Personal Info
Birth date
1927-07-21 (98 Years)
Day of death
1997-03-04
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Also known as
Paul Preboist
Paul Préboit
Paul Préboist
Biography
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. Source: Article "Paul Préboist" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
Midi Première
10
Overview:
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.OK Patron
5
Overview:
Mario, the head of the Mafia in France, has just been mortally wounded. His "companion" decides to find him a successor, before the New York "organization" appoints one. She instructs her two bodyguards to take on anyone who likes money, doesn't have any and, above all, doesn't want to work too hard - in short, "the average Frenchman"... They discover Léon Bonnet, a representative of "magic crosses". They send him gifts: champagne, weapons (a mistake...), a ring for his fiancée, and a meal worthy of the finest gourmets. In return, they take him to Mario's dying bedside, and have him sign over the estate. It's then that Leon, with his angelic good looks, restores order within the Mafia, surprising all his adversaries with his manners, and outwitting the police...The One Man Band
6.1
Overview:
Evan Evans, the director of a ballet troupe, is rehearsing his next show in Monaco, in preparation for a worldwide tour. When one member of his troupe leaves to get married, Evans imposes a regime of strict discipline on his remaining dancers. The latter get their revenge by presenting Evans’ nephew Philippe, the only male member of the group, with a baby and a note claiming he is the father…Y a-t-il un pirate sur l'antenne ?
NYR
Overview:
Six young people decide to create their own television channel to compete with the official channels where they were not admitted. Canal soleil is the name of the pirate station and a real success. But when the pirate channel launches a parking meter snatching contest, the police get angry because thousands of parking meters are snatched. The minister decides to entrust the case to Inspector Harry Kossek, nicknamed "Super Cop".The Troubles of Alfred
5.8
Overview:
Unlucky in love, Alfred tries to commit suicide, only to be thwarted by police efforts to prevent a simultaneous attempt by a nearby young woman. Recovering, the young lady puts him up at her house, as he has run out of places to live. He joins a Parisian sporting team and seems to have transferred his bad luck to a corrupt television boss who is attempting to manipulate the game so that Alfred's Paris team loses.Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
7.9
Overview:
During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.Beru and These Women
3.2
Overview:
Inspector Bérurier, having inherited a mansion three years earlier, comes to collect rent from the tenant when the latter is murdered under mysterious circumstances. Béru calls Commissaire San Antonio to the rescue, and the two men discover that Laurenzi's hotel is home to a "brothel" whose director, Madame Albertine, soon reveals to the two policemen that Laurenzi was having an ongoing relationship with Helga, one of the boarders, and Mr. Max, a regular guest of the house.The Vikings
7.065
Overview:
Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.Oscar
7.3
Overview:
This film originated as a play in Paris. The story focuses on the one-day adventures of Bertrand Barnier played with a genius of French cinema, Louis de Funes. In the same morning he learns that his daughter is pregnant, an employee stole a large amount of money from his company, his maid is about to resign in order to marry a wealthy neighbor and his body builder is interested in marrying his daughter. The seemingly complicated story-line is full of comedy or errors and some of the most hilarious mime scenes of the French cinema.The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
6.361
Overview:
Arsène Lupin is extremely popular among the population, because he allows the needy to share in his acquired wealth. Before entering the service of the German Emperor Wilhelm II, he removes his vault in Alsace, steals two paintings of old masters, steals valuable gems and calls out to the police prefect to avoid his arrest. But this time he risks being seriously recognized. Lupin must once again use his fine intellect to deftly escape the situation.Une merveilleuse journée
5
Overview:
The unusual day of a young pharmacist's assistant, between Deauville and Cassis.Diane
5.8
Overview:
Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress in 1500s France.Cartouche
6.392
Overview:
In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot's gang, but their ways are too 'unethical' for him. He creates his own band, acting under the name of Cartouche, making audacious robberies of the rich people, and even distributing the takings with the poor. Thus, cartouche attracts the people's sympathies, Venus's love, and hate from the Police and Malichot... Cartouche can escape all the traps they set at him - except the entrapments of love. Eventually, he will be saved by a woman, at her own cost.Élisa
NYR
Overview:
Recently released from reform school, Élisa works at Madame Irma's before moving to Paris, where her success is growing. On a trip to the provinces, she meets Bernard, a blind man. They soon fall in love, but Élisa hides her activities from him. When he finds out, he hits her. The situation quickly degenerates.Les Misérables
6.897
Overview:
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.The Four Charlots Musketeers
5.3
Overview:
This French slapstick comedy stars the musician/comedian foursome Les Charlots, as valets to the Four Musketeers. One of the film's highlights is a mutual kicking session between Cardinal Richelieu, the King, and a monk. This comedy foursome was enormously popular in 1970s France, and they made a huge number of films during that period.Hauteclaire
2
Overview:
The action takes place under the Restoration, at the Château de Savigny, near Nerville, a devout and prudish little town in the Cotentin region. Doctor Torty is the doctor. He tells a story of which he is the only one to know the secret, that of a criminal couple, without any remorse. The pretty Hauteclaire Stassin, daughter of the master of arms, meets the Count of Savigny, married to the noble and languid Delphine. Madly in love with the count, Hauteclaire joined the castle as a servant. Shortly after, the countess died of poisoning. Will the guilty lovers go unpunished?Le Trou
8.254
Overview:
Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system -- yet their escape is anything but assured.Captain Blood
6.5
Overview:
Le capitan is a 1960 French-Italian swashbuckler film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Jean Marais, Bourvil, Elsa Martinelli and Lise Delamare. It is based on a novel by Michel Zévaco.Caméléons
NYR
Overview:
The means used by foreign spy services to obtain the trade secret of a French invention.La Dernière Bourrée à Paris
1
Overview:
Young Berthe, deeply moved by a cinema screening of the notoriously sultry Le Dernier Tango à Paris, goes to the address where most of the action takes place, a building overlooking the Bir-Hakeim Bridge metro station. Reality suddenly seems to mimic fiction when she discovers not only an apartment advertised for rent, but also a man prostrate in a corner who seems to be waiting for her. Hoping for the same torrid embrace as in the film, she discovers that he is in fact preoccupied only by the apartment's defects. Attempting to embark on a passionate affair, she learns that the man suffers from libido problems.Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
6.083
Overview:
In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar came to spend an expensive holiday. The revolt rumbles among the small people who find a leader in the person of Ben-Hur Marcel.Some Too Quiet Gentlemen
5.6
Overview:
The sleepy little village of Loubressac is well on its way to becoming a ghost town. To save the town, the local citizenry hatch a plan to attract tourists. To their horror, the plan misfires when a group of hippies are the first to move in. The hippies' free and unconventional ways quickly upset the staid lives of the locals. Then one of the locals is found murdered, and suspicion inevitably falls on the newcomers. Eventually, the locals and the hippies join forces to solve the mystery, and in the course of their adventures learn to respect each others' ways.Acting
2017À la recherche de... Pierre Richard as Self - Actor, humorist (archive footage)
1992The Beautiful Story as Le professeur tricot
1990Stars 90 (2 Episodes) as Self
1990There Were Days... and Moons as Le retraité qui sait tout
1989La Folle Journée (Le Mariage de Figaro) as Antonio
1988La Calanque (10 Episodes) as Ange
1987Le monde est à vous (1 Episode) as Self
1987Sacrée soirée (4 Episodes) as Self
1985Le Facteur de Saint-Tropez as Robin Bellefeuille
1985Liberté, égalité, choucroute as Gaston
1984Les Fausses Confidences as Arlequin
1983A Good Little Devil as One of the Nick brothers
1983Y a-t-il un pirate sur l'antenne ? as Inspecteur Harry Kossek
1983Les Planqués du régiment as Le colonel
1983L'émir préfère les blondes as Joseph
1983Le Braconnier de Dieu as Le curé
1982Les Misérables as Fauchelevent, injured man
1982Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ as Lion keeper
1982L'Académie des 9 (1 Episode) as Self
1982My Pastor Among the Nudists as Le Curé Daniel
1982Champs-Elysées (3 Episodes) as Self
1981Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe ! as Monsieur Triconet
1981Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers as le colonel Beaudouin
1981Bolero as Le grand-père d'Edith
1981Signé Furax as White
1980Une merveilleuse journée as Doctor
1980Kick, Raoul, la moto, les jeunes et les autres (6 Episodes) as Jules
1980Les Phallocrates as 'Coeurjoli'
1979Us Two as Mimile
1978L'Avare as Maître Jacques
1976La Grande Récré as Paulo
1976Les Jeux de 20 heures (18 Episodes) as Self
1976Le Pirate as Sauveur, un pêcheur
1975Midi Première (2 Episodes) as Self
1974One-Eyed Men Are Kings as Léon
1974There's a Bone in the Mill as Montescourt
1974OK Patron as Léon’s boss
1974Le Permis de conduire as Le chef de gare
1974Bedmania as Paul
1974Les vacanciers as Benjamin Chatton
1974Chinese In Paris as Le prêtre naturalisé chinois
1974The Four Charlots Musketeers as Le père Joseph
1973La Dernière Bourrée à Paris as Émile, le premier plombier
1973L'Heptaméron (Joyeux compères) as Maître Sandras
1973Big Deal as Brother Nahum #1
1973The Right of the Maddest as Le camionneur « Antar »
1973Moi y'en a vouloir des sous as Le policier Vergeot
1973Some Too Quiet Gentlemen as Adrien
1972Les joyeux lurons as Le curé Paccard
1972Stadium Nuts as Jules Lafougasse, grocer
1972Five Leaf Clover as Léon Constant
1972Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful as Le curé de campagne / Old priest
1972The Troubles of Alfred as Peasant
1972Midi trente (3 Episodes) as Self
1971Delusions of Grandeur as The mute
1971Caméléons as Léon Prades
1971Joe: The Busybody as L'adjudant de gendarmerie
1971The Hideout as Inspecteur
1971The Boat on the Grass as Léon
1971Perched on a Tree as Le radio-reporter
1971Easy Down There! as Old choirboy
1971Troubleshooters as Rollas
1971Samedi soir (4 Episodes) as Self
1970Distracted as Monsieur Klerdene
1970The Gendarme Takes Off as Stallmeister
1970The One Man Band as Le directeur de l'hôtel romain
1970Et qu'ça saute ! as Guadara
1970The House as Pascal
1969My Uncle Benjamin as Parlenta
1969La Honte de la famille as Inspecteur Picherande
1969Hibernatus as Charles
1968Beru and These Women as Inspector Pinaud
1968Les Dossiers de l'Agence O (1 Episode) as The Old Pilot
1967The Madman of Lab Four as Agent
1967Oscar as Charles, domestique des Barnier
1967Sorrel Flower as Edmond Gallière, artiste peintre maudit
1967The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia as Garage Attendant
1967Idiot in Paris as Le gardien du parc public
1967The Two of Us as Maxime
1966Sale temps pour les mouches as Inspector Pinaud
1966Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! as Fisherman in the boat
1966The Restaurant as Le sommelier buveur
1966At Theatre Tonight (1 Episode) as Sauveur, un pêcheur
1965Up to His Ears as L'adjudant Cornac
1965Le Train Bleu s'arrête 13 fois (13 Episodes) as Frédo
1965When the Pheasants Pass as Le brocanteur (non crédité)
1965How Not to Rob a Department Store as The cousin
1965Le Majordome as Ventoux's butler
1965Les fourberies de Scapin as Sylvestre
1964Les Gorilles as The Orly agent
1964Weekend at Dunkirk as le soldat qui boit
1964Death of a Killer as Le coiffeur
1964Actualités télérévisées as Unknown
1963Bebert and the Train as (uncredited)
1962We Will Go to Deauville as The priest (uncredited)
1962Tartarin de Tarascon as Costecade
1962Font-aux-Cabres as Mengo
1962La Gourmandise as Alphonse, postman
1962The Seven Deadly Sins as Alphonse - le Facteur (segment "La gourmandise")
1962Cartouche as Un gendarme
1962Tales of Paris as (uncredited)
1961The New Aristrocrats as Printer (uncredited)
1961All the Gold in the World as Picnicker
1961Auguste as Dupont
1961Blood on His Sword as Un baladin (uncredited)
1961Elan blanc (7 Episodes) as Favouille
1961Hauteclaire as Le garçon d'écurie
1961Cocagne as Banane
1960Sheep as Le brigadier-chef
1960Captain Blood as Cut-purse thief (uncredited)
1960Croesus as Le maçon
1960Le Trou as Un gardien
1959Signed, Arsène Lupin as Drunkard of Enghien (uncredited)
1959La Marraine de Charley as Raoul Carrivel
1959Croquemitoufle as Unknown
1959La Nuit de Tom Brown as Le commis voyageur
1958The Sicilian as Le serveur du restaurant
1958The Vikings as Extra (uncredited)
1958Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1 Episode) as Merleau
1957The Gates of Paris as (uncredited)
1957The Happy Road as Carpenter
1957The Adventures of Arsène Lupin as The groom
1957Élisa as Guard (uncredited)
1956Les Assassins du dimanche as Unknown
1956The Adventures of Gil Blas as Man from the escort
1956Diane as Extra (uncredited)
1955The Grand Manoeuvre as Unknown
1954Cadet Rousselle as Un voleur
1952Woman Are Angels as Extra (uncredited)
1948Sergil et le dictateur as Unknown