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Michael Lonsdale, born Michael Edward Lonsdale-Crouch on May 24, 1931, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, was a French and British actor. He worked as a film, television, and stage actor, with a career spanning from 1943 to 2020. He spoke French and English, with French as his native language. He was a member of the Catholic Church.
Lonsdale received the César Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Globes de Cristal Awards, and the Medal of the City of Paris. He was also nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor. He died on September 21, 2020, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris and was buried at Montmartre Cemetery. His archives are held at the Cinémathèque Française. He also published works under the name Michaël Lonsdale.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1931
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Jésus, lumière de vie
- Abécédaire
- Michael Lonsdale
- Oraisons
- Un cri dans les images
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- The Life of Mirrors2025
- African Glory — Christopher Columbus2024
- The Outsider — Narrator (Voice)2023
- An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose — Self (archive footage)2022
- Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff — Self2020
- Degas and I — Edgar Degas2019
- Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique — Narrator2019
- Bazin's Film — Narrator2017
- Jean-Marie Serreau, découvreur de théâtres — Self2016
- The First, the Last — Jean-Berchmans2016
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Key facts
- Born
- Michael Edward Lonsdale-Crouch , ( 1931-05-24 ) 24 May 1931, Paris , France
- Died
- 21 September 2020 (2020-09-21) (aged 89), Paris, France
- Other name
- Michel Lonsdale
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1955–2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- 16th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- 7th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Student of
- Tania Balachova
- Image
- Michael Lonsdale par Claude Truong-Ngoc avril 2013.jpg
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- Commons category
- Michael Lonsdale
- date of birth
- 1931-05-24
- birth name
- Michael Edward Lonsdale-Crouch
- name in native language
- Michael Lonsdale
- archives at
- Cinémathèque Française
- pseudonym
- Alfred de Turri
- date of death
- 2020-09-21
- place of burial
- Montmartre Cemetery
- nominated for
- César Award for Best Supporting Actor
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
- floruit
- 1950-01-01
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
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 most famous for being cast 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).
Early life and education
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