The Outsider
2023 · 10.0/10
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Michael Lonsdale
Actor · born 24 May 1931 · Paris, France
Michael Edward Lonsdale Crouch (24 May 1931 – 21 September 2020), commonly known as Michael Lonsdale and sometimes as Michel Lonsdale, was a French-British actor and author who appeared in over 180 films and television shows. He is often known in the English-speaking world for his roles as the villain Hugo Drax in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker, deputy police commissioner Claude Lebel in The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Abbot in The Name of the Rose (1986) and Dupont d'Ivry in The Remains of the Day (1993).
Lonsdale was born in Paris, the natural son of British Army officer Edward Lonsdale Crouch and Simone Calderon (née Béraud). He was brought up initially on the island of Jersey, then in London from 1935, and later, during the Second World War, in Casablanca, Morocco.
Where to start: The Name of the Rose (1986).
As actor 183
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022 · 2.0/10
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So Long Michael
2021
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Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
2020 · 6.0/10
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Degas and I
2019 · 7.5/10
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Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique
2019 · 8.7/10
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Bazin's Film
2017 · 7.0/10
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Sculpt
2016 · 1.0/10
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The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette's Out 1 Revisited
2016 · 6.3/10
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Jean-Marie Serreau, découvreur de théâtres
2016 · 10.0/10
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The First, the Last
2016 · 6.4/10
Popcorn Flick
Les Filles au Moyen-Âge
2016 · 6.8/10
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J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds
2014 · 6.8/10
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N: The Madness Of Reason
2014 · 6.0/10
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Maestro
2014 · 6.1/10
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Rosenn
2014 · 6.0/10
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Le Renard jaune
2013 · 5.5/10
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Marguerite Yourcenar: Alchimie du paysage
2013
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Gebo and the Shadow
2012 · 6.6/10
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The Cardboard Village
2011 · 5.7/10
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Free Men
2011 · 5.7/10
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Hitler in Hollywood
2011 · 6.2/10
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Titeuf
2011 · 5.7/10
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Of Gods and Men
2010 · 6.7/10
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Le Fauteuil hanté
2010
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You'll Miss Me
2009 · 4.6/10
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Agora
2009 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
The Man from London
2008 · 7.0/10
Worth the HypeLes amants cinéma
Les amants cinéma
2008
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To Each His Own Cinema
2007 · 6.4/10
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Heartbeat Detector
2007 · 5.6/10
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Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure
2007 · 6.2/10
Popcorn Flick
The Last Mistress
2007 · 5.8/10
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Goya's Ghosts
2006 · 6.6/10
Popcorn Flick
Munich
2005 · 7.1/10
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Gentille
2005 · 5.8/10
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The Separation
2005 · 7.0/10
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Bye Bye Blackbird
2005 · 5.3/10
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The Perfume of the Lady in Black
2005 · 6.0/10
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Invisible
2005 · 4.6/10
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Under a False Name
2004 · 5.7/10
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Adieu
2004 · 7.3/10
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Five Times Two
2004 · 6.4/10
Popcorn Flick
Le Furet
2003 · 4.6/10
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room
2003 · 6.6/10
Popcorn Flick
Kaena: The Prophecy
2003 · 6.0/10
Popcorn Flick
Those Facing Us
2001 · 6.5/10
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Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
2000 · 7.5/10
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Speaking of Buñuel
2000 · 6.0/10
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Inside 'Moonraker'
2000 · 6.8/10
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Actors
2000 · 5.8/10
SnoozefestIs Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein
Is Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein
2000 · 8.0/10
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A Monkey's Tale
1999 · 6.4/10
Popcorn Flick
Ronin
1998 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Let There Be Light!
1998 · 6.3/10
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Don Juan
1998 · 4.5/10
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Mauvais Genre
1997 · 4.2/10
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Noise of Love and War
1997 · 8.0/10
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La Plante Humaine
1996 · 8.5/10
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Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
1995 · 7.0/10
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Michael Lonsdale movie?
By viewer score, The Name of the Rose (1986) at 7.5/10.
What are Michael Lonsdale’s most popular movies?
The Name of the Rose, Munich, Ronin.
How many movies has Michael Lonsdale made?
183 films on TMDB, 183 as actor.