Michel Simon (9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor. He appeared in the notable films La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (1959), and The Train (1964).
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Michel Simon was a highly influential Swiss-born actor who became a central figure in French cinema, celebrated for his extensive collaborations with masters like Jean Renoir and Jean Vigo.
He is recognized for his powerful performances in seminal works such as Boudu Saved from Drowning, L'Atalante, La Chienne, and The Passion of Joan of Arc.
He specialized in humanistic, often gritty character work, becoming a defining presence in the French Poetic Realism movement throughout the mid-20th century.
