Daniel Prévost

Daniel Prévost

Known for
Acting
Born
October 20, 1939 (age 87)
Birthplace
Garches, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Biography

Daniel Prévost (born 20 October 1939) is a French actor, comedian and writer. Daniel Prévost, alias Denis Forestier, was born to Micheline Chevalier and Mohand Ait Salem. His father was of Berber descent from Algeria (Kabylie region), a fact which he did not discover until later life. He is the father of actors Sören Prévost, Erling Prévost and Christophe Prévost. After attending drama school in Paris, Prévost made his theatre début alongside the likes of Michel Serrault in Un certain M. Blot. In his early beginnings he both performed alongside Boby Lapointe and became acquainted with Jean Yanne, later becoming one of the latter's favourite actors. Although his television and cinema career began in the 1960s, it was in the 1970s that he found fame through Jacques Martin's satirical news programme Le petit rapporteur, the part for which he is best known. He excelled as an evilly leering tax inspector – "he'd audit his own mother" in Francis Veber's 1998 comedy Le Dîner de Cons for which he won the César Award for best supporting actor. Source: Article "Daniel Prévost" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Filmography

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Passer au large

Passer au large

Movie

2026
La Maison de nos rêves poster

La Maison de nos rêves

Movie

2026
The Nursing Home, the TV series poster

The Nursing Home, the TV series

TV · as Alfred · 6 eps

2025
Panique au grand magasin poster

Panique au grand magasin

Movie

2024
Oldies But Goodies poster

Oldies But Goodies

Movie · as Alfred de Gonzague

2024
Mademoiselle Holmes poster

Mademoiselle Holmes

TV · as George Holmes · 6 eps

2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub poster

L'Âge d'or de la pub

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
Daniel Prévost : bande de ringards ! poster

Daniel Prévost : bande de ringards !

Movie · as Self

2023
The Crime is Mine poster

The Crime is Mine

Movie · as Assize Court President

2022
Adieu Paris poster

Adieu Paris

Movie · as Bertrand

2022
Feet in the Mayonnaise: The Irreverent Ones of the 70s poster

Feet in the Mayonnaise: The Irreverent Ones of the 70s

Movie · as Self - actor (archive footage)

2022
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox poster

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président poster

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
Retirement Home poster

Retirement Home

Movie · as Alfred de Gonzague

2020
Lucky poster

Lucky

Movie · as Patron de Tony

2020
Les Blagues de Toto poster

Les Blagues de Toto

Movie · as Pépé (le grand-père de Toto)

2017
Mission Pays Basque poster

Mission Pays Basque

Movie · as Ferran Beitialarrangoïta

2016
La Loi de Simon - Des hommes en noir poster

La Loi de Simon - Des hommes en noir

Movie · as Maître Simon Varlet

2015
Les Stars : Daniel Prévost & Jacques Balutin poster

Les Stars : Daniel Prévost & Jacques Balutin

Movie · as Willie Clark

2014
Patchwork Family poster

Patchwork Family

Movie · as Kader Fellous

2014
Nicholas on Holiday poster

Nicholas on Holiday

Movie · as Mr. Moucheboume

2014
Le Meilleur De Prévost

Le Meilleur De Prévost

Movie · as Self

2013
The World Petanque Tour poster

The World Petanque Tour

Movie · as René Martinez

2013
Les mauvaises têtes poster

Les mauvaises têtes

Movie · as Paul

2010
Wandering Streams poster

Wandering Streams

Movie · as Émile

2009
Little Nicholas poster

Little Nicholas

Movie · as Mr. Moucheboume

2009
Lucky Luke poster

Lucky Luke

Movie · as Pat Poker

2009
A Man and His Dog poster

A Man and His Dog

Movie · as Achab

2009
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) poster

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
A Souvenir poster

A Souvenir

Movie · as Thomas Lebey

2008
Home Sweet Home poster

Home Sweet Home

Movie · as Albert

2008
Duets on Sofa poster

Duets on Sofa

Movie · as Robert

2008
On dînera au lit poster

On dînera au lit

Movie · as Victor

2008
A Day at the Museum poster

A Day at the Museum

Movie · as Maurice Bagnole

2007
La Méthode Bourchnikov poster

La Méthode Bourchnikov

Movie · as L'animateur télé (voice)

2007
Monsieur Joseph poster

Monsieur Joseph

Movie · as Monsieur Joseph

2007
René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement poster

René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement

Movie · as René Bousquet

2007
Prévost, Daniel - C'est Prévost ou rien poster

Prévost, Daniel - C'est Prévost ou rien

Movie · as Self

2006
A House of Your Dreams poster

A House of Your Dreams

Movie · as Jean-Pierre Draquart

2006
Daniel Prévost: Paris World Tour poster

Daniel Prévost: Paris World Tour

Movie · as Self

2006
Galilée ou L'Amour de Dieu poster

Galilée ou L'Amour de Dieu

Movie · as Le grand inquisiteur

2006
Je hais les parents poster

Je hais les parents

Movie · as Henri

2004
Volpone poster

Volpone

Movie · as Mosca

2003
Not on the Lips poster

Not on the Lips

Movie · as Faradel

2002
Whatever You Say poster

Whatever You Say

Movie · as M. Balbot

2001
Would I Lie to You? 2 poster

Would I Lie to You? 2

Movie · as Vierhouten

2001
A Crime in Paradise poster

A Crime in Paradise

Movie · as l'avocat général

2001
Le soleil au-dessus des nuages poster

Le soleil au-dessus des nuages

Movie · as Jean

2000
Les Insaisissables poster

Les Insaisissables

Movie · as Grimbert

2000
Vive nous! poster

Vive nous!

Movie · as Alain Leroy

2000
Les Shadoks, mythe ou légende ? poster

Les Shadoks, mythe ou légende ?

Movie · as Self

2000
La Cape et l'épée poster

La Cape et l'épée

TV · as Ménestrel · 1 ep

1999
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar poster

Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar

Movie · as Prolix

1999
Charmants voisins poster

Charmants voisins

Movie · as Daniel Berger

1998
The Dinner Game poster

The Dinner Game

Movie · as Lucien Cheval

1998
Un grand cri d'amour poster

Un grand cri d'amour

Movie · as Léon Lefranc

1998
Vivement dimanche poster

Vivement dimanche

TV · as Self · 6 eps

1997
The Comedian

The Comedian

Movie · as Un acteur

1997
Proper Attire Required poster

Proper Attire Required

Movie · as M. Bardon

1997
Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen poster

Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen

Movie · as Kléber

1997
Droit dans le mur poster

Droit dans le mur

Movie · as Lucchino, l'ami et psychologue

1997
The night of the invasion of the garden dwarves from outer space poster

The night of the invasion of the garden dwarves from outer space

Movie · as La voix off

1996
The Best Job in the World poster

The Best Job in the World

Movie · as Un voisin

1996
Ma femme me quitte poster

Ma femme me quitte

Movie · as Jérémie Duvernois

1996
La rançon du chien poster

La rançon du chien

Movie · as Max Ducasse

1994
Colonel Chabert poster

Colonel Chabert

Movie · as Amédée Boucard - l'avoué

1994
Les Faussaires poster

Les Faussaires

Movie · as Jérôme Verdouillet

1994
Le combat des reines

Le combat des reines

Movie

1993
Part-time Parents poster

Part-time Parents

Movie · as Le premier égoutier

1992
Ville à vendre poster

Ville à vendre

Movie · as Capitaine de gendarmerie Montier

1992
Dark at Noon poster

Dark at Noon

Movie · as Le curé

1992
Room Service poster

Room Service

Movie · as Franck

1992
Le Grand Jeu poster

Le Grand Jeu

Movie

1992
Bienvenue à Bellefontaine poster

Bienvenue à Bellefontaine

Movie · as Robert

1992
La guerre des privés poster

La guerre des privés

TV · as Fracher · 3 eps

1991
Daniel Prevost : Déconnage immédiat poster

Daniel Prevost : Déconnage immédiat

Movie · as Self

1991
L'Huissier poster

L'Huissier

Movie · as Saint-Yves

1990
Uranus poster

Uranus

Movie · as Rochard

1990
Les Nuls, l'émission poster

Les Nuls, l'émission

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1990
Stars 90 poster

Stars 90

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Palace poster

Palace

TV · as Chercheur d'or, Client anobli, Le client ayant mauvaise conscience, Le veilleur de nuit, Un joggeur · 1 ep

1987
Drôle de couple poster

Drôle de couple

Movie · as Charlie

1987
Sacrée soirée poster

Sacrée soirée

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1985
Liberté, égalité, choucroute poster

Liberté, égalité, choucroute

Movie · as Le grand vizir

1985
Slices of Life poster

Slices of Life

Movie · as Le présentateur TV

1985
La Pomme poster

La Pomme

Movie · as Mol

1985
Vive le fric ! poster

Vive le fric !

Movie · as Le banquier

1983
It Could Be Worse poster

It Could Be Worse

Movie · as Monsieur Lambert

1983
My Pastor Among the Thais poster

My Pastor Among the Thais

Movie · as Le général Choko

1983
Prends ton passe-montagne, on va à la plage poster

Prends ton passe-montagne, on va à la plage

Movie · as Antoine Mazin

1982
L'Académie des 9 poster

L'Académie des 9

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1982
Champs-Elysées poster

Champs-Elysées

TV · as Self · 10 eps

1981
Fais gaffe à la gaffe ! poster

Fais gaffe à la gaffe !

Movie · as Prunus

1980
Sacrés gendarmes poster

Sacrés gendarmes

Movie · as Young gendarme

1980
Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel ? poster

Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel ?

Movie · as Jean-Philippe Hiagault

1979
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs poster

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

Movie · as Dache, Siegfried Dache

1979
The Associate poster

The Associate

Movie · as M. Zephyr, « Top Concepteur » de l'agence de publicité

1977
Attends-moi pour commencer poster

Attends-moi pour commencer

Movie · as Norbert

1976
La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée poster

La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée

Movie · as Inspector Landrin

1976
Run After Me Until I Catch You poster

Run After Me Until I Catch You

Movie · as Champfrein

1976
Un mari, c'est un mari poster

Un mari, c'est un mari

Movie · as Lucien

1976
30 millions d'amis poster

30 millions d'amis

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1976
Les Jeux de 20 heures poster

Les Jeux de 20 heures

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1975
Trop c'est trop poster

Trop c'est trop

Movie · as Cameo

1975
Le Petit Rapporteur poster

Le Petit Rapporteur

TV · as Self - Panelist · 38 eps

1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche poster

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1975
Midi Première poster

Midi Première

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1974
Chinese In Paris poster

Chinese In Paris

Movie · as Fontanes

1974
How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby poster

How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby

Movie · as Le tailleur du cabaret

1974
Le Permis de conduire poster

Le Permis de conduire

Movie · as Le deuxième moniteur d'auto-école

1974
There's a Bone in the Mill poster

There's a Bone in the Mill

Movie · as Bob

1974
La Gueule de l’emploi poster

La Gueule de l’emploi

Movie · as l'assistant-réalisateur

1973
Big Deal poster

Big Deal

Movie · as un journaliste

1973
Le Concierge poster

Le Concierge

Movie · as Daniel de Vaucor, neveu de la comtesse

1973
The Suburbs Are Everywhere poster

The Suburbs Are Everywhere

Movie · as L'employé des réclamations de la SNCF

1973
La Dernière Bourrée à Paris poster

La Dernière Bourrée à Paris

Movie · as Philippe

1973
Moi y'en a vouloir des sous poster

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

Movie · as Rozalès

1973
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything poster

I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything

Movie · as Morel, policier

1972
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots poster

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

Movie · as First inspector

1972
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful poster

Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful

Movie · as Sylvestre Ringeard

1972
La Main passe poster

La Main passe

Movie · as Auguste

1971
Troubleshooters poster

Troubleshooters

Movie · as Pierre

1971
Caméléons poster

Caméléons

Movie · as Mario

1971
La Lucarne magique

La Lucarne magique

Movie · as Technician

1971
Samedi soir

Samedi soir

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1969
Erotissimo poster

Erotissimo

Movie · as le démarcheur dessinateur

1969
De la pauvreté du dessin Shadoks attribuée au manque de crédits de l'Office

De la pauvreté du dessin Shadoks attribuée au manque de crédits de l'Office

Movie

1968
À bout portant poster

À bout portant

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1966
King of Hearts poster

King of Hearts

Movie · as General Vallemat (uncredited)

1959
Discorama poster

Discorama

TV · as Self · 1 ep