Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1925-12-27
Deathday: 2020-05-12 (94 years old)

Biography

Michel Jacques Daniel Piccoli was the son of Henri Piccoli, violinist and Marcelle Expert-Bezançon (1892-1990), pianist and daughter of the French industrialist and politician Charles Expert-Bezançon. In 1954, Michel Piccoli married actress Éléonore Hirt with whom he had a daughter, Anne-Cordélia Piccoli. In 1966, he married the singer Juliette Gréco, then in 1978 the screenwriter Ludivine Clerc, with whom he adopted two children of Polish origin, Inord and Missia.


Placed in an establishment for problem children, the commitments of the young Piccoli, are made in opposition to his maternal grandfather, senator of the Third Republic, financier of the Radical Party, and important industrial painter, accused by the trade union left and by Georges Clemenceau, of having intoxicated his workmen through lead white which causes lead poisoning.


Michel Piccoli then trained as an actor first with Andrée Bauer-Théraud and then during Simon. After an appearance as an extra in "Sortilèges" by Christian-Jaque in 1945, Michel Piccoli made his film debut in "Le Point Du Jour" by Louis Daquin. In the theater he distinguished himself with the Renaud-Barrault and Grenier-Hussot companies as well as at the Théâtre de Babylone. Noticed in the film "French Cancan" in 1954, he continued on stage and worked with directors Jacques Audiberti, Jean Vilar, Jean-Marie Serreau, Peter Brook, Luc Bondy, Patrice Chéreau and André Engel, and became also know in popular TV movies. Having become an atheist after a family bereavement, he met Luis Buñuel in 1956, and ironically took on the role of a priest in "La Mort En Ce Jardin". In 1959, he shot "Le Rendez-Vous De Noël", a short film by André Michel based on the short story by Malek Ouary "Le Noël Du Petit Cireur", in Algiers. The 1960s sounded his consecration, noticed in "Le Doulos" by Jean-Pierre Melville, he was revealed internationally with "Le Mépris" by Jean-Luc Godard alongside Brigitte Bardot. From then on, he toured with the greatest French and international filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Buñuel, Youssef Chahine, Manoel de Oliveira...


He began the 1980s with the interpretation prize at the Cannes festival in 1980, with "Le Saut Dans Le Vide" by Marco Bellocchio, and that of the Berlin festival in 1982, with "Une Étrange Affaire" by Pierre Granier-Deferre. . He worked with Jacques Doillon, Leos Carax, before trying his hand at directing. In 2001 he received the IX Europe Prize for Theatre. He was part of the jury of the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007, chaired by Stephen Frears. In 2011, he played in "Habemus Papam" by Nanni Moretti. The last film in which Michel Piccoli appears is the film "Le Goût Des Myrtilles", by Thomas de Thiers in 2013.


Politically committed to the left, member of the Peace Movement (communist), Michel Piccoli distinguished himself by his positions against the National Front, and mobilized for Amnesty International.


Michel Piccoli died on May 12, 2020 following a stroke in his mansion in Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle in Eure. His funeral takes place in Évreux on May 19, 2020, where he is cremated, his ashes are scattered within the family property.

Filmography

all 273

Movies 253

self 50

TV Shows 20

Voice 15

Producer 8

Director 4

Narrator 2

Writer 1

(archive footage)
It's Not Me

It's Not Me (2024)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Godard by Godard

Godard by Godard (2023)

Movie
Agostino (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marx Can Wait

Marx Can Wait (2021)

Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick

Claude Chabrol, the Maverick (2019)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Dios de monoambiente

Dios de monoambiente (2018)

Movie
(archive footage)
Coming Apart

Coming Apart (2017)

Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli

The Incredible Mr. Piccoli (2017)

Movie
Man with the Wine Stain
Holy Motors

Holy Motors (2012)

Movie
4
Self (archive footage)
The Beaches of Agnès

The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

Movie
Le grand Hou
On War

On War (2008)

Movie
Nikita Kruschev (segment 'Rencontre unique')
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema (2007)

Movie
Marie, la mère de Vincent
Gardens in Autumn

Gardens in Autumn (2006)

Movie
acteur qui joue Simon
Little Lili

Little Lili (2003)

Movie
Michel des Assantes
París-Tombuctú

París-Tombuctú (1999)

Movie
Lord Ariel Chatwick-West
Nothing About Robert

Nothing About Robert (1999)

Movie
Director / Writer
Alors voilà,

Alors voilà, (1997)

Movie
Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis
Passion in the Desert

Passion in the Desert (1997)

Movie
Mac Bee / frère Mac Bee
Tykho Moon

Tykho Moon (1996)

Movie
Adam - Ram's father
The Emigrant

The Emigrant (1994)

Movie
Writer / Director
Train de nuit

Train de nuit (1994)

Movie
Chateaubriand (voice)
The Supper

The Supper (1992)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Star Life

Star Life (1990)

TV
Damien Malleville
La Rumba

La Rumba (1987)

Movie
Friedrich Hofreiter
The Distant Land

The Distant Land (1987)

Movie
King Louis XVI (uncredited)
The Night of Varennes

The Night of Varennes (1982)

Movie
3.5
René Winterhalter / Producer
The Price of Survival

The Price of Survival (1980)

Movie
Orlaville / Producer
The Savage State

The Savage State (1978)

Movie
Ispettore Marchand
Rene the Cane

Rene the Cane (1977)

Movie
Simon Léotard
Mado

Mado (1976)

Movie
Dr Losseray / Associate Producer
Seven Deaths by Prescription

Seven Deaths by Prescription (1975)

Movie
Richard / Producer
Leonor

Leonor (1975)

Movie
L'enquêteur / Co-Producer
Weak Spot

Weak Spot (1975)

Movie
Le deuxième préfet de police
The Phantom of Liberty

The Phantom of Liberty (1974)

Movie
3.5
Michel / Producer
Life Size

Life Size (1974)

Movie
Mr. Dellerue (voice)
Un amour de pluie

Un amour de pluie (1974)

Movie
Giorgio's friend
Liza

Liza (1972)

Movie
Jacques Granville
Topaz

Topaz (1969)

Movie
6
François Desailly
The Uninvited

The Uninvited (1969)

Movie
L'invité pressé au vernissage (uncredited)
Woman in Chains

Woman in Chains (1968)

Movie
Paul Javal (archive footage)
The Dinosaur and the Baby

The Dinosaur and the Baby (1967)

Movie
René Cabourg, l'employé besogneux (Victime #2)
The Sleeping Car Murder

The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)

Movie
Georges Sarrassin
Masquerade

Masquerade (1965)

Movie
Récitant (voice)
Café tabac

Café tabac (1964)

Movie
Philippe Decharme (segment 'Lucky la chance')
Chance at Love

Chance at Love (1964)

Movie
Texte dit par (voice) / Writer
Paparazzi

Paparazzi (1964)

Movie
Narrator (voice)
Hello Cubans

Hello Cubans (1963)

Movie
Izquierdo dans l'émission de télévision 'Montserrat' (uncredited)
Adieu Philippine

Adieu Philippine (1962)

Movie
Serlon de Savigny
Hauteclaire

Hauteclaire (1961)

Movie
Commissaire Jacques Guimard
Beast at Bay

Beast at Bay (1959)

Movie
Jacques Forestier
Tabarin

Tabarin (1958)

Movie
L'inspecteur Vardier, de la P.J.
Sinners of Paris

Sinners of Paris (1958)

Movie
Franck Marchal
Nathalie

Nathalie (1957)

Movie
Le directeur de l'aéro-club
Sunday Buddies

Sunday Buddies (1957)

Movie
Le Capitaine Valorgueil
French Cancan

French Cancan (1954)

Movie
6
Pasquerel (segment 'Jeanne')
Daughters of Destiny

Daughters of Destiny (1954)

Movie
Un journaliste aux archives / Un journaliste aux archives (uncredited)
Without Leaving an Address

Without Leaving an Address (1951)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1925-12-27

Deathday
2020-05-12 (94 years old)

Birth Name
Michel Jacques Daniel Piccoli

Birth Place
Paris, France

Height
1.84-meter

Relationships
Ludivine Clerc (1978 - 2020), Eléonore Hirt (1954 - 1965), Juliette Gréco (1966 - 1977)

Citizenships
France

Also Known As
Мишель Пикколи, ميشيل بيكولي

Awards
European Film Academy Honorary Award, Prize for the best actor of the Union of criticism, Europe Theatre Prize, German Film Award for Best Actor, Silver Bear for Best Actor, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, David di Donatello for Best Actor

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