Michel Simon
Michel Simon was born on Apr 09, 1895 in Switzerland. Michel Simon's big-screen debut came with La galerie des monstres directed by Jaque Catelain in 1924, strarring . Michel Simon is known for The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life directed by Ettore Scola, Alberto Sordi stars as Alfredo Rossi and Michel Simon as Avvocato Zorn. The most recent award Michel Simon achieved is Berlin International Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Michel Simon plays is L'Ibis rouge which will be released on May 21, 1975.
The son of a sausage-maker, Michel Simon was conscripted into the Swiss Army at the start of World War I, but was thrown out through a combination of tuberculosis and general insubordination. He was variously a boxer, photographer, general handyman and right-wing anarchist, finally becoming a stage actor in Geneva in 1920. His reputation soon grew, and he moved to Paris in 1923, appearing in his first film in 1925 (the same year he played Boudu for the first time on stage). With the coming of sound, Simon became firmly established as one of France's outstanding character actors, doing unforgettable work for Jean Renoir (La chienne (1931), Boudu sauvé des eaux (1932)), Jean Vigo (L'Atalante (1934)) and Marcel Carné (Le quai des brumes (1938), Drôle de drame (1937)). In the 1950s he worked less frequently, partly thanks to an accident involving makeup dye that paralyzed part of his body and face. Despite this, he still managed to appear in films right up to his death in 1975.
Birthday
Apr 09, 1895Place of Birth
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Known For
Awards
3 wins & 0 nominations
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