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Michel Auclair

1922 – 1988

French actor of Montenegrin descent

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Lived 1922 – 1988 (aged 65). Michel Auclair was a French television actor and film actor.

Michel Auclair (born Vladimir Vujović, ; 14 September 1922 – 7 January 1988) was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema.

Auclair was born to a Serbian father (born in Požarevac, Serbia) and a French mother in Koblenz. His father was Vojislav Vujović, prominent Yugoslav Communist and secretary of the Communist Youth International. Auclair moved to Paris when he was three years old.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Director Role Notes1946 The Misfortunes of Sophie Jacqueline Audry Paul d'Auber La Belle et la Bête Jean Cocteau Ludovic Ouvert pour cause d'inventaire Alain Resnais 1947 Les Maudits René Clément Willy Morus 1948 Eternal Conflict Georges Lampin Mario 1949 Manon Henri-Georges Clouzot Robert Dégrieux Le Paradis des pilotes perdus Georges Lampin Léonard François Singoalla Christian-Jaque Erland 1950 Tuesday's Guest Jacques Deval Maurice Veneuse No Pity for Women Christian Stengel Michel Dunan/Alain de Norbois Justice est faite André Cayatte Serge Cremer 1951 The Red Needle Emil-Edwin Reinert Florian Faber 1952 Under the Thousand Lanterns Erich Engel Michel Dumas Red Shirts (Camicie rosse) Goffredo Alessandrini and Francesco Rosi A volunteer Uncredited The Temptress Antonio Leonviola Lut Loris Holiday for Henrietta Julien Duvivier Maurice/Marcel 1953 The Daughter of the Regiment Géza von Bolváry Leutnant Andreas La figlia del reggimento Géza von Bolváry and Tullio Covaz Tenente Andrea 1954 Zoé Charles Brabant Arthur Delay Royal Affairs in Versailles (Si Versailles m'était conté) Sacha Guitry Jacques Damiens Quay of Blondes Paul Cadéac Jacques Fenner La Patrouille des sables René Chanas Pierre de Prémont A Double Life Victor Vicas Jacques Frontenac One Step to Eternity Henri Decoin François Roques (Larry) Tres hombres van a morir Feliciano Catalán Pierre de Prémont 1955 Andrea Chénier Clemente Fracassi Andrea Chénier 1956 Rice Girl (La risaia) Raffaello Matarazzo Mario 1957 The Schemer Gilles Grangier Jacques Lacroix Funny Face Stanley Donen Prof. Emile Flostre Irresistible Catherine André Pergament Georges Bartone A Bomb for a Dictator Alex Joffé Franco Géron The Fox of Paris Paul May André 1959 The Lovers of Tomorrow Marcel Blistène Pierre Montfort Maigret and the Saint-Fiacre Case Jean Delannoy Maurice de Saint-Fiacre 1960 A Mistress for the Summer Edouard Molinaro Philippe Murder at 45 R.P.M. Étienne Périer Jean Le Prat 1962 L'Éducation sentimentale Alexandre Astruc Didier Arnoux Le Rendez-vous de minuit Roger Leenhardt Jacques 1963 Symphonie pour un massacre Jacques Deray Clavet Portuguese Vacation Pierre Kast Michel 1964 Mort, où est ta victoire? Hervé Bromberger Jean Paleyzieux Trafics dans l'ombre Antoine d'Ormesson Philippe La Chance et l'amour Bertrand Tavernier Alain Lorrière (segment "Une chance explosive") 1966 Le Voyage du père Denys de La Patellière The friend of Marie-Louise 1968 Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo André Hunebelle Villefort Under the Sign of the Bull Gilles Grangier Magnin 1970 The Mad Heart Jean-Gabriel Albicocco Serge Menessier 1971 Les Mariés de l'an II Jean-Paul Rappeneau Prince 1972 Paulina 1880 Jean-Louis Bertucelli Narrator 1973 Décembre Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Colonel de St-Méran The Day of the Jackal Fred Zinnemann Col. Rolland Impossible Object John Frankenheimer Georges 1974 Les Guichets du Louvre Michel Mitrani M. Edmond 1975 Souvenirs d'en France André Téchiné Hector 7 morts sur ordonnance Jacques Rouffio Dr. Mathy 1977 Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff Yves Boisset Simon Pradal (the doctor) 1978 L'Amour en question André Cayatte Philippe Dumais 1979 Le Coup de Sirocco Alexandre Arcady Lucien Laurent Bonheur Le Toubib Pierre Granier-Deferre Le patron 1980 Three Men to Kill Jacques Deray Leprince 1981 Pour la peau d'un flic Alain Delon Haymann 1982 Mille milliards de dollars Henri Verneuil Michel Saint-Claude Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ Jean Yanne Le consul Demetrius 1983 Enigma Jeannot Szwarc La Belle Captive Alain Robbe-Grillet Walter Voice El señor presidente Manuel Octavio Gómez El Presidente 1984 Gilles Béhat Georges Chetman (Chet's father) Le Bon Plaisir Francis Girod Herbert 1988 Preuve d'amour Miguel Courtois Charles Maurin 1989 Torquemada Stanislav Barabáš (final film role)

Television shows and series

Television films

Stage

Year Title Role 1977 The Lady from the Sea

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Also known as
Vladimir Vujovic

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Michel Auclair?

French actor of Montenegrin descent (1922-1988)

When was Michel Auclair born?

Michel Auclair was born on 14 September 1922 in Koblenz.

When did Michel Auclair die?

Michel Auclair died on 7 January 1988 in Fayence.

What was Michel Auclair's occupation?

Michel Auclair was a television actor and film actor.

What nationality was Michel Auclair?

Michel Auclair was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michel Auclair

· Wikidata: Q566803

· DBpedia: Michel Auclair

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