| Year |
Title |
Role |
Director |
Notes |
| 1930 |
Everybody Wins |
Marcel Grivot |
Hans Steinhoff, René Pujol |
French-language version of Headfirst into Happiness |
| L'Héritage de Lilette [fr] |
|
Michel Du Lac |
Short With Raymond Dandy Alternative title Ohé les valises |
| On demande un dompteur [fr] |
|
|
Short With Raymond Dandy Alternative title Les Lions |
| 1931 |
Méphisto |
Inspector Jacques Miral |
Henri Debain Georges Vinter [fr] |
Serial film with four episodes With René Navarre Based on a novel by Arthur Bernède |
| The Darling of Paris |
Bob |
Augusto Genina |
|
| All That's Not Worth Love |
Jean Cordier |
Jacques Tourneur |
|
| Gloria |
Robert Nourry |
Hans Behrendt, Yvan Noé |
French-language version of Gloria |
| For an Evening |
Jean |
Jean Godard |
|
| 1932 |
Lilac |
Martousse |
Anatole Litvak |
Based on a play by Tristan Bernard and Charles-Henry Hirsch |
| Fun in the Barracks |
Fricot |
Maurice Tourneur |
With Fernandel and Raimu Based on a play by Georges Courteline |
| La foule hurle [fr] |
Joe Greer |
Jean Daumery, (uncredited: Howard Hawks) |
French-language version of The Crowd Roars |
| The Beautiful Sailor |
The Captain |
Harry Lachman |
With Madeleine Renaud and Pierre Blanchar Based on a play by Marcel Achard |
| Happy Hearts |
Charles |
Hanns Schwarz, Max de Vaucorbeil |
French-language version of Gypsies of the Night |
| 1933 |
For an Evening |
Jean |
Jean Godard |
Shot 1931 |
| The Star of Valencia |
Pedro Savedra |
Serge de Poligny |
With Brigitte Helm French-language version of The Star of Valencia |
| Goodbye, Beautiful Days |
Pierre Lavernay |
Johannes Meyer, André Beucler |
With Brigitte Helm French-language version of Happy Days in Aranjuez |
| High and Low |
Charles Boulla |
G. W. Pabst |
With Michel Simon and Peter Lorre |
| The Tunnel |
Allan Mac Allan |
Curtis Bernhardt |
With Madeleine Renaud and Gustaf Gründgens French-language version of The Tunnel |
| 1934 |
Maria Chapdelaine |
François Paradis |
Julien Duvivier |
With Madeleine Renaud and Jean-Pierre Aumont Adaptation of Louis Hémon's novel Maria Chapdelaine NBR Award 1935 |
| Zouzou |
Jean |
Marc Allégret |
With Josephine Baker |
| 1935 |
Golgotha |
Pontius Pilate |
Julien Duvivier |
With Harry Baur and Edwige Feuillère |
| La Bandera (Escape from Yesterday) |
Pierre Gilleth |
Julien Duvivier |
With Annabella Adaptation of Pierre Mac Orlan's novel La Bandera |
| Variétés [fr] |
Georges |
Nicolas Farkas |
With Annabella and Fernand Gravey French-language version of Variety |
| 1936 |
They Were Five |
Jeannot |
Julien Duvivier |
With Charles Vanel and Viviane Romance |
| The Lower Depths |
Pepel Wasska |
Jean Renoir |
With Louis Jouvet Adaptation of Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths Louis Delluc Prize 1937 |
| 1937 |
Pépé le Moko |
Pépé le Moko |
Julien Duvivier |
Remade twice in the US: Algiers (1938) and Casbah (1948) |
| La Grande Illusion |
Lieutenant Maréchal |
Jean Renoir |
With Erich von Stroheim, Pierre Fresnay and Marcel Dalio NBR Award 1938 |
| The Messenger |
Nick Dange |
Raymond Rouleau |
With Jean-Pierre Aumont Based on a play by Henri Bernstein |
| Lady Killer |
Lucien Bourrache |
Jean Grémillon |
Adaptation of a novel by André Beucler |
| 1938 |
Port of Shadows |
Jean |
Marcel Carné |
With Michèle Morgan, Michel Simon and Pierre Brasseur Based on a novel by Pierre Mac Orlan Louis Delluc Prize 1939 |
| La Bête humaine (The Human Beast) |
Jacques Lantier |
Jean Renoir |
With Simone Simon Adaptation of Émile Zola's novel La Bête humaine |
| 1939 |
Coral Reefs |
Trott Lennart |
Maurice Gleize |
With Michèle Morgan Adaptation of a novel by Jean Martet |
| Le jour se lève (Daybreak) |
François |
Marcel Carné |
With Arletty and Jules Berry Remade in the US as The Long Night (1947) starring Henry Fonda |
| 1941 |
Stormy Waters |
Captain André Laurent |
Jean Grémillon |
With Michèle Morgan and Madeleine Renaud Adaptation of a novel by Roger Vercel |
| 1942 |
Moontide |
Bobo |
Archie Mayo |
American film With Ida Lupino and Claude Rains Adaptation of a novel by Willard Robertson |
| 1944 |
The Impostor |
Clement / Maurice Lafarge |
Julien Duvivier |
American film |
| 1946 |
Martin Roumagnac (The Room Upstairs) |
Martin Roumagnac |
Georges Lacombe |
With Marlene Dietrich Adaptation of a novel by Pierre-René Wolf |
| 1947 |
Mirror |
Pierre Lussac / Miroir |
Raymond Lamy |
|
| 1949 |
The Walls of Malapaga |
Pierre Arrignon |
René Clément |
With Isa Miranda Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| 1950 |
La Marie du port |
Henri Chatelard |
Marcel Carné |
Adaptation of a novel by Georges Simenon |
| His Last Twelve Hours |
Carlo Bacchi |
Luigi Zampa |
|
| 1951 |
Victor |
Victor |
Claude Heymann |
Based on a play by Henri Bernstein |
| The Night Is My Kingdom |
Raymond Pinsard |
Georges Lacombe |
Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 12th Venice International Film Festival |
| 1952 |
La Vérité sur Bébé Donge (The Truth About Bebe Donge) |
François Donge |
Henri Decoin |
(segment "La Maison Tellier") With Danielle Darrieux Adaptation of a novel by Georges Simenon |
| Le Plaisir (House of Pleasure) |
Joseph Rivet |
Max Ophüls |
With Danielle Darrieux, Madeleine Renaud and Pierre Brasseur An anthology film based on three stories by Guy de Maupassant |
| La Minute de vérité (The Moment of Truth) |
Dr. Pierre Richard |
Jean Delannoy |
With Michèle Morgan and Daniel Gélin |
| 1953 |
Storms |
Antonio Sanna |
Guido Brignone |
With Silvana Pampanini and Serge Reggiani |
| Their Last Night |
Pierre Fernand Ruffin |
Georges Lacombe |
With Madeleine Robinson |
| La Vierge du Rhin [fr] |
Jacques Ledru / Martin Schmidt |
Gilles Grangier |
With Nadia Gray Adaptation of a novel by Pierre Nord |
| 1954 |
Touchez pas au grisbi (Don't Touch the Loot) |
Max |
Jacques Becker |
With Jeanne Moreau and Lino Ventura Adaptation of a novel by Albert Simonin Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 15th Venice International Film Festival |
| The Air of Paris |
Victor Le Garrec |
Marcel Carné |
With Arletty and Folco Lulli Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 15th Venice International Film Festival |
| 1955 |
Napoléon |
Marshal Jean Lannes |
Sacha Guitry |
Cameo |
| Razzia sur la chnouf (Raid on the Drug Ring) |
Henri Ferré |
Henri Decoin |
With Magali Noël, Marcel Dalio and Lino Ventura Based on a novel by Auguste Le Breton |
| French Cancan |
Henri Danglard |
Jean Renoir |
With María Félix and Françoise Arnoul |
| House on the Waterfront |
Captain Lequévic |
Edmond T. Gréville |
With Henri Vidal |
| The Little Rebels |
Judge Julien Lamy |
Jean Delannoy |
Adaptation of a novel by Gilbert Cesbron |
| Gas-Oil |
Jean Chape |
Gilles Grangier |
With Jeanne Moreau Based on a novel by Georges Bayle |
| 1956 |
People of No Importance |
Jean Viard |
Henri Verneuil |
With Françoise Arnoul Based on a novel by Serge Groussard |
| Deadlier Than the Male |
André Chatelin |
Julien Duvivier |
Produced by Raymond Borderie (and others) |
| Blood to the Head |
François Cardinaud |
Gilles Grangier |
Adaptation of a novel by Georges Simenon |
| La Traversée de Paris (The Trip Across Paris) |
Grandgil |
Claude Autant-Lara |
With Bourvil and Louis de Funès |
| Crime and Punishment |
Commissaire Gallet |
Georges Lampin |
With Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady, Bernard Blier, Ulla Jacobsson and Lino Ventura Adaptation of Dostoevsky's novel |
| 1957 |
The Case of Doctor Laurent |
Dr. Laurent |
Jean-Paul Le Chanois |
|
| Speaking of Murder |
Louis Bertain |
Gilles Grangier |
With Annie Girardot and Lino Ventura / Adaptation of a novel by Auguste Le Breton |
| 1958 |
Maigret Sets a Trap |
Jules Maigret |
Jean Delannoy |
With Annie Girardot and Lino Ventura Adaptation of a novel by Georges Simenon |
| Les Misérables |
Jean Valjean |
Jean-Paul Le Chanois |
With Bernard Blier, Bourvil and Serge Reggiani Adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel |
| Le désordre et la nuit (Night Affair) |
Inspector Georges Vallois |
Gilles Grangier |
With Danielle Darrieux and Nadja Tiller |
| In Case of Adversity |
Maître André Gobillot |
Claude Autant-Lara |
With Brigitte Bardot Adaptation of a novel by Georges Simenon |
| The Possessors |
Noël Schoudler |
Denys de La Patellière |
With Pierre Brasseur and Bernard Blier Adaptation of a novel by Maurice Druon |
| 1959 |
Archimède le clochard (The Magnificent Tramp) |
Archimède |
Gilles Grangier |
With Bernard Blier Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival[3] |
| Maigret and the Saint-Fiacre Case |
Jules Maigret |
Jean Delannoy |
Adaptation of a novel by Georges Simenon |
| Rue des prairies |
Henri Neveux |
Denys de La Patellière |
Adaptation of a novel by René Lefèvre |
| 1960 |
Le Baron de l'écluse (The Baron of the Locks) |
Baron Jérôme Napoléon Anthoine |
Jean Delannoy |
With Micheline Presle Adaptation of a novel by Georges Simenon |
| The Old Guard |
Baptiste Talon |
Gilles Grangier |
With Pierre Fresnay Adaptation of a novel by René Fallet |
| 1961 |
The President |
Émile Beaufort |
Henri Verneuil |
With Bernard Blier Adaptation of a novel by Georges Simenon |
| Le cave se rebiffe (The Counterfeiters of Paris) |
Ferdinand Maréchal |
Gilles Grangier |
With Martine Carol, Bernard Blier and Françoise Rosay Adaptation of a novel by Albert Simonin |
| 1962 |
A Monkey in Winter |
Albert Quentin |
Henri Verneuil |
With Jean-Paul Belmondo Adaptation of Antoine Blondin's novel A Monkey in Winter |
| The Gentleman from Epsom |
Richard Briand-Charmery |
Gilles Grangier |
With Louis de Funès Raymond Oliver as himself |
| 1963 |
Any Number Can Win |
Mister Charles |
Henri Verneuil |
With Alain Delon Adaptation of a novel by Zekial Marko |
| Maigret Sees Red |
Jules Maigret |
Gilles Grangier |
Adaptation of a novel by Georges Simenon |
| 1964 |
Monsieur |
René Duchêne / Georges Baudin |
Jean-Paul Le Chanois |
With Liselotte Pulver, Mireille Darc and Philippe Noiret |
| That Tender Age |
Émile Malhouin |
Gilles Grangier |
With Fernandel |
| 1965 |
God's Thunder |
Léandre Brassac |
Denys de La Patellière |
With Lilli Palmer, Michèle Mercier and Robert Hossein Adaptation of a novel by Bernard Clavel |
| 1966 |
The Upper Hand |
Paul Berger |
Denys de La Patellière |
With George Raft, Gert Fröbe, Mireille Darc and Nadja Tiller Adaptation of a novel by Auguste Le Breton |
| The Gardener of Argenteuil |
Joseph Martin alias 'Tulipe' |
Jean-Paul Le Chanois |
With Liselotte Pulver and Curd Jürgens |
| 1967 |
Action Man |
Denis Ferrand |
Jean Delannoy |
With Robert Stack, Margaret Lee and Walter Giller |
| 1968 |
Pasha |
Comissaire Louis Joss |
Georges Lautner |
|
| Le tatoué (The Million Dollar Tattoo) |
Count Enguerand |
Denys de La Patellière |
With Louis de Funès |
| 1969 |
Under the Sign of the Bull |
Albert Raynal |
Gilles Grangier |
Adaptation of a novel by Roger Vrigny |
| The Sicilian Clan |
Vittorio Manalese |
Henri Verneuil |
With Alain Delon and Lino Ventura Score by Ennio Morricone Adaptation of a novel by Auguste Le Breton |
| 1970 |
La Horse |
Auguste Maroilleur |
Pierre Granier-Deferre |
|
| 1971 |
Le Chat |
Julien Bouin |
Pierre Granier-Deferre |
With Simone Signoret Adaptation of a novel by Georges Simenon Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival[4] |
| Le drapeau noir flotte sur la marmite [fr] |
Victor Ploubaz |
Michel Audiard |
Adaptation of a novel by René Fallet |
| 1972 |
Le Tueur [fr] |
Commissaire Le Guen |
Denys de La Patellière |
With Bernard Blier, Fabio Testi and Uschi Glas |
| 1973 |
The Dominici Affair |
Gaston Dominici |
Claude Bernard-Aubert |
Based on the Dominici affair |
| Two Men in Town |
Germain Cazeneuve |
José Giovanni |
With Alain Delon, Michel Bouquet and Mimsy Farmer Remade in the US as Two Men in Town (2014) starring Forest Whitaker |
| 1974 |
Verdict |
Judge Leguen |
André Cayatte |
With Sophia Loren Produced by Carlo Ponti |
| 1976 |
L'Année sainte (Holy Year) |
Max Lambert |
Jean Girault |
with Jean-Claude Brialy and Danielle Darrieux |