Michel Auclair

For the French violinist, see Michèle Auclair.
Michel Auclair
Auclair in Rice Girl (1956)
Born
Vladimir Vujović

(1922-09-14)14 September 1922
Koblenz, Weimar Republic (now Germany)
Died7 January 1988(1988-01-07) (aged 65)
Saint-Paul-en-Forêt 83440
SpouseFrédérique Homo

Michel Auclair (born Vladimir Vujović, Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Вујовић; 14 September 1922 – 7 January 1988) was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema.

Auclair was born to a Serbian father (born in Požarevac, Serbia) and a French mother in Koblenz.[1] His father was Vojislav Vujović, prominent Yugoslav Communist and secretary of the Communist Youth International. Auclair moved to Paris when he was three years old.[1] He entered medical school but then studied acting at the CNSAD in Paris.[1]

While a major French star, he only had two English-language roles: as Professor Flostre in the 1957 musical Funny Face with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, and as a French police investigator in Day of the Jackal (1973) with Edward Fox.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Michel Auclair at Alice Cinema". (French). Retrieved 19 November 2006.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Michel Auclair at Yahoo! Movies". Retrieved 19 November 2006.