Philippe Nicaud

1926-2009

Biography: life and films

Philippe Nicaud was a French actor and singer. He was born in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 27th June 1926 and died in Nice, France on 19th April 2009, aged 82.

His best films as an actor include Henri Decoin's Les Amoureux sont seuls au monde (1948), Sacha Guitry's Les 3 font la paire (1957), Les Trois font la paire (1957), Edouard Molinaro's crime-thriller Le Dos au mur (1958) and Jacques Deray's Le Gigolo (1960).

Philippe Nicaud appeared in 47 films and scripted 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Jean Girault (3 films), Serge Pénard (2), Sacha Guitry (2), Philippe Clair (2) and Dimitri Kirsanoff (2).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (23 films), drama (19), romance (6), crime-thriller (3), comedy-drama (3), Thriller (3), comedy-thriller (2) and comedy-romance (2).

Our average rating for Philippe Nicaud over all films is: 2.3

Filmography

Key: a = actor

Aux yeux du souvenir (1948) [a]

Les Amoureux sont seuls au monde (1948) [a]

Maya (1949) [a]

Ballerina (1950) [a]

Meurtres (1950) [a]

Miquette et sa mère (1950) [a]

Les Amants de Bras-Mort (1951) [a]

Adieu Paris (1952) [a]

Opération Magali (1953) [a]

Fantaisie d'un jour (1955) [a]

La Môme Pigalle (1955) [a]

Le Printemps, l'automne et l'amour (1955) [a]

Ce soir les jupons volent (1956) [a]

Les Trois font la paire (1957) [a]

Mademoiselle Strip-tease (1957) [a]

Mademoiselle et son gang (1957) [a]

Miss Catastrophe (1957) [a]

Printemps à Paris (1957) [a]

En légitime défense (1958) [a]

Le Dos au mur (1958) [a]

La Prima notte (1959) [a]

Voulez-vous danser avec moi? (1959) [a]

Le Gigolo (1960) [a]

Les Moutons de Panurge (1961) [a]

Les Veinards (1962) [a]

Que personne ne sorte (1962) [a]

L'Inconnue de Hong Kong (1963) [a]

Pouic-Pouic (1963) [a]

Il Magnifico cornuto (1964) [a]

Desirella (1970) [a]

The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970) [a]

La Isla misteriosa (1973) [a]

Deux grandes filles dans un pyjama (1974) [a]

Comme une femme (1980) [a]

Le Chaînon manquant (1980) [a]

Chanel Solitaire (1981) [a]

Le Chêne d'Allouville (1981) [a]

Signé Furax (1981) [a]

Tais-toi quand tu parles! (1981) [a]

Le Corbillard de Jules (1982) [a]

Mon curé chez les nudistes (1982) [a]

Plus beau que moi, tu meurs (1982) [a]

Johann Strauss - Der König ohne Krone (1987) [a]

Quand je serai star (2004) [a]

Une lettre ne s'écrit pas (2014) [a]



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