Bernard Fresson

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Bernard Fresson (27 May 1931- 20 October 2002) was a French cinema actor. He starred in over 160 films. Some of his notable roles include: Javert in the 1972 mini-series version of Les Misérables, Inspector Barthelmy in John Frankenheimer's French Connection II (1974), Scope in Roman Polanski's The Tenant (1976), Gilbert in Lover Boy (1978), and Francis in Garçon! (1983), for which he received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

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Known For

The Tenant

Scope

Belle de Jour

The Hail (uncredited)

The Longest Day

French Commando (uncredited)

Hiroshima Mon Amour

German Lover

Matt

French Connection II

Henri Barthélémy

Germinal

Victor Deneulin

Is Paris Burning?

F.F.I liaison officer

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2003	Jean Moulin, une affaire française MOVIE	Général Delestraint
2002	The Adversary MOVIE	Le père de Christine
2002	The Battle of Hernani MOVIE	Victor Hugo (old)
2001	La Beauté sur la terre MOVIE	Rougier
2000	Sans famille TV	Padrone Garofoli
2000	Without Family MOVIE	Padrone Garofoli
2000	Taking Wing MOVIE	Victor
2000	Six-Pack MOVIE	Benetti
1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception MOVIE	Joffre
1998	Place Vendôme MOVIE	Vincent Malivert
1998	Manège MOVIE	Saradel
1997	Between Land and Sea TV	Le père Léon Lebreton
1996	My Man MOVIE	Director of personnel
1995	Shadow of a Kiss MOVIE	Jean
1995	Ils n'ont pas vingt ans MOVIE	Jock
1994	La Règle de l'homme MOVIE	Mehmet Pacha
1993	Germinal MOVIE	Victor Deneulin
1993	L'Interdiction MOVIE	Judge Popinot
1991	Dingo MOVIE	Jacques Boulain
1991	Quiproquos ! MOVIE	Jean-Michel Ducharry
1991	Money MOVIE	Henry Landau
1990	No Time for Justice MOVIE	The Godfather
1990	Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair MOVIE	Pierre
1990	Équipe de nuit MOVIE	Schlossberg
1990	Il prato delle volpi TV	Dr. Paroni
1990	Sons MOVIE	Baker
1989	L'Été de la Révolution MOVIE	Mirabeau
1989	Street of No Return MOVIE	Morin
1989	L'Été de la Révolution TV	Mirabeau
1988	Bonjour l'angoisse MOVIE	commissaire Maréchal
1988	No Harm Intended MOVIE	Doctor Serge Cohen
1987	Sweet Lies MOVIE	Mr. Leguard
1986	La Petite Roque MOVIE	Self
1986	L'Affaire Marie Besnard MOVIE	Maître Albert Gautrat
1985	L'Amour ou presque MOVIE	Pyromaniac
1985	La Dixième de Beethoven MOVIE	Ludwig Van Beethoven
1985	Zielscheiben MOVIE	Fütterer
1985	Le maître-chanteur MOVIE	Self
1984	New Year's Eve At Bob's MOVIE	Kremeur
1984	Rive droite, rive gauche MOVIE	"President" Pervillard
1984	Clash MOVIE	Be Schmuller
1983	Thérèse Humbert TV	Romain Daurignac
1983	Waiter! MOVIE	Francis, head chef of the brasserie
1983	Los desastres de la guerra TV	General Léopold Hugo
1982	Spy, Stand Up MOVIE	Henri Marchand
1982	Champs-Elysées TV	Self
1981	L'Ennemi de la mort TV	Gaspard de Fersac
1981	Madame Claude 2 MOVIE	Paul Barton
1981	Le Guépiot MOVIE	Claude Chenot
1980	L’Aéropostale, courrier du ciel TV	Didier Daurat
1980	Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur MOVIE	Orgon
1980	Légitime défense MOVIE	Béchereau
1979	We Forget Everything! MOVIE	Ballandier
1978	Little Girl in Blue Velvet MOVIE	Professeur Lherbier
1978	Autopsie d’un complot MOVIE	Jacques Serrano
1978	Lover Boy MOVIE	Gilbert
1977	Le Dernier Baiser MOVIE	The husband
1977	The Passengers MOVIE	Fabio
1977	To Each His Hell MOVIE	Bernard Girard
1976	Mado MOVIE	Julien, Simon's partner
1976	Marie, the Doll MOVIE	Sergio
1976	The Tenant MOVIE	Scope
1976	The Call of the Wild MOVIE	François
1976	Don't Bite, We Love You MOVIE	Georges, the father
1976	The Probability Factor MOVIE	Delouette
1976	30 millions d'amis TV	Self
1975	Rain over Santiago MOVIE	un Ministre
1975	Cookies MOVIE	Émile, professional painter
1975	Le Futur aux trousses MOVIE	Sermeuze, the Boss
1975	French Connection II MOVIE	Henri Barthélémy
1975	Jo Gaillard TV	Joël Gaillard, dit « Jo »
1974	Ursule and Grelu MOVIE	Grelu
1973	Where There's Smoke MOVIE	Dr. Peyrac
1973	Soleil O MOVIE	Friend
1972	Les Misérables TV	Javert
1972	3000 Million Without an Elevator MOVIE	Julien
1972	Hearth Fires MOVIE	Marc Champenois
1972	Le Grand Échiquier TV	Self
1971	Too Small My Friend MOVIE	Philippe Algir
1971	Max and the Junkmen MOVIE	Abel Maresco
1971	Portrait of Marianne MOVIE	Alfred
1971	Macédoine MOVIE	Roger Vincent
1970	The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun MOVIE	Jean Eguivin, le camioneur
1970	The Cop MOVIE	l'inspecteur Barnero
1969	The American MOVIE	Raymond
1969	Z MOVIE	Matt
1968	Woman in Chains MOVIE	Gilbert Moreau
1968	Farewell, Friend MOVIE	Inspecteur Antoine Méloutis
1968	Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime MOVIE	Bernard Hannecart
1968	Spray of the Days MOVIE	Nicolas
1968	Zita MOVIE	Boniface
1967	Far from Vietnam MOVIE	Claude Ridder (segment "Claude Ridder")
1967	My Love, My Love MOVIE	Serge
1967	Belle de Jour MOVIE	The Hail (uncredited)
1967	Thursday We Shall Sing Like Sunday MOVIE	Jean
1966	Triple Cross MOVIE	French Resistant Raymond
1966	Is Paris Burning? MOVIE	F.F.I liaison officer
1966	The War Is Over MOVIE	André Sarlat
1965	The Big Swag MOVIE	Person in charge of the finance carriage
1965	How Not to Rob a Department Store MOVIE	Policeman
1965	Skies Above MOVIE	Laurent
1962	The Longest Day MOVIE	French Commando (uncredited)
1961	The Flamboyant Sex MOVIE	Pierre
1961	Please, Not Now! MOVIE	Serge, le photographe
1961	Girl in the Window MOVIE	Vincenzo
1961	Sahara on Fire MOVIE	(uncredited)
1959	Hiroshima Mon Amour MOVIE	German Lover
1957	Sunday Buddies MOVIE	Un ouvrier à la cantine (uncredited)

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