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Michel Simon

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Actor

The Resume

    (April 9, 1895-May 30, 1975)
    Born in Geneva, Switzerland
    Birth name was Francois Michel Simon
    Appeared in the films 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' (1928), 'La Chienne' (1931), 'Boudu Saved from Drowning' (1932), 'High and Low' (1933), 'L'Atlante' (1934), 'Bizarre, Bizarre' (1937), 'Port of Shadows' (1939), 'Panic' (1946), 'Beauty and the Devil' (1950), 'Monsieur Taxi' (1952), 'The Devil and the Ten Commandments' (1962), 'The Train' (1964), 'The Two of Us' (1967) and 'The Red Ibis' (1975)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was expelled from the Swiss army for insubordination.
    His odd jobs on first moving to France ranged from clown and magician to teaching boxing and smuggling lighters.
    He shared his apartment with pet squirrels and monkeys.
    He recorded several songs, including a duet with Serge Gainsbourg.
    He had an extensive erotica collection, including several porn films that he directed himself.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He had an expressive face.
    Jean Renoir called him 'a genius of an actor.'
    In the 1950s, his face was partially paralyzed in an accident involving makeup dye.
    He won the Silver Bear as Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival for 'The Two of Us.'
    Francois Truffaut said, 'When Michel Simon plays a part, we penetrate the core of the human heart.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying