Pierre Étaix
- Directing
- November 23, 1928 · Roanne, Loire, France
- October 14, 2016
Biography
Pierre Étaix was a French comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live-action short film in 1963.
Known for
Filmography
- From Darkness to Light · Self
- Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown · Self
- The Clown · Self
- Winter Song · Marquis-Clochard
- Le Havre · Dr. Becker
- Chantrapas · French Producer
- Carrière, 250 Meters · Self
- Pierre Étaix, un destin animé · Self
- Lucifer et moi · Self
- Gardens in Autumn
- Un film et son époque · Self
- Bouvard et Pécuchet · Maître Tardivel
- In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot · Executive producer
- J'écris dans l'espace · Director, Screenplay
- The Nightmare of Méliès · Director
- L'Âge de Monsieur est avancé · L'auteur, Director
- Docile Night · SOS Amor
- Max My Love · Detective
- L'aide-mémoire
- Doctor Lerne, Subgod · Roland
- La Métamorphose · Gustav-Adolf Braut
- On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge · Le garçon d'étage
- Aujourd'hui la vie · Self
- Lundi · La voyante
- Numéro un · Self
- Système 2 · Self
- Serious as Pleasure · Le garçon d'étage
- Aujourd'hui à Paris · Writer
- Le Grand Échiquier · Self
- Land of Milk and Honey · Self, Director
- The Clowns · Clown
- Le Grand Amour · Pierre, Director
- The Thief of Paris · Pickpocket (uncredited)
- As Long as You've Got Your Health · Pierre, Director
- Feeling Good · Director, Writer
- Yoyo · Yoyo / The Millionaire, Director
- Happy Anniversary · Le mari, Director
- Insomnia · Director, Writer
- The Suitor · Pierre, Director
- A Swelled Head
- Le Pèlerinage
- Rupture · Director, Co-Writer
- The Army Game · Le chef de gare
- Pickpocket · 2nd Accomplice
- Mon Oncle · Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited), Assistant Director
- Cinépanorama · Self
- The Day the Clown Cried · Gustav