Michael Lonsdale
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Born | 24 May 1931 |
Other names | Michael Lonsdale |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1955–present |
Michael Edward Lonsdale-Crouch[3] (born 24 May 1931), commonly known as Michael Lonsdale and sometimes billed as Michel Lonsdale, is a British-French actor who has appeared in over 180 films and television shows. He is best known in the English-speaking world for his roles as the villain Hugo Drax in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker,[4] the detective Claude Lebel in The Day of the Jackal, and M. Dupont d'Ivry in The Remains of the Day.
Personal life
Lonsdale was born in Paris, son of English Army officer Edward Lonsdale-Crouch and his half-French, half-Irish wife Simone Béraud,[5][6] and brought up initially on the island of Guernsey, then in London in 1935, and later, during World War II, in Casablanca, Morocco.[7] 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.[7][8]
Career
Lonsdale is bilingual and has appeared in both English- and French-language productions.
On 25 February 2011, he won a César Award, his first, as a Best Supporting Actor in Of Gods and Men.
Selected filmography
Film
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Smiley's People | Anton Grigoriev | TV miniseries |
1986 | Le Tiroir secret | Miniseries | |
1991 | Maigret et la Grande Perche | Monsieur Serre | TV series |
2001 | Maigret et la Croqueuse de Diamants | Sir Lampson | TV series |
2013 | Marguerite Yourcenar, alchimie du paysage | The Narrator | TV documentary |
Le tourbillon de Jeanne | L'homme | TV Series |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon | Henri Crousteau | Voice-over |
2012 | 007 Legends | Hugo Drax | Voice-over |
References
- ^ Mes Étoiles: les rencontres qui ont éclairé mon chemin, Michael Lonsdale and Patrick Scheyder, Bayard, 2018
- ^ "Michael Lonsdale et Jeanne-Marie Conquer". Maison internationale des Poètes et des Écrivains de Saint-Malo. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Mes Étoiles: les rencontres qui ont éclairé mon chemin, Michael Lonsdale and Patrick Scheyder, Bayard, 2018
- ^ Canby, Vincent (June 29, 1979). "Moonraker (1979) MOONRAKER". The New York Times.
- ^ Qui est qui en France, Jacques Lafitte, 2008, p. 1433
- ^ Mes Étoiles: les rencontres qui ont éclairé mon chemin, Michael Lonsdale and Patrick Scheyder, Bayard, 2018
- ^ a b Goodman, Lanie (December 3, 2010). "A gentle screen giant subtly shines". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Les Inrocks - Michael Lonsdale" (in French). Retrieved September 28, 2013.
External links
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- 1931 births
- Living people
- French male stage actors
- French male film actors
- French male television actors
- French people of English descent
- Male actors from Paris
- French Roman Catholics
- Best Actor Lumières Award winners
- 20th-century French male actors
- 21st-century French male actors
- Best Supporting Actor César Award winners