Pierre Fresnay

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
April 3, 1897 (77 years old)
Died
January 9, 1975
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Popular Genres
Drama Comedy Mystery
Career Span
1922 – 1970

Pierre Fresnay

10 nominations
62 credits

Pierre Fresnay was a French stage and film actor.

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Personal Info

Born
Apr 3, 1897
From
Paris, France
Known For
Acting
Career
1922 – 1970

Known For

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934
as Louis Bernard
Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion
1937
as Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Le Corbeau
Le Corbeau
1943
as Le docteur Rémy Germain
The Old Guard
The Old Guard
1960
as Baptiste Talon, retired SNCF employee
Fanny
Fanny
1932
as Marius Olivier
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
1942
as Commissaire Wens
Monsieur Vincent
Monsieur Vincent
1947
as Vincent de Paul
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
1942
as Pierre Rabaud
Carnival of Sinners
Carnival of Sinners
1943
as Roland Brissot
Justice Is Done
Justice Is Done
1950
as Narrator (uncredited)
Perfectionist
Perfectionist
1951
as Professor Louis Delage
Crimson Dynasty
Crimson Dynasty
1935
as Raoul Vignerte

Frequent Collaborators

Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
2 shared projects
in "The Old Guard"
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Leslie Banks
Leslie Banks
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Edna Best
Edna Best
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Frank Vosper
Frank Vosper
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Hugh Wakefield
Hugh Wakefield
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Nova Pilbeam
Nova Pilbeam
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Cicely Oates
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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D.A. Clarke-Smith
D.A. Clarke-Smith
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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George Curzon
George Curzon
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Frank Atkinson
Frank Atkinson
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Betty Baskcomb
1 shared project
in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
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Award Recognition

0
Wins
10
Nominations

Complete Filmography

1970

Clock Head as Tête d'horloge

1969

God Chose Paris as Narrator

1961

Le Grand Secret

1960

The Old Guard as Baptiste Talon, retired SNCF employee
The Thousandth Window as Armand Vallin

1959

The Dreadful as César Dandieu

1958

Et ta sœur... as Bastien
So Much Love Lost as Joseph Andrieu

1957

The Ostrich Has Two Eggs as Hippolyte Barjus
A Bomb for a Dictator as Luis Vargas

1956

L'Homme aux clés d'or as Antoine Fournier

1955

The Fugitives as Lieutenant Pierre Keller, instituteur
The Aristocrats as Marquis de Maubrun et maire

1954

The Unfrocked One as Maurice Morand

1953

Napoleon Road as Edouard Martel

1952

Dr. Schweitzer as Dr. Albert Schweitzer Award

1951

Perfectionist as Professor Louis Delage Award
Amazing Monsieur Fabre as M. Fabre
Trip to America as Gaston Fournier

1950

Justice Is Done as Narrator (uncredited) Award
The Century Is Fifty as Narrator (voice)
God Needs Men as Thomas Gourvennec
Paris Waltz as Jacques Offenbach

1949

Barry as Le père Théotime
At the Grand Balcony as Carbot
Just Out as Moscat

1948

Convicted as Jean Séverac, le mari d'Hélène

1947

Monsieur Vincent as Vincent de Paul Award

1946

Tainted as Sauval
Devil's Daughter as Ludovic Mercier / Saget

1944

The Traveler Without Luggage as Gaston

1943

Le Corbeau as Le docteur Rémy Germain Award
Carnival of Sinners as Roland Brissot Award
L'Escalier sans fin as Pierre
I Am with You as François Laferrière

1942

The Murderer Lives at Number 21 as Commissaire Wens Award
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock as Pierre Rabaud
Strangers in the House as Le narrateur (uncredited) Award

1941

The Last One of the Six as Commissaire Wens
The Duel as Abbot Daniel Maurey
The Chain Breaker as Marcus

1939

The Phantom Wagon as David Holm

1938

Chéri-Bibi Award
S.O.S. Mediterranean as Commander Lestailleur
Three Waltzes as Octave, Philippe & Gérard de Chalencey
The Puritan as Le commissaire Lavan
Adrienne Lecouvreur

1937

Grand Illusion as Le capitaine de Boëldieu Award
La Bataille silencieuse as Bordier
Street of Shadows as le capitaine Georges Carrère

1936

César as Marius Ollivier Award
Under Western Eyes as Razumov

1935

Crimson Dynasty as Raoul Vignerte Award
Le Roman d'un jeune homme pauvre as Maxime Hauterive de Champcey

1934

The Man Who Knew Too Much as Louis Bernard Award
La Dame aux camélias as Armand Duval

1933

Âme de clown as Jack

1932

Fanny as Marius Olivier Award

1931

Marius as Marius Ollivier, fils de César Award

1930

Ça aussi !... c'est Paris

1929

A Foolish Maiden

1922

The Black Diamond as Bouvier

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The Man Who Knew Too Much
Grand Illusion
Le Corbeau
The Murderer Lives at Number 21

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