Bernard Fresson

Bernard Fresson

Actor

Reims, Marne, France
May 27, 1931

Biography

Bernard Fresson (27 May 1931- 20 October 2002) was a French cinema actor. He starred in over 160 films. Some of his notable roles include: Javert in the 1972 mini-series version of Les Misérables, Inspector Barthelmy in John Frankenheimer's French Connection II (1974), Scope in Roman Polanski's The Tenant (1976), Gilbert in Lover Boy (1978), and Francis in Garçon! (1983), for which he received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Fresson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Representative Works

The Longest Day
The Longest Day
7.6
/ English
Belle de Jour
Belle de Jour
7.3
/ French
The Tenant
The Tenant
7.6
/ English
Is Paris Burning?
Is Paris Burning?
7.2
/ French
Z
Z
7.8
/ French
Farewell, Friend
Farewell, Friend
6.3
/ French
Triple Cross
Triple Cross
6.1
/ English
Le Guépiot
Le Guépiot
9.0
/ French
The Adversary
The Adversary
6.6
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Longest Day
1962Winner

Best Performance

The Longest Day

Belle de Jour
1967Nominee

Best Performance

Belle de Jour

The Tenant
1976Winner

Best Performance

The Tenant

Career Highlights

Hiroshima Mon Amour
1959Highlight

Best Performance

Hiroshima Mon Amour

Is Paris Burning?
1966Highlight

Best Performance

Is Paris Burning?