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Michaël Lonsdale

Michaël Lonsdale

Highest Rated: 100% Gebo and the Shadow (2012)

Lowest Rated: 0% Caravan to Vaccares (1974)

Birthday: May 24, 1931

Birthplace: Paris, France

A highly respected character actor for over five decades, Michael Lonsdale was an understated but consistently believable presence in European films, as well as Hollywood efforts lensed there, including "The Bride Wore Black" (1966), "The Day of the Jackal" (1973), "Moonraker" (1979)" and "Of Gods and Men" (2010). His quiet but forceful presence frequently led to him being cast as religious figures, like the Benedictine abbot in "The Name of the Rose" (1986) and the philosophical monk in "Gods and Men," but he also essayed his share of lawyers, businessmen, government officials and a few royals, to which he brought carefully measured layers of humanity. Lonsdale's success in Europe attracted the attention of Hollywood, but save for a few studio pictures like the James Bond adventure "Moonraker," he assiduously avoided American features in favor of continental fare. He grew busier as he grew older, yielding greater acclaim and awards, including a Cesar for "Of Gods and Men" in his eighth decade. Lonsdale's commitment to his art, and the sheer quantity of exceptional performances to his name, made him one of Europe's most well regarded players.

Highest rated movies

100% 51% Gebo and the Shadow
100% 88% Mr. Klein
97% 89% Stolen Kisses
96% 83% Nelly & Monsieur Arnold
96% 90% The Remains of the Day
94% 86% Murmur of the Heart
92% 75% Of Gods and Men
91% 88% The Day of the Jackal

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Degas et Moi Edgar Degas (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Le film de Bazin Narrator - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Les premiers, les derniers Jean-Berchmans (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rosenn Unknown (Voice) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Salvador Dali Tragicomic Genius Narrator - 2014
No Score Yet 52% Maestro Cedric Rovere (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Le renard jaune Jean Virno (Character) - 2013
100% 51% Gebo and the Shadow Gebo (Character) - 2012
76% 65% Free Men Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit (Character) $53.8K 2011
No Score Yet 49% Tootuff Le psy (Voice) - 2011
No Score Yet 50% The Cardboard Village Il vecchio prete (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachel, Le Cirque Celeste Unknown (Character) - 2011
92% 75% Of Gods and Men Luc (Character) $4.0M 2010
56% 65% Agora Theon (Character) $617.8K 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Je vais te manquer Unknown (Character) - 2008
77% 59% The Last Mistress Le Vicomte de Prony (Character) $785.0K 2007
81% 48% Heartbeat Detector Mathias (Character) $5.3K 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet La Question Humaine Mathias Jüst (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 30% Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure Unknown (Voice) - 2007
30% 57% Goya's Ghosts Inquisitor General (Character) $1.0M 2006
No Score Yet 40% Once Upon a Tomorrow Le vieux monsieur (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 38% Bye Bye Blackbird Robert (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 62% Good Girl Jean (Character) - 2005
78% 83% Munich Papa (Character) $47.4M 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Les Invisibles Unknown (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Invisible Unknown (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Le parfum de la dame en noir Professor Stangerson (Character) - 2005
65% 69% 5x2 Bernard (Character) $127.7K 2004
No Score Yet 50% Under a False Name David Ginsberg (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Adieu Serge (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 56% The Mystery of the Yellow Room Stangerson (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Le furet Don Salvadore (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Monkey's Tale Maître Flavius (Voice) - 2000
No Score Yet 32% Don Juan Don Luis (Character) - 1998
70% 80% Ronin Jean-Pierre (Character) $41.6M 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dieu sait quoi Narrator - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mauvais genre Honoré de Balzac (Character) - 1997
96% 83% Nelly & Monsieur Arnold Dolabella (Character) $1.2M 1996
31% 35% Jefferson in Paris Louis XVI (Character) $2.5M 1995
96% 90% The Remains of the Day Dupont D'Ivry (Character) $23.0M 1993
No Score Yet 49% My Life Is Hell Gabriel (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Maigret and the Burglar's Wife Monsieur Serre (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Souvenir Xavier Lorion (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Madonna Man Tanzmann (Character) - 1987
76% 85% The Name of the Rose The Abbot (Character) $5.2M 1986
27% 30% The Holcroft Covenant Ernst Manfredi (Character) $151.6K 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet La voix humaine Director - 1983
No Score Yet 82% Erendira Senator Onésimo Sanchez (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 28% Enigma Bodley (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chronopolis Narrator - 1982
No Score Yet 56% The Bunker Martin Bormann (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 39% The Passage Alain Renoudot (Character) - 1979
60% 43% Moonraker Hugo Drax (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Left-Handed Woman Der Kellner (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Dirty Story Unknown (Character) - 1977
100% 88% Mr. Klein Pierre (Character) $19.7K 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Les écrans déchirés Michel (Character),
Music
- 1976
No Score Yet 85% Special Section Pierre Pucheu (Character) - 1975
80% 38% The Romantic Englishwoman Swan (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Pink Telephone Morrison (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aloïse Unknown (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mad Enough to Kill Stéphane Mostri (Character) - 1975
85% 59% Stavisky Docteur Mézy (Character) $12.0K 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Successive Slidings of Pleasure Unknown (Character) - 1974
0% 20% Caravan to Vaccares Duc de Croyter (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet La vérité sur l'imaginaire passion d'un inconnu Le reporter TV / Ponce Pilate (Character) - 1974
83% 65% India Song Unknown (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 70% Successive Slidings of Pleasure Unknown (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet No Pockets in a Shroud Raymond (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Suspects Le juge Souftries (Character) - 1974
91% 88% The Day of the Jackal Lebel (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chut Unknown (Character) - 1972
94% 86% Murmur of the Heart Father Henri (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Papa the Little Boats Hippolyte (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Autumn Julien (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Spring Unknown (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 59% Hibernatus Le professeur Édouard Loriebat (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Nail Clippers Le mari (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Destroy, She Said Stein (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Stud Both (Character) - 1969
97% 89% Stolen Kisses Georges Tabard (Character) - 1968
85% 80% The Bride Wore Black Rene Morane (Character) $42.3K 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Les Compagnons de la Marguerite Lastac / Lataque, expert en écritures / La voix du juge d'instruction (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Authentic Trial of Carl Emmanuel Jung Defense (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hail, Mafia Hyman (Character) - 1965
84% 87% The Trial Priest (Character) $90.5K 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Snobs! Charles Dufaut (Character) - 1961