Actor

Pierre Étaix

1958–present1928–2016ComedyDramaDocumentaryRomance

Comic Visionary

Also directed 12 films ↗Also wrote 11 screenplays ↗

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Known For

36 acting credits

as Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)

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as Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)

1958

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as 2nd Accomplice

Pickpocket

as 2nd Accomplice

1959

Pickpocket

Filmography

2025From Darkness to LightSelf6.7 2016The ClownSelf8.0 2016Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the ClownSelf7.0 2015Winter SongMarquis-Clochard6.4 2011ChantrapasFrench Producer4.3 2011Le HavreDr. Becker7.0

About

Pierre Étaix was a French comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live-action short film in 1963.

As Director

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1962The Suitor 1965Yoyo 1966As Long as You've Got Your Health 1971Land of Milk and Honey 1969Le Grand Amour 1963Happy Anniversary

As Screenwriter

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1962The Suitor 1965Yoyo 1971Land of Milk and Honey 1969Le Grand Amour 1963Happy Anniversary 1961Rupture

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