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Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Actor · Died March 29, 1989, aged 73 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He proved to be one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas. He often worked in Italian films, particularly in the last decade of his life. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, was posted at the time. He is the father of director Bertrand Blier, and appeared in a number of his son's films, most notably Buffet froid (1979). He was awarded an Honorary César (the French Oscar) in 1989, a month before he died. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Blier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
January 11, 1916
Died
March 29, 1989 (aged 73)
From
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Works as
Actor
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 183 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 10% in 30 days

What are Bernard Blier's films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Comedy24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Biography 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
34%
Power
20%
Bonds
19%
Self
10%
Society
6%
Survival
6%
Ideas
5%
Deception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 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 24 · Serious 9 · Dark 13

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 23 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 29 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 24 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 6

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 23

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 23 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 25 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 10 of 23 analyzed roles.

Shadow
10 of 23
Ally
4 of 23
Trickster
3 of 23
Hero
2 of 23
Mentor
2 of 23
Threshold guardian
2 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Absurd
19
Joyful
14
Melancholic
14
Warm
11
Other
31

How their films linger

Fun22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

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 Bernard Blier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bernard Blier'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

183 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Paganini(1989)

    as Pater Caffarelli

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

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

    as Opat Žoržel

  • Taste of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Giuseppe Mondardini

  • Ada in the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Major Collins

  • Nailcruncher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Saltiel

  • The Possessed(1988)

    as Governor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Rogues(1987)

    as The exploiter of prostitutes

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Under the Chinese Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Il professore

  • Twist again à Moscou(1986)

    as Alexei

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • I Hate Actors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Jerome B. Cobb

  • Let's Hope It's a Girl(1986)

    as Uncle Gugo

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal(1985)

    as Anselmo Paleari

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Amici miei - Atto III°(1985)

    as Sig. Lenzi

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Madman at War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Belucci

  • Ça n'arrive qu'à moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Monsieur Guilledou

  • Cuore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ing. Bottini

  • Il turno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Don Marcantonio

  • Passion of Love(1981)

    as Major

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Pétrole ! Pétrole ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Emir Abdullah

  • Voltati Eugenio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Grandfather Eugenio

  • Hypochondriac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Dr. Purgone

  • Buffet Froid(1979)

    as Inspecteur Morvandieu

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Serie Noire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Staplin

  • On purge bébé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as M. Follavoine

  • Feu la mère de Madame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Lucien

  • Body of My Enemy(1976)

    as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Golden Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Commissaire Pidoux

  • Femmes Fatales(1976)

    as Father Émile

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • My Friends(1975)

    as Righi Niccolò

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

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

    as Maxime

  • It's Tough for Everybody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Paul Tardel

  • Cher Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Anselme Maillard

  • C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule...(1975)

    as Phano

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Bons baisers... à lundi(1974)

    as Frankie Strong

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Ante Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Priest

  • Quick Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Il giudice

  • By the Blood of Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mayor

  • Bloody Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Le commissaire Moureu

  • Chinese in Paris(1974)

    as Le Président de la République

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything(1973)

    as Gastié-le-Roy père

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • L'École des femmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Arnolphe

  • Moi y'en a vouloir des sous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Adrien Colbard

  • The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe(1972)

    as Colonel Bernard Milan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Elle cause plus... Elle flingue(1972)

    as Commissioner Camille Bistingo

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Le président Louis-Marcel Thulle

  • Nights of Boccaccio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Dr. Mazzeo

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

    as François Tellier, director of the PJ

  • Homo Eroticus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Dr. Mezzini

  • Catch Me a Spy(1971)

    as Webb

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Jo(1971)

    as Inspecteur Ducros

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Persicelli

  • Troubleshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Commissaire Caillaud

  • Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Monsieur K.

  • Distracted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Guiton

  • Le Mari, la femme et la mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Sébastien

  • She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Liethard

  • Call Me Mathilde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Charles de Blanzac, Mathilde's husband

  • My Uncle Benjamin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Marquis de Cambyse

  • The Fourth Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Andrea Brusa

  • Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Ubaldo Palmarini

  • Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese(1968)

    as Charles aka 'Le Téméraire '

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Coplan sauve sa peau(1968)

    as Marscar

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Caroline chérie(1968)

    as Georges Berthier

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Madman of Lab Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang

  • The Stranger(1967)

    as Defense Counsel

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • If I Were a Spy(1967)

    as le Docteur Lefèvre

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Loose in the Trigger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Nicolas Pappas

  • To Commit a Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Le commandant Rhome

  • Idiot in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance

  • Ring Around the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Lord Richard Berry

  • What's Cooking in Paris(1966)

    as Le commissaire divisionnaire

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Almost Perfect Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as William Derek Robson

  • A Matter of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Don Leandro Sanna

  • How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Charles Labergerie, le tenancier de la maison close (sketch “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)

  • When the Pheasants Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Hyacinthe Camus

  • Casanova 70(1965)

    as Il commissario (non accreditato)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Great Spy Chase(1964)

    as Eusebio Cafarelli

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Chance at Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Camille (segment "Une chance explosive")

  • The Magnificent Cuckold(1964)

    as Mariotti

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Male Hunt(1964)

    as M. Heurtin

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Why Paris? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Building concierge

  • Greed in the Sun(1964)

    as Mitch-Mitch

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • How to Make a French Dish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Joseph

  • High Infidelity(1964)

    as Sergio

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Crooks in Clover(1963)

    as Raoul Volfoni

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Organizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Martinetti

  • Germinal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Hennebeau

  • The Magnificent Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Clemente VII

  • Young Girls of Good Families (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Ribois

  • Mathias Sandorf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Toronthal

  • The Seventh Juror(1962)

    as Grégoire Duval pharmacien

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Hitch-Hike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv

  • Operation Gold Ingot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Seduction Of The South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Colonelo Breviglieri

  • The Counterfeiters of Paris(1961)

    as Charles Lepicard

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Black Monocle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Commissaire Tournemire

  • Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Sully

  • The President(1961)

    as Philippe Chalamont

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Women and War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as le docteur Leproux, maire du village

  • The Fenouillard Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as A traveler (uncredited)

  • ...And Suddenly It's Murder! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Commissario Polizia

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

    as Feldwebel

  • L'Ennemi dans l'ombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as le Patron

  • Do or Die! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Lenzi

  • Eyes of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Dr. Andrieux

  • The Great War(1959)

    as Capitano Castelli

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Great Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens

  • Marie-Octobre(1959)

    as Julien Simoneau

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent Tramp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café

  • The Possessors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël

  • The Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as General Zagoriensky

  • A Legitimate Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Gustave Martinet

  • School for Coquettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Labaume

  • The Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Debrun

  • Les Misérables(1958)

    as Javert father / Javert son

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of a French Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as René Lecomte

  • Sans famille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Renato Garofoli

  • When a Woman Meddles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Félix Seguin

  • There's Always a Price Tag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Commissioner Plantavin

  • The Man in the Raincoat(1957)

    as Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Antoine Monestier

  • Revelation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Don Lorenzo

  • The Hussars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as le brigadier Le Gouce

  • Black Dossier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Le commissaire Noblet

  • Marriage Episodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as la mari d'Aglaé

  • The Bed(1954)

    as Emile Bergeret (segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    as Marcel Noblet

  • Follow That Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Commissioner François Basquier

  • Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Narrator

  • I Was It Three Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Henri Verdier / Hector van Broken

  • Matrimonial Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Noël Pailleret

  • The Bonnadieu House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Félix Bonnadieu

  • Without Leaving an Address(1951)

    as Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Lost Souvenirs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Police officer Raoul (segment "Le violon")

  • The Elders of Saint-Loup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Jean Laclaux, ruined banker

  • Tuesday's Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Charles Josse, agent d'assurance

  • 1848 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Récitant / Narrator (voice)

  • Sorceror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Jean-Pierre Lesourd

  • Monsignor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Louis Mennechain

  • Return to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")

  • The cheat(1949)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Truant School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Buffle Pascal, teacher

  • The Spice of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as L'importuné

  • Dedee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as "Monsieur"

  • Man to Men(1948)

    as Edmond Coquillot

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jenny Lamour(1947)

    as Maurice Martineau

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Clockface Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Julien Couturier

  • Messieurs Ludovic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Ludovic Seguin

  • Mr. Gregoire Runs Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Alex Grégoire

  • Alone in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Inspector Pascal

  • Farandole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Sylvestre

  • Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Remendado

  • The Little Ones of the Flower Platform (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Doctor Bernard

  • I Am with You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Robert Nattier

  • Domino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Crémone

  • Marie-Martine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Maurice

  • The Marriage of Chiffon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Hotel boy

  • Fantastic Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Lucien

  • Threesome Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Marcel

  • The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as André Bertod

  • La Symphonie fantastique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Antoine Charbonnel

  • The Woman I Loved the Most (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Funeral home employee

  • Whims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Marcel

  • The Pavilion Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Benezy

  • Who Killed Santa Claus? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Officer from the Gendarmerie

  • Premier bal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as The maitre d'hotel

  • Night in December (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Édouard

  • Hell of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Freddy, le patron du bistrot

  • Latin Quarter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as (uncredited)

  • Daybreak(1939)

    as Gaston

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Place de la Concorde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Brioche

  • Final Accord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mérot

  • Hotel du Nord(1938)

    as Prosper

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Le ruisseau(1938)

    as Taxi driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Curtain Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire

  • Youth in Revolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Benoît

  • Grisou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as le fils Mélée

  • The Green Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Le fils Pinchet

  • Woman of Malacca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as (uncredited)

  • Double Crime in the Maginot Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Heart of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Le jeune homme au tandem (uncredited)

  • The Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Nick's chauffeur (uncredited)

  • Trois... six... neuf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 183 titles from 1937 to 1990; peak year 1971.

Biggest box office

Les Misérables (1958)

$2.4M worldwide

Highest rated

My Friends (1975)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)

Film career

19371990

Peak 1971 · 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.

  • 1938Screen debut· Hôtel du Nord
  • 1948First top-billed film· Dedee
  • 1963Career best· Crooks in Clover

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting183 of 183: 183 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1930s15 · acting1940s30 · acting1950s34 · acting1960s48 · acting1970s36 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 9% of 58 roles
385363687378

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 Bernard Blier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 48; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Paganini (1989)

71st percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

My Friends (1975)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 48. 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.

Who does Bernard Blier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bernard Blier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michel Audiard shares the most, 11.

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