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Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-11-24 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Thierry Lhermitte

Biography:

​Thierry Lhermitte (born 24 November 1952) is a French actor, director, writer and producer, best known for his comedic roles. He was a founder of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, and Michel Blanc. The group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema, and scored major successes with films such as Les Bronzés (1978), Les Bronzés font du ski (1979), Le Père Noël est une ordure (1982) and Un indien dans la ville (1994).

In 1981, he received the Prix Jean Gabin. He was made Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 2001. He was made Officier of the Ordre national du Mérite in 2005.

Source: Article "Thierry Lhermitte" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Acting

2025

La Tournée as Yves
Chasse gardée 2 as Gaspard
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight as Panoramix (voice)

2024

Riviera Revenge as Boris Pelleray

2023

Sweet Sixty as Michel
L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
Open Season as Gaspard
Beau geste as Self

2022

Just Retired 2 as Philippe Blanchot
Dancing On as Lucien
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées as Self (archive footage)

2021

Samedi Sébastien as Self - Guest

2020

2019

Snowlidays as Charles
All Inclusive as Edouard Laurent
Just a Gigolo as Sammy
Just Retired as Philippe Blanchot

2018

In the Game as Roland Verdi

2017

2016

Amanda as Self

2015

Our Women as Simon
Witnesses as Paul Maisonneuve

2014

2013

Miserere as Vernoux
The French Minister as Alexandre Taillard de Vorms
Chaos as Voice (français)

2012

The Gordji Affair as Jacques Chirac
Nothing Sacred as Mayor of Paris
Sunday Dads as Morgan

2011

Doc Martin as Docteur Martin Charles Napoléon Le Foll

2010

The Whistler as Jean-Patrick Zapetti
Gigola as Mr Henry
Le pigeon as Hubert Dorante
The Great Restaurant as Un client du restaurant

2009

Sans rancune ! as Vapeur
Park Benches as Doctor
Scènes de ménages as Christian, un riche promoteur immobilier

2008

Ça se soigne ? as Tom Bledish
What If...? as Maître Nicolas Bervesier

2007

13 m² as Solitaire
The Dinner Guest as Alexandre
The Key as François Manéri

2006

French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever as Robert "Popeye" Lespinasse
Mr. Average as Président Chastain
Vivre c'est mieux que mourir as Jacky Van Der Bruck

2005

The Antidote as Le docteur Morny
Foon as Bob

2004

The Ex-Wife of My Life as Tom Steiner
Loser Takes All! as Jacques
L'Américain as Eddy

2003

My New Partner III as François Lesbuche
Le Divorce as Edgar Cosset
Hanging Offense as François Manéri
Mean Spirit as Vincent Porel
Strange Gardens as Thierry Plaisance
The Car Keys as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Entrusted as Andreas Lazik
Snowboarder as Popeye

2002

A Private Affair as François Manéri
La bande du drugstore as Le père de Charlotte

2001

The Closet as Guillaume, the Director of Public Relations
Burger Quiz as Self

2000

The Prince of the Pacific as Alfred de Morsac
Second life as Forsan
Great Idea as Knut
Le Prof as Le recteur

1999

Influence Peddling as Maxime Edouard François-Marie de Labardière
I Didn't Do It! as Monsieur Michaud
Les collègues as Le joueur test de l'équipe des 11
The Happiest Place on Earth as Le colonel Valogne

1998

The Dinner Game as Pierre Brochant

1997

Marquise as Louis XIV
An American Werewolf in Paris as Dr. Thierry Pigot
Les Sœurs Soleil as Brice d'Hachicourt
Comme des rois as Der Produzent

1996

Should Not!... as Docteur Simpson
Ma femme me quitte as Pavel Kovacks

1995

Augustin as Lui-même

1994

Little Indian, Big City as Stéphane Marchadot
Revenge of a Blonde as Gilles Favier
Dead Tired as Thierry Lhermitte

1993

A Shadow of a Doubt as Alexandrine's Lawyer
Tango as Paul
The Honour of the Tribe as Le lieutenant français

1992

Le Zèbre as Hippolyte Pecheral
Frou-Frou as Self - Guest

1991

The Jackpot! as François Voisin

1990

1001 Nights as The King
My New Partner II as François Lesbuche
Promotion canapé as le ministre
Fathers' Day as Thomas Bastide
Stars 90 as Self

1989

1988

Sueurs froides as Charles Vétheuil

1987

Last Summer in Tangiers as Richard Corrigan
Fucking Fernand as Fernand
Téléthon as Self

1986

Nuit d'ivresse as Jacques Belin

1985

Santa Claus Is a Stinker as Pierre Mortez

1984

My New Partner as François Lesbuche
Until September as Xavier de la Perouse
A Summer in Hell as Philippe Darland
La Smala as Le flic grippé

1983

The Informer as Dominique
Stella as Yvon

1982

Santa Claus Is a Stinker as Pierre Mortez
Elle voit des nains partout ! as le prince voyageur
Le Voyageur Imprudent as Pierre Saint-Menoux
Legitimate Violence as Eddy Kasler
Pieds nus dans le parc as Paul Bratter

1981

1980

The Lady Banker as Devoluy
Alors... Heureux ? as Richard, le fou bronzé de l'hôpital

1979

French Fried Vacation 2 as Robert Lespinasse, aka 'Popeye'
Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears as Wheel thief on the road

1978

French Fried Vacation as Robert Lespinasse, aka 'Popeye'
The Last Romantic Lover as L'Ermite (n°5)
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid as Différents rôles (Le cuisinier, Pr. Vigier de Lesseps)

1977

Spoiled Children as Stéphane Lecouvette, professeur de mathématiques, locataire
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine as Le héraut d'armes

1976

F as in Fairbanks as Le jeune cadre

1975

The Restroom Robbery as Un militaire à la gare (uncredited)
Un bol d'air as Thierry
Let Joy Reign Supreme as Le comte de Hornes
Numéro un as Self

1974

Going Places as Le groom
The Suspects as Photographer

1973

The Year 01 as A debate viewer

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De Gaulle – Partie 2 as Henri Giraud

Writing

1999

I Didn't Do It! as Adaptation

1994

1986

Nuit d'ivresse as Writer

1985

Santa Claus Is a Stinker as Theatre Play

1978

1975

Un bol d'air as Writer

1974

Production

1999

I Didn't Do It! as Producer

1997

Jungle 2 Jungle as Associate Producer

1994

Directing

Creator