
Director
Pierre Étaix
Born 1928 · Roanne, Loire, France
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.
Directed

Mon Oncle
Assistant Director · 1958

Yoyo
Director · 1965

Happy Anniversary
Director · 1963

Le Grand Amour
Director · 1969

The Suitor
Director · 1962

As Long as You've Got Your Health
Director · 1966

Rupture
Director · 1961

Land of Milk and Honey
Director · 1971

Feeling Good
Director · 1966

Insomnia
Director · 1963

L'Âge de Monsieur est avancé
Director · 1987
J'écris dans l'espace
Director · 1989

The Nightmare of Méliès
Director · 1988
Acting

Mon Oncle
Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited) · 1958

Pickpocket
2nd Accomplice · 1959

Le Havre
Dr. Becker · 2011

The Clowns
Clown · 1970

The Thief of Paris
Pickpocket (uncredited) · 1967

Yoyo
Yoyo / The Millionaire · 1965

Happy Anniversary
Le mari · 1963

Un film et son époque
Self · 2003

Carrière, 250 Meters
Self · 2011

La Métamorphose
Gustav-Adolf Braut · 1983

Le Grand Amour
Pierre · 1969

The Suitor
Pierre · 1962

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
Self · 2016

Cinépanorama
Self · 1956

As Long as You've Got Your Health
Pierre · 1966

Max My Love
Detective · 1986
The Day the Clown Cried
Gustav · 1972

Le Grand Échiquier
Self · 1972

Winter Song
Marquis-Clochard · 2015

The Clown
Self · 2016

Land of Milk and Honey
Self - The Director · 1971

Numéro un
Self · 1975

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

From Darkness to Light
Self · 2025
Writing

Yoyo
Screenplay · 1965

Happy Anniversary
Co-Writer · 1963

Le Grand Amour
Screenplay · 1969

The Suitor
Writer · 1962

As Long as You've Got Your Health
Writer · 1966

Rupture
Co-Writer · 1961

Land of Milk and Honey
Writer · 1971

Feeling Good
Writer · 1966

Insomnia
Writer · 1963

L'Âge de Monsieur est avancé
Writer · 1987
J'écris dans l'espace
Screenplay · 1989