Michael Lonsdale

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Michael Edward Lonsdale Crouch (24 May 1931 – 21 September 2020), commonly known as Michael Lonsdale and sometimes as Michel Lonsdale, was a French-British actor and author who appeared in over 180 films and television shows. He is often known in the English-speaking world for his roles as the villain Hugo Drax in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker, deputy police commissioner Claude Lebel in The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Abbot in The Name of the Rose (1986) and Dupont d'Ivry in The Remains of the Day (1993). Lonsdale was born in Paris, the natural son of British Army officer Edward Lonsda…

  • Acting
  • Born 24 May 1931
  • Died 21 September 2020 (age 89)
  • Paris, France
  • 208 credits

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Most-watched Michael Lonsdale films currently: Moonraker (1979), Munich (2005), The Name of the Rose (1986), Ronin (1998), The Day of the Jackal (1973).

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Selected TV credits: Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975), Maigret (1991), Le Grand Échiquier (1972), Samedi soir (1971), Les Cent Livres des Hommes (1970).

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