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Paul Bisciglia

Paul Bisciglia

Actor · Died April 18, 2010, aged 81 · Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]

Paul Bisciglia (30 July 1928 – 18 April 2010) was a French film actor. Throughout his acting career, Bisciglia appeared in more than one-hundred feature films. He made his debut in the 1950 film Trois télégrammes. What followed was several uncredited roles, before landing a much larger part in drama Clara de Montargis. During the fifties, he appeared in many drama films, including the award-winning Avant le déluge, with Antoine Balpêtré, and again several more uncredited roles. During the sixties, Bisciglia began to appear more frequently in television series and television films, although he was included in many films such as The Wretches, with Michèle Morgan, Les vieux de la vieille, with Pierre Fresnay, Paris nous appartient, Le signe du lion, and in 1966, he appeared in his first leading role in Alain Cuniot's L'or et le plomb. In 1969, Bisciglia had a small role in the horror film La vampire nue, the second feature film from director Jean Rollin. It was Bisciglia's first of several times working with Rollin. He worked with the director again in the successful films Requiem pour un vampire, with Marie-Pierre Castel and Mireille D'Argent, Les démoniaques, Lèvres de sang, and the zombie classic Les Raisins de la Mort, with Marie-Georges Pascal. His career continued through the seventies and eighties, such as the Golden Globe-nominated Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob, Club privé pour couples avertis, with Philippe Gasté of Jean Rollin's Requiem pour un vampire, Verdict, with Sophia Loren, L'aile ou la cuisse, Family Rock, and he voiced in three animated films Astérix et la surprise de César (Asterix vs. Caesar), Astérix chez les Bretons (Asterix in Britain) and Astérix et le coup du menhir (Asterix and the Big Fight). Bisciglia's acting career continued until 1999, during which he appeared in two final feature films, Profil bas and Montana Blues. Bisciglia also had a successful television career appearing in a number of television series and films. He made his first appearance in the 1957 television film L'équipage au complet. His television films include Elle s'abaisse pour vaincre, Les fiancés de Loches, Claudine à Paris and the television film remeke Les liaisons dangereuses. His television series credits include Le théâtre de la jeunesse, Rocambole, Les saintes chéries, Schulmeister, espion de l'empereur, Les brigades du Tigre, De mémoire d'homme, Les cinq dernières minutes, Désiré Lafarge, Commissaire Moulin, Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret and Julien Fontanes, magistrat. Source: Article "Paul Bisciglia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
July 30, 1928
Died
April 18, 2010 (aged 81)
From
Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 110 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Paul Bisciglia's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Bonds
24%
Survival
20%
Morality
16%
Self
12%
Society
10%
Ideas
10%
Power
9%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Absurd
4
Dread
3
Warm
3
Joyful
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Paul Bisciglia's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Bisciglia'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

110 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Un fil à la patte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Low Profile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Le patron du bistrot

  • Venus and Lulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Le journaliste

  • Love Without Pity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as L'homme de l'Huma

  • Asterix and the Big Fight(1989)

    as Agecanonix (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

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

    Show 26 episodes · as Pouillard

  • Asterix in Britain(1986)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Asterix Versus Caesar(1985)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • C'est facile et ça peut rapporter... 20 ans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • La Baraka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as le client

  • Salut, j'arrive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Sans famille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Le concierge

  • Beautiful, Blondes and Tanned(1981)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Le larbin

  • The Gallant Tales of La Fontaine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Messire Jean

  • Anthracite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Caretaker

  • Trop au lit pour être honnête (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as La garçon

  • Légitime défense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Shut Up, I Love You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Petit déjeuner compris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as M. Burin

  • Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Police officer

  • The Grapes of Death(1978)

    as Lucas

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Claudine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Le chanteur des rues

  • The Teasers Go to Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Animal(1977)

    as Le gardien du château

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Brigade Call Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Henri

  • Allez la Rafale ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 6 episodes · as Riton

  • Soumissions perverses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Jules Larrigau, the farmer

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

    Show 1 episode · as L'épicier

  • The Wing or The Thigh?(1976)

    as Le bagagiste

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Police Commissioner Moulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Un journaliste

  • Nick Verlaine ou Comment voler la tour Eiffel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Le commissaire

  • Sex Shock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Le couple au square

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

    as La Bougie

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

    as L'homme des bois

  • The Seventh Company Has Been Found(1975)

    as Claumachet, sous-officier de la 7e compagnie

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Lips of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as The Psychiatrist

  • That Most Important Thing: Love(1975)

    as Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Cold Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Le garde-champêtre

  • The Demoniacs(1974)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Young Casanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Le flic dubitatif

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

    as Waiter

  • Sexy Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as 'Double-Crème'

  • Jury of One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as A juror

  • Like a Pot of Strawberries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Le chasseur PLM

  • The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Un clochard (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

  • House of 1000 Pleasures(1974)

    as Le livreur (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • La Dernière Bourrée à Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob(1973)

    as Pump Attendant

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Crazy Capo Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?(1973)

    as Père de la filette, en exode sur la route

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Where There's Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman(1973)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Rock or the Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Gerly

  • The Voracious Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • A Murder Is a Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as L'employe de Kastner

  • La Tuile à loups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Muratel

  • Requiem for a Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Man with the Bike

  • The Pebbles of Etratat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mechanic

  • The Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Dufiquet employee

  • Fusil chargé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as L'officier Anglais

  • Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Le contremaître

  • Le Cinema de Papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Un acteur

  • Dougal and the Blue Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Le Chat bleu / Flappy (voice)

  • Alice au pays des merveilles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Five of spades

  • Children of Mata Hari(1970)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Nude Vampire(1970)

    as Butler

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • L'Homme du Picardie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 40 episodes · as Peucheu · as Pucheu

  • Action Man(1967)

    as Bartender (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Ferryman's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • L’Or et le plomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Usher's clerk

  • The Boss of Champignol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Pas de caviar pour tante Olga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Big Swag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Metro machinist (uncredited)

  • Les Hommes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Cyclist

  • The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez(1964)

    as Prince's advisor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Cherchez l'idole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Tailor's assistant

  • The Bamboo Stroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Sign of the Lion(1962)

    as Willy

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Paris Belongs to Us(1961)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Fruit Is Ripe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Old Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Jojo, Mariette's fiancé

  • The Delinquents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Painter

  • The Wretches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Lovers on a Tightrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Mechanic

  • Night Dance Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Witness in the City(1959)

    as Taxi driver

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Cousins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Marc

  • La P..... sentimentale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Chauffeur

  • Provisional Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Riri

  • Le souffle du désir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger La Soutarde

  • Les copains du dimanche(1958)

    as Lucien dit: "Lulu", un collègue de l'usine

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Commandment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Hunter

  • Les Lumières du soir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Friend of Catherine at the restaurant

  • Forgive Our Trespasses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as 'Coquillage'

  • Les Hommes en blanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Un interne

  • Father, Mother, the Maid and I(1954)

    as Tenant on the sixth floor, under the roof (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Quai des blondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as le chasseur de l'hôtel

  • Before the Deluge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Jean-Jacques Noblet

  • The Turkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Victor, le groom

  • The High Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Love and Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Clara de Montargis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Beautiful Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as (uncredited)

  • Under the Paris Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as (uncredited)

  • Méfiez-vous des blondes(1950)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Paris Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Young postman

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles from 1950 to 2002; peak year 1974.

Biggest box office

Sign of the Lion (1962)

$792 worldwide

Highest rated

Asterix in Britain (1986)

Midcredits 84th

Film career

19502002

Peak 1974 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting110 of 110: 110 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1950s23 · acting1960s18 · acting1970s49 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 26 roles
54647479

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 Paul Bisciglia's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 24; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Beautiful, Blondes and Tanned (1981)

71st percentile spread · 71% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 30. 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 Paul Bisciglia's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Paul Bisciglia work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Bisciglia's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean Rollin shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles