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Charles Denner

Charles Denner

Acting·1926–1995·51 films

Charles Denner (29 May 1926 – 10 September 1995) was a French actor born to a Jewish family in Poland. During his 30-year career he worked with some of France's greatest directors of the time, including Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch and François Truffaut who gave him two of his most memorable roles, as Fergus in The Bride Wore Black (1968) and Bertrand Morane in The Man Who Loved Women (1977).

Filmography

Elevator to the Gallows
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier
Z
Z (1969)Manuel
The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black (1968)Fergus
The Night Caller
The Night Caller (1975)Inspector Moissac
The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women (1977)Bertrand Morane
Money Money Money
Money Money Money (1972)Simon Duroc
The Sleeping Car Murders
The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)Bob, l'amant sincère de Georgette Thomas
The Married Couple of the Year Two
The Married Couple of the Year Two (1971)Traveller
The Two of Us
The Two of Us (1967)Claude's Father
The Inheritor
The Inheritor (1973)David Loweinstein
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972)Arthur
The Thief of Paris
The Thief of Paris (1967)Jean-François Cannonier
Bluebeard
Bluebeard (1963)Henri Landru
A Thousand Billion Dollars
A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982)Walter, private detective
Mado
Mado (1976)Reynald Manecca
The Crook
The Crook (1970)Monsieur Gallois
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974)Ministre des travaux public
Law Breakers
Law Breakers (1971)Graziani
Mata Hari, Agent H21
Mata Hari, Agent H21 (1964)Soldier #1
A Second Chance
A Second Chance (1976)L'avocat
The Blue Panther
The Blue Panther (1965)Johnson
Golden Eighties
Golden Eighties (1986)M. Schwartz
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand escroc")
And Now My Love
And Now My Love (1974)Sarah's Father / Operator / Sarah's Grandfather
Life Upside Down
Life Upside Down (1964)Jacques Valin
Robert et Robert
Robert et Robert (1978)Robert Goldman
The Devil's Toy
The Devil's Toy (1966)Récitant / Narrator (voice)
A Captain's Honor
A Captain's Honor (1982)Maître Gillard
The Truth on the Savolta Affair
The Truth on the Savolta Affair (1980)Lepprince
Défense de savoir
Défense de savoir (1973)Jean Ravier
The First Time
The First Time (1976)Father
The Best Part
The Best Part (1955)An assistant engineer
Heraclitus the Dark
Heraclitus the Dark (1967)Récitant (voice)
Stella
Stella (1983)Richard
YUL 871
YUL 871 (1966)The European engineer
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay (2024)Self (archive footage)
Les Pieds nickelés
Les Pieds nickelés (1964)Filochard
Le Cœur à l'envers
Le Cœur à l'envers (1980)Guillaume
Diane's Body
Diane's Body (1969)Julien Keller
Les Joueurs
Les Joueurs (1960)Krougel
La Belle au bois dormant
La Belle au bois dormant (1954)
Rock and Torah
Rock and Torah (1983)Joseph Stern
Vivement Truffaut
Vivement Truffaut (1985)Self / Bertrand (archive footage)
Le Grand Escroc
Le Grand Escroc (1964)the Con Man
Vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis
Vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis (1975)Nicolas
L'unique
L'unique (1986)Vox
A Police Officer Without Importance
A Police Officer Without Importance (1973)Deputy Police Officer Serge Monnier
The Truce
The Truce (1968)Julien
Les Hommes en blanc
Les Hommes en blanc (1955)Un interne
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire (1967)
Les fourberies de Scapin
Les fourberies de Scapin (1965)Scapin