French actor (1931–2020)
Michael Lonsdale
Lonsdale in 2013
Born Michael Edward Lonsdale-Crouch
[ 1] [ 2] (1931-05-24 ) 24 May 1931Paris, France
Died 21 September 2020(2020-09-21) (aged 89)Paris, France
Other names Michel Lonsdale Occupation Actor Years active 1955–2016[ 3]
Michael Edward Lonsdale Crouch [ 1] (24 May 1931 – 21 September 2020), commonly known as Michael Lonsdale and sometimes as Michel Lonsdale , was a French actor and author who appeared in over 180 films and television shows.[ 4] He is best known in the English-speaking world for his roles as the villain Hugo Drax in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker ,[ 5] the detective Claude Lebel in The Day of the Jackal , The Abbot in The Name of the Rose and Dupont d'Ivry in The Remains of the Day .
Early life and education [ edit ] Lonsdale was born in Paris, the natural son of British Army officer Edward Lonsdale Crouch and Simone Calderon (née Béraud).[ 6] [ 1] He was brought up initially on the island of Jersey ,[ 7] then in London from 1935, and later, during the Second World War, in Casablanca , Morocco.[ 8]
He returned to Paris to study painting in 1947, but was drawn into the world of acting instead, first appearing on stage at the age of 24.[ 8] [ 9] Lonsdale was bilingual, and appeared in both English-language and French-language productions. He appeared in a starring role with Roger Moore in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker .[ 10] and with Sean Connery , in the 1986 film The Name of the Rose . He would later appear in Munich , a film that also starred another Bond, Daniel Craig .
In February 2011, he won a César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Of Gods and Men .[ 4]
Lonsdale was also the author of ten books.[ 4]
Personal life and death [ edit ] A practising Roman Catholic , he was close to the Emmanuel Community .
In his 2016 memoir Le Dictionnaire de Ma Vie , Lonsdale revealed he had fallen for Delphine Seyrig , having met her as a student in Tania Balachova 's acting classes at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in 1947. He wrote that "it was her or nothing", which was why he never married.[ 11]
Lonsdale died in Paris on 21 September 2020, aged 89.[ 12] [ 4]
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s) 1956 It Happened in Aden Sinclair 1960 La main chaude Nobert [ 13] Les portes claquent Georges Hortegrenave 1962 Adorable Liar Albert [ 13] Le Crime ne paie pas L'employé de la morgue (segment "L'homme de l'avenue"), Uncredited La dénonciation Mercier [ 13] Snobs! Charles Dufaut [ 13] The Trial Priest [ 14] 1964 Behold a Pale Horse Reporter [ 13] Jealous as a Tiger L'automobiliste qui grimace [ 13] 1965 Les copains Lamenbin [ 13] Je vous salue, mafia! Hyman [ 13] 1966 Your Money or Your Life Le conférencier au club des timides [ 13] Is Paris Burning? Debu-Bridel Uncredited [ 15] Judoka-Secret Agent Thomas Perkins Le fer à repasser 1967 Les compagnons de la marguerite Lastac / Lataque, expert en écritures / La voix du juge d'instruction [ 13] L'authentique procès de Carl-Emmanuel Jung Un avocat [ 13] 1968 L'homme à la Buick L'inspecteur / The inspector [ 13] The Bride Wore Black René Morane [ 14] Stolen Kisses Georges Tabard [ 14] La grande lessive! Delaroche [ 13] 1969 Hibernatus Professor Edouard Lauriebat [ 13] Détruire, dit-elle Stein [ 14] L'hiver Julien & Marc [ 13] 1970 L'étalon Both [ 13] Le revolver et la rose Philippe de la Tour / Dimitri Korkesky 1971 Le printemps L'homme qui fuit [ 13] Le Souffle au cœur Father Henri [ 14] Les assassins de l'ordre Inspector Bertrand [ 13] Out 1 Thomas [ 14] Papa les petits bateaux... Hippolyte [ 13] Jaune le soleil Un juif [ 13] 1972 The Old Maid Monod [ 13] Il était une fois un flic... Le commissaire Lucas [ 13] Chut! Sergel [ 13] L'automne Julien, le réalisateur [ 13] Out 1: Spectre Thomas [ 13] 1973 The Day of the Jackal Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel [ 14] La fille au violoncelle Philippe Lariel [ 13] Les grands sentiments font les bons gueuletons Stéphane [ 13] 1974 Successive Slidings of Pleasure The Judge [ 14] La grande Paulette Paul Stavisky Docteur Mézy By Alain Resnais [ 14] La vérité sur l'imaginaire passion d'un inconnu Le reporter TV / Ponce Pilate [ 13] Une baleine qui avait mal aux dents Le peintre [ 13] Caravan to Vaccares Duc de Croyter [ 13] The Phantom of Liberty Le chapelier / Hatter [ 14] Un linceul n'a pas de poches Raymond [ 13] The Suspects Le juge Souftries [ 13] 1975 Serious as Pleasure L'inspecteur Fournier / Inspector Fournier [ 13] Galileo Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII [ 14] Aloïse The second doctor [ 13] Section spéciale Le ministre de l'intérieur Pierre Pucheu [ 13] La traque David Sutter [ 13] The Romantic Englishwoman Swan [ 14] India Song Le vice-consul de Lahore [ 14] Folle à tuer Stéphane Mostri [ 13] Le téléphone rose Morrison [ 13] Ne 1976 Scrambled Eggs Le Président de la République [ 13] Mr. Klein Pierre [ 14] Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert Récitant Voice [ 13] Bartleby L'huissier [ 13] L'Eden Palace Raoul 1977 Le diable dans la boîte Georges Aubert [ 13] L'adieu nu Boris / The visitor The Accuser Abéraud [ 13] The Left-Handed Woman Kellner [ 13] Aurais dû faire gaffe... le choc est terrible Une sale histoire Documentray [ 14] Jacques Prévert Himself 1979 The Passage Alain Renoudot [ 13] Moonraker Hugo Drax [ 14] Ève avait l'éclat métallique de l'été 1980 Seuls Le peintre [ 13] Ella, une vraie famille Le comédien studio d'enregistrement 1981 The Bunker Martin Bormann TV movie [ 13] Chariots of Fire Garth Jones [ 13] Les jeux de la Comtesse Dolingen de Gratz Bertrand Haines-Pearson [ 13] Seuls Ludovic 1982 Le rose et le blanc Léon Sweet Inquest on Violence Ash, le financier [ 13] Chronopolis Narrator Voice Mora As writer Enigma Bodley 1983 Eréndira Senator Onésimo Sanchez [ 16] Une jeunesse Bejardy [ 13] 1984 The Judge Le Docteur [ 13] Le Bon Roi Dagobert Saint Eloi [ 13] Les Boulugres Le Roi Voice 1985 The Holcroft Covenant Ernst Manfredi [ 14] L'éveillé du Pont de l'Alma Antoine [ 13] Billy Ze Kick Commissaire Bellanger [ 13] 1986 Canevas la ville Voice The Name of the Rose The Abbot [ 14] 1987 The Madonna Man [de ] Tanzmann [ 13] L'enfant et le président Le président 1988 Niezwykla podróz Baltazara Kobera Le maître [ 14] 1989 Souvenir Xavier Lorion L'homme de terre Narrator Voice Cela s'appelle l'amour Himself 1991 My Life Is Hell Gabriel By Josiane Balasko [ 13] 1993 Woyzeck Le capitaine L'ordre du jour Stark [ 13] The Remains of the Day Dupont D'Ivry [ 14] 1995 Jefferson in Paris Louis XVI [ 14] Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud Dolabella [ 13] 1996 The Human Plant (La Plante humaine) Michel 1997 Mauvais genre Honoré de Balzac 1998 Don Juan Don Luis [ 13] Let There Be Light / Que la lumière soit Monseigneur Loublié By Arthur Joffé [ 13] Ronin Jean-Pierre [ 17] 1999 A Monkey's Tale Master Martin Voice 2000 Les Acteurs Man in the street By Bertrand Blier Ceux d'en face Mikaël [ 13] 2003 The Mystery of the Yellow Room Stangerson [ 13] Kaena: The Prophecy Opaz Voice, French version Adieu Serge [ 13] Le Furet Don Salvadore [ 13] 2004 L'empreinte Romain Dessouches Strange Crime David [ 13] 5x2 Bernard By François Ozon [ 13] 2005 Les invisibles Le gardien [ 13] Bye Bye Blackbird Robert The Perfume of the Lady in Black Le professeur Stangerson [ 13] Good Girl Jean [ 13] Selon Rachel Munich Papa [ 17] 2006 Il sera une fois... Le vieux monsieur [ 13] Goya's Ghosts Father Gregorio [ 14] 2007 Heartbeat Detector (La Question Humaine ) Mathias Jüst [ 14] To Each His Own Cinema The old blind man (segment "Le Don") [ 13] The Last Mistress Le vicomte de Prony [ 16] Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure Bartleby Voice 2009 Agora Theon [ 14] Je vais te manquer Max Park Benches The Client doormat [ 13] 2010 Of Gods and Men Luc César Award for Best Supporting Actor Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor [ 14] Hitler à Hollywood Himself [ 13] 2011 Titeuf Le psy Voice Les hommes libres Le recteur Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit [ 14] The Cardboard Village Il vecchio prete [ 13] 2012 Gebo et l'Ombre Gebo By Manoel de Oliveira [ 14] 2013 Le renard jaune Jean Virno [ 13] 2014 Rosenn Voice Maestro Cédric Rovère [ 13] 2015 Les filles au Moyen Âge Daniel [ 13] 2016 The First, the Last Jean-Berchmans [ 13] Sculpt (final film role) [ 18]
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