Bernard Fresson
Acting1931Reims, Marne, France
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2003
Jean Moulin, une affaire française
as Général Delestraint
2002
The Adversary
as Le père de Christine
The Battle of Hernani
as Victor Hugo (old)
2001
La Beauté sur la terre
as Rougier
2000
Taking Wing
as Victor
Without Family
as Padrone Garofoli
Six-Pack
as Benetti
Sans famille
TVas Padrone Garofoli
1998
Place Vendôme
as Vincent Malivert
Manège
as Saradel
1997
Between Land and Sea
TVas Le père Léon Lebreton
1996
My Man
as Director of personnel
1995
Ils n'ont pas vingt ans
as Jock
Shadow of a Kiss
as Jean
1994
La Règle de l'homme
as Mehmet Pacha
1993
Germinal
as Victor Deneulin
L'Interdiction
as Judge Popinot
1991
1990
Sons
as Baker
Équipe de nuit
as Schlossberg
No Time for Justice
as The Godfather
Il prato delle volpi
TVas Dr. Paroni
1989
1988
Bonjour l'angoisse
as commissaire Maréchal
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
La Dixième de Beethoven
as Ludwig Van Beethoven
Zielscheiben
as Fütterer
1984
Clash
as Be Schmuller
New Year's Eve At Bob's
as Kremeur
Rive droite, rive gauche
as "President" Pervillard
1983
Waiter!
as Francis, head chef of the brasserie
Champs-Elysées
TVas Self• 2 eps
Los desastres de la guerra
TVas General Léopold Hugo
Thérèse Humbert
TVas Romain Daurignac
1982
Spy, Stand Up
as Henri Marchand
1981
1980
Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur
as Orgon
Légitime défense
as Béchereau
30 millions d'amis
TVas Self• 2 eps
L’Aéropostale, courrier du ciel
TVas Didier Daurat
1979
We Forget Everything!
as Ballandier
1978
Lover Boy
as Gilbert
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
as Professeur Lherbier
Autopsie d’un complot
as Jacques Serrano
1977
1976
The Call of the Wild
as François
The Tenant
as Scope
The Probability Factor
as Delouette
Mado
as Julien, Simon's partner
Don't Bite, We Love You
as Georges, the father
Marie, the Doll
as Sergio
1975
Rain over Santiago
as un Ministre
Cookies
as Émile, professional painter
Le Futur aux trousses
as Sermeuze, the Boss
French Connection II
as Henri Barthélémy
Jo Gaillard
TVas Joël Gaillard, dit « Jo »
1974
Ursule and Grelu
as Grelu
1973
1972
1971
Max and the Junkmen
as Abel Maresco
Macédoine
as Roger Vincent
Portrait of Marianne
as Alfred
Too Small My Friend
as Philippe Algir
1970
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
as Jean Eguivin, le camioneur
The Cop
as l'inspecteur Barnero
1969
Z
as Matt
The American
as Raymond
1968
Farewell, Friend
as Inspecteur Antoine Méloutis
Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime
as Bernard Hannecart
Spray of the Days
as Nicolas
Woman in Chains
as Gilbert Moreau
Zita
as Boniface
1967
Far from Vietnam
as Claude Ridder (segment "Claude Ridder")
My Love, My Love
as Serge
Belle de Jour
as The Hail (uncredited)
1966
The War Is Over
as André Sarlat
Triple Cross
as French Resistant Raymond
Is Paris Burning?
as F.F.I liaison officer
1965
How Not to Rob a Department Store
as Policeman
Skies Above
as Laurent
The Big Swag
as Person in charge of the finance carriage
1962
The Longest Day
as French Commando (uncredited)
1961
Please, Not Now!
as Serge, le photographe
The Flamboyant Sex
as Pierre
Sahara on Fire
as (uncredited)
Girl in the Window
as Vincenzo
1959
Hiroshima Mon Amour
as German Lover
1957
Sunday Buddies
as Un ouvrier à la cantine (uncredited)