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Michel Simon (French: [miʃɛl simɔ̃]; 9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor of German origin. He appeared in many notable French films, including La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (1959), and The Train (1964).
Michel Simon. Actor: Port of Shadows. The son of a sausage-maker, Michel Simon was conscripted into the Swiss Army at the start of World War I, but was thrown out through a combination of tuberculosis and general insubordination.
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- Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Bry-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
Michel Simon est un acteur suisse, né le 9 avril 1895 à Genève et mort le 30 mai 1975 à Bry-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne).
Apr 9, 2020 · Dans ce magnifique portrait signé Yvan Butler, le comédien genevois Michel Simon ouvre les portes de sa maison de Noisy-le-Grand près de Paris.
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Michel Simon. Actor: Port of Shadows. The son of a sausage-maker, Michel Simon was conscripted into the Swiss Army at the start of World War I, but was thrown out through a combination of tuberculosis and general insubordination.
- April 9, 1895
- May 30, 1975
Michel Simon (9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor. He appeared in the notable films La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (1959), and The Train (1964).
Michel Simon cuts a tragic figure as an unhappily married cashier and amateur painter who becomes so smitten with a prostitute that he refuses to see the obvious: that she and her pimp boyfriend are taking advantage of him.