Daniel Lecourtois (25 January 1902 – 16 January 1985) was a French
film actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
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[Hayward p.250] He appeared in more than sixty films and television series during his career. In his later career he often played authority figures.
Partial filmography
* ''
Misdeal'' (1928) - Un danseur (uncredited)
* ''
Checkmate
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'' (1931) - Robert Manoy
* ''Monsieur le maréchal'' (1931) - Le lieutenant Tradivot
*''
My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1931)
* ''
The Fortune
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'' (1931) - Badoureau / Studel
* ' (1932) - Jacques
* ''
The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932) - André, their son
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The Agony of the Eagles'' (1933) - Le jeune aristocrate
* ''
Madame Bovary
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'' (1934) - Leon
* ''Iris perdue et retrouvée'' (1934) - Maxime de Persani
* ''
Coralie and Company'' (1934) - Jacques Dufauret
* ''
Song of Farewell'' (1934) - Franz Liszt
* ''
Your Smile'' (1934) - Monsieur Martin
* ''
The Green Domino'' (1935) - Naulin
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La Garçonne'' (1936)
* ''Les Demi-vierges'' (1936) - Maxime de Chantel
* ''
The Call of Life'' (1937) - Le docteur Lenoir
* ''
The Girls of the Rhône'' (1938)
* ''
Golden Venus
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'' (1938) - André de Saint-Guillon
* ''
The City of Lights'' (1938) - Rodolphe Davoust
* ''
There's No Tomorrow
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The ...
'' (1939) - Dr. Armand Péreux
* ''
Dreams of Love'' (1947) - Ronchaud
* ''
Rendezvous in Paris'' (1947) - Le commissaire du bord
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The Man Who Returns from Afar'' (1950) - Le docteur Moutier
* ''
Lost Souvenirs'' (1950) - Le directeur de l'hôtel
* ''
The Man from Jamaica'' (1950) - Docteur Marc Heckart
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La Vérité sur Bébé Donge'' (1952) - Georges Donge
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Adorable Creatures'' (1952) - Jacques
* ''
The Lottery of Happiness
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'' (1953)
* ''
Alarm in Morocco
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'' (1953) - Le commandant
* ''Gamin de Paris'' (1954) - Georges Salvin
* ''
The Possessors
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'' (1958) - Canet
* ''The Bear'' (1960) - Le directeur
* ''
Don't Tempt the Devil'' (1963) - Un avocat
* ''
The Train'' (1964) - Priest (uncredited)
* ''Comment épouser un premier ministre'' (1964)
* ''
Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause !'' (1970) - Brimeux
* ''
The Breach'' (1970)
* ''
Just Before Nightfall'' (1971) - Dorfmann
* ''
Dr. Popaul'' (1972) - Prof. Dupont
* ''
Wedding in Blood'' (1973) - Prefet / Department governor
* ''
Stavisky'' (1974) - Le président de la commission d'enquête
* ''
Verdict
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'' (1974) - Le procureur général
* ''
Vincent, François, Paul and the Others'' (1974) - Georges
* ''
Nada'' (1974)
* ''
Judith Therpauve'' (1978) - Desfraizeaux
References
Bibliography
* Hayward, Susan. ''Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign''. A&C Black, 2004.
External links
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1902 births
1985 deaths
French male film actors
Male actors from Paris
20th-century French male actors
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