Michel René Jacques Duchaussoy (29 November 1938 – 13 March 2012) was a French film actor, who appeared in more than 130 films between 1962 and 2012. At first a theatre actor, he worked for many years in the Comédie Française, where he started his career in 1964. Duchaussoy performed in many French classic plays including those by Molière, Marivaux, Corneille and Ionesco. He received the prestigious Molière award for best supporting actor in 2003. The deep-voiced actor dubbed Marlon Brando in the French version of Francis Ford Coppola's ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, ...

''. In 2010 he co-starred with

Sophie Marceau Sophie Marceau (; born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu, 17 November 1966) is a French actress. As a teenager, she achieved popularity with her debut films ''La Boum'' (1980) and ''La Boum 2'' (1982), receiving a César Award for Most Promising Act ...

in Yann Samuell's '' L’age de raison''.

Selected filmography

*'' The Killing Game'' (1967) *''

The Unfaithful Wife ''The Unfaithful Wife'' (french: La Femme infidèle) is a 1969 French crime thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol. The film had a total of 682,295 admissions in France. Plot Insurer Charles Desvallées lives in a beautiful house in the countrys ...

'' (1968) *''

This Man Must Die ''This Man Must Die'' (french: Que la bête meure), American title ''The Beast Must Die'', is a 1969 French films of 1969, French and Cinema of Italy, Italian Psychological thriller, psychological thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol. The story ...

'' (1969) *''

Bye bye, Barbara ''Bye bye, Barbara'' is a 1969 French comedy film directed by Michel Deville. Cast * Ewa Swann as Paula * Philippe Avron as Jerôme Thomas * Bruno Cremer as Hugo Michelli * Alexandra Stewart as Eve Michelli * Michel Duchaussoy as Dimitri * ...

'' (1969) *''

Just Before Nightfall ''Just Before Nightfall'' (french: Juste avant la nuit) is a 1971 crime drama film written and directed by Claude Chabrol, based on the 1951 novel ''The Thin Line'' by Edward Atiyah. Audran won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role f ...

'' (1971) *'' Man with the Transplanted Brain'' (1972) *''

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'' (1974) *''

Man in a Hurry ''Man in a Hurry'' (french: L'Homme pressé, it, L'ultimo giorno d'amore, released in UK as ''The Hurried Man'') is a 1977 French-Italian drama film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Alain Delon and Mireille Darc. It is based on the nov ...

'' (1977) *''

Fort Saganne ''Fort Saganne'' is a 1984 French war film directed by Alain Corneau and starring Gérard Depardieu, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Deneuve, and Sophie Marceau. Based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Louis Gardel, the film is about a soldier ...

'' (1984) *''

Life and Nothing But ''Life and Nothing But'' (french: La vie et rien d'autre) is a 1989 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was inspired by the novel by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare titled '' The General of the Dead Army''. Synopsis Set in October 1920, i ...

'' (1989) *''

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'' (1990) *''

The Widow of Saint-Pierre ''The Widow of Saint-Pierre'' (french: La veuve de Saint-Pierre) is a 2000 Canadian-French film by Patrice Leconte with Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil and Emir Kusturica. Loosely inspired by an actual case, it tells the story of a disillusioned ...

'' (2000) *''

Amen. ''Amen.'' is a 2002 historical war drama film directed and co-written by Costa-Gavras. Based on the play ''The Deputy'' by Rolf Hochhuth, the film examines the political and diplomatic relationship between the Vatican and Nazi Germany during Wo ...

'' (2002) *'' Intimate Strangers'' (2004) *''

La Boîte noire ''The Black Box'' (french: La Boîte noire) is a 2005 French mystery film directed by Richard Berry (actor), Richard Berry, written by Berry and Éric Assous, adapted from a novella by Tonino Benacquista, and starring José Garcia (actor), José ...

'' (2005) *''

Poltergay ''Poltergay'' is a 2006 French film directed by Éric Lavaine and based on an idea by Héctor Cabello Reyes. The script was written by Héctor Cabello Reyes and Éric Lavaine. The film was released on 25 October 2006. Plot Emma and Marc, two young ...

'' (2006) *''

Mesrine Jacques Mesrine (; 28 December 1936 – 2 November 1979) was a French criminal responsible for numerous murders, bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France, the US, and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made i ...

'' (2008) *''

Hidden Diary '' Hidden Diary'' (also titled ''Mères et filles'' and ''La Cuisine'') is a 2009 Franco-Canadian drama film directed by Julie Lopes-Curval. The film tells the story of three generations of women, starring Catherine Deneuve, Marina Hands and Mar ...

'' (2009) *''

Le Petit Nicolas ''Le Petit Nicolas'' (Little Nicholas) is a series of French children's books created by René Goscinny and illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé and it was first published on 30 March 1959. The books depict an idealized version of childhood in 19 ...

'' (2009) *''

L'Autre Dumas ''Dumas'' (original title: ''L'Autre Dumas'') is a 2010 French film directed by Safy Nebbou about 19th-century French author Alexandre Dumas. Plot In February 1848, Alexandre Dumas ( Gérard Depardieu) is at the height of his fame. He has with ...

'' (2010) *'' L'âge de raison'' (2010) *''

Sarah's Key ''Sarah's Key'' (french: Elle s'appelait Sarah, links=no) is a 2010 French drama film directed and co-written by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. The film is an adaptation of the 2006 novel with the same title by Tatiana de Rosnay. The film alternates b ...

'' (2010)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duchaussoy, Michel 1938 births 2012 deaths French male film actors People from Valenciennes Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors French male stage actors French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni