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Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

Actor · Died September 21, 2020, aged 89 · Paris, France

Michael Edward Lonsdale Crouch (24 May 1931 – 21 September 2020), commonly known as Michael Lonsdale and sometimes as Michel Lonsdale, was a French-British actor and author who appeared in over 180 films and television shows. He is often known in the English-speaking world for his roles as the villain Hugo Drax in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker, deputy police commissioner Claude Lebel in The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Abbot in The Name of the Rose (1986) and Dupont d'Ivry in The Remains of the Day (1993). Lonsdale was born in Paris, the natural son of British Army officer Edward Lonsdale Crouch and Simone Calderon (née Béraud). He was brought up initially on the island of Jersey, then in London from 1935, and later, during the Second World War, in Casablanca, Morocco. He returned to Paris to study painting in 1947, but was drawn into the world of acting instead, first appearing on stage at the age of 24. Lonsdale was bilingual, and appeared in both English-language and French-language productions. He appeared in a starring role with Roger Moore in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker. and with Sean Connery, in the 1986 film The Name of the Rose. He would later appear in Munich (2005), a film that also starred another Bond, Daniel Craig. In February 2011, he won a César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Of Gods and Men. Lonsdale was also the author of ten books. A practising Roman Catholic, he was close to the Emmanuel Community. In his 2016 memoir Le Dictionnaire de Ma Vie, Lonsdale revealed he had fallen for Delphine Seyrig, having met her as a student in Tania Balachova's acting classes at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in 1947. He wrote that "it was her or nothing", which was why he never married. Lonsdale died in Paris on 21 September 2020, aged 89. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Lonsdale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
May 24, 1931
Died
September 21, 2020 (aged 89)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 192 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Michael Lonsdale's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Self
21%
Power
17%
Bonds
14%
Ideas
9%
Society
8%
Survival
6%
Identity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 10 · Dark 23

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 20 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 20 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 6

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 32 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 13

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 15

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 19 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 14

Roles they play

25 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 8 of 25 analyzed roles.

Mentor
8 of 25
Shadow
6 of 25
Threshold guardian
4 of 25
Ally
3 of 25
Hero
2 of 25
Herald
1 of 25
Shapeshifter
1 of 25
Show the 25 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Contemplative
22
Melancholic
22
Warm
10
Absurd
10
Other
31

How their films linger

Thought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Lonsdale's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Lonsdale's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

192 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Life of Mirrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • African Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Christopher Columbus

  • The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Narrator (Voice)

  • Degas and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Edgar Degas

  • Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • Bazin's Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator

  • Sculpt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Les Filles au Moyen-Âge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Daniel

  • The First, the Last(2016)

    as Jean-Berchmans

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • J.R.R.Tolkien, des mots, des mondes(2014)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • N: The Madness Of Reason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator

  • Maestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Cedric Rovère

  • Rosenn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as (voice)

  • Le Renard jaune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jean Virno

  • Gebo and the Shadow(2012)

    as Gebo

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Veilleurs dans la nuit - Une journée monastique à l'Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrateur

  • The Cardboard Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Old Priest

  • Free Men(2011)

    as Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hitler in Hollywood(2010)

    as Michael Lonsdale

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Titeuf: The Movie(2011)

    as Le psy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Of Gods and Men(2010)

    as Luc

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • You'll Miss Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Max

  • Agora(2009)

    as Theon

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Au siècle de Maupassant, contes et nouvelles du XIXe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Le Grand Loustalot

  • The Man from London(2007)

    as Kocsmáros (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Le Silence de l'épervier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 8 episodes · as Antoine Carsac

  • To Each His Own Cinema(2007)

    as The old blind man (segment "Le Don")

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Heartbeat Detector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mathias Jüst

  • Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Bartleby (voice)

  • The Last Mistress(2007)

    as le vicomte Prony

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Les Mains d'Andréa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Goya's Ghosts(2006)

    as Inquisitor General

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Jeanne, à petits pas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Louis

  • Munich(2005)

    as Papa

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Gentille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jean

  • The Separation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Paul Doumer

  • Bye Bye Blackbird(2005)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Perfume of the Lady in Black(2005)

    as Professor Stangerson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Le gardien

  • Sotto falso nome(2004)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Adieu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Serge

  • Five Times Two(2004)

    as Bernard

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Le Furet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Don Salvadore

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room(2003)

    as Stangerson

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Kaena: The Prophecy(2003)

    as Opaz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Le Mythe Cathare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • Those Facing Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mikaël

  • Les acteurs(2000)

    as Man walking down the street

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Is Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • A Monkey's Tale(1999)

    as Maître Flavius (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Ronin(1998)

    as Jean-Pierre

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Let There Be Light! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Monseigneur Loublié

  • Don Juan(1998)

    as Don Luis

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Mauvais Genre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Honoré de Balzac

  • Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as (voice)

  • Noise of Love and War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as The director

  • La Plante Humaine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Michel

  • Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud(1995)

    as Dollabella

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Jefferson in Paris(1995)

    as Louis XVI

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Vroum-vroum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Dieu sait quoi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Narrator

  • The Remains of the Day(1993)

    as Dupont D'Ivry

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Woyzeck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Le capitaine

  • L'ordre du jour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Stark

  • Ma vie est un enfer(1991)

    as Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Maigret(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Guillaume Serre · as Sir Lampson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Seul face au crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Procuratore

  • Out 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Thomas

  • Souvenir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Xavier Lorion

  • Earthen Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as (voice)

  • The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Cammerschulze

  • Der Madonna-Mann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Tanzmann

  • Le Tiroir secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Philippe Jolivet

  • The Name of the Rose(1986)

    as The Abbot

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Rendez-vous manqués (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Moralès

  • Emile Reynaud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Narrator

  • L'air d'aimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Raymond

  • The Memory of the Eye E.J. Marey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Narrator

  • Billy Ze Kick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Commissaire Bellanger

  • Le Génie du faux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Constantin Escher

  • The Insomniac on the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Antonie

  • The Holcroft Covenant(1985)

    as Ernst Manfredi

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Le bon roi Dagobert(1984)

    as Saint Eloi

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Le docteur

  • Chronopolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Une jeunesse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Béjardy

  • Erendira(1983)

    as Senator Onésimo Sanchez

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • La Rényon lontan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Boulugres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Le roi (voice)

  • Mora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Writer

  • Enigma(1982)

    as Bodley

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Smiley's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Anton Grigoriev

  • Mersonne ne m'aime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Commissioner Bancau

  • Sweet Inquest on Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ash, the financier

  • Le rose et le blanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Léon

  • Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Ludovic

  • The Games of Countess Dolingen(1981)

    as Bertrand Haines-Pearson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Bunker(1981)

    as Martin Bormann

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Un paquebot dans la tête (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Roland Gougean-Roland

  • Jean-Sans-Terre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Jean Papeuil

  • Moonraker(1979)

    as Hugo Drax

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Passage(1979)

    as Renoudot

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Ève avait l'éclat métallique de l'été (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Left-Handed Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as The Waiter

  • The Risk of Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as narrator

  • Aurais dû faire gaffe... le choc est terrible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • A Dirty Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as The voyeur

  • The Accuser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Abéraud

  • The Devil in the Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Georges Aubert

  • Bartleby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as L'Huissier

  • Mr. Klein(1976)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Cygne II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as The Vice Consul of Lahore

  • Scrambled Eggs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as The President of the Republic

  • La nuit du beau marin peut-être? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Boris

  • Les Écrans déchirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Michael

  • The Pink Telephone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as M. Morrison, président de la Fielding

  • Mad Enough to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Stephane Mostri

  • The Romantic Englishwoman(1975)

    as Swan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • India Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Le Vice-Consul de Lahore

  • The Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as David Sutter

  • Special Section(1975)

    as Pierre Pucheu - le ministre de l'intérieur

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • A Whale That Had a Toothache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Le peintre

  • Aloïse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as le médecin

  • Galileo(1975)

    as Cardinal Barberini (later Pope Urban VIII)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Serious as Pleasure(1975)

    as Inspecteur Fournier

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • La Confession d'un enfant du siècle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Smith

  • The Suspects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Judge Souftries

  • No Pockets in a Shroud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Raymond

  • The Phantom of Liberty(1974)

    as Hatter

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Malaventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 6 episodes · as Georges Mortier

  • Caravan to Vaccarès (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Duc de Croyter

  • The Truth About the Imaginary Passion of an Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Le reporter TV / Ponce Pilate

  • Stavisky(1974)

    as Docteur Mézy

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • La Grande Paulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Paul

  • Successive Slidings of Pleasure(1974)

    as The Judge

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Right to the city (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Narrator

  • Film sur Hans Bellmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Narrator

  • Les grands sentiments font les bons gueuletons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Stéphane

  • The Girl with the Cello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Philippe Lariel

  • Out 1: Spectre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Thomas

  • The Day of the Jackal(1973)

    as Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Autumn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Julien, le réalisateur

  • Chut ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Sergel

  • Les Années Lumière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Cops Is Cops(1972)

    as Commissioner Lucas

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Old Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Monod

  • Spring(1971)

    as L'homme qui fuit

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Out 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 8 episodes · as Thomas

  • Law Breakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Inspector Bertrand

  • Murmur of the Heart(1971)

    as Father Henri

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Papa, the Lil' Boats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Hippolyte the brother of Marylène

  • Jaune, Le Soleil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Un juif

  • Le revolver et la rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Philippe de la Tour / Dimitri Korkesky

  • Un troisième (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Le réalisateur

  • La Fenêtre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Bracquemont

  • Les Cent Livres des Hommes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Socrates

  • The Stud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Commissioner Donald Both

  • Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Julien & Marc

  • Destroy, She Said (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Stein

  • Hibernatus(1969)

    as Edouard Loriebat

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Nail Clippers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Le mari

  • The Big Wash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Delaroche

  • Stolen Kisses(1968)

    as Georges Tabard

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Bride Wore Black(1968)

    as Morane

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • L'homme à la Buick(1967)

    as L'inspecteur Farjon de la P.J.

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Zoo Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Peter

  • Concerto for an Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Un acteur au théâtre

  • The Authentic Trial of Carl Emmanuel Jung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as L'Avocat de la Défense

  • Judoka-Secret Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Thomas Perkins

  • Order of the Daisy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Lastac / Lataque, expert en écritures / Le juge (voice)

  • Is Paris Burning?(1966)

    as Debu-Bridel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Your Money or Your Life(1966)

    as Speaker at the Shy People's Club

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Comédie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as L'homme (M)

  • Hail! Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Hyman

  • The Ghostly Rental (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Kernan

  • The Buddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Lamendin

  • Behold a Pale Horse(1964)

    as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Little Misses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as L'elève

  • Jaloux comme un tigre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as The grimacing motorist

  • Le Petit Nicolas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as The father

  • Snobs! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Charles Dufaut

  • The Trial(1962)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Immoral Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mercier

  • Crime Does Not Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Acteur

  • Le bureau des mariages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Adorable Liar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Albert

  • The Door Slams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Georges

  • The Itchy Palm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Nobert

  • Les Trois Sœurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Andreï Prodarov

  • A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • It Happened in Aden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Sinclair

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 192 titles from 1956 to 2025; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Moonraker (1979)

$210M worldwide

Highest rated

The Remains of the Day (1993)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

Film career

19562025

Peak 2004 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting191 of 192: 191 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stWriting1 of 192: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s32 · acting1970s58 · acting1980s32 · 31 acting · 1 crew1990s19 · acting2000s28 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 4% of 53 roles
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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Michael Lonsdale's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 56; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Bye Bye Blackbird (2005)

86th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Remains of the Day (1993)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 42 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Michael Lonsdale's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles3–79 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles27–74 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles12–58 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles3–42 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles9–72 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Michael Lonsdale work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Lonsdale's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Claude Piéplu shares the most, 4.

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