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Michel Charrel

Michel Charrel

Actor · Born September 13, 1936 (90) · Tarare, Rhône, France

Michel Charrel was born on 13 September 1936 in Tarare, Rhône, France. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Belle de Jour (1967), Her and She and Him (1970) and Helga, She Wolf of Stilberg (1978). He died on 14 February 2026 in Paris, France.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 13, 1936 (90)
From
Tarare, Rhône, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Michel Charrel's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
25%
Self
20%
Power
14%
Survival
5%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Bittersweet
3
Tense
2
Warm
2
Absurd
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michel Charrel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michel Charrel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

73 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Salt of Tears(2020)

    as Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Patron restaurant père de Lila

  • Lover for a Day(2017)

    as Le patron du bar

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Irreplaceable(2016)

    as Monsieur Jallet

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • In the Shadow of Women(2015)

    as L'homme de l'enterrement

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Dispute in Valladolid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Le deuxième colon

  • Blaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Ledoue

  • Gandahar(1987)

    as Transformé (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Jailhouse Wardress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Soldier

  • Le Guépiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Un gendarme

  • La Pension des surdoués (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Dudule

  • Convoy of Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Honner

  • Surprise Sock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as L'antiquaire des puces

  • André Chénier and the Young Captive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Petit rôle

  • The Teasers Go to Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Helltrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Soldier

  • Minichronique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as L'agent de police

  • The Groper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Police Commissioner Moulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Laffond

  • Ladies House of Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Dudule

  • Les vécés étaient fermés de l'intérieur(1976)

    as Le boxeur

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Prostitution clandestine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Le photographe

  • Hard Core Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Le casseur

  • Incorrigible(1975)

    as Gennevilliers mechanic (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • La pipe au bois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Le chasseur

  • Les tringleuses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Franck

  • The Girls of the Golden Saloon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Ringo

  • Serious as Pleasure(1975)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Un curé de choc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as L'acheteur

  • Par ici la monnaie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Swiss

  • Convoy of Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Captain

  • Ursule and Grelu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • 5 Kittens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Second-hand Clothes Dealer

  • The Vertical Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as L'agresseur

  • The Big Shots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Inmate

  • Vagabond Humor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Les Fossés de Vincennes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Le préfet Dubois

  • Les Bidasses en folie(1971)

    as Gendarme (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The House in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Un sergent

  • The Sensuous Teenager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Gypsy

  • The Deadly Trap(1971)

    as Le mâle (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Murmur of the Heart(1971)

    as Disquaire (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Blood Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as L'homme louche

  • Children of Mata Hari(1970)

    as An inspector

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Her and She and Him (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Le braconnier

  • Last Known Address(1970)

    as Raisin (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Faithful in My Fashion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Roger

  • Port of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Sicilian Clan(1969)

    as Un gardien de prison (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • This Man Must Die(1969)

    as Le ferrailleur

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Erotic Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Truck Driver

  • Trafic de filles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Faites donc plaisir aux amis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Garage employee (uncredited)

  • Goto, Island of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Grymp

  • The Black Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Llasan

  • Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese(1968)

    as An advisor of Charles

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Love in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Henchman (uncredited)

  • Kean - Roi de théâtre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Le boucher #1

  • The Men in the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Killer

  • Pasha(1968)

    as Un client chez Marcel

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Invention of Morel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Domingo

  • Belle de Jour(1967)

    as Footman

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Idiot in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Un agent au commissariat

  • Die Schatzinsel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dirk Taylor

  • The Gardener of Argenteuil(1966)

    as Un revendeur de billets à l'entrée du stade

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Four Queens for an Ace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Poker.Player with Cigarillo (uncredited)

  • The Wise Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Cuirzepas, man on the radio

  • Le chant du monde(1965)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Killer(1965)

    as A Policeman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Code Name: Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Un homme de la DST (uncredited)

  • The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers(1964)

    as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Outpost in Indo-china (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Soldier Vincent

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Le brigadier

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles from 1958 to 2020; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Belle de Jour (1967)

$4.2M worldwide

Highest rated

This Man Must Die (1969)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Belle de Jour (1967)

Film career

19582020

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1965Screen debut· The Wise Guys

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting73 of 73: 73 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s25 · acting1970s36 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s2 · acting2010s4 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
657085

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Michel Charrel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Le chant du monde (1965)

53rd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

This Man Must Die (1969)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Michel Charrel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michel Charrel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Claude Carrière shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers