Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

Known for: Acting

Born: May 24, 1931

Died: September 21, 2020

Michael Edward Lonsdale Crouch (24 May 1931 – 21 September 2020), commonly known as Michael Lonsdale and sometimes as Michel Lonsdale, was a French-British actor and author who appeared in over 180 films and television shows. He is often known in the English-speaking world for his roles as the villain Hugo Drax in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker, deputy police commissioner Claude Lebel in The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Abbot in The Name of the Rose (1986) and Dupont d'Ivry in The Remains o…

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Jean-Sans-Terre
1980
Right  to the city
Right to the city
1974
La nuit du beau marin peut-être?
1976
There Once Was a Cop
There Once Was a Cop
1972
The Cardboard Village
The Cardboard Village
2011
Gebo and the Shadow
Gebo and the Shadow
2012
Le revolver et la rose
Le revolver et la rose
1970
The Nail Clippers
The Nail Clippers
1969
Cygne II
Cygne II
1976
Le Renard jaune
Le Renard jaune
2013
The Games of Countess Dolingen
The Games of Countess Dolingen
1981
Sweet Inquest on Violence
Sweet Inquest on Violence
1982
Spring
Spring
1971
Dieu sait quoi
Dieu sait quoi
1994
The Girl with the Cello
The Girl with the Cello
1973
A Dirty Story
A Dirty Story
1977
N: The Madness Of Reason
N: The Madness Of Reason
2014
The Outsider
The Outsider
2023
Those Facing Us
Those Facing Us
2001
Chronopolis
Chronopolis
1983
La Grande Paulette
La Grande Paulette
1974
Trompe-l'oeil
Trompe-l'oeil
1982
Les Filles au Moyen-Âge
Les Filles au Moyen-Âge
2016
Autumn
Autumn
1972
The Risk of Living
The Risk of Living
1978
The Insomniac on the Bridge
The Insomniac on the Bridge
1985
Cela s'appelle l'amour
1989
Noise of Love and War
Noise of Love and War
1997
La Plante Humaine
La Plante Humaine
1996
L'air d'aimer
L'air d'aimer
1986
J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds
J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds
2014
Bazin's Film
Bazin's Film
2017
Né
1975
Veilleurs dans la nuit - Une journée monastique à l'Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux
Veilleurs dans la nuit - Une journée monastique à l'Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux
2011
Degas and I
Degas and I
2019
Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique
Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique
2019
La Fenêtre
La Fenêtre
1970
Mersonne ne m'aime
Mersonne ne m'aime
1982
African Glory
African Glory
2024
Le Mythe Cathare
Le Mythe Cathare
2002
Le bureau des mariages
1962
La Rényon lontan
La Rényon lontan
1983
Zoo Story
1968
Emile Reynaud
Emile Reynaud
1986
The Memory of the Eye E.J. Marey
The Memory of the Eye E.J. Marey
1986
Les amants cinéma
2008
Heartbeat Detector
Heartbeat Detector
2007
Of Gods and Men
Of Gods and Men
2010
Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
1976
Destroy, She Said
Destroy, She Said
1969
Free Men
Free Men
2011
India Song
India Song
1975
Special Section
Special Section
1975
Les Années Lumière
Les Années Lumière
1972
Adieu
Adieu
2004
Kaena: The Prophecy
Kaena: The Prophecy
2003
Maestro
Maestro
2014
Film sur Hans Bellmer
Film sur Hans Bellmer
1974
Winter
Winter
1969
Bartleby
Bartleby
1976
Ève avait l'éclat métallique de l'été
1979
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
1988
Chut !
Chut !
1972
The Authentic Trial of Carl Emmanuel Jung
The Authentic Trial of Carl Emmanuel Jung
1967
L'ordre du jour
L'ordre du jour
1993
Vroum-vroum
1995
Comédie
Comédie
1966
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
2020
Is Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein
2000
Rendez-vous manqués
1986
Un paquebot dans la tête
1981
The Visit
The Visit
2015
The Separation
The Separation
2005
The Boulugres
The Boulugres
1983
Les Écrans déchirés
1976
Moonraker
Moonraker
1979
Film sur Georges Perec
Film sur Georges Perec
1990
Invisible
Invisible
2005
Woyzeck
Woyzeck
1993
Le Furet
Le Furet
2003
Jeanne, à petits pas
Jeanne, à petits pas
2006
The Track
The Track
1975
Successive Slidings of Pleasure
Successive Slidings of Pleasure
1974
Gentille
Gentille
2005
Snobs!
Snobs!
1962
Le Petit Nicolas
Le Petit Nicolas
1964
Crime Does Not Pay
Crime Does Not Pay
1962
Erendira
Erendira
1983
Caravan to Vaccarès
Caravan to Vaccarès
1974
Der Madonna-Mann
Der Madonna-Mann
1987
Les grands sentiments font les bons gueuletons
Les grands sentiments font les bons gueuletons
1973
The Devil in the Box
The Devil in the Box
1977
Souvenir
Souvenir
1989
Alone
Alone
1981
The Ghostly Rental
The Ghostly Rental
1965
The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette's Out 1 Revisited
The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette's Out 1 Revisited
2016
Sculpt
Sculpt
2016
Le rose et le blanc
Le rose et le blanc
1982
Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses
1968
The Door Slams
The Door Slams
1960
The Old Maid
The Old Maid
1972
Five Times Two
Five Times Two
2004
The Romantic Englishwoman
The Romantic Englishwoman
1975
Stavisky...
Stavisky...
1974
Aloïse
Aloïse
1975
Scrambled Eggs
Scrambled Eggs
1976
The First, the Last
The First, the Last
2016
Papa, the Lil' Boats
Papa, the Lil' Boats
1971
The Left-Handed Woman
The Left-Handed Woman
1978
Les Mains d'Andréa
2006
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
1986
Enigma
Enigma
1982
Agora
Agora
2009
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
1995
The Suspects
The Suspects
1974
The Bunker
The Bunker
1981
Les Trois Sœurs
Les Trois Sœurs
1960
The Pink Telephone
The Pink Telephone
1975
Mauvais Genre
Mauvais Genre
1997
The Big Wash
The Big Wash
1968
Jean-Marie Serreau, découvreur de théâtres
Jean-Marie Serreau, découvreur de théâtres
2016
Out 1: Spectre
Out 1: Spectre
1973
Bye Bye Blackbird
Bye Bye Blackbird
2005
The Truth About the Imaginary Passion of an Unknown
The Truth About the Imaginary Passion of an Unknown
1974
Jaune, Le Soleil
Jaune, Le Soleil
1971
Hitler in Hollywood
Hitler in Hollywood
2011
Jaloux comme un tigre
Jaloux comme un tigre
1964
Mad Enough to Kill
Mad Enough to Kill
1975
Judoka-Secret Agent
Judoka-Secret Agent
1967
A Monkey's Tale
A Monkey's Tale
1999
Une jeunesse
Une jeunesse
1983
The Last Mistress
The Last Mistress
2007
The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black
1968
Murmur of the Heart
Murmur of the Heart
1971
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
2005
Good King Dagobert
Good King Dagobert
1984
No Pockets in a Shroud
No Pockets in a Shroud
1974
Hail! Mafia
Hail! Mafia
1965
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
2003
The Judge
The Judge
1984
The Accuser
The Accuser
1977
The Itchy Palm
The Itchy Palm
1960
Goya's Ghosts
Goya's Ghosts
2006
The Holcroft Covenant
The Holcroft Covenant
1985
Concerto for an Exile
Concerto for an Exile
1968
The Colour of Words
1984
A Whale That Had a Toothache
A Whale That Had a Toothache
1975
The Stud
The Stud
1970
Aurais dû faire gaffe... le choc est terrible
Aurais dû faire gaffe... le choc est terrible
1977
Under a False Name
Under a False Name
2004
The Buddies
The Buddies
1965
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
2000
Your Money or Your Life
Your Money or Your Life
1966
Don Juan
Don Juan
1998
You'll Miss Me
You'll Miss Me
2009
Earthen Man
Earthen Man
1989
Hibernatus
Hibernatus
1969
Ronin
Ronin
1998
Titeuf
Titeuf
2011
The Passage
The Passage
1979
Un troisième
Un troisième
1970
Out 1
Out 1
1990
Mr. Klein
Mr. Klein
1976
The Little Misses
The Little Misses
1964
Rosenn
Rosenn
2014
Munich
Munich
2005
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
1973
Adorable Liar
Adorable Liar
1962
Galileo
Galileo
1975
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris
1995
Billy Ze Kick
Billy Ze Kick
1985
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
1993
Seul face au crime
1991
The Life of Mirrors
The Life of Mirrors
2025
The Man in the Buick
The Man in the Buick
1968
The Immoral Moment
The Immoral Moment
1962
Serious as Pleasure
Serious as Pleasure
1975
Inside 'Moonraker'
Inside 'Moonraker'
2000
My Life Is Hell
My Life Is Hell
1991
Order of the Daisy
Order of the Daisy
1967
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
1986
The Phantom of Liberty
The Phantom of Liberty
1974
It Happened in Aden
It Happened in Aden
1956
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
1997
Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure
Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure
2007
Law Breakers
Law Breakers
1971
Actors
Actors
2000
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
1958
Speaking of Buñuel
Speaking of Buñuel
2000
Let There Be Light!
Let There Be Light!
1998
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964
The Trial
The Trial
1962
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Is Paris Burning?
Is Paris Burning?
1966
Le Génie du faux
Le Génie du faux
1985
Maigret
Maigret
1991
Out 1
Out 1
1971
Le Tiroir secret
Le Tiroir secret
1986
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Le Silence de l'épervier
Le Silence de l'épervier
2008
Samedi soir
1971
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Au siècle de Maupassant, contes et nouvelles du XIXe
Au siècle de Maupassant, contes et nouvelles du XIXe
2009
La Confession d'un enfant du siècle
La Confession d'un enfant du siècle
1974
Les Cent Livres des Hommes
Les Cent Livres des Hommes
1970
Smiley's People
Smiley's People
1982