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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-04-16

Deathday

2024-10-03 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Also Known As

Michel Jean François Blanc

Michel Blanc

Biography

Michel Blanc (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. Michel Blanc has also shown his versatility by appearing in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film Monsieur Hire.

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Acting

2025		The Rookie Guide as Docteur Charoux
2025		The Safe House as Père-Grand

2023		Take a Chance on Me as Judge Gilles d'Outremont
2023		Têtàtête(s) as Self - Guest
2023		Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
2023		L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
2023		The Small Victories as Emile Menoux
2023		Top Dogs as Jean-Pierre Deloup

2021

Christmas with the Tuches as Jean-Yves Marteau

2019

A Good Doctor as Serge Mamou Mani, the doctor

2018

Kiss & Tell as Jean-Pierre

2017

R.A.I.D. Special Unit as Jacques Pasquali

2016

Odd Job as Gardot

2015

The New Adventures of Aladdin as Sultan

2014		Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014		Les Souvenirs as Le père de Romain
2014		The Hundred-Foot Journey as Mayor
2014		Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid

2013

Half-Sister as Paul

2011		The Minister as Gilles, director of staff
2011		The Day I Saw Your Heart as Eli Dhrey

2010

A Spot of Bother as Jean-Paul Muret

2009		C à vous as Self
2009		The Girl on the Train as Samuel Bleistein

2008		A Day at the Museum as Mosk
2008		School's Out as Professor Martineau

2007		The Second Wind as le commissaire Blot
2007		The Witnesses as Adrien

2006		Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest
2006		French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse

2005

You Are So Beautiful as Aymé Pigrenet

2004		93, rue Lauriston as Inspecteur Blot
2004		Madame Edouard as le commissaire Léon

2003		L'Affaire Dominici as Commissaire Sébeille
2003		Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres as Self

2002

Summer Things as Jean-Pierre

1998

Vivement dimanche as Self

1996

The Grand Dukes as Shapiron

1994		Prêt-à-Porter as Inspector Forget
1994		The Monster as Paride Taccone, le psychiatre
1994		Dead Tired as Michel Blanc / Patrick Olivier

1993		Toxic Affair as The suicidal
1993		Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania

1992

Coucou c'est nous ! as Self

1991		Prospero's Books as Alonso
1991		The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish as Norbert
1991		The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck as L'hindou
1991		Thank You, Life as Raymond Pelleveau, le père jeune

1990		Uranus as Gaigneux
1990		Les Nuls, l'émission as Self - Guest

1989		Separate Bedrooms as Martin
1989		Monsieur Hire as Monsieur Hire

1988		Sans peur et sans reproche as Verdiglione, surgeon
1988		Palace as Service des fraudes
1988		Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale as Walter Arbeit

1987

Sacrée soirée as Self

1986		The Fugitives as Doctor Bourdarias (uncredited)
1986		I Hate Actors as Monsieur Albert
1986		Ménage as Antoine

1985		Bunny's Bar as Jacques, portier
1985		Drôle de samedi as Driving school student
1985		Nuit d'ivresse as Jacques Belin

1984		Dream One as Boris / Nemo's Father
1984		The Defective Detective as Laurent Martin
1984		Marche à l'ombre as Denis

1983		Gramps Is in the Resistance as Le père Lebœuf, résistant
1983		Move Along, There Is Nothing to See! as Leroux
1983		Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi as Pierre

1982		Santa Claus Is a Stinker as L'obsédé sexuel au téléphone (voice)
1982		Merci Bernard
1982		Singles as Bernard
1982		Champs-Elysées as Self

1981

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

1980

The Horse of Pride as Corentin Calvez

1979		Les 400 Coups de Virginie as l'antiquaire
1979		The Other One's Mug as Taboureau
1979		Out of Whack as Marcel Dupin / Passager métro effrayé
1979		French Fried Vacation 2 as Jean-Claude Dusse
1979		Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses as Construction site police officer
1979		Pierrot mon ami
1979		The Adolescent as M. Bertin
1979		Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears as Passerby who provides information

1978		Rire et sourire : Le Splendid as Différents rôles (Jean Marchand, M. Cinoche)
1978		French Fried Vacation as Jean-Claude Dusse, the frustrated
1978		Like a Turtle on Its Back as le fêtard qui lit
1978		Surprise Sock as L'interne
1978		Le beaujolais nouveau est arrivé... as Le fils du capitaine
1978		Madame le Juge as un vigile

1977		Focal Point as Policeman
1977		You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine as Antremont
1977		Les Héritiers as Ivan
1977		Spoiled Children as Agent immobilier véreux
1977		The Devil in the Box

1976		The Bottom Line as Un copain du café-théâtre
1976		The Tenant as Scope's Neighbor
1976		The Probability Factor as Choukroun
1976		I Love You, I Don't as A worker
1976		The Best Way to Walk as Deloux
1976		Let's Make a Dirty Movie as Un flic