Alain Mottet

Born: 1928-12-30

Alain Mottet (30 December 1928 in Lyon, France – 31 October 2017 in Paris, France) was a French actor. Alain Mottet appeared in dozens of films, often in secondary roles. He appeared in three films with José Giovanni. In 1965, he played the main role in L'Affaire de la malle à Gouffé. In 1969, in L'Armée des ombres, he was responsible for the prison camp where Lino Ventura, alias Philippe Gerbier, was imprisoned. For television, he played Flambart, the police officer who chased Eugène François Vidocq relentlessly, played by Bernard Noël in the TV series Vidocq in 1967. He regularly worked with director Abder Isker including on several episodes of Au théâtre ce soir. One of his most notable TV roles was as Shazénian in the fairytale Shéhérazade, shown at the end of 1971: on a flying horse, he walks with Claude Jade into the night sky. In parallel to his screen career, he also continued to work on stage, most notably in plays by Jean Le Poulain, Roger Planchon, André Barsacq and Georges Wilson. He was part of the cast of the Comédie-Française from 1986 to 1988. Married to Françoise Hirsch (1930-2017), until his death on 31 October 2017, he is the father of Christine Mottet and actor and musician Pierre Mottet. Source: Article "Alain Mottet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Army of Shadows

as Camp Commander
Released: 1969-09-10

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison...

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The Fire Within

as Urcel
Released: 1963-10-15

Although his alcoholism has been treated, Alain still feels he is deeply unwell and does not...

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The Pariah

as Ficelle, tenancier d'une maison de tolérance pour Villanova
Released: 1972-12-12

For more than 15 years, two Marseille friends and criminals battle the law, rival gangs, prison...

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Inspector Blunder

as Dumeze, police director
Released: 1980-12-03

A detective, fresh out of the academy (lowest mark in class), gets the assignment to bodyguard a...

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Last Known Address

as Frank Lambert, Leonetti's colleague and friend
Released: 1970-02-25

Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential...

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My New Partner II

as Le préfet
Released: 1990-02-07

The partners are back and are in a tight spot! Francois is going through a moral crisis, and...

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Ho!

as Paul
Released: 1968-11-04

Race driver who has lost his membership card becomes the chauffeur of a gangsters pack

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The Good and the Bad

as le commissaire Blanchot
Released: 1976-01-19

The film follows the exploits of Jacques, a car-mechanic turned pro-thief, and his Jewish...

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Venus and Lulu

as Marceau le comédien
Released: 1991-05-11

A lady loses her clothes in a local village, then proceeds to spend the entire duration of the...

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One Way Ticket

as Nitesse
Released: 1971-05-26

After a bank robbery gone wrong, a crook goes on the run across Belgium to escape the police,...

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Question of Love

as L'avocat général
Released: 1978-10-18

Architect Dumas dies from a bullet of his own gun in front of his house. The police suspect his...

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Mata Hari, la vraie histoire

as Me Clunet
Released: 2003-11-08

The Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari is accused of spying for Germany during the First World War.

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Un dimanche de flics

as Director
Released: 1983-10-31

Two policemen, Franck and Rupert, intervene in a Parisian heliport where drugs are exchanged for...

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Le Curé de Tours

as M. de Bourbonne
Released: 1980-12-02

Father Birotteau and Father Troubert, both of whom are priests at Tours, have separate lodgings...

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The Night of Saint-Germain-des-Prés

as Marc Ovet
Released: 1977-06-01

In 1951, in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the private detective Nestor Burma was commissioned by an...

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Shéhérazade

as Shazénian
Released: 1971-12-30

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The Black Indies

as James Starr
Released: 1964-12-25

In 1870s Scotland mining engineer James Starr is asked by former colleague Simon Ford, who's...

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Climates of Love

as uncredited
Released: 1962-04-11

The Marcenat couple seem to have everything they need to be happy. However, Odile's frivolity...

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L'affaire Lourdes

as Jacomet
Released: 1967-11-07

In Lourdes, in the 1860s, the young Bernadette disturbs despite herself the peaceful life of the...

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Le dialogue dans le marécage

as Sire Laurent
Released: 1973-07-31

The Sienese Pia Tolomei is imprisoned in a castle by a jealous husband. Based on the novel by...

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L'appel du 18 juin

as Maréchal Pétain
Released: 2010-06-08

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Miam-miam ou le Dîner d'affaires

as Simon Jaumier
Released: 1978-09-08

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Madame Sans-Gêne

as Fouché
Released: 1974-12-24

Catherine Hubscher, laundress, saves the life of an Austrian nobleman with the complicity of her...

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Domino

as Héller
Released: 1976-07-10

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La main enchantée

as Maître Chevassut
Released: 1974-10-05

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Midi Première

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-06

Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre...

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Vidocq

as Inspecteur Flambart
First aired: 1967-01-07

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François Kléber

as Le directeur de la police
First aired: 1995-04-20

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Belphegor, or the Phantom of the Louvre

as Delma
First aired: 1965-03-06

Four episodes chronicle a mysterious phantom who appears in the Musée du Louvre in Paris at...

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Les Misérables

as Thénardier
First aired: 1972-09-21

An ex-convict who wants to make an honest life for himself is pursued by the implacable hatred...

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Le Grand Secret

as Hamblain
First aired: 1989-01-06

A young woman searches for her biologist lover who disappeared after an Indian scientist made a...

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La Mort d'un touriste

as L'inspecteur L'Héritier
First aired: 1975-10-03

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