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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-12-16 (105 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France

Michel Etcheverry

Biography:

Michel Etcheverry was a French actor. First a teacher, he began his career in the theater as a stage manager, then joined the troupe of Louis Jouvet. He entered the Comédie-Française in 1961, was named member in 1964, honorary member in 1984. His repertoire includes many tragedies from the classical repertoire. His austere physique, his deep voice and the rigor of his acting serve the tragic repertoire as well as contemporary drama. He participated in numerous films and television programs.

Known For

Acting

1995

1993

The Last Writer as Le professeur

1983

Sertorius as Sertorius

1982

1979

I... For Icarus as Frédéric Heiniger

1978

Perceval as Fisher King

1976

La Poudre aux yeux as Ratinois

1975

1974

Le Maître de Santiago as Don Alvaro Dabo

1973

Horace as Le vieil Horace
George Dandin as Mr. de Sottenville

1972

Midi trente as Self

1969

The Milky Way as The Inquisitor
Emma Zunz as Löwenthal

1968

Woman in Chains as Surgeon
La Volupté de l'honneur as Maurice Setti

1967

L'Affaire Lourdes as Bishop Laurence
The Golem as Hillel

1966

Is Paris Burning? as Prefect Luizet
Marie Tudor as Cranmer

1965

Our Agent Tiger as (uncredited)
Dom Juan as Voix du Commandeur
Le Roi Lear as Le Roi Lear

1963

1962

Quatrevingt-treize as le marquis de Lantenac

1961

La Mort de Pompée as Explainer
L'Exécution as Barral
The New Aristrocrats as Chief education
Three Faces of Sin as Commissioner Bertrand
Famous Love Affairs as Gaspard Bernauer, barbier, le père d'Agnès

1960

Eyes Without a Face as Doctor Lherminier, forensic surgeon
The Crab Basket as Bertrand
Recourse in Grace as Chief Inspector Pardelles
Towards Ecstasy as Father Bruno

1959

Witness in the City as Investigating judge
Julie la rousse as Le notaire / Notary
Double Agents as L'officier allemand
Tonight We Kill as Interpol Man
Signed, Arsène Lupin as Van Nelden, collector

1958

Dangerous Games as Blind man
Women's Prison as Substitute
The Desert of Pigalle as Le Radiologue

1957

Élisa as President
In Six Easy Lessons as Adam de Casaubon

1956

It Happened in Aden as Pastor Sanderman
Honoré de Marseille as Bob Patrick, le reporter photographe
The Wages of Sin as Doctor Maroual
The Blonde Witch as Engineer Camoin
Michael Strogoff as General Krisloff
The Whole Town Accuses as The leader of the gangsters
Maid in Paris as Le commissaire des mineurs

1955

Blackmail as Police chief Bertrannet
Tower of Lust as Enguerrand de Marigny
The Aristocrats as Maître Crouelles, notaire du marquis
Diamond Machine as (uncredited)

1954

Madame du Barry as Abbot of Beauvais
Rasputin as Pourlchkevitch (as Etcheverry)

1953

The Drunkard as General Counsel

1952

Leathernose as A gentleman
Matrimonial Agency as Marcel Sarlet, Viviane's fiancé
The Case Against X as Bertrand Moal
Desperate Decision as The priest
Crimson Curtain as An actor

1951

Without Leaving an Address as M. Langlois, un futur père

Directing

1974

Le Maître de Santiago as Action Director