Paul Bisciglia
Born July 30, 1928 (Age: 97)
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Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]
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. 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. Source: Article "Paul Bisciglia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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. 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.
Source: Article "Paul Bisciglia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Filmography
Un fil à la patte
2002
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as
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Age: 73
Low Profile
1993
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as Le patron du bistrot
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Age: 65
Venus and Lulu
1991
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as Le journaliste
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Age: 62
Love Without Pity
1989
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as L'homme de l'Huma
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Age: 61
Asterix and the Big Fight
1989
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as Agecanonix (voice)
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Age: 61
Asterix vs. Caesar
1985
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as (voice)
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Age: 56
Belles, blondes et bronzées
1981
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as
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Age: 53
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
1981
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as Le larbin
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Age: 53
The Gallant Tales of La Fontaine
1980
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as Messire Jean
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Age: 52
No Image
Anthracite
1980
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as Caretaker
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Age: 52
Trop au lit pour être honnête
1980
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as La garçon
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Age: 52
Légitime défense
1980
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as
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Age: 51
The Grapes of Death
1978
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as Lucas
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Age: 49
The Demoniacs
1974
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as Paul
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Age: 46
Young Casanova
1974
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as Le flic dubitatif
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Age: 46
The Slap
1974
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as Waiter
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Age: 46
Sexy Boom
1974
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as 'Double-Crème'
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Age: 46
Like a Pot of Strawberries
1974
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as
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Age: 46
Jury of One
1974
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as A juror
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Age: 46
How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby
1974
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as Le chasseur PLM
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Age: 45
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
1974
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as Un clochard (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
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Age: 45
House of 1000 Pleasures
1974
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as Le livreur (uncredited)
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Age: 45
La Dernière Bourrée à Paris
1973
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as
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Age: 45
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973
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as Pump attendant
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Age: 45
The Crazy Capo Affair
1973
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as
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Age: 45
Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?
1973
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as Père de la filette, en exode sur la route
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Age: 44
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
1973
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as
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Age: 44
Rock or the Curse
1973
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as Gerly
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Age: 44
The Voracious Ones
1973
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as
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Age: 44
A Murder Is a Murder
1972
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as L'employe de Kastner
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Age: 44
La Tuile à loups
1972
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as Muratel
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Age: 43
The Pebbles of Etratat
1972
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as Mechanic
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Age: 43
The Egg
1972
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as Dufiquet employee
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Age: 43
Fusil chargé
1972
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as
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Age: 43
The Ferryman's House
1966
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as
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Age: 38
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
1965
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as
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Age: 37
The Big Swag
1965
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as Metro machinist (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Les Hommes
1964
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as Cyclist
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Age: 36
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964
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as Prince's advisor (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Cherchez l'idole
1964
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as Tailor's assistant
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Age: 35
The Bamboo Stroke
1963
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as
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Age: 34
Sign of the Lion
1962
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as Willy
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Age: 33
Paris Belongs to Us
1961
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as Paul
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Age: 33
No Image
The Fruit Is Ripe
1961
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as
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Age: 32
The Old Guard
1960
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as Jojo, Mariette's fiancé
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Age: 32
The Delinquents
1960
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as Painter
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Age: 31
The Wretches
1960
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as
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Age: 31
Lovers on a Tightrope
1960
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as Mechanic
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Age: 31
Night Dance Hall
1959
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as
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Age: 30
Witness in the City
1959
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as Taxi driver
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Age: 30
The Cousins
1959
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as Marc
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Age: 30
La P..... sentimentale
1958
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as Chauffeur
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Age: 30
Provisional Liberty
1958
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as Riri
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Age: 29
Le souffle du désir
1958
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as
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Age: 29
Les Lumières du soir
1956
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as Friend of Catherine at the restaurant
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Age: 28
Forgive Our Trespasses
1956
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as 'Coquillage'
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Age: 28
Les Hommes en blanc
1955
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as Un interne
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Age: 26
Papa, Mama, the Maid and I
1954
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as Tenant on the sixth floor, under the roof (uncredited)
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Age: 26
Quai des blondes
1954
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as le chasseur de l'hôtel
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Age: 25
Before the Deluge
1954
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as Jean-Jacques Noblet
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Age: 25
Beware of Blondes
1950
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 22
Paris Incident
1950
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as Young postman
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Age: 22