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Michael Lonsdale 
Michael Lonsdale at the 2010 Cannes Film FestivalBorn 24 May 1931
Paris, FranceOther names Michel Lonsdale Occupation Actor Years active 1956–present Michael Lonsdale (born May 24, 1931), sometimes billed as Michel Lonsdale, is a French actor who has appeared in over 180 films and television shows.
Lonsdale was raised by a French-Irish mother and an English father, initially in London and on Jersey, and later during the Second World War in Casablanca, Morocco.[1] He moved to Paris to study painting in 1947 but was drawn in to the world of acting instead, first appearing on stage at the age of 24.[1]
Lonsdale is bilingual and is in demand for English-language and French productions. He is best known in the English-speaking world for his roles as the villainous Sir Hugo Drax in the 1979 James Bond film, Moonraker, the astute French detective Lebel in The Day of the Jackal, and M. Dupont d'Ivry in The Remains of the Day.
On 25 February 2011, he won a César Award, his first, as a best supporting actor in Of Gods and Men.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 1962 The Trial Priest 1964 Behold a Pale Horse Reporter 1966 Is Paris Burning? Debu-Bridel 1968 The Bride Wore Black René Morane Stolen Kisses Georges Tabard 1969 Détruire, dit-elle Hibernatus Professor Edouard Lauriebat 1971 Out 1 Thomas Le Souffle au coeur Father Henri 1972 Jaune le soleil The Old Maid 1973 The Day of the Jackal Lebel 1974 Successive Slidings of Pleasure Stavisky Docteur Mézy by Alain Resnais Un linceul n'a pas de poches Raymond Le fantôme de la liberté Le chapelier/Hatter Caravan to Vaccares Duc de Croyter 1975 Serious as Pleasure India Song Le vice-consul de Lahore The Romantic Englishwoman Swan Section spéciale Le ministre de l'intérieur Aloïse The second doctor Galileo Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII 1976 Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert Récitant (voice) Mr. Klein Pierre Scrambled Eggs 1977 Une sale histoire Jacques Prévert Himself 1978 Bartleby L'huissier Die Linkshändige Frau The Waiter 1979 Moonraker Hugo Drax 1980 Les jeux de la Comtesse Dolingen de Gratz Bertrand Haines-Pearson Seuls Le peintre 1981 The Bunker Martin Bormann 1982 Sweet Inquest on Violence Mora as writer Smiley's People Anton Grigoriev 1983 Eréndira Senator Onésimo Sanchez Enigma Bodley 1984 Le Bon Roi Dagobert Saint Eloi 1985 L'éveillé du Pont de l'Alma Antoine The Holcroft Covenant Ernst Manfredi Billy Ze Kick Commissaire Bellanger 1986 The Name of the Rose The Abbot 1988 Niezwykla podróz Baltazara Kobera 1989 Souvenir Xavier Lorion 1991 Ma vie est un enfer Gabriel 1993 Woyzeck Le capitaine The Remains of the Day Dupont D'Ivry 1995 Jefferson in Paris Louis XVI Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud Dolabella 1997 Mauvais genre Honoré de Balzac 1998 Don Juan Don Luis Let There Be Light Monseigneur Loublié Ronin Jean-Pierre 2000 Les Acteurs Man in the street by Bertrand Blier 2003 Kaena: The Prophecy Opaz voice, French version 2004 5x2 Bernard by François Ozon 2005 Bye Bye Blackbird Robert Munich Papa 2006 Goya's Ghosts Father Gregorio 2007 The Last Mistress Le vicomte de Prony Heartbeat Detector
(La Question Humaine)Mathias Jüst 2009 Agora Theon 2010 Of Gods and Men Luc 2012 Gebo et l'Ombre Gebo Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 Le Tiroir secret Mini-series 1991 Maigret et la Grande Perche Monsieur Serre TV Series 2001 Maigret et la Croqueuse de Diamants Sir Lampson TV Series References
- ^ a b Goodman, Lanie (December 3, 2010). "A gentle screen giant subtly shines". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704693104575638631009583998.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama.
External links
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