
Michel Beaune
Actor · Died July 24, 1990, aged 56 · Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Michel Beaune was born on 13 December 1933 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Beverly Hills Cop (1984), 1941 (1979) and Body of My Enemy (1976). He died on 24 July 1990 in Paris, France.
Biography from IMDb.
- December 13, 1933
- July 24, 1990 (aged 56)
- Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Actor
- 17 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
What are Michel Beaune's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 3 · Earnest 5
Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 4
Grounded 4 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 5
Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2
Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Allyas Le capitaine Edouard Valeras in The Professional (1981)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
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 Michel Beaune's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michel Beaune'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
59 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Belmondo: The Incorrigible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Feu sur le candidat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Ma cousine de Varsovie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Les Grandes Familles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Kean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

L'arbalète(1984)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Le dernier civil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Happy Easter(1984)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Billet doux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

L'Homme de Suez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

The Vultures(1984)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Mesrine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

La Veuve rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

The Informer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Tout le monde peut se tromper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

The Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Capitaine X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Coup de torchon(1981)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Professional(1981)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Les Avocats du Diable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Le Guignolo(1980)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Courage fuyons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

The Bit Between the Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Cop or Hood(1979)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Question (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Body of My Enemy(1976)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Police Commissioner Moulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Un bail pour l'éternité (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

The French Detective(1975)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Incorrigible(1975)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Phoney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Let Joy Reign Supreme(1975)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Un jour, la fête (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Stavisky(1974)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Inheritor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

The Accursed Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The French Conspiracy(1972)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
the famous escapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Maple Leaf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Un beau ténébreux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Un jeu d'enfer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Sortie de secours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Un Ami Imprévu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
« Allô police » Retour à l'envoyeur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

The Time to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

The Confession(1970)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Gaspard des montagnes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Le Bonheur conjugal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Backfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

La Comédie-Française (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles, 58 of them dated from 1952 to 2022; peak year 1980.

Biggest box office
Coup de torchon (1981)

Highest rated
The Confession (1970)

Most popular right now
The Professional (1981)
Film career
Peak 1980 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 1964Screen debut· Backfire
- 1981Career best· The Professional
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 Michel Beaune's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 17 titles divides audiences: 12 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 45. 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 Michel Beaune's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Michel Beaune work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michel Beaune's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Paul Belmondo shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Georges LautnerShared titles: Happy Easter (1984), The Professional (1981), Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979)See all 4 shared titles with Georges Lautner

- Bertrand TavernierShared titles: Coup de torchon (1981), Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Bertrand Tavernier

Writers
- Michel AudiardShared titles: The Professional (1981), Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979), Body of My Enemy (1976), Incorrigible (1975)See all 5 shared titles with Michel Audiard

- Jean AurencheShared titles: Coup de torchon (1981), Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Aurenche

- Jean HermanShared titles: Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Herman

Actors
- Jean-Paul BelmondoShared titles: Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988), Happy Easter (1984), The Professional (1981), Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979), Body of My Enemy (1976), Incorrigible (1975)See all 7 shared titles with Jean-Paul Belmondo

- Pierre VernierShared titles: Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988), The Professional (1981), Le Guignolo (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Pierre Vernier

- Philippe NoiretShared titles: Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed (1981), Coup de torchon (1981), Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Philippe Noiret

- Gérard HernandezShared titles: Happy Easter (1984), Coup de torchon (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Gérard Hernandez

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Philippe SardeShared titles: Happy Easter (1984), Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed (1981), Coup de torchon (1981), Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979)See all 5 shared titles with Philippe Sarde

- Michelle DavidShared titles: Happy Easter (1984), The Professional (1981), Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979)See all 4 shared titles with Michelle David
- Henri DecaëShared titles: The Professional (1981), Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Henri Decaë

- Jean PenzerShared titles: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978), Body of My Enemy (1976), Incorrigible (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Jean Penzer
Producers
- Alexandre MnouchkineShared titles: The Professional (1981), Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978), Incorrigible (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Alexandre Mnouchkine

- Georges DancigersShared titles: The Professional (1981), Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978), Incorrigible (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Georges Dancigers
- Alain BelmondoShared titles: Happy Easter (1984), The Professional (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Belmondo
- Alain PoiréShared titles: Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Poiré

