Michel Subor

Michel Subor

Known For

Jules and Jim

Biography

Michel Subor (born Mischa Subotzki; February 2 1935 - January 17 2022) was a French actor who gained fame playing the lover of Brigitte Bardot's character in La Bride sur le Cou (1961). In Hollywood Subor starred in Clive Donner's What's New, Pussycat? (as lover Philippe) and in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (as Claude Jade's husband, the journalist François Picard). His most important role was his Bruno Forestier in Jean-Luc Godard's Le Petit Soldat, beside Anna Karina. He had a comeback in 1999 in Claire Denis's Beau Travail. His most recent movie was Claire Denis' Bastards in 2013.

Movies Featuring Michel Subor

Sang titre

Sang titre (2025)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Godard Mon Amour

Godard Mon Amour (2017)

as Narrator #4 (voice)
Bastards

Bastards (2013)

as Edouard Laporte
The Intruder

The Intruder (2005)

as Louis Trebor
Beau Travail

Beau Travail (2000)

as Commander Bruno Forestier
Fidelity

Fidelity (2000)

as Rupert MacRoi
Der Mann im Salz

Der Mann im Salz (1988)

as Meister Zwanzigeisen
Stress

Stress (1984)

as Police commissioner
Le pilon

Le pilon (1981)

as Roland Boileu
The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

as OAS Terrorist in Car
Topaz

Topaz (1969)

as François Picard
Le Reflux

Le Reflux (1965)

as Henri Person
Le Petit Soldat

Le Petit Soldat (1963)

as Bruno Forestier
Jules and Jim

Jules and Jim (1962)

as Récitant / Narrator (voix)
Sunday Encounter

Sunday Encounter (1958)

as Un élève du cours (uncredited)
Frou-Frou

Frou-Frou (1955)

as Le jeune homme au restaurant (uncredited)