Personal Info
Birth date
1893-07-06 (131 Years)
Day of death
1976-04-15
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Marseille, France
Also known as
-Nicolas Amato
Biography
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Filmography
The Rules of the Game
7.507
Overview:
A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances.Mr. Peek-a-Boo
6.2
Overview:
Léon, a humble civil servant, has the unusual ability to walk through walls, however thick they are. One day, he falls madly in love with a charming hotel thief by the name of Suzan.Justice Is Done
6.5
Overview:
Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. All members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.Paris Frills
6.4
Overview:
Philippe Clarence, a famous Parisian dressmaker, seduces his friend's fiancee. But, for the first time in his life, this is for real. The film is also a sharp picture of the fashion world.One Hundred Francs Per Second
5.3
Overview:
Philippe, an employee at the Bourdinet firm, having been caught kissing Jacqueline, his boss's daughter, is fired. Some time later, Bourdinet launches a radio quiz show to boost his business. Philippe then decides to compete in the hope of telling the thousands of listeners what he thinks of the industrialist. A blow on the head having given him a gift of second sight, the competitor becomes impeccable and wins astronomical sums to the great despair of Bourdinet. Everything will work out in the end and Philippe will be able to marry Jacqueline.Poison
7.103
Overview:
Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine only have one thing in mind: to find a way to kill each other without risk. After listening to a radio show, Paul decides to go to Paris to meet a famous lawyer in the acquittal of the murderers. He tells the lawyer that he killed his wife. The lawyer asks Paul to reconstruct the circumstances of the drama. Without knowing it, he explains, in spite of himself, the way for Paul to murder his wife by putting the odds on his side to avoid death penalty or even be released...Savage Triangle
6
Overview:
Based on the novel of the same name by writer Edouard Peisson, this Jean Delannoy film display one boy’s unconditional love for his mother, despite her tragic mistreatment of him. After being raised by a shepherd for the past 12 years, Simon (Pierre-Michel Beck) is reunited with his mother Marie (Madeleine Robinson). Marie is a prostitute in Marseilles and is now stable enough to welcome Simon back into her life. Unaware of her profession at first, Simon is happy to have his mom back, but in time he learns how she makes her living. This troubles Simon but he continues to love her, despite not loving her chosen profession. His anger toward this issue gets directed toward Marie’s louse of a boyfriend, Paul (Frank Villard), and the result is a heartfelt tale about love and family.Les Duraton
5
Overview:
Jules Duraton is the headmaster of Chatelbourg's high school. He is happily married, has a teenage daughter named Solange, and everything would be for the best of all possible worlds if he and his family were not the namesakes of the protagonists of a famous comic series broadcast every day on Radio Monde "La Famille Duraton". Day after day, the real-life Duratons are made fun of because of their surname and Jules just can't take it any more. That is why he decides to sue the radio station responsible for his misfortune.Antoine & Antoinette
6.289
Overview:
1947, in France, Antoine and Antoinette, a young couple living in Paris, lead a monotonous existence: he works in a print shop while she is a shop assistant. But one evening, they regain hope: Antoine finds a winning lottery ticket in his girlfriend's handbag. He decides to cash it in, but loses his wallet. What follows is a series of twists and turns that redefine the couple's priorities while forcing them to remain optimistic.Four Flights to Love
6.2
Overview:
In pre-World Ward I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre LeBlanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker's assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and his bride live in a blissful paradise, until the war breaks out and he becomes a soldier. Janine dies in childbirth and, no longer desiring to live, Pierre volunteers for a dangerous patrol behind German lines. While recuperating in the hospital from a wound he received on the mission, Pierre spends his time drawing sketches of dresses. He becomes rich and famous after the war. Years later, after devoting himself to his daughter, Pierre seeks a marriage with a girl no older than his daughter. A conflict develops and to ensure his daughter's happiness, Pierre sacrifices his own plans.The Heart of a Nation
5.8
Overview:
The story of how the people of Paris cope with the strains and struggles of war, from the siege of the city by the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 to the invasion by the Germans in World War II.Josette
7
Overview:
Albert Durandal is unable to keep a job for more than a few days. The reason: he hums while working, which invariably irritates his superiors. He is not hired as a singer for all that, as no music producer is prepared to bet on him. At the moment he is as free as a (singing) bird and accepts to take care of Josette, the little daughter of Jeanne, his neighbor, who is sick and has to go to a sanitarium. One day, while walking down the street, he helps an old man who has an attack. The latter happens to be an influential millionaire. And with a heart of gold into the bargain : he helps Albert to make it in the singing career. And as Jeanne has recovered, he can marry her and adopt Josette.Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
5.6
Overview:
Is it because his father was a groom that Adhémar Pomme has a long horse head and a horse- toothed smile? Maybe but the fact is that his head has invariably caused laughter whatever the circumstances, which is the tragedy of his life. After having worked as an undertaker, a theater prompter, a casino bouncer, and so on, and failing at each job, he applies out of desperation to an institution where those rejected for physical reasons can hide and live together. But Adhémar immediately starts... laughing at them and gets kicked out as a result! In the end though, he finds his way as a circus artist.Intermediate Landing in Paris
4
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Michèle, an employee at the airport, is in love with American pilot Eddie Miller who regularly flies the route from New York to Paris, but problems arise when he is transferred to the Tokyo route. Meanwhile Michèle's uncle Albert who works in the freight department sets out to tackle a drug trafficking outfit.Loves of Casanova
NYR
Overview:
On his way to Paris, Casanova keeps on collecting female conquests, does not shy away from duels and gets into many a colorful adventure. Once in the capital, the fearless knight saves the honor of a great lady, conquers the niece of his implacable enemy but courts disaster for love of Coraline, a faithless opera dancer.Five Million in Cash
1
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Philémon De Montfilet came first in his year in the prestigious engineering school "Poly Art Technique" because of an epidemic which brought all the other examination candidates down.La Renégate
10
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In a small town in Spanish Morocco, old Ricardo, who runs a café, lives with his daughter, Conchita. She believes that Ricardo is her father. In reality, he took her in at the age of eighteen months in a douar abandoned during the conquest. One day a Berber chief, Tamar, sees Conchita, tells her that she is from his tribe and wants to take her away. She rejects it, then accepts later to find that Muslim civilization is incompatible with the Christian training she received. She escapes and succeeds in obtaining forgiveness from Tamar. A French officer from the Intelligence Service offers to collect it.Nine Bachelors
6.4
Overview:
Nine Bachelors is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Max Dearly and Elvire Popesco.[1] An opportunist dreams up a new scheme to make money when the French government passes a law forbidding foreigners from living in France. It's French title is Ils étaient neuf célibataires.Forbidden Fruit
5.7
Overview:
A doctor, leading an agreed life of the provincial petty bourgeoisie, falls in love with a young woman. As their relationship deepens, he becomes violently jealous and blames her for her dating and friendships.Monte Carlo Baby
6.8
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When a measles epidemic forces the temporary closing of a child care center, the son of a film star and her estranged husband, a concert pianist, is mistakenly delivered to a touring musician.Devil's Daughter
6.7
Overview:
Pursued by the police, Saget usurps the identity of a man who was returning to his town after having made his fortune in the United States. Under this new name, he deceives his compatriots with the exception of a doctor and the savage Isabelle. During an explanation Saget understands that Isabelle secretly admires him. She denounces him and Saget surrenders without a fight. Thus he ruins all his prestige with the young Amazon.The Fatted Calf
6.2
Overview:
Jules Vachon, a pharmacist, has two sons, Gabriel, a steady-minded young man dedicated to his job in the pharmacy, and Gaston, a good for nothing whose only talent is to seduce rich women and take money from their pockets. But it is Gaston who is hailed as a great man when he returns to his native village thanks to his deep pockets.Jamaican Man
NYR
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Jacques Mervel, also known as "L'Homme de la Jamaïque" makes use of his talents as a gun runner in Tangiers, Morocco. After triumphing over a rival gang, he decides to quit the job and to start a new life with Vicky, a pretty young nurse. In Paris, a doctor lets him know that he is affected by leprosy. In desperation, Jacques runs away from Vicky to spare her. When she realizes the reason why Jacques has disappeared from her life, she joins him with a view to helping him fight the disease.My Crimes After Mein Kampf
3
Overview:
The film shows the seizure of power by the Nazis and Hitler wants a trial, at a time when France has just declared war on Germany (Sept. 3, 1939). Hybrid composition, it alternates originals and reconstructions performed by actors (docudrama). A not-so-subtle condemnation of Hitler, Nazism and Germany by the movie's French film makers, which conveniently makes no mention of how the policies of Great Britain and France created Hitler and allowed him to go as far as he did prior to the beginning of the Second World War.Le 84 prend des vacances
1
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Gaston Bernod is a Parisian bus driver. Honest, upright and hard-working, he is held in high esteem by his superiors. Gaston has always pampered "his" bus, going as far as to equip it with a fuel-saving device of his invention. Very close to his vehicle, he may have somewhat neglected his wife Paulette, who lets herself got round by the smooth words of Pierrot. The gigolo has indeed managed to persuade her to follow him to the Mont Saint-Michel, "a wonderful nest for their burgeoning love" as he says. The trouble is that Gaston, while driving his dear 84, catches sight of the car, and suddenly aware of his misfortune, sees red. He immediately sets off in pursuit of the culprits, involving his load of helpless passengers in the chase.My Friend Sainfoin
8
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The honeymoon in Italy of Guillaume and Eugénie de Puycharmois escorted by friend Sainfoin, a second-hand driver. Sainfoin's humor displeases Eugenie. Guillaume takes the wheel in such a way that it is necessary to hire a "driver", Yolande. Jealous, Eugenie asks Sainfoin to conquer Yolande. In the working car, two happy couples drive through the Italian landscapes.La Bataille du feu
NYR
Overview:
Activities and exploits of firefighters in the context of a village then the capital and under the bombardments of the Second World War where the saving of lives was more important than that of factories.Pas de souris dans le business
NYR
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Without seeming to touch it, journalist Trupeau is interested in the doings of Mireille, a jewelry store saleswoman. A certain Jojo is hanging around the young girl, and not for the right reasons, but to pull off a "heist". Although one of his men betrays him and has to be shot, Jojo succeeds. The police investigate, question and pursue Mireille. Exasperated and disillusioned, the pretty salesgirl shoots Jojo. Fortunately, the journalist is there to prove that she's as white as an ermine. And the ch timents rain down on the culprits.Wear His Heart on His Sleeve
6.6
Overview:
Léon Ménard, the village verger, is a decent young man whose hobby is to play the accordion. One day he is fired for having accompanied Mary Pinson, a singer deemed scandalous by the right-minded parishioners. Blinded by his love for Mary, Léon follows her to Paris where he becomes her plaything. With Mary's complicity, a gang of swindlers make him the puppet proprietor of a night club. But Léon can't live in a fool's paradise forever and soon finds himself on the street, forsaken and desperate. Luckily, the manager of a circus notices him while he is busking and he hires Léon at once. Not only will success come to him but he will win the love of sweet Solange.Acting
2021Con i pedoni tra le nuvole as Dario
1959Quai des illusions as Unknown
1958Women's Prison as Journalist
1958The Desert of Pigalle as Giuseppe
1957The Strange Mr. Steve as Unknown
1957Five Million in Cash as Hairdresser
1956Les Duraton as Le concierge du collège de Chatelbourg
1955Four Days in Paris as Le maire du village
1955Pas de souris dans le business as Unknown
1955Intermediate Landing in Paris as Unknown
1954The Count of Bragelonne as Le chambellan
1954Ma petite folie as Unknown
1953Napoleon Road as Figuières
1953One Hundred Francs Per Second as Le directeur du théâtre (uncredited)
1952It Happened in Paris as Unknown
1952Forbidden Fruit as Le patron du restaurant (uncredited)
1952L'éternel espoir as Unknown
1951Poison as Victor Boitevin, Victor
1951Jamais deux sans trois as Waiter
1951Monte Carlo Baby as Controller
1951Utopia as (uncredited)
1951The Hunting Ground as Le brigadier (uncredited)
1951Savage Triangle as Le complice
1951Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny as Le commissaire des jeux (uncredited)
1951The Merry Pilgrims as Customs clerk (uncredited)
1951Les Mémoires de la vache Yolande as L'avocat
1951Mr. Peek-a-Boo as The First Agent (uncredited)
1951The Two Girls as Le terrassier
1951Le Roi des camelots as Un locataire (uncredited)
1950Jamaican Man as Lopez's servant (uncredited)
1950Ils ont vingt ans as The servant
1950Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés as Un maître d'hôtel
1950Les Aventuriers de l'air as The chauffeur
1950Justice Is Done as Juror rejected (uncredited)
1950L’atomique Monsieur Placido as Stage manager (uncredited)
1950Voyage à trois as Commander
1950My Friend Sainfoin as Doctor
1950Le roi Pandore as Un huissier (uncredited), L'huissier
1950Le 84 prend des vacances as Bourin (uncredited)
1950We Will All Go to Paris as Member of the constabulary
1950Farewell Mister Grock as Circus Valet (uncredited)
1950Rome Express as Unknown
1950The Unexpected Voyager as The head waiter
1949The Martyr of Bougival as Brigadier
1949Just Out as Head waiter
1949Wear His Heart on His Sleeve as Philipot
1949The Unknown N° 13 as Coffee boy (uncredited)
1949Dr. Laennec as Unknown
1949La Bataille du feu as Peasant
1949Scandal on the Champs-Élysées as Le maître d'hôtel (uncredited)
1949Tous les deux as Unknown
1948The Pretty Miller Girl as Unknown
1948Sextette as Unknown
1948Et dix de der as Unknown
1948La Renégate as Doctor
1948Judicial Error as The changer
1948Mademoiselle Has Fun as Unknown
1947Antoine & Antoinette as Un client
1947Passionnelle as Le notaire
1947Mirror as (uncredited)
1947Distress as Croupier
1947Le Secret du Florida as Unknown
1947Loves of Casanova as Director of the theater
1946Le destin s'amuse as Gendarme
1946We Request a Household as Unknown
1946Mensonges as Unknown
1946Messieurs Ludovic as Waiter at the Italian restaurant (uncredited)
1946Devil's Daughter as The Brigadier
1946The Temptation of Barbizon as Un serveur du cabaret
1946Au pays des cigales as Unknown
1946As Long As I Live as Unknown
1945Girl with Grey Eyes as Unknown
1945Mademoiselle X as Unknown
1945Paris Frills as Antoine (uncredited)
1944Children of Chaos as The cafe owner of Marseille (uncredited)
1943The Heart of a Nation as (uncredited)
1943Le soleil a toujours raison as Unknown
1942Sacred Fire as Drama professor (uncredited)
1942Promise to the Unknown One as Station master (uncredited)
1942Simple-Minded as Sculptor (uncredited)
1941The Acrobat as Unknown
1941The Tale of the Fox as Cat
1941After the Storm as Unknown
1940Moulin Rouge as Colorado's accomplice
1940Tobie Is an Angel as Unknown
1940Le café du port as Unknown
1940The Man Who Seeks the Truth as Head waiter
1940My Crimes After Mein Kampf as le sous-lieutenant
1939Four Flights to Love as Le chanteur du 14 juillet (uncredited)
1939Nine Bachelors as Boss of the Melon d'Espagne
1939The Rules of the Game as L'invité sud-américain (uncredited)
1939The Fatted Calf as Unknown
1939Pasha's Wives as Traveler
1938Bouquets from Nicholas as Unknown
1937The Ladies in the Green Hats as Unknown
1937The Tower of Nesle as Orsini
1937Francis the First as Le chevalier Bayard
1937Josette as Le chanteur des rues
1936The Gardens of Murcia as Tonète
1936Generals Without Buttons as Peasant
1936Trois jours de perm' as Unknown
1936L'Argent as Unknown
1935Debout là-dedans ! as Unknown
1935Dora Nelson as Stage manager
1933Les Surprises du sleeping as Unknown