Michel Auclair

9 titles·Since 1949

September 14, 1922 · Koblenz, Germany

Michel Auclair (born Vladimir Vujović; 14 September 1922 – 7 January 1988) was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema. Auclair was born to a Serbian father (born in Požarevac, Serbia) and a French mother in Koblenz. His father was Vojislav Vujović, prominent Yugoslav Communist and secretary of the Communist Youth International. Auclair moved to Paris when he was three years old. He entered medical school but then studied acting at the CNSAD in Paris. While a major French star, he only had two English-language roles: as Professor Flostre in the 1957 musical Funny Face with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, and as a French police investigator in Day of the Jackal (1973) with Edward Fox. Source: Article "Michel Auclair" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Frequently works with

Patrick Dewaere

2 titles together

Filmography (9)

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

1982 · Consul Demetrius

A Thousand Billion Dollars

1982 · Michel Saint-Claude, director of GTI-Europe

Three Men to Kill

1980 · Leprince

The Kick of Sirocco

1979 · Lucien Bonheur

Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff

1977 · Simon Pradal aka 'Le Docteur'

The Day of the Jackal

1973 · Colonel Rolland

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case

1959 · Maurice de Saint-Fiacre

Funny Face

1957 · Prof. Emile Flostre

Manon

1949 · Robert Dégrieux

September 14, 1922 · Koblenz, Germany

Michel Auclair (born Vladimir Vujović; 14 September 1922 – 7 January 1988) was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema. Auclair was born to a Serbian father (born in Požarevac, Serbia) and a French mother in Koblenz. His father was Vojislav Vujović, prominent Yugoslav Communist and secretary of the Communist Youth International. Auclair moved to Paris when he was three years old. He entered medical school but then studied acting at the CNSAD in Paris. While a major French star, he only had two English-language roles: as Professor Flostre in the 1957 musical Funny Face with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, and as a French police investigator in Day of the Jackal (1973) with Edward Fox. Source: Article "Michel Auclair" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA.