Serge Merlin
Appearance
Serge Merlin | |
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Born | Serge Merle 29 December 1932 |
Died | 16 February 2019 | (aged 86)
Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery Paris, France |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1952–2018 |
Serge Merlin (born Serge Merle; 29 December 1932 – 16 February 2019) was a French actor.[1][2] He became internationally known for his role in the film Amélie (2001), which received widespread critical acclaim.
On 9 July 2014, Merlin was made a Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Director(s) |
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1961 | Samson | Jakub Gold | Andrzej Wajda |
1968 | The Lone She Wolf | Silvio | Édouard Logereau |
1978 | The Song of Roland | Pair Marsile / Ganelon / Thierry |
Frank Cassenti |
1980 | Tusk | Greyson | Alejandro Jodorowsky |
Penultimate Judgement | Detective | Ferenc Grunwalsky | |
1981 | Cinématon | Himself | Gérard Courant |
1983 | Danton | Pierre Philippeaux | Andrzej Wajda |
A Love in Germany | Alker | ||
1987 | The Testament | Grossman | Frank Cassenti |
1991 | Le Brasier | Betaix | Éric Barbier |
1992 | The Two of Us | Napoléon | Henri Graziani |
1993 | Coma | Unknown | Denys Granier-Deferre |
1995 | The City of Lost Children | Gabriel Marie (Cyclops Leader) |
Marc Caro Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
Montana Blues | Macedonian | Jean-Pierre Bisson | |
1996 | Diary of a Seducer | Robert (Gregoire's Neighbour) |
Danièle Dubroux |
1997 | Marie from the Bay of Angels | Supervisor | Manuel Pradal
1998 Le comte de Monte Cristo Noirtier |
1999 | Simon, the Magician | Doctor | Ildikó Enyedi |
2000 | Ancient History | Mr. Bernstein | Orso Miret |
2001 | Amélie | Raymond Dufayel (The Glass Man) |
Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
2003 | Memory Lane | Agostini | Fabio Carpi |
2004 | Strange Crime | Daniel's Father | Roberto Andò |
2010 | Spoken Suite | "Path to School" | Joël Brisse Marie Vermillard |
2012 | The Man Who Laughs | Barkilphedro | Jean-Pierre Améris |
2014 | Pitchipoi | Albert | Charles Najman |
2015 | Me and Kaminski | Porter | Wolfgang Becker |
2018 | One Nation, One King | Louis XI | Pierre Schoeller |
See also
[edit]- List of burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery
- List of French actors
- List of members of the Order of Arts and Letters
References
[edit]- ^ Maurot, Élodie (17 February 2019). "Serge Merlin, le feu théâtral, s'est éteint". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ Héliot, Armelle (21 February 2019). "Serge Merlin: il brûlait sa vie sur les planches". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Serge Merlin at IMDb
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2019 deaths
- 20th-century French male actors
- 21st-century French male actors
- Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery
- Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- French male film actors
- French male stage actors
- French male television actors
- Male actors from Paris
- People from Oran Province
- People of French Algeria