ACTOR

Michel Simon

1895 - 1975

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Michel Simon (French: [miʃɛl simɔ̃]; 9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor of German origin active primarily in France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Simon has received more than 224,219 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Simon is the 1,247th most popular actor (up from 1,335th in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 176th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swiss Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michel Simon ranks 1,247 out of 13,578. Before him are Roddy McDowall, Beau Bridges, Vakhtang Kikabidze, Cloris Leachman, Elizabeth Hurley, and Laura Dern. After him are Elke Sommer, William Sadler, Joe Pantoliano, Ted Danson, Vincent Schiavelli, and Uta Hagen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Michel Simon ranks 94. Before him are Marcel Janco, Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria, Prescott Bush, Hanns Albin Rauter, Albert Cohen, and Lewis Mumford. After him are Alexander Orlov, Walter Stennes, Sheng Shicai, Kirsten Flagstad, Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan, and Max Koegel. Among people deceased in 1975, Michel Simon ranks 60. Before him are Henry Calvin, Lyubov Orlova, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Elijah Muhammad, Robert Stolz, and Leroy Anderson. After him are Eugen Fink, Fredric March, George Stevens, Hans Bellmer, Ivan Maisky, and Per Wahlöö.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Michel Simon ranks 173 out of 1,015. Before him are Ueli Maurer (1950), Peter Sauber (1943), Grock (1880), Albert von Kölliker (1817), Bernard Tschumi (1944), and Matthias Zurbriggen (1856). After him are Frithjof Schuon (1907), Jo Siffert (1936), Arthur Cohn (1927), Viola Amherd (1962), Notker the Stammerer (840), and Jacques Charles François Sturm (1803).

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Among ACTORS In Switzerland

Among actors born in Switzerland, Michel Simon ranks 6. Before him are Bruno Ganz (1941), Ursula Andress (1936), Emil Jannings (1884), Mario Adorf (1930), and Marthe Keller (1945). After him are Vincent Perez (1964), Liselotte Pulver (1929), Daniel Bernhardt (1965), David Bennent (1966), Sofia Milos (1969), and Lukas Ammann (1912).

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Television and Movie Roles

L'Atalante
Père Jules
Capricious small-town girl Juliette and barge captain Jean marry after a whirlwind courtship, and she comes to live aboard his boat, L'Atalante. As they make their way down the Seine, Jean grows weary of Juliette's flirtations with his all-male crew, and Juliette longs to escape the monotony of the boat and experience the excitement of a big city. When she steals away to Paris by herself, her husband begins to think their marriage was a mistake.
Apr 24th 19347.495 / 10
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Jean Lemaître
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.
Apr 21st 19288 / 10
Port of Shadows
Zabel
Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as acts of both revenge and kindness render him front-page news.
May 17th 19387.4 / 10