# Paul Préboist

Paul Préboist (21 February 1927 – 4 March 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than hundred films, mostly in supporting roles, and is best known as a comic actor.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1948 | Sergil and the Dictator | | Jacques Daroy | |
| 1952 | Les femmes sont des anges | | Marcel Aboulker | |
| 1954 | Cadet Rousselle | A thief | André Hunebelle | |
| 1955 | Les Hussards | | Alex Joffé | |
| 1956 | Diane | | David Miller | |
| 1956 | Gervaise | A spectator | René Clément | |
| 1956 | Elena and Her Men | The groom | Jean Renoir | |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Gil Blas | An escort | René Jolivet & Ricardo Muñoz Suay | |
| 1956 | Les Assassins du dimanche | | Alex Joffé | |
| 1956 | Ivanov | Kossith | Jean Prat | TV movie |
| 1957 | Élisa | A guard | Roger Richebé | |
| 1957 | Gates of Paris | | René Clair | |
| 1957 | The Happy Road | Carpenter | Gene Kelly | |
| 1957 | The Adventures of Arsène Lupin | The groom | Jacques Becker | |
| 1957 | Azouk | The escapee | Jean Prat | TV movie |
| 1957 | Bartleby l'écrivain | Dindon | Claude Barma | TV movie |
| 1957 | Énigmes de l'histoire | | Stellio Lorenzi | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 1958 | Le Sicilien | The waiter | Pierre Chevalier | |
| 1958 | The Vikings | | Richard Fleischer | |
| 1959 | Les affreux | | Marc Allégret | |
| 1959 | Croquemitoufle | | Claude Barma | |
| 1959 | Signé Arsène Lupin | The drunkard of Enghien | Yves Robert | |
| 1959 | La marraine de Charley | The vigil | Pierre Chevalier | |
| 1959 | La nuit de Tom Brown | The salesman | Claude Barma | TV movie |
| 1959 | La clé des champs | | François Chatel | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1959 | Les aventures d'Oscar | Achille | Bernard-Roland | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1959 | En votre âme et conscience | | Jean Prat | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1960 | Croesus | The mason | Jean Giono | |
| 1960 | The Hole | A guardian | Jacques Becker | |
| 1960 | Le mouton | The Chief Brigadier | Pierre Chevalier | |
| 1960 | Captain Blood | A thief | André Hunebelle | |
| 1960 | Cyrano de Bergerac | The drunkard | Claude Barma | TV movie |
| 1960 | Bethléem de Provence | Le Ravi | Jean Prat | TV movie |
| 1960 | La boîte à sel | | Alexandre Tarta | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1961 | Auguste | Dupont | Pierre Chevalier | |
| 1961 | Cocagne | Banane | Maurice Cloche | |
| 1961 | Captain Fracasse | A killed guard | Pierre Gaspard-Huit | |
| 1961 | Le Miracle des loups | A baladin | André Hunebelle | |
| 1961 | All the Gold in the World | The picnicker | René Clair | |
| 1961 | Les nouveaux aristocrates | The printer | Francis Rigaud | |
| 1961 | Hauteclaire | The stable boy | Jean Prat | TV movie |
| 1961 | Monsieur Antoine | The machinist | Guy Lessertisseur | TV movie |
| 1961 | Le médecin volant | Fat René | Ange Casta | TV movie |
| 1961 | Elan blanc | The little boy | Pierre Cardinal | TV mini-series |
| 1961 | Le trésor des 13 maisons | | Jean Bacqué | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1962 | Cartouche | A cop | Philippe de Broca | |
| 1962 | Tartarin of Tarascon | Costecade | Francis Blanche | |
| 1962 | We Will Go to Deauville | The priest | Francis Rigaud | |
| 1962 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Alphonse | Philippe de Broca | |
| 1962 | Font-aux-Cabres | Mengo | Jean Kerchbron | TV movie |
| 1963 | Bébert et l'omnibus | | Yves Robert | |
| 1964 | The Gorillas | The agent of Orly | Jean Girault | |
| 1964 | La mort d'un tueur | The hairdresser | Robert Hossein | |
| 1964 | Weekend at Dunkirk | A soldier | Henri Verneuil | |
| 1964-1977 | Les Cinq Dernières Minutes | Various Characters | Claude Loursais & Guy Lessertisseur | TV series (8 episodes) |
| 1965 | Le Majordome | The butler of Ventoux | Jean Delannoy | |
| 1965 | Up to His Ears | Cornac | Philippe de Broca | |
| 1965 | The Art of Love | Bus Driver | Norman Jewison | |
| 1965 | Cent briques et des tuiles | The Cousin | Pierre Grimblat | |
| 1965 | Quand passent les faisans | The junk dealer | Édouard Molinaro | |
| 1965 | Le monde est petit | | Jean Prat | TV movie |
| 1965 | Les fourberies de Scapin | | Jean Kerchbron | TV movie |
| 1965 | Mon royaume pour un lapin | Fulcran | Jacques Villa | TV movie |
| 1965 | Frédéric le gardian | Jules | Jacques Villa | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1965 | Le train bleu s'arrête 13 fois | Frédo | Michel Drach | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1966 | Naked Hearts | | Édouard Luntz | |
| 1966 | The Big Restaurant | The cellarman | Jacques Besnard | |
| 1966 | La Grande Vadrouille | The fisherman | Gérard Oury | |
| 1966 | Sale temps pour les mouches | Inspector Pinaud | Guy Lefranc | |
| 1966 | Monsieur le Président Directeur Général | A warrant officer | Jean Girault | |
| 1966 | Le petit cheval de bois | | Richard Balducci | Short |
| 1967 | Oscar | Charles | Édouard Molinaro | |
| 1967 | Fleur d'oseille | The Painter | Georges Lautner | |
| 1967 | The Two of Us | Maxime | Claude Berri | |
| 1967 | An Idiot in Paris | Square Guardian | Serge Korber | |
| 1967 | Le fou du labo IV | The Agent | Jacques Besnard | |
| 1967 | L'homme qui trahit la mafia | Garage Attendant | Charles Gérard | |
| 1967 | Les créatures du bon Dieu | | Jean Laviron | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1968 | Béru et ces dames | Inspector Pinaud | Guy Lefranc | |
| 1968 | La tempête | Caliban | François Gir | TV movie |
| 1968 | La dame fantôme | Cosme | François Gir | TV movie |
| 1968 | Les dossiers de l'agence O | The old driver | Marc Simenon | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1969 | Hibernatus | Charles | Édouard Molinaro | |
| 1969 | Mon oncle Benjamin | Parlenta | Édouard Molinaro | |
| 1969 | La honte de la famille | Inspector Picherande | Richard Balducci | |
| 1970 | La maison | Pascal | Gérard Brach | |
| 1970 | Le Distrait | Monsieur Klerdene | Pierre Richard | |
| 1970 | Et qu'ça saute ! | Guadara | Guy Lefranc | |
| 1970 | L'homme orchestre | Hotel Manager | Serge Korber | |
| 1970 | Le gendarme en balade | The groom | Jean Girault | |
| 1970 | Les lettres de mon moulin | Gaucher | Pierre Badel | TV movie |
| 1971 | Jo | The adjutant | Jean Girault | |
| 1971 | Caméléons | Léon Prades | René Couderc | |
| 1971 | L'explosion | Inspector | Marc Simenon | |
| 1971 | Easy, Down There! | The old choir boy | Jacques Deray | |
| 1971 | Perched on a Tree | The radio reporter | Serge Korber | |
| 1971 | Delusions of Grandeur | The mute | Gérard Oury | |
| 1971 | The Boat on the Grass | Leon | Gérard Brach | |
| 1971 | Laisse aller... c'est une valse | Rollas | Georges Lautner | |
| 1972 | Le Viager | The cheese maker | Pierre Tchernia | |
| 1972 | Stadium Nuts | Jules | Claude Zidi | |
| 1972 | Five Leaf Clover | Léon Constant | Edmond Freess | |
| 1972 | Les joyeux lurons | Priest Paccard | Michel Gérard | |
| 1972 | Les malheurs d'Alfred | The peasant | Pierre Richard | |
| 1972 | Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil | Old priest | Jean Yanne | |
| 1973 | La belle affaire | Brother Nahum #1 | Jacques Besnard | |
| 1973 | La raison du plus fou | The truck driver | François Reichenbach | |
| 1973 | Ah! Si mon moine voulait... | Sandras | Claude Pierson | |
| 1973 | Moi y'en a vouloir des sous | Vergeot | Jean Yanne | |
| 1973 | La dernière bourrée à Paris | Émile | Raoul André | |
| 1973 | Quelques messieurs trop tranquilles | Adrien | Georges Lautner | |
| 1974 | O.K. patron | Léon's Boss | Claude Vital | |
| 1974 | Les vacanciers | Benjamin Chatton | Michel Gérard | |
| 1974 | Chinese in Paris | Civil servant | Jean Yanne | |
| 1974 | Le Plumard en folie | Paul | Jacques Lemoine & Georges Combret | |
| 1974 | Le permis de conduire | The station manager | Jean Girault | |
| 1974 | The Four Charlots Musketeers [fr] | Father Joseph | André Hunebelle | |
| 1974 | The Four Charlots Musketeers 2 [fr] | Father Joseph | André Hunebelle | |
| 1974 | Y'a un os dans la moulinette | Montescourt | Raoul André | |
| 1974 | One-Eyed Men Are Kings | Léon | Michel Leroy & Edmond Séchan | Short |
| 1975 | La table | | Eric Brach | Short |
| 1976 | La grande récré | Paulo | Claude Pierson | |
| 1976 | Le sanglier de Cassis | The Priest | Carlo Rim | TV movie |
| 1976 | Au théâtre ce soir | Sauveur | Pierre Sabbagh | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1978 | L'avare | Master Jacques | Jean Pignol | TV movie |
| 1979 | Us Two | Mimile | Claude Lelouch | |
| 1980 | Les phallocrates | Coeurjoli | Claude Pierson | |
| 1980 | The Wonderful Day | The doctor | Claude Vital | |
| 1980 | Kick, Raoul, la moto, les jeunes et les autres | Jules | Marc Simenon | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1981 | Signé Furax | White | Marc Simenon | |
| 1981 | Les Babas Cool | Monsieur Triconet | François Leterrier | |
| 1981 | Les Uns et les Autres | Edith's grandfather | Claude Lelouch | |
| 1981 | Les bidasses aux grandes manoeuvres | Colonel Beaudoin | Raphaël Delpard | |
| 1982 | Les Misérables | Fauchelevent | Robert Hossein | |
| 1982 | Mon Curé Chez les Nudistes | Priest Daniel | Robert Thomas | |
| 1982 | Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ | The Lion Keeper | Jean Yanne | |
| 1983 | Un bon petit diable | Brother Nick | Jean-Claude Brialy | |
| 1983 | Le Braconnier de Dieu | The Priest | Jean-Pierre Darras | |
| 1983 | Les planqués du régiment | The Colonel | Michel Caputo | |
| 1983 | L'émir préfère les blondes | Joseph | Alain Payet | |
| 1983 | Y a-t-il un pirate sur l'antenne? | Inspector Harry Kossek | Jean-Claude Roy | |
| 1983 | Tante Blandine | Jojo | Guy Jorré | TV movie |
| 1983 | Les Uns et les Autres | Edith's grandfather | Claude Lelouch | TV mini-series |
| 1984 | Les fausses confidences | Arlequin | Daniel Moosmann | |
| 1985 | Le facteur de Saint-Tropez | Robin Bellefeuille | Richard Balducci | |
| 1985 | Liberté, égalité, choucroute | Gaston | Jean Yanne | |
| 1987 | La calanque | Ange | Jean Canolle | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1988 | Loft Story | | Stéphane Bertin & Boramy Tioulong | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1988 | Sueurs froides | Plomion | Arnaud Sélignac | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1989 | La folle journée ou Le mariage de Figaro | Antonio | Roger Coggio | |
| 1990 | There Were Days... and Moons | The retired man | Claude Lelouch | |
| 1992 | La Belle Histoire | The knit teacher | Claude Lelouch | |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Author | Director |
| 1953 | Le Dindon | Georges Feydeau | Jean Meyer |
| 1956 | Nemo | Alexandre Rivemale | Jean-Pierre Grenier |
| 1957-1958 | Auguste | Raymond Castans | Jean Wall |
| 1958 | Rididine | Alexandre Breffort | Maurice Vaneau |
| 1960 | Boubouroche | Georges Courteline | Georges Chamarat |
| 1960 | Théodore cherche des allumettes | Georges Courteline | Georges Chamarat |
| 1961 | Le Petit Bouchon | Michel André | Jacques Mauclair |
| 1962-1963 | Pas d'usufruit pour tante Caroline | Frédéric Valmain | Jean Dejoux |
| 1967 | Extra-Muros | Raymond Devos | Raymond Devos |