# Michel Aumont

Michel Henri Aumont (15 October 1936 – 28 August 2019) was a French theatre, film, and television actor. Throughout his career, he gained four Molière Awards and nominations for three César Awards. In 2015, he was made Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit.

## Biography

Born October 15, 1936 in Paris. He studied at the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Art.
From the 1970s, he became one of the leading comedic actors in French cinema, despite having played mostly supporting roles.
He worked on the Comédie-Française stage for thirty years.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1966 | Le légataire universel | Géronte | Jean Pignol | TV movie |
| 1967 | Huckleberry Finn | | Marcel Cravenne | TV movie |
| 1968 | Au théâtre ce soir | The Commissioner | Pierre Sabbagh | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1970 | Monsieur de Pourceaugnac | The Doctor | Georges Lacombe | TV movie |
| 1972 | Pot-Bouille | Auguste | Yves-André Hubert | TV mini-series |
| 1972 | Frédéric II | Frederick William II of Prussia | Olivier Ricard | TV movie |
| 1972 | Électre | The President | Pierre Dux | TV movie |
| 1972 | Les femmes savantes | Vadius | Jean Vernier | TV movie |
| 1973 | Georges Dandin | Colin | Jean Dewever | TV movie |
| 1973 | La femme en bleu | Edmond | Michel Deville | |
| 1973 | Un ange au paradis | Mouton | Jean-Pierre Blanc | |
| 1973 | Molière pour rire et pour pleurer | Du Croisy | Marcel Camus | TV mini-series |
| 1973 | Antigone | The Guard | Jean-Paul Carrère | TV movie |
| 1974 | L'avare | Harpagon | René Lucot | TV movie |
| 1974 | Nada | Goemond | Claude Chabrol | |
| 1974 | Grandeur nature | Henry | Luis García Berlanga | |
| 1974 | La gifle | Charvin | Claude Pinoteau | |
| 1975 | Le futur aux trousses | Ernest | Dolorès Grassian | |
| 1975 | La course à l'échalote | Commissioner Brunet | Claude Zidi | |
| 1975 | Speak to Me of Love | Daniel's father | Michel Drach | |
| 1975 | Monsieur Balboss | The Minister | Jean Marboeuf | |
| 1975 | La maison des renards | The Commissioner | Michel Hermant | TV movie |
| 1975 | Le médecin malgré lui | Géronte | Lazare Iglesis | TV movie |
| 1976 | Scrambled Eggs | The Chief of Staff | Joël Santoni | |
| 1976 | Little Marcel | Taron | Jacques Fansten | |
| 1976 | Monsieur Klein | The official of the Prefecture | Joseph Losey | |
| 1976 | Mado | Aimé Barachet | Claude Sautet | |
| 1976 | La commère | Mlle Habert's nephew | Nat Lilienstein | TV movie |
| 1976 | The Toy | The shop's owner | Francis Veber | |
| 1977 | Partage de midi | Amalric | Jacques Audoir | TV movie |
| 1977 | Spoiled Children | Pierre | Bertrand Tavernier | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1977 | Death of a Corrupt Man | Commissioner Moreau | Georges Lautner | |
| 1977 | Pourquoi pas! | Inspector Bricat | Coline Serreau | |
| 1978 | L'exercice du pouvoir | Alexandre Bast | Philippe Galland | |
| 1978 | Dossier 51 | Mars's voice | Michel Deville (2) | |
| 1978 | Le roi se meurt | King Bérenger I | Yves-André Hubert (2) | TV movie |
| 1978 | Le petit théâtre d'Antenne 2 | | François Chatel | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1979 | La frisée aux lardons | Pierre | Alain Jaspard | |
| 1979 | Coup de tête | Bertrand Brochard | Jean-Jacques Annaud | |
| 1979 | Bête, mais discipliné | Mike Stévenin | Claude Zidi (2) | |
| 1979 | Le triomphe de l'amour | Hermocrate | Edouard Logereau | TV movie |
| 1979 | Courage - Let's Run | Franckie | Yves Robert | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1979 | Les dames de la côte | Louis | Nina Companeez | TV mini-series |
| 1980 | L'oeil du maître | Ferrazi | Stéphane Kurc | |
| 1981 | Le roi des cons | The CEO | Claude Confortès | |
| 1981 | Celles qu'on n'a pas eues | Francis | Pascal Thomas | |
| 1981 | Les plaisirs de l'île enchantée | Orgon | Dirk Sanders | TV movie |
| 1981 | Le serment d'Heidelberg | Amédée Geoffroy | André Farwagi | TV movie |
| 1981 | La vie continue | Henri | Moshé Mizrahi | |
| 1981 | Antoine et Julie | Dagobert | Gabriel Axel | TV movie |
| 1982 | Mille milliards de dollars | | Henri Verneuil | |
| 1982 | Légitime violence | Henri Brousse | Serge Leroy | |
| 1982 | Le voyage de Monsieur Perrichon | Majorin | Pierre Badel | TV movie |
| 1982 | Mozart [fr] | Colloredo | Marcel Bluwal | TV mini-series |
| 1983 | Édith et Marcel | Newscast voice | Claude Lelouch | |
| 1983 | Le grain de sable | Maurice Leger | Pomme Meffre | |
| 1983 | Thérèse Humbert | Salignac | Marcel Bluwal (2) | TV movie |
| 1983 | Les Compères | Paul Martin | Francis Veber (2) | |
| 1983 | Pourrira | | Jean-Louis Berdot | Short |
| 1983 | Ballade sanglante | | Sylvain Madigan | Short |
| 1984 | A Sunday in the Country | Gonzague | Bertrand Tavernier (2) | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1984 | Dangerous Moves | Stepan Ivanovitch Kerossian | Richard Dembo | |
| 1984 | Lucienne et le boucher | Moreau | Pierre Tchernia | TV movie |
| 1984 | Liste noire [fr] | The judge | Alain Bonnot | |
| 1985 | Monsieur de Pourceaugnac | The first doctor | Michel Mitrani | |
| 1985 | Escalier C | Joss | Jean-Charles Tacchella | |
| 1985 | L'histoire en marche: Le serment | Rondelet | Roger Kahane | TV movie |
| 1985 | Le mariage du siècle | The King | Philippe Galland (2) | |
| 1985 | Une Femme ou Deux | Pierre Carrière | Daniel Vigne | |
| 1985 | Morphée | | Bruno Chiche | Short |
| 1986 | L'été 36 | Henri | Yves Robert (2) | TV movie |
| 1986 | L'ami Maupassant | The Bishop | Claude Santelli | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1986 | Prunelle Blues | Commissioner Cade | Jacques Otmezguine | |
| 1986 | Cours privé | Bruno Ketti | Pierre Granier-Deferre | |
| 1987 | Sale destin | Inspector Marchandon | Sylvain Madigan (2) | |
| 1987 | Poussière d'ange | Florimont | Édouard Niermans | |
| 1987 | Série noire | Homère | Maurice Dugowson | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1987 | Les Michaud | Saucie | Georges Folgoas | TV movie |
| 1988 | Les années sandwiches | Uncle Jean | Pierre Boutron | |
| 1988 | La septième dimension | | Benoît Ferreux | |
| 1989 | L'or du diable | Bourdet | Jean-Louis Fournier | TV mini-series |
| 1989 | Un tour de manège | Bank's owner | Pierre Pradinas | |
| 1989 | Les nuits révolutionnaires | M. de Glancé | Charles Brabant | TV mini-series |
| 1989 | Fantômes sur l'oreiller | Bernard Labarges | Pierre Mondy | TV movie |
| 1990 | My New Partner II | Bloret | Claude Zidi (3) | |
| 1990 | Alberto Express | The debtor | Arthur Joffé | |
| 1991 | Le piège | Basson | Serge Moati | TV movie |
| 1991 | Sushi Sushi | Bertrand Casier | Laurent Perrin | |
| 1992 | La révolte des enfants | The Uncle | Gérard Poitou-Weber | |
| 1992 | Archipel | Rantaine | Pierre Granier-Deferre (2) | |
| 1992 | Sexes faibles! | Montheau | Serge Meynard | |
| 1993 | Le bal | M. Duchatel | Jean-Louis Benoît | TV movie |
| 1993 | Shadow of a Doubt | Grandfather | Aline Issermann | |
| 1993 | Un otage de trop | Chaumont Pierrard | Philippe Galland (3) | TV movie |
| 1995 | Le roi de Paris | The Marquis de Castellac | Dominique Maillet | |
| 1995 | Le parasite | Lucien Laroque | Patrick Dewolf | TV movie |
| 1995 | Au petit Marguery | Hippolyte | Laurent Bénégui | |
| 1996 | Beaumarchais | Baron de Breteuil | Édouard Molinaro | |
| 1997 | La famille Sapajou | Pépé Sapajou | Élisabeth Rappeneau | TV movie |
| 1997 | La Ville dont le prince est un enfant | The Father Superior | Christophe Malavoy | TV movie |
| 1997 | Tortilla y cinema | Himself | Martin Provost | |
| 1997 | Le bonheur est un mensonge | Charles Fontaine | Patrick Dewolf (2) | TV movie |
| 1997 | Mauvais genre | Bernard Brondin | Laurent Bénégui (2) | |
| 1997 | Messieurs les enfants | The principal | Pierre Boutron (2) | |
| 1997 | Parfum de famille | Louis | Serge Moati (2) | TV movie |
| 1997 | Le secret de Bastien | | Serge Moati (3) | TV movie |
| 1998 | Man Is a Woman | Uncle Salomon | Jean-Jacques Zilbermann | |
| 1998 | Une chance sur deux | Ledoyen | Patrice Leconte | |
| 1998 | Une femme à suivre | M. Ponty | Patrick Dewolf (3) | TV movie |
| 1998 | La famille Sapajou - le retour | Pépé Sapajou | Élisabeth Rappeneau (2) | TV movie |
| 1998 | La cloche | | Charles Berling | Short |
| 1999 | Les migrations de Vladimir | President Colombani | Milka Assaf | |
| 1999 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Baron Danglars | Josée Dayan | TV mini-series |
| 1999 | Sapajou contre Sapajou | Pépé Sapajou | Élisabeth Rappeneau (3) | TV movie |
| 2000 | Le pique-nique de Lulu Kreutz | Michel Mazelsky | Didier Martiny | |
| 2000 | Salsa | Monsieur Redele | Joyce Buñuel | |
| 2000 | Les enfants du printemps | Marc | Marco Pico | TV mini-series |
| 2001 | The Closet | Jean-Pierre Belone | Francis Veber (3) | |
| 2001 | Rastignac ou les ambitieux | Monsieur de Rastignac | Alain Tasma | TV mini-series |
| 2001 | Le mal de mère | | Édouard Molinaro (2) | |
| 2002 | Moulin à paroles | | Pascal Rémy | Short |
| 2002 | La grande brasserie | Jean-Marc Constant | Dominique Baron | TV movie |
| 2003 | Nés de la mère du monde | Isaac Sidowski | Denise Chalem | TV movie |
| 2003 | Mata Hari, la vraie histoire | Captain Ladoux | Alain Tasma (2) | TV movie |
| 2003 | Qui perd gagne! | RG's director | Laurent Bénégui (3) | |
| 2003 | Le intermittenze del cuore | Baumann | Fabio Carpi | |
| 2003 | Ruby & Quentin | Nosberg | Francis Veber (4) | |
| 2004 | Clara et moi | Antoine's father | Arnaud Viard | |
| 2004 | Automne | Noël | Ra'up McGee | |
| 2004 | La nuit du meurtre | Louis Castellane | Serge Meynard (2) | TV movie |
| 2005 | Une vie en retour | Maxime Duval | Daniel Janneau | TV movie |
| 2005 | La visite | Alexandre Monjoit | Pierre Sisser | TV movie |
| 2005 | Les enquêtes d'Éloïse Rome | René Wilhem | Christophe Douchand | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2005 | Palais royal! | René-Guy | Valérie Lemercier | |
| 2006 | Le juge est une femme | Émile Tarpon | Joyce Buñuel (2) | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2006 | The Valet | The Doctor | Francis Veber (5) | |
| 2006 | Mes parents chéris | M. Amato | Philomène Esposito | TV movie |
| 2006 | L'enfant du secret | Abbé de l'Épée | Serge Meynard (3) | TV movie |
| 2007 | René Bousquet ou Le grand arrangement | Judge Moatty | Laurent Heynemann | TV movie |
| 2007 | Enfin seul(s) | Antoine | Bruno Herbulot | TV movie |
| 2008 | À droite toute | | Marcel Bluwal (3) | TV mini-series |
| 2008 | Mark of an Angel | Alain Valentin | Safy Nebbou | |
| 2008 | Miroir, mon beau miroir | Paul | Serge Meynard (4) | TV movie |
| 2008 | Braquage en famille | Marcel Jacquin | Pierre Boutron (3) | TV movie |
| 2008 | L'emmerdeur | François Randoni | Francis Veber (6) | |
| 2009 | La reine morte | King Ferrante | Pierre Boutron (4) | TV movie |
| 2009 | Park Benches | Backgammon's player | Bruno Podalydès | |
| 2009 | Suite noire | Demare | Claire Devers | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2009 | La sainte Victoire | Robert Richerand | François Favrat | |
| 2010 | My Father's Guests | Lucien Paumelle | Anne Le Ny | |
| 2010 | Le grand restaurant | A client | Gérard Pullicino | TV movie |
| 2010 | Toutes les filles pleurent | The man in the bar | Judith Godrèche | |
| 2010 | Comme les cinq doigts de la main | Maurice Atlan | Alexandre Arcady | |
| 2010 | La très excellente et divertissante histoire de François Rabelais | François Rabelais | Hervé Baslé | TV movie |
| 2010 | Imogène McCarthery | Sir Woolish | Alexandre Charlot Franck Magnier | |
| 2010 | Un balcon sur la mer | Robert Prat | Nicole Garcia | |
| 2011 | Simple | Villedieu | Ivan Calbérac | TV movie |
| 2011 | Je m'appelle Bernadette | Dominique Peyramale | Jean Sagols | |
| 2012 | Petits arrangements avec ma mère | André | Denis Malleval | TV movie |
| 2012 | La clinique de l'amour! | David Marchal | Artus de Penguern Gábor Rassov | |
| 2012 | Divorce et fiançailles | Georges | Olivier Péray | TV movie |
| 2012 | Paris Manhattan | Alice's Father | Sophie Lellouche | |
| 2013 | Les vieux calibres | Irénée Lecoutre | Marcel Bluwal (4) Serge De Closets | TV movie |
| 2013 | Chambre noire | M. Edouard | Arnaud Malherbe | TV movie |
| 2014 | On a marché sur Bangkok | Poséidon | Olivier Baroux | |
| 2016 | News from Planet Mars | The father | Dominik Moll | |

## Awards

* Molière Award for Best Supporting Actor (1999)