Actor
Philippe Noiret
Born 1 October 1930 · Lille, Nord, France — died 23 November 2006
Philippe Noiret (1930–2006) was a French actor with a stout, genial presence who moved easily between comedy and drama. He trained in theatre and nightclub satire before becoming a staple of French and European cinema. International audiences know him best as the projectionist Alfredo in Cinema Paradiso.
Key films
Zazie dans le Métro (1960)
His first major screen role after a long gap, in Louis Malle's surreal comedy, helped launch his film career.
La Grande Bouffe (1973)
Starred in Marco Ferreri's provocative satire, a landmark of 1970s European art-house cinema.
The Old Gun (1975)
Leading role as a surgeon seeking revenge in Robert Enrico's drama; it brought him the César for Best Actor.
Coup de Torchon (1981)
Gave a celebrated lead performance in Bertrand Tavernier's dark colonial-era crime story.
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
His warm turn as the projectionist Alfredo became his most widely loved international role.
Key awards
- 1976 César Award for Best Actor (The Old Gun)
- 1991 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Cinema Paradiso)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 160
- 1949Gigi · as Bit Part (uncredited)Actor
- 1951Olivia · as Béatrice's Lover (uncredited)Actor
- 1952Matrimonial Agency · as A passerby (uncredited)Actor
- 1956La Pointe Courte · as HimActor
- 1959Macbeth · as MacduffActor
- 1960Zazie dans le Métro · as Oncle GabrielActor
- 1960Cyrano de Bergerac · as LignèreActor
- 1960Ravishing · as MauriceActor
- 1960De fil en aiguille · as M. Van DamActor
- 1961Captain Fracasse · as HérodeActor
- 1961All the Gold in the World · as Victor HardyActor
- 1961Famous Love Affairs · as Louis XIVActor
- 1961Rendezvous · as Inspector MaillardActor
- 1961Flore et Blancheflore · as Le roi FélixActor
- 1962Therese · as Bernard DesqueyrouxActor
- 1962The Masseuses · as BelliniActor
- 1962Crime Does Not Pay · as Monseigneur HughesActor
- 1962Comme un poisson dans l'eau · as Lucien BarlemontActor
- 1962Le Mal court · as Parfait XVIIIActor
- 1963Ballad for a Hoodlum · as L'inspecteur MathieuActor
- 1963La Porteuse de pain · as Jacques GarraudActor
- 1964Monsieur · as Edmond Bernadac, IndustrialistActor
- 1964Cyrano and d'Artagnan · as King Louis XIIIActor
- 1964Clémentine chérie · as Edgar HooverActor
- 1964Summer Frenzy · as JeanActor
- 1964The Lovers of the France · as Récitant / Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1964Death, Where Is Your Victory? · as BrassyActor
- 1965Lady L · as Ambroise GérômeActor
- 1965The Buddies · as BéninActor
- 1966A Matter of Resistance · as JérômeActor
- 1966Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? · as Jean-Jacques Georges, le journalisteActor
- 1966Tender Scoundrel · as Bibi DumonceauxActor
- 1966Father's Trip · as Disgruntled travelerActor
- 1966The Sultans · as MichouActor
- 1966La Fin de la nuit · as Bernard DesqueyrouxActor
- 1967The Night of the Generals · as Inspector MorandActor
- 1967Woman Times Seven · as VictorActor
- 1967The Other One · as AndréActor
- 1968Very Happy Alexander · as Alexandre GartempeActor
- 1968The Tender Age · as PourtalainActor
- 1969Topaz · as Henri JarreActor
- 1969The Assassination Bureau · as Monsieur LucovilleActor
- 1969Mr. Freedom · as Moujik ManActor
- 1969Clerambard · as Count Hector de ClérambardActor
- 1969Justine · as PombalActor
- 1970Give Her the Moon · as GabrielActor
- 1971Murphy's War · as BrezanActor
- 1971The Most Gentle Confessions · as Inspecteur MullerActor
- 1971We Are All in Temporary Liberty · as Judge Francesco LangelloneActor
- 1972The Assassination · as Pierre GarcinActor
- 1972The Old Maid · as Gabriel MarcassusActor
- 1972La Mandarine · as Georges LapierreActor
- 1972A Time for Loving · as MarcelActor
- 1972Five Leaf Clover · as AlfredActor
- 1973La Grande Bouffe · as PhilippeActor
- 1973The Serpent · as Lucien BerthonActor
- 1973Poil de carotte · as François LepicActor
- 1974The Watchmaker of St. Paul · as Michel DescombesActor
- 1974Don't Touch the White Woman! · as Gen. TerryActor
- 1974The Secret · as Thomas BerthelotActor
- 1974The Down-in-the-Hole Gang · as Gaspard de MontfermeilActor
- 1974A Cloud in the Teeth · as MalisardActor
- 1975My Friends · as Il PerozziActor
- 1975The Old Gun · as Julien DandieuActor
- 1975Let Joy Reign Supreme · as Philip of OrléansActor
- 1975Playing with Fire · as Georges de SaxeActor
- 1975L'école est finie · as Self - Narrator(voice)Actor
- 1976The Judge and the Assassin · as Juge RousseauActor
- 1976The Desert of the Tartars · as GeneralActor
- 1976A Woman at Her Window · as Raoul MalfosseActor
- 1976A Common Sense of Modesty · as Giuseppe CostanzoActor
- 1976Monsieur Albert · as AlbertActor
- 1977The Purple Taxi · as Philippe MarchalActor
- 1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? · as Jean-Claude MoulineauActor
- 1978Dear Inspector · as Antoine LemercierActor
- 1978The Witness · as Robert MaurissonActor
- 1978La Barricade du Point-du-Jour · as Eugène PottierActor
- 1979Two Pieces of Bread · as Peppe DorèActor
- 1979Rue du Pied de Grue · as Le pèreActor
- 1980Jupiter's Thigh · as Antoine LemercierActor
- 1980Heads or Tails · as Inspecteur Louis BaroniActor
- 1980A Week's Vacation · as Michel DescombesActor
- 1981Coup de Torchon · as Lucien CordierActor
- 1981Three Brothers · as Raffaele GiurannaActor
- 1981Birgit Haas Must Be Killed · as AthanaseActor
- 1982My Friends Act II · as Giorgio PerozziActor
- 1982The North Star · as Edouard BinetActor
- 1983The African · as VictorActor
- 1983Le Grand Carnaval · as Étienne LabroucheActor
- 1983A Friend of Vincent · as Albert PalmActor
- 1984My New Partner · as René BoirondActor
- 1984Fort Saganne · as DubreuilhActor
- 1984Souvenirs souvenirs · as Le proviseurActor
- 1984Aurora · as AndréActor
- 1985Les Rois du gag · as In person at the César Awards ceremony (uncredited)Actor
- 1985The Fourth Power · as Yves DorgetActor
- 1985Next Summer · as EdouardActor
- 1986'Round Midnight · as RedonActor
- 1986Twist Again in Moscow · as Igor TataïevActor
- 1986Let's Hope It's a Girl · as LeonardoActor
- 1986The Secret Wife · as Pierre Franchin, the painterActor
- 1986Before Midnight · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1987The Man Who Planted Trees · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1987The Family · as Jean-LucActor
- 1987Masks · as Christian LegagneurActor
- 1987The Gold Rimmed Glasses · as Dr. Athos FadigatiActor
- 1987Widow's Walk · as Inspector MolinatActor
- 1988Cinema Paradiso · as AlfredoActor
- 1988Chouans ! · as Savinien de KerfadecActor
- 1988The Sparrow's Fluttering · as Gabriele BattistiniActor
- 1988Young Toscanini · as Dom Pedro II.Actor
- 1988Les Œuvres de Frédéric Back · as NarrateurActor
- 1989The Return of the Musketeers · as Cardinal MazarinActor
- 1989Life and Nothing But · as Commander DelaplaneActor
- 1990My New Partner II · as René BoirondActor
- 1990Uranus · as WatrinActor
- 1990The Palermo Connection · as Gianni MucciActor
- 1990Forgery and the Use of Forgeries · as Anatole HirschActor
- 1991I Don't Kiss · as RomainActor
- 1991Especially on Sunday · as AmletoActor
- 1991Rossini! Rossini! · as Gioacchino RossiniActor
- 1991Lest We Forget · as Self (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée Équatoriale")Actor
- 1992Max & Jeremie · as Robert 'Max' MaxendreActor
- 1992Fish Soup · as AlbertoActor
- 1992The Two of Us · as ToussaintActor
- 1993Tango · as L'ElégantActor
- 1994The Postman · as Pablo NerudaActor
- 1994D'Artagnan's Daughter · as D'ArtagnanActor
- 1994Dead Tired · as Philippe NoiretActor
- 1994The Troubles We've Seen · as SelfActor
- 1995Les Milles · as Le GénéralActor
- 1995Looking for Paradise · as Padre di ClaudiaActor
- 1995Le Roi de Paris · as Victor DervalActor
- 1995Too Loud A Solitude · as HaňťaActor
- 1996Ghost with Driver · as Philippe Bruneau-TeissierActor
- 1996The Grand Dukes · as Victor VialatActor
- 1996Le Veilleur de nuit · as MonsieurActor
- 1996Balthus through the Looking-Glass · as Récitant / NarratorActor
- 1997On Guard · as Duke Philippe d'OrléansActor
- 1997Pierre and Marie · as Professor Rodolphe SchutzActor
- 1997Marianna Ucrìa · as Duke SignorettoActor
- 1997Soleil · as Joseph LévyActor
- 2000Lulu Kreutz's Picnic · as Joseph StegActor
- 2002Step by Step · as Louis ChevalierActor
- 2002A Day in the Life of French Cinema · as SelfActor
- 2003My New Partner III · as René BoirondActor
- 2003Father and Sons · as LéoActor
- 2003The Chops · as LéonceActor
- 2003The Dog, the General, and the Birds · as Récitant / Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2005Edy · as LouisActor
- 2005Hitler, la folie d'un homme · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2006Marcello, una vita dolce · as SelfActor
- 2006A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise · as SelfActor
- 20073 Friends · as Serano, le concessionnaire Mercedes-BenzActor
- 2007Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future · as SelfActor
- 2008The Beaches of Agnès · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2009Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017The Incredible Mr. Piccoli · as Self - Actor (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Rochefort, Marielle, Noiret: Les copains d'abord · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.