---
name: "Lucien Frégis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lucien-fregis"
fi1m_id: "lucien-fregis"
imdb_id: "nm0296996"
tmdb_id: 5766
wikidata_id: "Q3265504"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 July 1904"
died: "25 August 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T08:27:20.725093+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lucien Frégis

## Identity

Lucien Frégis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lucien-fregis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lucien-fregis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0296996
- **TMDB ID:** 5766
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3265504
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3265504, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0296996/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5766

Actor. Born 5 July 1904 in Paris, France. Died 25 August 1979.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 July 1904, Paris, France
- **Died:** 25 August 1979
- **Active:** 1953–1958
- **Also known as:** Lucien Fegis, Lucien Fregis, Lucien Frègis, Lucien Fréjis, Lucien Frejis 
- **Frequently works with:** [Fred Orain](https://film.one/person/fred-orain.md), [Jacques Lagrange](https://film.one/person/jacques-lagrange.md), [Jacques Tati](https://film.one/person/jacques-tati.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3265504, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0296996/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5766

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Monsieur Hulot's Holiday*](https://film.one/film/monsieur-hulots-holiday.md) (86), [*Mon Oncle*](https://film.one/film/mon-oncle.md) (82)

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## Biography

Lucien Frégis, born Lucien Jules Cordonnier, was a French actor. He was born on 5 July 1904 in Paris and died on 25 August 1979 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise.

He appeared in several films directed by Jacques Tati, including as the Hotel Proprietor in *Monsieur Hulot's Holiday* (1953) and as Monsieur Pichard in *Mon Oncle* (1958). Other film roles include parts in *Donkey Skin* (1970) and *Madame Bovary* (1974). He also worked in numerous television productions from the 1950s onwards.

Before beginning his acting career after the Second World War, Frégis worked as a metal polisher and accountant.

*Sources: imdb.com, fr.wikipedia.org, catalogue.bnf.fr.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Mon Oncle* (1958), Fi1m 82, as Monsieur Pichard — [page](https://film.one/film/mon-oncle.md)
- *Monsieur Hulot's Holiday* (1953), Fi1m 86, as Hotel Proprietor — [page](https://film.one/film/monsieur-hulots-holiday.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune* (2021), Actor
- *Troubleshooters* (1971), as Un chasseur
- *Viper in the Fist* (1971), as Père Vadeboncœur
- *L'Homme du Picardie* (1968), series, as L'éclusier de Lesches
- *Salut Berthe !* (1968), as Émile (uncredited)
- *Les Combinards* (1966), Actor
- *How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning* (1965), as Un membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants") (non crédité)
- *Operation Diplomatic Passport* (1965), Actor
- *Happy Anniversary* (1963), Actor
- *The Suitor* (1962), as Painter in Park Scene
- *The Mysteries of Paris* (1962), as Doctor (uncredited)
- *L'Exécution* (1961), as 1st player
- *The Fenouillard Family* (1961), as A traveler (uncredited)
- *Ravishing* (1960), as Le garagiste
- *Pantalaskas* (1960), Actor
- *Every Day Has Its Secret* (1958), Actor
- *Mon Oncle* (1958), as Monsieur Pichard — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/mon-oncle.md)
- *Le souffle du désir* (1958), Actor
- *Les Cinq Dernières Minutes* (1958), series, as M. Denis
- *There's Always a Price Tag* (1957), as Gendarme (uncredited)
- *Forgive Our Trespasses* (1956), Actor
- *Law of the Streets* (1956), Actor
- *Maid in Paris* (1956), Actor
- *We're Moving the Colonel* (1955), as Bistro boss (uncredited)
- *Girl on the Third Floor* (1955), as Un agent (uncredited)
- *Les Hommes en blanc* (1955), as Un paysan
- *Série noire* (1955), as Un trafiquant
- *Le Fil à la patte* (1954), as Le régisseur du théâtre
- *Crainquebille* (1954), Actor
- *The Three Musketeers* (1953), Actor
- *My Husband Is Marvelous* (1953), Actor
- *Monsieur Hulot's Holiday* (1953), as Hotel Proprietor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/monsieur-hulots-holiday.md)
- *The Happiest of Men* (1952), as The policeman
- *Mister Taxi* (1952), Actor
- *Life in a Song* (1951), Actor
- *The Elders of Saint-Loup* (1950), as Inspector Froment (uncredited)
- *Sorceror* (1950), as An Inspector (uncredited)
- *Return to Life* (1949), as Grocer (segment "Le retour de Louis") (uncredited)
- *Mission in Tangier* (1949), as Journalist
- *The Spice of Life* (1948), Actor
- *Métier de fous* (1948), Actor

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