Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-11-23

Deathday

2016-10-14 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Roanne, Loire, France

Pierre Étaix

Biography

Pierre Étaix was a French comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live-action short film in 1963.

Known For

7.4%

Mon Oncle

May 10, 1958

7.3%

Pickpocket

Dec 16, 1959

7.0%

Le Havre

Sep 8, 2011

6.9%

The Clowns

Dec 27, 1970

6.7%

The Thief of Paris

Feb 22, 1967

7.2%

Yoyo

Feb 19, 1965

6.2%

Max My Love

Oct 22, 1986

6.4%

The Suitor

Nov 12, 1962

6.2%

As Long as You've Got Your Health

Feb 25, 1966

6.7%

Le Grand Amour

Mar 21, 1969

7.1%

Happy Anniversary

Feb 28, 1962

6.1%

Rupture

Jan 1, 1961

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Acting

2025

From Darkness to Light as Self

2016		Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown as Self
2016		The Clown as Self

2015

Winter Song as Marquis-Clochard

2011		Le Havre as Dr. Becker
2011		Chantrapas as French Producer
2011		Pierre Étaix, un destin animé as Self
2011		Carrière, 250 Meters as Self

2009

Lucifer et moi as Self

2006

Gardens in Autumn

2003

Un film et son époque as Self

1990

Bouvard et Pécuchet as Maître Tardivel

1987		L'âge de Monsieur est avancé as L'auteur
1987		Docile Night as SOS Amor

1986

Max My Love as Detective

1984

L'aide-mémoire

1983		Doctor Lerne, Subgod as Roland
1983		La Métamorphose as Gustav-Adolf Braut

1982

On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge as Le garçon d'étage

1975		Numéro un as Self
1975		Système 2 as Self
1975		Serious as Pleasure as Le garçon d'étage

1972

Le Grand Échiquier as Self

1971

Land of Milk and Honey as Self - The Director

1970

The Clowns as Clown

1969

Le Grand Amour as Pierre

1967

The Thief of Paris as Pickpocket (uncredited)

1966		As Long as You've Got Your Health as Pierre
1966		Feeling Good

1965

Yoyo as Yoyo / The Millionaire

1963

Insomnia

1962		The Suitor as Pierre
1962		A Swelled Head
1962		Happy Anniversary as Le mari
1962		Le Pèlerinage

1961

Rupture

1960

The Army Game as Le chef de gare

1959

Pickpocket as 2nd accomplice

1958

Mon Oncle as Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)

1956

Cinépanorama as Self

Directing

1989

J'écris dans l'espace as Director

1988

The Nightmare of Méliès as Director

1987

L'âge de Monsieur est avancé as Director

1971

Land of Milk and Honey as Director

1969

Le Grand Amour as Director

1966		As Long as You've Got Your Health as Director
1966		Feeling Good as Director

1965

Yoyo as Director

1963

Insomnia as Director

1962		The Suitor as Director
1962		Happy Anniversary as Director

1961

Rupture as Director

1958

Mon Oncle as Assistant Director

Production

1989

In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot as Executive Producer

Writing

1989

J'écris dans l'espace as Screenplay

1987

L'âge de Monsieur est avancé as Writer

1971

Land of Milk and Honey as Writer

1969

Le Grand Amour as Screenplay

1966		Feeling Good as Writer
1966		As Long as You've Got Your Health as Writer

1965

Yoyo as Screenplay

1963

Insomnia as Writer

1962		The Suitor as Writer
1962		Happy Anniversary as Co-Writer

1961

Rupture as Co-Writer