Michael Lonsdale
Michael Edward Lonsdale Crouch (24 May 1931 – 21 September 2020), commonly known as Michael Lonsdale and sometimes as Michel Lonsdale, was a French-British actor and author who appeared in over 180 films and television shows. He is often known in the English-speaking world for his roles as the villain Hugo Drax in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker, deputy police commissioner Claude Lebel in The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Abbot in The Name of the Rose (1986) and Dupont d'Ivry in The Remains of the Day (1993). Lonsdale was born in Paris, the natural son of British Army officer Edward Lonsdale Crouch and Simone Calderon (née Béraud). He was brought up initially on the island of Jersey, then in London from 1935, and later, during the Second World War, in Casablanca, Morocco. He returned to Paris to study painting in 1947, but was drawn into the world of acting instead, first appearing on stage at the age of 24. Lonsdale was bilingual, and appeared in both English-language and French-language productions. He appeared in a starring role with Roger Moore in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker. and with Sean Connery, in the 1986 film The Name of the Rose. He would later appear in Munich (2005), a film that also starred another Bond, Daniel Craig. In February 2011, he won a César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Of Gods and Men. Lonsdale was also the author of ten books. A practising Roman Catholic, he was close to the Emmanuel Community. In his 2016 memoir Le Dictionnaire de Ma Vie, Lonsdale revealed he had fallen for Delphine Seyrig, having met her as a student in Tania Balachova's acting classes at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in 1947. He wrote that "it was her or nothing", which was why he never married. Lonsdale died in Paris on 21 September 2020, aged 89. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Lonsdale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Life of Mirrors
The Life of Mirrors
African Glory
as Christopher Columbus
African Glory
as Christopher Columbus
The Outsider
as Narrator (Voice)
The Outsider
as Narrator (Voice)
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
as Self (archive footage)
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
as Self (archive footage)
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
as Self
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
as Self
Degas and I
as Edgar Degas
Degas and I
as Edgar Degas
Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique
as Narrator
Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique
as Narrator
Bazin's Film
as Narrator
Bazin's Film
as Narrator
Sculpt
Sculpt
The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette's Out 1 Revisited
as Self
The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette's Out 1 Revisited
as Self
Jean-Marie Serreau, découvreur de théâtres
as Self
Jean-Marie Serreau, découvreur de théâtres
as Self
The First, the Last
as Jean-Berchmans
The First, the Last
as Jean-Berchmans
Les Filles au Moyen-Âge
as Daniel
Les Filles au Moyen-Âge
as Daniel
The Visit
as Self
The Visit
as Self
J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds
as (voice)
J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds
as (voice)
N: The Madness Of Reason
as Narrator
N: The Madness Of Reason
as Narrator
Maestro
as Cedric Rovère
Maestro
as Cedric Rovère
Rosenn
as (voice)
Rosenn
as (voice)
Le Renard jaune
as Jean Virno
Le Renard jaune
as Jean Virno
Gebo and the Shadow
as Gebo
Gebo and the Shadow
as Gebo
Veilleurs dans la nuit - Une journée monastique à l'Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux
as Narrateur
Veilleurs dans la nuit - Une journée monastique à l'Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux
as Narrateur
The Cardboard Village
as Old Priest
The Cardboard Village
as Old Priest
Free Men
as Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit
Free Men
as Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit
Hitler in Hollywood
as Michael Lonsdale
Hitler in Hollywood
as Michael Lonsdale
Titeuf
as Le psy (voice)
Titeuf
as Le psy (voice)
Of Gods and Men
as Luc
Of Gods and Men
as Luc
You'll Miss Me
as Max
You'll Miss Me
as Max
Agora
as Theon
Agora
as Theon
The Man from London
as Kocsmáros (voice)
The Man from London
as Kocsmáros (voice)
Les amants cinéma
as Self
Les amants cinéma
as Self
To Each His Own Cinema
as The old blind man (segment "Le Don")
To Each His Own Cinema
as The old blind man (segment "Le Don")
Heartbeat Detector
as Mathias Jüst
Heartbeat Detector
as Mathias Jüst
Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure
as Bartleby (voice)
Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure
as Bartleby (voice)
The Last Mistress
as le vicomte Prony
The Last Mistress
as le vicomte Prony
Les Mains d'Andréa
Les Mains d'Andréa
Goya's Ghosts
as Inquisitor General
Goya's Ghosts
as Inquisitor General
Jeanne, à petits pas
as Louis
Jeanne, à petits pas
as Louis
Munich
as Papa
Munich
as Papa
Gentille
as Jean
Gentille
as Jean
The Separation
as Paul Doumer
The Separation
as Paul Doumer
Bye Bye Blackbird
as Robert
Bye Bye Blackbird
as Robert
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
as Professor Stangerson
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
as Professor Stangerson
Invisible
as Le gardien
Invisible
as Le gardien
Under a False Name
as David
Under a False Name
as David
Adieu
as Serge
Adieu
as Serge
Five Times Two
as Bernard
Five Times Two
as Bernard
Le Furet
as Don Salvadore
Le Furet
as Don Salvadore
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
as Stangerson
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
as Stangerson
Kaena: The Prophecy
as Opaz (voice)
Kaena: The Prophecy
as Opaz (voice)
Le Mythe Cathare
as Narrator
Le Mythe Cathare
as Narrator
Those Facing Us
as Mikaël
Those Facing Us
as Mikaël
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
as Self
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
as Self
Speaking of Buñuel
as Self
Speaking of Buñuel
as Self
Inside 'Moonraker'
as Self
Inside 'Moonraker'
as Self
Actors
as Man walking down the street
Actors
as Man walking down the street
Is Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein
as Narrator (voice)
Is Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein
as Narrator (voice)
A Monkey's Tale
as Maître Flavius (Voice)
A Monkey's Tale
as Maître Flavius (Voice)
Ronin
as Jean-Pierre
Ronin
as Jean-Pierre
Let There Be Light!
as Monseigneur Loublié
Let There Be Light!
as Monseigneur Loublié
Don Juan
as Don Luis
Don Juan
as Don Luis
Mauvais Genre
as Honoré de Balzac
Mauvais Genre
as Honoré de Balzac
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
as (voice)
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
as (voice)
Noise of Love and War
as The director
Noise of Love and War
as The director
La Plante Humaine
as Michel
La Plante Humaine
as Michel
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
as Dollabella
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
as Dollabella
Jefferson in Paris
as Louis XVI
Jefferson in Paris
as Louis XVI
Vroum-vroum
Vroum-vroum
Dieu sait quoi
as Narrator
Dieu sait quoi
as Narrator
The Remains of the Day
as Dupont D'Ivry
The Remains of the Day
as Dupont D'Ivry
Woyzeck
as Le capitaine
Woyzeck
as Le capitaine
L'ordre du jour
as Stark
L'ordre du jour
as Stark
My Life Is Hell
as Gabriel
My Life Is Hell
as Gabriel
Seul face au crime
as Procuratore
Seul face au crime
as Procuratore
Out 1
as Thomas
Out 1
as Thomas
Film sur Georges Perec
as Self
Film sur Georges Perec
as Self
Cela s'appelle l'amour
as Self
Cela s'appelle l'amour
as Self
Souvenir
as Xavier Lorion
Souvenir
as Xavier Lorion
Earthen Man
as (voice)
Earthen Man
as (voice)
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
as Cammerschulze
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
as Cammerschulze
Der Madonna-Mann
as Tanzmann
Der Madonna-Mann
as Tanzmann
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
as Self
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
as Self
The Name of the Rose
as The Abbot
The Name of the Rose
as The Abbot
Rendez-vous manqués
as Moralès
Rendez-vous manqués
as Moralès
L'air d'aimer
as Raymond
L'air d'aimer
as Raymond
Emile Reynaud
as Narrator
Emile Reynaud
as Narrator
The Memory of the Eye E.J. Marey
as Narrator
The Memory of the Eye E.J. Marey
as Narrator
Billy Ze Kick
as Commissaire Bellanger
Billy Ze Kick
as Commissaire Bellanger
The Insomniac on the Bridge
as Antonie
The Insomniac on the Bridge
as Antonie
The Holcroft Covenant
as Ernst Manfredi
The Holcroft Covenant
as Ernst Manfredi
Good King Dagobert
as Saint Eloi
Good King Dagobert
as Saint Eloi
The Colour of Words
as Self
The Colour of Words
as Self
The Judge
as Le docteur
The Judge
as Le docteur
Chronopolis
as Narrator (voice)
Chronopolis
as Narrator (voice)
Une jeunesse
as Béjardy
Une jeunesse
as Béjardy
Erendira
as Senator Onésimo Sanchez
Erendira
as Senator Onésimo Sanchez
La Rényon lontan
as Narrator (voice)
La Rényon lontan
as Narrator (voice)
Enigma
as Bodley
Enigma
as Bodley
Mersonne ne m'aime
as Commissioner Bancau
Mersonne ne m'aime
as Commissioner Bancau
Sweet Inquest on Violence
as Ash, the financier
Sweet Inquest on Violence
as Ash, the financier
Le rose et le blanc
as Léon
Le rose et le blanc
as Léon
The Games of Countess Dolingen
as Bertrand Haines-Pearson
The Games of Countess Dolingen
as Bertrand Haines-Pearson
The Bunker
as Martin Bormann
The Bunker
as Martin Bormann
Moonraker
as Hugo Drax
Moonraker
as Hugo Drax
Ève avait l'éclat métallique de l'été
Ève avait l'éclat métallique de l'été
Aurais dû faire gaffe... le choc est terrible
Aurais dû faire gaffe... le choc est terrible
Mr. Klein
as Pierre
Mr. Klein
as Pierre
Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
as The Vice Consul of Lahore
Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
as The Vice Consul of Lahore
Mad Enough to Kill
as Stephane Mostri
Mad Enough to Kill
as Stephane Mostri
The Track
as David Sutter
The Track
as David Sutter
Special Section
as Pierre Pucheu - le ministre de l'intérieur
Special Section
as Pierre Pucheu - le ministre de l'intérieur
Galileo
as Cardinal Barberini (later Pope Urban VIII)
Galileo
as Cardinal Barberini (later Pope Urban VIII)
Serious as Pleasure
as Inspecteur Fournier
Serious as Pleasure
as Inspecteur Fournier
The Suspects
as Judge Souftries
The Suspects
as Judge Souftries
Caravan to Vaccarès
as Duc de Croyter
Caravan to Vaccarès
as Duc de Croyter
The Girl with the Cello
as Philippe Lariel
The Girl with the Cello
as Philippe Lariel
The Day of the Jackal
as Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
The Day of the Jackal
as Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
Chut !
as Sergel
Chut !
as Sergel
Papa, the Lil' Boats
as Hippolyte the brother of Marylène
Papa, the Lil' Boats
as Hippolyte the brother of Marylène
Jaune, Le Soleil
as Un juif
Jaune, Le Soleil
as Un juif
The Bride Wore Black
as Morane
The Bride Wore Black
as Morane
The Man in the Buick
as L'inspecteur Farjon de la P.J.
The Man in the Buick
as L'inspecteur Farjon de la P.J.
Jaloux comme un tigre
as The grimacing motorist
Jaloux comme un tigre
as The grimacing motorist
Crime Does Not Pay
as Acteur
Crime Does Not Pay
as Acteur
Adorable Liar
as Albert
Adorable Liar
as Albert
The Itchy Palm
as Nobert
The Itchy Palm
as Nobert
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
It Happened in Aden
as Sinclair
It Happened in Aden
as Sinclair