
Pierre Étaix
Directing • Born 1928-11-23 – Died 2016-10-14
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.
Filmography
40 credits
Pickpocket
Movie • 1959
2nd Accomplice

The Clowns
Movie • 1970
Clown

Max My Love
Movie • 1986
Detective

The Suitor
Movie • 1962
Pierre

Chantrapas
Movie • 2011
French Producer

Le Havre
Movie • 2011
Dr. Becker

Yoyo
Movie • 1965
Yoyo / The Millionaire

As Long as You've Got Your Health
Movie • 1966
Pierre

Carrière, 250 Meters
Movie • 2011
Self

Land of Milk and Honey
Movie • 1971
Self - The Director

Le Grand Amour
Movie • 1969
Pierre

La Métamorphose
Movie • 1983
Gustav-Adolf Braut

A Swelled Head
Movie • 1962

Happy Anniversary
Movie • 1963
Le mari

Rupture
Movie • 1961

Docile Night
Movie • 1987
SOS Amor

Bouvard et Pécuchet
Movie • 1990
Maître Tardivel

L'âge de Monsieur est avancé
Movie • 1987
L'auteur

Gardens in Autumn
Movie • 2006

Mon Oncle
Movie • 1958
Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)

Feeling Good
Movie • 1966

Winter Song
Movie • 2015
Marquis-Clochard

Lucifer et moi
Movie • 2009
Self

The Clown
Movie • 2016
Self

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
Movie • 2011
Self

Doctor Lerne, Subgod
Movie • 1983
Roland

Insomnia
Movie • 1963

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
Movie • 2016
Self

On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge
Movie • 1982
Le garçon d'étage

The Army Game
Movie • 1960
Le chef de gare

Serious as Pleasure
Movie • 1975
Le garçon d'étage

Le Pèlerinage
Movie • 1962

The Thief of Paris
Movie • 1967
Pickpocket (uncredited)

From Darkness to Light
Movie • 2025
Self

L'aide-mémoire
Movie • 1984

Un film et son époque
TV • 2003
Self

Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self

Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self

Système 2
TV • 1975
Self

Cinépanorama
TV • 1956
Self