Portrait of Bernard Fresson

Bernard Fresson

Acting

Biography

Bernard Fresson (27 May 1931- 20 October 2002) was a French cinema actor. He starred in over 160 films. Some of his notable roles include: Javert in the 1972 mini-series version of Les Misérables, Inspector Barthelmy in John Frankenheimer's French Connection II (1974), Scope in Roman Polanski's The Tenant (1976), Gilbert in Lover Boy (1978), and Francis in Garçon! (1983), for which he received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Fresson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Born: May 27, 1931

Place of Birth: Reims, Marne, France

Filmography

2003
Jean Moulin, une affaire française

as Général Delestraint

2002
The Adversary

as Le père de Christine

2002
The Battle of Hernani

as Victor Hugo (old)

2000
Sans famille

as Padrone Garofoli

2000
Without Family

as Padrone Garofoli

2000
Taking Wing

as Victor

2000
Six-Pack

as Benetti

1998
Place Vendôme

as Vincent Malivert

1998
Manège

as Saradel

1997
Between Land and Sea

as Le père Léon Lebreton

1996
My Man

as Director of personnel

1995
1994
La Règle de l'homme

as Mehmet Pacha

1993
Germinal

as Victor Deneulin

1993
L'Interdiction

as Judge Popinot

1991
Dingo

as Jacques Boulain

1991
Quiproquos !

as Jean-Michel Ducharry

1991
Money

as Henry Landau

1990
No Time for Justice

as The Godfather

1990
Équipe de nuit

as Schlossberg

1990
Sons

as Baker

1988
Bonjour l'angoisse

as commissaire Maréchal

1988
No Harm Intended

as Doctor Serge Cohen

1987
Sweet Lies

as Mr. Leguard

1986
L'Affaire Marie Besnard

as Maître Albert Gautrat

1985
L'Amour ou presque

as Pyromaniac

1985
La Dixième de Beethoven

as Ludwig Van Beethoven

1985
Zielscheiben

as Fütterer

1984
Rive droite, rive gauche

as "President" Pervillard

1984
Clash

as Be Schmuller

1983
Thérèse Humbert

as Romain Daurignac

1983
Waiter!

as Francis, head chef of the brasserie

1983
Los desastres de la guerra

as General Léopold Hugo

1982
Spy, Stand Up

as Henri Marchand

1982
1981
L'Ennemi de la mort

as Gaspard de Fersac

1981
Madame Claude 2

as Paul Barton

1981
Le Guépiot

as Claude Chenot

1980
Légitime défense

as Béchereau

1979
1978
Little Girl in Blue Velvet

as Professeur Lherbier

1978
Autopsie d’un complot

as Jacques Serrano

1978
Lover Boy

as Gilbert

1977
Le Dernier Baiser

as The husband

1977
1977
To Each His Hell

as Bernard Girard

1976
Mado

as Julien, Simon's partner

1976
1976
The Tenant

as Scope

1976
1976
Don't Bite, We Love You

as Georges, the father

1976
1975
Rain over Santiago

as un Ministre

1975
Cookies

as Émile, professional painter

1975
French Connection II

as Henri Barthélémy

1975
Jo Gaillard

as Joël Gaillard, dit « Jo »

1974
1973
Where There's Smoke

as Dr. Peyrac

1973
Oh, Sun

as Friend

1972
1972
Hearth Fires

as Marc Champenois

1971
Too Small My Friend

as Philippe Algir

1971
Max and the Junkmen

as Abel Maresco

1970
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

as Jean Eguivin, le camioneur

1970
The Cop

as l'inspecteur Barnero

1969
The American

as Raymond

1969
Z

as Matt, friend of the Deputy, lawyer

1968
Woman in Chains

as Gilbert Moreau

1968
Farewell, Friend

as Inspecteur Antoine Méloutis

1968
Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime

as Bernard Hannecart

1968
1968
Zita

as Boniface

1967
Far from Vietnam

as Claude Ridder (segment "Claude Ridder")

1967
1967
Belle de Jour

as The Hail (uncredited)

1966
Triple Cross

as French Resistant Raymond

1966
Is Paris Burning?

as F.F.I liaison officer

1966
1965
The Big Swag

as Person in charge of the finance carriage

1965
Skies Above

as Laurent

1962
The Longest Day

as French Commando (uncredited)

1961
Please, Not Now!

as Serge, le photographe

1961
1961
Sahara on Fire

as (uncredited)

1959
Hiroshima Mon Amour

as German Lover

1957
Sunday Buddies

as Un ouvrier à la cantine (uncredited)