Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale ( born May 24, 1931 in Paris, Alfred de Turris ) is a French actor.

Life

Lonsdale is the son of a French mother and an English officer. Up to the age of seven, he lived in London, then in Morocco. In 1947 he came to Paris. Lonsdale grew up bilingual and speaks both French and English. When Tanja Balachowa he studied acting and made ​​her debut in 1955 at Raymond Rouleau.

In the 1960s, he turned to the cinema. He became internationally known for his roles in films by François Truffaut - as Jeanne Moreau's third murder victim in The Bride Wore Black and shoes as a business owner Tabard in Stolen Kisses. For his portrayal of Inspector Lebel in The Jackal by Fred Zinnemann in 1973 he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award. As a result, he was seen in ambitious film projects outside the mainstream, such as in India Song by Marguerite Duras, but also in the international commercial film productions, so 1979 in Moonraker, in which he played James Bond Sir Hugo Drax opponent.

In addition to the cinema Lonsdale worked in theater with directors such as Jean -Louis Barrault, Peter Brook and Claude Régy together. In addition, he also staged himself and stepped out as a painter. Three times he was nominated for the French César film award, each as Best Supporting Actor ( as for Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud, La question humaine and Of Gods and Men ). In 2011 he was awarded for his role as Luc in Of Gods and Men a César and the Prix Lumière.

Filmography (selection)

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