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Paul Bisciglia
Actor

Paul Bisciglia

30 Jul 1928Born
18 Apr 2010Died
81Age at death
110Credits

Biography

Paul Bisciglia (30 July 1928 – 18 April 2010) was a French film actor.

Throughout his acting career, Bisciglia appeared in more than one-hundred feature films. He made his debut in the 1950 film Trois télégrammes. What followed was several uncredited roles, before landing a much larger part in drama Clara de Montargis. During the fifties, he appeared in many drama films, including the award-winning Avant le déluge, with Antoine Balpêtré, and again several more uncredited roles.

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During the sixties, Bisciglia began to appear more frequently in television series and television films, although he was included in many films such as The Wretches, with Michèle Morgan, Les vieux de la vieille, with Pierre Fresnay, Paris nous appartient, Le signe du lion, and in 1966, he appeared in his first leading role in Alain Cuniot's L'or et le plomb.

In 1969, Bisciglia had a small role in the horror film La vampire nue, the second feature film from director Jean Rollin. It was Bisciglia's first of several times working with Rollin. He worked with the director again in the successful films Requiem pour un vampire, with Marie-Pierre Castel and Mireille D'Argent, Les démoniaques, Lèvres de sang, and the zombie classic Les Raisins de la Mort, with Marie-Georges Pascal.

His career continued through the seventies and eighties, such as the Golden Globe-nominated Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob, Club privé pour couples avertis, with Philippe Gasté of Jean Rollin's Requiem pour un vampire, Verdict, with Sophia Loren, L'aile ou la cuisse, Family Rock, and he voiced in three animated films Astérix et la surprise de César (Asterix vs. Caesar), Astérix chez les Bretons (Asterix in Britain) and Astérix et le coup du menhir (Asterix and the Big Fight). Bisciglia's acting career continued until 1999, during which he appeared in two final feature films, Profil bas and Montana Blues.

Bisciglia also had a successful television career appearing in a number of television series and films. He made his first appearance in the 1957 television film L'équipage au complet. His television films include Elle s'abaisse pour vaincre, Les fiancés de Loches, Claudine à Paris and the television film remeke Les liaisons dangereuses. His television series credits include Le théâtre de la jeunesse, Rocambole, Les saintes chéries, Schulmeister, espion de l'empereur, Les brigades du Tigre, De mémoire d'homme, Les cinq dernières minutes, Désiré Lafarge, Commissaire Moulin, Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret and Julien Fontanes, magistrat.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 110 credits.

  1. 2002Un fil à la patteFilm
  2. 1993Low ProfileFilm: Le patron du bistrot
  3. 1991Venus and LuluFilm: Le journaliste
  4. 1989Love Without PityFilm: L'homme de l'Huma
  5. 1989Asterix and the Big FightFilm: Agecanonix (voice)
  6. 1989MolierissimoSeries: Pouillard (26 episodes)
  7. 1986Asterix in BritainFilm: (voice)
  8. 1985Asterix vs. CaesarFilm: (voice)
  9. 1983C'est facile et ça peut rapporter... 20 ansFilm
  10. 1982La BarakaFilm: le client
  11. 1982Salut, j'arriveFilm
  12. 1981Sans familleSeries: Le concierge (3 episodes)
  13. 1981Belles, blondes et bronzéesFilm
  14. 1981Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryxFilm: Le larbin
  15. 1980The Gallant Tales of La FontaineFilm: Messire Jean
  16. 1980AnthraciteFilm: Caretaker
  17. 1980Trop au lit pour être honnêteFilm: La garçon
  18. 1980Légitime défenseFilm
  19. 1980Shut Up, I Love You!Film
  20. 1980Petit déjeuner comprisSeries: M. Burin (1 episode)
  21. 1979Cause toujours... tu m'intéressesFilm: Police officer
  22. 1978The Grapes of DeathFilm: Lucas
  23. 1978ClaudineSeries: Le chanteur des rues (1 episode)
  24. 1977The Teasers Go to ParisFilm
  25. 1977AnimalFilm: Le gardien du château
  26. 1977Brigade Call GirlsFilm: Henri
  27. 1977Allez la Rafale !Series: Riton (6 episodes)
  28. 1977Soumissions perversesFilm: Jules Larrigau, the farmer
  29. 1976MinichroniqueSeries: L'épicier (1 episode)
  30. 1976The Wing or the Thigh?Film: Le bagagiste
  31. 1976Police Commissioner MoulinSeries: Un journaliste (1 episode)
  32. 1976Nick Verlaine ou Comment voler la tour EiffelSeries: Le commissaire (1 episode)
  33. 1976Sex ShockFilm: Le couple au square
  34. 1976LumièreFilm: La Bougie
  35. 1975IndécencesFilm: L'homme des bois
  36. 1975The Seventh Company Has Been FoundFilm: Claumachet, sous-officier de la 7e compagnie
  37. 1975Lips of BloodFilm: The Psychiatrist
  38. 1975That Most Important Thing: LoveFilm: Assistant Director
  39. 1975The Cold SoupFilm: Le garde-champêtre
  40. 1974The DemoniacsFilm: Paul
  41. 1974Young CasanovaFilm: Le flic dubitatif
  42. 1974The SlapFilm: Waiter
  43. 1974Sexy BoomFilm: 'Double-Crème'
  44. 1974Jury of OneFilm: A juror
  45. 1974Like a Pot of StrawberriesFilm
  46. 1974How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a CrybabyFilm: Le chasseur PLM
  47. 1974The Little Theatre of Jean RenoirFilm: Un clochard (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
  48. 1974House of 1000 PleasuresFilm: Le livreur (uncredited)
  49. 1973La Dernière Bourrée à ParisFilm
  50. 1973The Mad Adventures of Rabbi JacobFilm: Pump Attendant
  51. 1973The Crazy Capo AffairFilm
  52. 1973Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?Film: Père de la filette, en exode sur la route
  53. 1973Where There's SmokeFilm
  54. 1973Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a WomanFilm
  55. 1973Rock or the CurseFilm: Gerly
  56. 1973The Voracious OnesFilm
  57. 1972A Murder Is a MurderFilm: L'employe de Kastner
  58. 1972La Tuile à loupsFilm: Muratel
  59. 1972Requiem for a VampireFilm: Man with the Bike
  60. 1972The Pebbles of EtratatFilm: Mechanic
  61. 1972The EggFilm: Dufiquet employee
  62. 1972Fusil chargéFilm
  63. 1971Schulmeister, l'espion de l'EmpereurSeries: L'officier Anglais (1 episode)
  64. 1971Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery BoyFilm: Le contremaître
  65. 1971Le Cinema de PapaFilm: Un acteur
  66. 1970Dougal and the Blue CatFilm: Le Chat bleu / Flappy (voice)
  67. 1970Alice au pays des merveillesFilm: Five of spades
  68. 1970Only the CoolFilm
  69. 1970The Nude VampireFilm: Butler
  70. 1968L'Homme du PicardieSeries: Pucheu, Peucheu (1 episode)
  71. 1967Action ManFilm: Bartender (uncredited)
  72. 1966The Ferryman's HouseFilm
  73. 1966The Boss of ChampignolFilm
  74. 1966L’Or et le plombFilm: Usher's clerk
  75. 1965Pas de caviar pour tante OlgaFilm
  76. 1965The Big SwagFilm: Metro machinist (uncredited)
  77. 1964Les HommesFilm: Cyclist
  78. 1964Le Gendarme de Saint-TropezFilm: Prince's advisor (uncredited)
  79. 1964Cherchez l'idoleFilm: Tailor's assistant
  80. 1963The Bamboo StrokeFilm

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