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Philippe Noiret
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Philippe Noiret

1930 – 2006 · Lille, Nord, France · Active 1949–2022

Philippe Noiret, born in 1930 in Lille, France, was a versatile actor whose career spanned decades. He made a notable impact in the 1960s with his roles in Justine (1969) and Mr. Freedom (1968), where he brought a distinct charm to the screen, navigating the absurdities of his characters with finesse. His performance in Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975) further solidified his place in the realm of French cinema. Noiret's ability to blend comedy and drama makes him a significant figure in the cult film landscape, particularly within the unique offerings of SassyFlix.

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Mr. Freedom

Mr. Freedom

1969 ★ 6.4
as Moujik Man

Mr. Freedom, a bellowing good-ol'-boy superhero decked out in copious football padding, jets to France to cut off a Commie invasion from Switzerland. A destructive, arrogant patriot in tight pants, Freedom joins forces with Marie Madeleine to combat lefty freethinkers, as well as the insidious evildoers Moujik Man and inflatable Red China Man, culminating in a star-spangled showdown.

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Filmography

174 credits
2020s 3 credits
2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées as Self (archive footage)
TV ★ 6.6
2021
Movie ★ 9.0
2020
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.5
2010s 1 credit
2017
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.9
2000s 15 credits
2009
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.0
2008
The Beaches of Agnès as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.7
2007
3 Friends as Serano, le concessionnaire Mercedes-Benz
Movie ★ 5.1
2006
Movie ★ 5.2
2005
Edy as Louis
Movie ★ 5.3
2005
Hitler, la folie d'un homme as Narrator (voice)
Movie
2003
The Dog, the General, and the Birds as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 6.4
2003
My New Partner III as René Boirond
Movie ★ 5.3
2003
The Chops as Léonce
Movie ★ 6.1
2003
Movie ★ 6.9
2002
Step by Step as Louis Chevalier
Movie ★ 6.8
2002
Movie ★ 7.0
2000
Lulu Kreutz's Picnic as Joseph Steg
Movie ★ 4.5
1990s 30 credits
1998
TV ★ 3.6
1997
Pierre and Marie as Professor Rodolphe Schutz
Movie ★ 6.8
1997
Marianna Ucrìa as Duke Signoretto
Movie ★ 6.7
1997
Soleil as Joseph Lévy
Movie ★ 6.4
1997
On Guard as Duke Philippe d'Orléans
Movie ★ 6.7
1996
The Grand Dukes as Victor Vialat
Movie ★ 6.1
1996
Ghost with Driver as Philippe Bruneau-Teissier
Movie ★ 5.0
1996
Movie ★ 7.0
1996
Balthus through the Looking-Glass as Récitant / Narrator
Movie
1995
Looking for Paradise as Padre di Claudia
Movie ★ 5.7
1995
Les Milles as Le Général
Movie ★ 5.7
1995
Movie ★ 8.0
1995
Le Roi de Paris as Victor Derval
Movie ★ 7.8
1994
Movie ★ 5.8
1994
Movie ★ 5.7
1994
The Postman as Pablo Neruda
Movie ★ 7.9
1994
Dead Tired as Philippe Noiret
Movie ★ 6.0
1993
Tango as L'Elégant
Movie ★ 6.0
1992
Max & Jeremie as Robert 'Max' Maxendre
Movie ★ 6.2
1992
Fish Soup as Alberto
Movie ★ 4.7
1992
The Two of Us as Toussaint
Movie ★ 9.5
1991
I Don't Kiss as Romain
Movie ★ 6.3
1991
Lest We Forget as Self (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée Équatoriale")
Movie ★ 7.0
1991
Movie ★ 6.2
1991
Rossini! Rossini! as Gioacchino Rossini
Movie ★ 6.2
1990
My New Partner II as René Boirond
Movie ★ 6.0
1990
Uranus as Watrin
Movie ★ 6.7
1990
The Palermo Connection as Gianni Mucci
Movie ★ 6.2
1990
Movie ★ 7.5
1990
Stars 90 as Self
TV ★ 6.2
1980s 38 credits
1989
Life and Nothing But as Commander Delaplane
Movie ★ 7.2
1989
The Return of the Musketeers as Cardinal Mazarin
Movie ★ 6.2
1988
Movie ★ 8.4
1988
Chouans ! as Savinien de Kerfadec
Movie ★ 5.8
1988
The Sparrow's Fluttering as Gabriele Battistini
Movie ★ 4.2
1988
Young Toscanini as Dom Pedro II.
Movie ★ 6.3
1988
Movie
1987
The Family as Jean-Luc
Movie ★ 7.5
1987
Masques as Christian Legagneur
Movie ★ 6.8
1987
The Man Who Planted Trees as Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 8.0
1987
The Gold Rimmed Glasses as Dr. Athos Fadigati
Movie ★ 6.2
1987
Widow's Walk as Inspector Molinat
Movie ★ 5.7
1987
TV ★ 6.1
1987
TV ★ 5.7
1986
Movie ★ 7.1
1986
Twist Again in Moscow as Igor Tataïev
Movie ★ 6.1
1986
Movie ★ 7.0
1986
The Secret Wife as Pierre Franchin, the painter
Movie ★ 7.3
1986
Before Midnight as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 4.0
1985
Next Summer as Edouard
Movie ★ 6.4
1985
Les Rois du gag as In person at the César Awards ceremony (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1985
The Fourth Power as Yves Dorget
Movie ★ 6.4
1984
My New Partner as René Boirond
Movie ★ 6.6
1984
Fort Saganne as Dubreuilh
Movie ★ 6.0
1984
Souvenirs souvenirs as Le proviseur
Movie ★ 5.4
1984
Aurora as André
Movie ★ 7.1
1983
The African as Victor
Movie ★ 6.3
1983
Le Grand Carnaval as Étienne Labrouche
Movie ★ 5.6
1983
A Friend of Vincent as Albert Palm
Movie ★ 6.2
1982
My Friends Act II as Giorgio Perozzi
Movie ★ 7.6
1982
The North Star as Edouard Binet
Movie ★ 6.3
1982
TV ★ 6.8
1981
Coup de Torchon as Lucien Cordier
Movie ★ 7.0
1981
Three Brothers as Raffaele Giuranna
Movie ★ 6.3
1981
Movie ★ 6.3
1980
Jupiter's Thigh as Antoine Lemercier
Movie ★ 6.2
1980
Heads or Tails as Inspecteur Louis Baroni
Movie ★ 6.6
1980
A Week's Vacation as Michel Descombes
Movie ★ 6.2
1970s 40 credits
1979
Movie ★ 7.0
1979
Two Pieces of Bread as Peppe Dorè
Movie ★ 6.5
1978
Movie ★ 10.0
1978
Dear Inspector as Antoine Lemercier
Movie ★ 5.9
1978
Movie ★ 6.1
1978
The Witness as Robert Maurisson
Movie ★ 6.9
1977
The Purple Taxi as Philippe Marchal
Movie ★ 5.8
1976
A Woman at Her Window as Raoul Malfosse
Movie ★ 5.8
1976
Movie ★ 6.9
1976
Movie ★ 6.8
1976
A Common Sense of Modesty as Giuseppe Costanzo
Movie ★ 5.8
1976
Movie ★ 9.0
1976
TV ★ 6.2
1976
Cérémonie des César as Self - President
TV ★ 4.6
1975
The Old Gun as Julien Dandieu
Movie ★ 7.5
1975
My Friends as Il Perozzi
Movie ★ 8.1
1975
Playing with Fire as Georges de Saxe
Movie ★ 5.5
1975
Let Joy Reign Supreme as Philip of Orléans
Movie ★ 6.5
1975
L'école est finie as Self - Narrator(voice)
Movie
1975
TV ★ 6.0
1975
TV ★ 8.5
1974
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang as Gaspard de Montfermeil
Movie ★ 6.5
1974
The Secret as Thomas Berthelot
Movie ★ 6.5
1974
The Watchmaker of St. Paul as Michel Descombes
Movie ★ 6.9
1974
Movie ★ 5.5
1974
Movie ★ 5.8
1974
TV ★ 9.5
1973
La Grande Bouffe as Philippe
Movie ★ 7.1
1973
The Serpent as Lucien Berthon
Movie ★ 6.1
1973
Poil de carotte as François Lepic
Movie ★ 8.0
1972
La Mandarine as Georges Lapierre
Movie ★ 4.7
1972
The Old Maid as Gabriel Marcassus
Movie ★ 5.9
1972
The Assassination as Pierre Garcin
Movie ★ 6.8
1972
Movie ★ 5.3
1972
Movie ★ 6.5
1972
TV ★ 6.0
1971
The Most Gentle Confessions as Inspecteur Muller
Movie ★ 6.3
1971
Murphy's War as Brezan
Movie ★ 6.2
1971
We Are All in Temporary Liberty as Judge Francesco Langellone
Movie ★ 7.0
1970
Movie ★ 5.7
1960s 40 credits
1969
Topaz as Henri Jarre
Movie ★ 6.0
1969
Mr. Freedom as Moujik Man
Movie ★ 5.2
1969
Justine as Pombal
Movie ★ 4.4
1969
The Assassination Bureau as Monsieur Lucoville
Movie ★ 6.7
1969
Clerambard as Count Hector de Clérambard
Movie ★ 5.5
1968
The Tender Age as Pourtalain
Movie ★ 8.0
1968
Very Happy Alexander as Alexandre Gartempe
Movie ★ 6.9
1967
The Night of the Generals as Inspector Morand
Movie ★ 6.8
1967
Movie ★ 6.3
1967
The Other One as André
Movie ★ 6.0
1966
Movie ★ 6.8
1966
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? as Jean-Jacques Georges, le journaliste
Movie ★ 6.5
1966
Tender Scoundrel as Bibi Dumonceaux
Movie ★ 5.2
1966
Father's Trip as Disgruntled traveler
Movie ★ 6.6
1966
The Sultans as Michou
Movie ★ 5.0
1966
La Fin de la nuit as Bernard Desqueyroux
Movie ★ 10.0
1965
The Buddies as Bénin
Movie ★ 5.3
1965
Lady L as Ambroise Gérôme
Movie ★ 5.8
1964
Monsieur as Edmond Bernadac, Industrialist
Movie ★ 6.4
1964
Cyrano and d'Artagnan as King Louis XIII
Movie ★ 5.9
1964
Movie ★ 5.9
1964
Clémentine chérie as Edgar Hoover
Movie ★ 6.2
1964
The Lovers of the France as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 9.0
1964
Movie ★ 7.0
1963
Ballad for a Hoodlum as L'inspecteur Mathieu
Movie ★ 6.5
1963
La Porteuse de pain as Jacques Garraud
Movie ★ 5.8
1962
Therese as Bernard Desqueyroux
Movie ★ 6.7
1962
The Masseuses as Bellini
Movie ★ 5.1
1962
Crime Does Not Pay as Monseigneur Hughes
Movie ★ 5.5
1962
Comme un poisson dans l'eau as Lucien Barlemont
Movie ★ 7.0
1962
Le Mal court as Parfait XVIII
Movie ★ 10.0
1961
Movie ★ 5.5
1961
Movie ★ 4.4
1961
Movie ★ 6.5
1961
Rendezvous as Inspector Maillard
Movie ★ 6.3
1961
Movie
1960
Zazie dans le Métro as Oncle Gabriel
Movie ★ 6.6
1960
Movie ★ 8.6
1960
Ravishing as Maurice
Movie ★ 5.5
1960
De fil en aiguille as M. Van Dam
Movie ★ 6.5
1950s 6 credits
1959
Macbeth as Macduff
Movie ★ 10.0
1959
Discorama as Self - Host
TV ★ 8.0
1959
Discorama as Self
TV ★ 8.0
1956
Movie ★ 6.9
1952
Matrimonial Agency as A passerby (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.6
1951
Olivia as Béatrice's Lover (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1940s 1 credit
1949
Gigi as Bit Part (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1