Skip to content
MovieCove
Bruno Cremer

Bruno Cremer

Actor · Died August 7, 2010, aged 80 · Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France

Bruno Jean Marie Cremer (6 October 1929 – 7 August 2010) was a French actor best known for portraying Jules Maigret on French television, from 1991 to 2005. Bruno Cremer was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. His mother, Jeanne Rullaert, a musician, was of Belgian Flemish origin and his father, Georges, was a businessman from Lille who, though born French, had taken out Belgian nationality after the French armed forces refused to accept him for service in the First World War. Bruno himself opted for French nationality when he reached the age of 18. His childhood was largely spent in Paris. Bruno attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school. Having completed his secondary studies, he followed an interest in acting which had interested him since the age of 12 and trained in acting from 1952 at France's highly selective Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (English: French National Academy of Dramatic Arts). His career began with ten years spent acting in live theatre, playing roles drawn from works of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and Jean Anouilh. Aged already 30, he created the role of Thomas Becket in the 1959 world premiere of Anouilh's Becket, and held Anouilh in veneration all his life. Later Cremer played Max in a French production of Bent by Martin Sherman in 1981. He regarded his basic profession as that of a stage actor, though he gravitated firmly to films. It was in 1957 that Cremer had his first credited part in a film, Quand la femme s'en mêle (When a woman meddles), which starred Alain Delon. However, it was in 1965 that Cremer's career really began to prosper, with the film La 317e section, (The 317th Platoon), directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer and set in Indochina during the French colonial wars. From then onwards, Cremer became a popular actor and appeared in over 110 productions for cinema and television. While Cremer tried to avoid labels and typecasting, he tended to be offered tough-guy roles, often military men. Examples from various points in his career include Section spéciale (1975), La légion saute sur Kolwezi (1980) and Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages (2004). Special Section (French original title: Section spéciale), released in 1975, is about a kangaroo court set up in collaborationist Vichy France to ensure judicial convictions of innocent people so as to mollify the Nazis. A French language film directed by the Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras, it features Cremer as Lucien Sampaix, a Communist journalist. The 1980 film La légion saute sur Kolwezi (English Operation Leopard), directed by Raoul Coutard, is a documentary-style portrayal of a real-life operation headed by the French Foreign Legion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1978 to rescue foreign hostages. Cremer plays a military commander. Pierre Schoendoerffer’s 2004 film Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages (Above the Clouds), based on his own novel, Là-haut. Cremer played the Colonel. ... Source: Article "Bruno Cremer" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA .

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 6, 1929
Died
August 7, 2010 (aged 80)
From
Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 77 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 24% in 30 days

What are Bruno Cremer's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Survival
32%
Morality
21%
Power
18%
Self
13%
Society
6%
Bonds
6%
Ideas
4%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 13

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 10

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 14 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 14
Hero
4 of 14
Ally
3 of 14
Mentor
2 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Dread
7
Melancholic
8
Cold
5
Thrilling
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous4

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 Bruno Cremer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Fandor (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Bruno Cremer'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

77 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Above the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Le colonel

  • My Father Saved My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Joe

  • Under the Sand(2000)

    as Jean Drillon

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Maigret et le Liberty Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Commissaire Jules Maigret

  • Night Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Silver, le taxi

  • A Vampire in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Antoine Belfond

  • Maigret(1991)

    Show 54 episodes · as Bruno Cremer Commissaire Jules Maigret · as Commissaire Jules Maigret · as Jules Maigret · as Maigret

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Marc Lavater

  • Coma dépassé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Yves Toledano

  • Act of Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Armando

  • Tumultes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as The Father

  • White Wedding(1989)

    as François Hainaut

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • L'Été de la Révolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Louis XVI

  • L'Été de la Révolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Louis XVI

  • Brothers in Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Joulin

  • The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacques Pincemaille

  • Sound and Fury(1988)

    as Marcel

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Adieu, je t'aime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Michel Dupré

  • L'île (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lieutenant Mason

  • Falsch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Joe

  • Opération Ypsilon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · as Germain Langelier

  • Ménage(1986)

    as The Art Lover

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • L'Énigme blanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Paul

  • Le Transfuge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Bernard Corain

  • Le Regard dans le miroir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Eric Chevallier

  • Derborence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Séraphin

  • The Book of Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Father

  • Le Matelot 512 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Commander Roger

  • Fanny Straw-Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Andrés Gallego

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

    Show 17 episodes · as Antonio Espinosa

  • A Brutal Game(1983)

    as Tessier

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Effraction(1983)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Prize of Peril(1983)

    as Antoine Chirex

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

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

    as Régis Duchemin

  • Espion, lève-toi(1982)

    as Alain Richard

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

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

    as Carl Freyer

  • La Puce et le privé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Valentin 'Val' Brosse

  • Une robe noire pour un tueur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Alain Rivière

  • La Traque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 4 episodes · as Le commissaire Chenu

  • Une page d'amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Le docteur Henri Deberle

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

    as The prefect of studies

  • Même les mômes ont du vague à l'âme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Morton

  • Operation Leopard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Pierre Delbart

  • We Forget Everything! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Claude Raisman

  • A Simple Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Georges

  • Last In, First Out(1978)

    as Lucas Richter

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Le Crabe-Tambour(1977)

    as Adjutant Willsdorf (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sorcerer(1977)

    as Victor Manzon / 'Serrano'

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Hunter Will Get You(1976)

    as Gilbert, aka l'Epervier

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Good and the Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Bruno

  • Special Section(1975)

    as Lucien Sampaix

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Flesh of the Orchid(1975)

    as Louis Delage

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

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

    as Police Commissioner Bonetti

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

    as Commissaire Baudrier

  • Without Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as L'ex-sergent Donetti

  • The French Conspiracy(1972)

    as Michel Vigneau

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Smugglers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Saska

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

    as Le capitaine

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

    as Max Topfer

  • Pour un sourire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Michaël

  • Safety Catch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Duca Lamberti / Lucas Lamberti

  • Les Gauloises bleues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Le père

  • Bye Bye Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Hugo Michelli

  • Bonnot's Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Jules Bonnot

  • The Killer Likes Candy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Oscar Snell

  • A Question of Rape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Walter

  • The Stranger(1967)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • If I Were a Spy(1967)

    as Matras

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Shock Troops(1967)

    as Cazal

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Is Paris Burning?(1966)

    as Colonel Rol Tanguy

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Objective: 500 Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Captain Jean Reichau

  • Marco the Magnificent(1965)

    as Guillaume de Tripoli, a Knight Templar

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The 317th Platoon(1965)

    as L'adjudant Willsdorf

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Le Tout pour le tout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Doctor

  • To Die of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Inspector Terens

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

    as Bernard

  • Les Dents longues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as L'homme qui sort de la boîte (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 77 titles from 1953 to 2003; peak year 1976.

Biggest box office

Under the Sand (2000)

$6.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Sorcerer (1977)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Maigret (1991)

Film career

19532003

Peak 1976 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 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
Acting77 of 77: 77 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s14 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s32 · acting1990s8 · acting2000s3 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 15% of 20 roles
657580

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 Bruno Cremer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Marco the Magnificent (1965)

56th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sorcerer (1977)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 81, 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.

Is Bruno Cremer's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 43 · 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 Bruno Cremer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bruno Cremer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michel Piccoli shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers