Bar (1985)
as Jacques, portier
The Small Victories (2023)
as Emile Menoux
The Horse of Pride (1980)
as Corentin Calvez
Michel Blanc, sur un malentendu (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
The Minister (2011)
as Gilles, director of staff
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever (2006)
as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse
The Fugitives (1986)
as Docteur Bourdarias (non crédité)
Drôle de samedi (1985)
as Driving school student
Charlotte Rampling, le cinéma comme un essentiel (2022)
as Lui-même
Ménage (1986)
as Antoine
You Are So Beautiful (2005)
as Aymé Pigrenet
Pierrot mon ami (1979)
Actor
Spoiled Children (1977)
as Agent immobilier véreux
The Girl on the Train (2009)
as Samuel Bleistein
Take a Chance on Me (2023)
as Judge Gilles d'Outremont
The Rookie Guide (2025)
as Docteur Charoux
Kiss & Tell (2018)
as Jean-Pierre
Christmas with the Tuches (2021)
as Jean-Yves Marteau
Prospero's Books (1991)
as Alonso
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses (1979)
as Construction site police officer
Summer Things (2002)
as Jean-Pierre
The Grand Dukes (1996)
as Shapiron
The Best Way to Walk (1976)
as Deloux
The Defective Detective (1984)
as Laurent Martin
Nuit d'ivresse (1995)
as Jacques Belin
Odd Job (2016)
as Gardot
L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
as Louis XV's valet
Move Along, There Is Nothing to See! (1983)
as Leroux
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
Actor
The Witnesses (2007)
as Adrien
Monsieur Hire (1989)
as Monsieur Hire
Come to My Place, I Live at a Girlfriend's (1981)
as Guy
93, rue Lauriston (2004)
as Inspecteur Blot
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)
as Norbert
Focal Point (1977)
as Policeman
School's Out (2008)
as Professor Martineau
A Spot of Bother (2010)
as Jean-Paul Muret
Toxic Affair (1993)
as The suicidal
The Other One's Mug (1979)
as Taboureau
A Day at the Museum (2008)
as Mosk
The Probability Factor (1976)
as Choukroun
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale (1988)
as Walter Arbeit
The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011)
as Eli Dhrey
Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears (1979)
as Passerby who provides information
I Hate Actors (1986)
as Monsieur Albert
The Devil in the Box (1977)
Actor
The Safe House (2025)
as Père-Grand
Out of Whack (1979)
as Marcel Dupin / Passager métro effrayé
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck (1991)
as L'hindou
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine (1977)
as Antremont
Les Souvenirs (2014)
as Le père de Romain
Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived (1978)
as Le fils du capitaine
Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976)
as Un flic
Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978)
as le fêtard qui lit
Top Dogs (2023)
as Jean-Pierre Deloup
Half-Sister (2013)
as Paul
L'Affaire Dominici (2003)
as Commissaire Sébeille
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania (1993)
Actor
Surprise Sock (1978)
as L'interne
Un bol d'air (1975)
as Michel
Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi (1983)
as Pierre
Separate Bedrooms (1989)
as Martin
Madame Edouard (2004)
as le commissaire Léon
The Girl's Dead, Man (1974)
Actor
Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres (2003)
as Self
Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid (2014)
as Self / Various characters
Bonne présentation exigée (1974)
as L'homme qui arrive