Bernard Fresson (27 May 1931 – 20 October 2002) was a French cinema actor. He starred in over 160 films. Some of his notable roles include: Javert in the 1972 mini-series version of Les Misérables, Inspector Barthelmy in John Frankenheimer's French Connection II (1974), Scope in Roman Polanski's The Tenant (1976), Gilbert in L'amant de poche (1978), and Francis in Garçon! (1983), for which he received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also appeared in the 1969 Costa-Gavras film Z.

Selected filmography

• Heaven on One's Head (1965)
• Thursday We Shall Sing Like Sunday (1967)
• Trois milliards sans ascenseur (1972)
• Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (1972)
• The Call of the Wild (1976)
• The Passengers (1977)
• Rive droite, rive gauche (1984)
• Taking Wing (2000)