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André Wilms

Date of birth: 1947-04-29

Place of birth: Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

André Wilms

Biography

André Wilms (April 29, 1947 – February 9, 2022) was a French film and television actor who had also appeared in German and Finnish films. Wilms was the winner of the Best Supporting European Actor award at the 1992 European Film Awards for his work in Aki Kaurismäki's La Vie de Bohème. Description above from the Wikipedia article André Wilms, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Tanguy
3

Tanguy

2001-11-21

Tanguy is 28 years old and still living with his parents. They think it's time he moves out. He does

Life Is a Long Quiet River
3.4

Life Is a Long Quiet River

1988-02-03

Two babies are switched at birth. When the mistake is discovered 12 years later, it leads to complic

Brocéliande
1.9

Brocéliande

2003-01-08

Chloé, a student specializing in Celtic History, participate in a dig in the forest of Broceliande w

Guilty of Innocence
3

Guilty of Innocence

1992-02-10

This sumptuously photographed period drama is set in 1791 Vienna. Maximilian Bardo, an opportunistic

Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
2.9

Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

1994-02-17

After years of fame and misfortune in Mexico, the members of the Leningrad Cowboys decide to return

Auntie Danielle
3.3

Auntie Danielle

1990-04-04

Tatie Danielle is a black comedy about a widow who is intent on ruining the lives of her great-nephe

Ricky
2.9

Ricky

2009-02-11

When Katie meets Paco, they fall in love. From this an extraordinary child is born; Ricky, who quick

Europa Europa
3.6

Europa Europa

1990-11-14

A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is tak

La Vie de Bohème
3.8

La Vie de Bohème

1992-02-27

Three penniless artists become friends in modern-day Paris: Rodolfo, an Albanian painter with no vis

Confidence Reigns
2.1

Confidence Reigns

2004-11-10

Christel and Christoph have no education, no morals - they are working as servants in wealthy homes

Driven round the bend
3

Driven round the bend

2021-12-17

Pierre, a serviceman with a strong character, goes back to his childhood housing estate to take over

Traceless
3.1

Traceless

2010-03-10

Étienne Meunier (Benoît Magimel) is a young executive who has everything going for him. His career i

To Stage the Music - Heiner Goebbels
0

To Stage the Music - Heiner Goebbels

2023-04-20

Heiner Goebbels, an eclectic composer who, in his fifty-year career, has experimented with everythin

Iron Horsemen
3

Iron Horsemen

1995-01-27

Bad Trip, a biker who has been freshly inducted into a gang, flees from them after stealing one of t

At Home with the Rozes
2.7

At Home with the Rozes

2003-04-02

Two ex-convicts, MG and Gilbert find refuge in a charming middle-class house whose couple is about t

Monsieur Hire
3.6

Monsieur Hire

1989-05-24

A French man spies on a lovely younger woman across the way. When he's spotted by the woman shortly

Torment
3.4

Torment

1994-02-16

Forced to work extremely hard to keep things afloat, Paul begins hearing voices in his head question

The Last Days of Immanuel Kant
3.3

The Last Days of Immanuel Kant

1996-03-27

A brief, fictionalized time period in the life of Professor Kant. The story is set in Kant's hometow

La Lectrice
3.1

La Lectrice

1988-08-17

A young woman passionate about reading immerses herself in the adventures of a fictional character w

Les poings fermés
0

Les poings fermés

1985-06-12

In the large ward of a military hospital, a child of about ten years old crawls under the beds of th

Le Havre
3.5

Le Havre

2011-09-08

In the French harbor city of Le Havre, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Ma

Maigret
2.9

Maigret

2022-02-23

In Paris, a young girl is found dead in a Parisian square, wearing an evening dress. Commissioner Ma

Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder
3

Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder

2012-04-16

February 25, 1994, Yann Piat is executed at point blank range by two gunmen on a motorcycle. Its fir

Robert Mitchum Est Mort
3.5

Robert Mitchum Est Mort

2011-04-13

Washed-up actor Franky Pastor and his kleptomaniac, ex-rocker manager Arsene steal a car and embark

Le Tartuffe
3.3

Le Tartuffe

1984-09-05

Orgon is a man of property duped by the false piety of the penniless Tartuffe. Orgon takes him into

Strange Place for an Encounter
2.8

Strange Place for an Encounter

1988-05-26

France is a haughty, bourgeoise wife who is abandoned at the side of the road by her husband after a

Hauptlehrer Hofer
0

Hauptlehrer Hofer

1975-03-18

1919. Released from the teacher training college, Joachim Hofer takes up his first job as an assista

The Children's Rebellion
2.8

The Children's Rebellion

1992-04-22

In the 19th century, children -- particularly the children of the poor -- were considered to be an e

Superegos
2.5

Superegos

2014-02-09

Nick Gutlicht lives of illegally selling valuable books, owes money to a bunch of other crooks and h

Sexes faibles !
2.2

Sexes faibles !

1992-10-14

The La Chesnays live in a castle threatened with destruction to accommodate a TGV line. While Gilles

Roses on Credit
2.4

Roses on Credit

2010-09-09

A young couple marry in France in the 1940s and the film follows the arc of their marriage over the

The Great White of Lambarene
2.5

The Great White of Lambarene

1995-04-26

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), the mission doctor, theologian and philosopher who founded a hospital

Petite fille
3.8

Petite fille

2011-09-09

Sylvie Neige is 35. An only child, she lives and works on her parents' farm. The only entertainment

Sex, Love & Therapy
2.7

Sex, Love & Therapy

2014-10-01

Lambert, a recovering sex addict, tries to redeem himself by becoming a marriage counsellor. He stay

Stella
3.9

Stella

1983-07-13

During the Second World War, Yvon joins the Gestapo to save his Jewish girlfriend, Stella, from depo

Ordinary Victories
3.1

Ordinary Victories

2015-07-15

Marco, in his thirties, is a little lost and tormented at the thought of truly settling. A former wa

Where Is Musette?
0

Where Is Musette?

1992-01-01

Documentary filmed on-set during the making of Aki Kaurismaki's "La vie de Boheme"

Marie and the Misfits
3.1

Marie and the Misfits

2016-04-13

"Marie is dangerous", Antoine warns. It hasn't stopped Siméon from dropping everything, or, more pre

Juha
3.4

Juha

1999-02-26

A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who en

Pause
2.6

Pause

2014-08-14

One winter evening, at an empty gas station, young country musician Sami meets beautiful Julia, who

The Forbidden Room
2.8

The Forbidden Room

2015-10-07

A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldie

Seances
3.1

Seances

2016-04-28

Seances, co-created with the National Film Board of Canada, presents a wholly new way of experiencin

Americano
2.5

Americano

2011-11-30

A real estate agent from Paris arrives in Los Angeles to settle his late mother's estate, but a foun

What Tears Us Apart
5

What Tears Us Apart

2016-05-04

A Chinese couple visits the daughter they gave up for adoption 30 years ago.

Just to Be Sure
3.2

Just to Be Sure

2017-09-06

Erwan, a strapping Breton who clears mines for a living, is shaken when he discovers that his father

Hannah
2.8

Hannah

2018-01-18

A woman grapples with the consequences of her husband's imprisonment.

The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
2.6

The Most Assassinated Woman in the World

2018-07-09

Set against the backdrop of the infamous Theatre Grand Guignol the story revolves around iconic actr

Journey Through China
3.4

Journey Through China

2015-03-25

Liliane, a provincial nurse in her peaceful fifties, must cope with the accidental death of her son

Sade en procès
0

Sade en procès

1999-10-05

In 1956, the rich French publisher of the works of the Marquis de Sade, Jean-Jacques Pauvert, was su

Adventure of Catherine C.
1.9

Adventure of Catherine C.

1990-08-29

In Paris, unhappy movie actress Catherine Crachat becomes infatuated with the mathematician Pierre I

Marie Curie
2.5

Marie Curie

2016-12-01

The most turbulent five years in the life of a genius woman: Between 1905, where Marie Curie comes w

My Polish Honeymoon
2.6

My Polish Honeymoon

2019-06-12

Anna and Adam, a young couple from Paris with Polish Jewish origins, leave for the first time of the

A Piece of Sky
2.1

A Piece of Sky

2002-09-04

A woman struggles to acclimate to prison life while her friend organises a labour strike on the outs

A Jew Must Die
2

A Jew Must Die

2016-09-15

A film based on Jacques Chessex' novel of the same title; featuring André Wilms as Chessex and Bruno

The Ceiling
2.9

The Ceiling

2000-12-29

In his small apartment, a middle-aged man has reached the end of his tether. He has become indiffere

How I Taught Myself to Be a Child
3.3

How I Taught Myself to Be a Child

2019-03-01

Paul Silberstein, youngest son of an urbane but deeply strange old Austrian dynasty of confectionery

Bohemian Eyes
3.4

Bohemian Eyes

2011-01-26

Documentary about the life of Finnish actor Matti Pellonpää.

Isimeria
0

Isimeria

1991-09-01

The paths of five people—a French archaeologist, his Greek assistant, his daughter, her journalist f

Up the Mountain
2.5

Up the Mountain

2019-10-30

Hugo, Stan and Bérénice grew up together then grew apart. They were inseparable. Fifteen years later

The Photograph
3.3

The Photograph

1987-10-27

A young Greek man goes to Paris seeking help from a solitary and almost misanthropic distant relativ

The Salt of Tears
2.8

The Salt of Tears

2020-10-14

Luc travels to Paris for the first time to sit the entrance exam for a carpentry school. There he me

Queens of The Field
3

Queens of The Field

2020-01-15

After its football team is disqualified for insulting a referee during a major game, a small country

Memorable
4.1

Memorable

2019-06-11

Aging painter Louis and his wife Michelle struggle to cope with Louis' advancing dementia.

Irradiated
4

Irradiated

2022-01-26

A film about people who have survived the irradiation of war and recommended to those who believe th

Thirsty
3.3

Thirsty

2016-01-01

Jacques is broke and the owner of the bar where he spends most of his time kicked him out.

No One's Missing
3

No One's Missing

2020-09-05

Suzanne was not keen on returning to this village in which she grew up. It was her brother Anton who

The Kid Tintouin
3.5

The Kid Tintouin

2011-02-04

Le temps d'un regard
0

Le temps d'un regard

2007-11-28

A Castle in Italy
2.7

A Castle in Italy

2013-10-30

Louise meets Nathan, her dreams resurface. It's also the story of her ailing brother, their mother,

Birgit Haas Must Be Killed
3.1

Birgit Haas Must Be Killed

1981-09-02

"Hangar" is a new agency whose purpose is to carry out missions even too sensitive for the police or