
Pierre Arditi
Actor · Born December 1, 1944 (81) · Paris, France
Pierre Arditi (born 1 December 1944) is an award-winning French film and stage actor. He is the brother of French actress Catherine Arditi. He has often played romantic, womanizing roles, similar to those played by Marcello Mastroianni. In 1987 he won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Mélo, and in 1994, a César Award for Best Actor for his role in Smoking/No Smoking. Although his work has primarily been in French film and theater, Arditi is known in the Anglophone world as the French voice of Christopher Reeve. Arditi dubbed Christopher Reeve on the French-language version of the three first Superman movies by Richard Donner and Richard Lester (See the French Wikipedia article on Pierre Arditi for more information). Because of the added footage in the DVD Special Edition of Donner's Superman, the movie had to be re-dubbed with a different voice actor, much to the chagrin of the generation of moviegoers who had grown up with the original soundtrack and identified Superman's voice with Arditi's. He also provided the French voice for Reeve in the comedy/whodunit Deathtrap. Finally, he was the voice of the documentary serie Untamed Africa, written and produced by Frederic Lepage. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2002. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite on 7 April 1994, and promoted Officier (Officer) in 2005. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pierre Arditi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 1, 1944 (81)
- Paris, France
- Actor
- 39 on MovieCove · 190 credits in all
What are Pierre Arditi's films like?
Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 30
A split, not a type: Light 23 · Serious 7 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 6
Gentle 16 · Charged 18 · Intense 1
Steady 23 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 9
Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 17 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 16 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 21 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 5
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 5 of 10 analyzed roles.
Show the 10 rolesHide the roles
- Shadowas Simon Roche in Love Unto Death (1984)
- Shadowas Pierre Belcroix in Mélo (1986)
- Shadowas Antoine Boulanger in Vanille fraise (1989)
- Shadowas Frédéric Larsan in The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005)
- Heroas Alain in L'un reste, l'autre part (2005)
- Mentoras Henri in Le code a changé (2009)
- Allyas Pierre Arditi in You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012)
- Heroas Gaspard Dassonville in La fleur de l'âge (2012)
- Shadowas François Dumar in Maestro(s) (2022)
- Allyas Martin in Ils s'aiment... enfin presque! (2022)
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet12
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous14
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 Pierre Arditi's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Pierre Arditi'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
190 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Un petit air de bonheur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Je me souviendrai... de presque tout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Arditi et ceux qu'il aime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

Maudits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

Panique au 31 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Lapin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

9/12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Le Voyage en pyjama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Clémenceau, la force d'aimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Alphonse(2023)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Le premier venu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Fallait pas le dire ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Maestro(s)(2022)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Mémoire trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Adieu Paris(2021)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Accusation(2021)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Le Tartuffe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

The Grand Restaurant III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

I Love You Coiffure(2020)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Compromis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

La belle époque(2019)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Traveller(2019)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Quand sort la recluse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

Quand sort la recluse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

Le vieux juif Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

The Summer House(2018)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Quelque chose a changé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Mémoires d'un condamné (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Mr & Mme Adelman(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Vermeer: Beyond Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Captain Marleau(2014)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
The Sweet Escape(2015)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
A Change of Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

Comme s'il en pleuvait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

La fleur de l'âge(2012)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Murders in... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Granny's Funeral(2012)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
La danse de l'albatros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

La Vérité (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Vivace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Blood of the Vine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Fric, Krach et geule de bois : le roman de la crise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Roses on Credit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Streamfield, les carnets noirs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Je ne vous oublierai jamais (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Together Is Too Much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Being Fidel Castro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Sentiments provisoires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

L'Éloignement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Bambou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Park Benches(2009)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
You'll Miss Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Au siècle de Maupassant, contes et nouvelles du XIXe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Le code a changé(2009)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Musée haut, musée bas(2008)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Can You Keep a Secret? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Tailleur pour dames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

The Great Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Mitterrand à Vichy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Batailles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Faisons un rêve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Our Earthmen Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Les Liens du sang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

The Big Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

Aller-retour dans la journée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

Private Fears in Public Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

The Separation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Courage to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

L'un reste, l'autre part(2005)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Julie, chevalier de Maupin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Victoire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

The First Time I Turned Twenty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil(2004)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Julie, chevalier de Maupin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Les Chroniques de l'Amazonie Sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Les clefs de bagnole(2003)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Not on the Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Une villa pour deux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Carnival of the Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Une Ferrari pour deux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Joyeuses Pâques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Patron sur mesure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Tout va bien c'est Noël!(2001)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Sauveur Giordano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

The Blue Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

An Unlikely Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

On n'est pas là pour s'aimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Rêver peut-être (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Le dernier plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Les Enfants du printemps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Les acteurs(2000)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The False Servant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Chacun chez soi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Les Chroniques de l'Australie sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

A Monkey's Tale(1999)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
« Art » (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Un amour de cousine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Chance or Coincidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

La passion du docteur Bergh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Tout le monde en parle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Let There Be Light! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Un et un font six (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Same Old Song(1997)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Les Chroniques de l'Amérique Sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Gentlemen Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Une clinique au soleil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

The Horseman on the Roof(1995)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
L'Affaire Dreyfus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Passeur d'enfants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Les Chroniques de l'Asie sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Couchettes express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Les Chroniques de l'Afrique Sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

No Smoking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Smoking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Smoking / No Smoking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

The Little Apocalypse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Les Clés du Paradis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

The Pleasure of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

La Femme et le Pantin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Les Grandes Familles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Vanille fraise(1989)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Natalia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Radio corbeau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Bonjour l'angoisse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Poker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

The Catwalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Engagements of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Velvet Paws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Flag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Agent trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

The Little Coquette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Bordeaux, le cinéma pour mémoire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

State of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Un métier de seigneur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Mélo(1986)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Follow My Gaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

La répétition ou L'amour puni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Triple sec (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Tailleur pour dames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Strictement personnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Farewell Fred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Love Unto Death(1984)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all filmsThe Secret of Mister L (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Mademoiselle ma mère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Life Is a Bed of Roses(1983)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Le fou du désert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all filmsL'Épingle noire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

L'Arme au bleu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Le Traité d'Auteuil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Une sacrée famille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Le rat noir d'amérique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Heads or Tails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Légitime défense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

My American Uncle(1980)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
La Femme rompue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Rape of Love(1978)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Le funambule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Les Oiseaux de la lune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Blaise Pascal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Adventures of Zadig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Un mystère par jour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Alyse et Chloé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Last Leap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
L'illusion comique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Reportage sur un squelette ou Masques et bergamasques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

L'Homme du Picardie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

La 99ème Minute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

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

A fixed idea by Paul Valéry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

L'École des femmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Le raisin d'or (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Les méchantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Montagnes Russes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Wake Me Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 190 titles, 184 of them dated from 1958 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office
Le code a changé (2009)

Highest rated
My American Uncle (1980)

Most popular right now
Les acteurs (2000)
Film career
Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. 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.
- 1978Screen debut· Rape of Love
- 1997First top-billed film· Same Old Song
- 1997Career best· Same Old Song
Billing
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 Pierre Arditi's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 35; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th15
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
15 of their 39 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser13
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed15
Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 53. 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 Pierre Arditi work with?
People who share at least 2 of Pierre Arditi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Denis Podalydès shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Bruno PodalydèsShared titles: The Sweet Escape (2015), Granny's Funeral (2012), You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012), Park Benches (2009), The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005), The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003)See all 6 shared titles with Bruno Podalydès

- Alain ResnaisShared titles: You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012), Same Old Song (1997), Mélo (1986), Love Unto Death (1984), Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983), My American Uncle (1980)See all 6 shared titles with Alain Resnais

- Nicolas BedosShared titles: La belle époque (2019), Mr & Mme Adelman (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Nicolas Bedos

- Yannick BellonShared titles: Remembrance of Things to Come (2001), Rape of Love (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Yannick Bellon

Writers
- Jean GruaultShared titles: Love Unto Death (1984), Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983), My American Uncle (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Jean Gruault

- Franck SauratShared titles: Ils s'aiment... enfin presque! (2022), I Love You Coiffure (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Franck Saurat
- Muriel RobinShared titles: Ils s'aiment... enfin presque! (2022), I Love You Coiffure (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Muriel Robin

- Pierre PalmadeShared titles: Ils s'aiment... enfin presque! (2022), I Love You Coiffure (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Pierre Palmade

Actors
- Denis PodalydèsShared titles: La belle époque (2019), Mr & Mme Adelman (2017), The Sweet Escape (2015), Granny's Funeral (2012), You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012), Park Benches (2009), The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005), The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003)See all 8 shared titles with Denis Podalydès

- Sabine AzémaShared titles: You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012), The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005), The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003), Same Old Song (1997), Vanille fraise (1989), Mélo (1986), Love Unto Death (1984), Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)See all 8 shared titles with Sabine Azéma

- André DussollierShared titles: Musée haut, musée bas (2008), Les acteurs (2000), Same Old Song (1997), Mélo (1986), Love Unto Death (1984), Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)See all 6 shared titles with André Dussollier

- Daniel AuteuilShared titles: La belle époque (2019), La traversée du désir (2009), L'un reste, l'autre part (2005), Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil (2004), Rape of Love (1978)See all 5 shared titles with Daniel Auteuil

Cinematographers and editors
- Albert JurgensonShared titles: Vanille fraise (1989), Mélo (1986), Love Unto Death (1984), Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983), My American Uncle (1980)See all 5 shared titles with Albert Jurgenson
- Hervé de LuzeShared titles: You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012), The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005), The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003), Same Old Song (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Hervé de Luze

- Philippe Pavans de CeccattyShared titles: Ils s'aiment... enfin presque! (2022), Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty
- Anny DanchéShared titles: La belle époque (2019), Mr & Mme Adelman (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Anny Danché

Producers
- Pascal CaucheteuxShared titles: The Sweet Escape (2015), Granny's Funeral (2012), Park Benches (2009), The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005), The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003)See all 5 shared titles with Pascal Caucheteux

- Martine CassinelliShared titles: The Sweet Escape (2015), Granny's Funeral (2012), The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005), The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003)See all 4 shared titles with Martine Cassinelli
- Christine De JekelShared titles: Little Nicholas' Treasure (2021), The Accusation (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Christine De Jekel

- Olivier DelboscShared titles: Little Nicholas' Treasure (2021), The Accusation (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Olivier Delbosc

Mixed roles
- Yvan AttalShared titles: Maestro(s) (2022), The Accusation (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Yvan Attal

- Alain SardeShared titles: Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil (2004), Les acteurs (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Sarde
