Paul Amiot (29 March 1886 – 26 January 1979) was a French
film actor
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. His career spanned some 63 years and he appeared in nearly 100 films between
1910
Events
January
* January 6 – Abé people in the French West Africa colony of Côte d'Ivoire rise against the colonial administration; the rebellion is brutally suppressed by the military.
* January 8 – By the Treaty of Punakha, t ...
and 1973.
In 1920 he appeared in Robert Péguy's ''Être aimé pour soi-même''. He was noted for his consistent roles as a figures of authority. He regularly played
police
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inspectors or
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s,
lawyer
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s and
physician
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s. He starred in some 100 films between 1908 and 1930. On his death in 1979 he donated his body to scientific research.
Selected filmography
* ''Volonté'' (1917) - Thauziat
* ''Travail'' (1920) - Feuillat
* ''Être aimé pour soi-même'' (1920) - Le duc de Castry - un noble milliardaire
* '' Le secret de Rosette Lambert'' (1920) - Lambert
* ''Une fleur dans les ronces'' (1921) - Le secrétaire
* ''Les parias de l'amour'' (1921) - Petit-Costaud
* ''La résurrection du Bouif'' (1922) - Le comte de Saint Gaudens
* ''Rapax'' (1922) - Georges Castillon
* ''L'île sans nom'' (1922) - Le commandant Edouard de Herche
* ''La bête traquée'' (1923) - Aubertel
* ''L'espionne'' (1923) - Tekli
* ''
Jean Chouan
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'' (1926) - Le marquis de Thorigné
* ''
Napoleon
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'' (1927) - Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville dit Fouquier-Tinville (uncredited)
* ''Fleur d'amour'' (1927) - L'officier
* '' Verdun: Visions of History'' (1928)
* '' The Best Mistress'' (1929) - Un employé
* '' The Dream'' (1931) - Hubert
* ''Verdun, souvenirs d'histoire'' (1931) - Le soldat français
* ''
Lilac
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'' (1932) - Merlu
* ''Un homme sans nom'' (1932) - Le docteur Alfred Sander
* ''Coeurs joyeux'' (1932)
* '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) - Le capitaine Rustan
* ''
Mannequins
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Fedora
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'' (1934) - Gretch
* ''Ces messieurs de la Santé'' (1934) - Le commissaire
* ''
Toboggan
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'' (1934) - Anderson
* ''La cinquième empreinte'' (1934) - L'inspecteur Robert
* '' Three Sailors'' (1934)
* ''L'école des contribuables'' (1934) - Le ministre des finances
* ''
Moscow Nights
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Composition and initial succ ...
'' (1934) - Le président de la cour martiale
* '' Justin de Marseille'' (1935) - Le sous-directeur de la Sûreté
* ''Gangster malgré lui'' (1935)
* '' The Crew'' (1935)
* ''Napoléon Bonaparte'' (1935) - Antoine Quentin Fouqier de Tinville dit Fouquier-Tinville (uncredited)
* ''
Stradivarius
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'' (1935)
* ''Flight Into Darkness'' (1935) - Le soldat du 54e (uncredited)
* '' Moses and Solomon, Perfumers'' (1935) - Supervielle
* '' Gaspard de Besse'' (1935) - Le juge Cocarel
* ''
Taras Bulba
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'' (1936) - Prince Zamnitzky
* ''Sous la terreur'' (1936) - Yel
* ''
A Legionnaire
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'' (1936) - Le colonel
* '' The King'' (1936) - Lelorrain
* '' Monsieur Personne'' (1936) - Le commissaire
* '' The New Men'' (1936) - D'Amade
* ''À nous deux, madame la vie'' (1937) - Gaston
* '' The Red Dancer'' (1937) - Le commissaire
* ''
The Citadel of Silence
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Women's Prison
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* ''
Angelica
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'' (1939) - Iramundi
* ''
Entente cordiale
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Fantômas
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'' (1947) - Le directeur de la Sûreté
* '' The Great Maguet'' (1947) - Le professeur
* '' Third at Heart'' (1947) - Le président du tribunal
* '' Secret Cargo'' (1947) - Le gouverneur
* ''
Ruy Blas
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'' (1948) - Le marquis de Santa Cruz
* '' Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948) - Le chef
* '' Du Guesclin'' (1949) - Le duc d'Anjou
* ''
Orpheus
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Dakota 308
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Synopsis
The plot concerns a Da ...
'' (1951) - L'inspecteur Joly
* '' La Fugue de Monsieur Perle'' (1952) - Le commissaire
* '' Flesh and the Woman'' (1954) - Le capitaine
* ''Interdit de séjour'' (1955) - (uncredited)
* '' Nana'' (1955) - Le commisaire (uncredited)
* ''Alerte au deuxième bureau'' (1956) - Morel
* '' Famous Love Affairs'' (1961) - L'autre chevalier du Gurthenberg (segment "Agnès Bernauer") (uncredited)
* ''
The Count of Monte Cristo
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'' (1961) - Le président de la Chambre des pairs
* '' Le glaive et la balance'' (1963) - Un homme
* '' Germinal'' (1963) - Un officiel (uncredited)
* '' Graduation Year'' (1964) - Le général
* ''
Le Cercle rouge
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