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, and he married Jackie Rollin (

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and French actor

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Partial filmography

* ''Le moulin dans le soleil'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1939) – Le jeune homme * ''

Bifur 3 ''Bifur 3'' is a 1945 French drama film directed by Maurice Cam and starring René Dary, Raymond Aimos and Martine Carol. Shooting first began on the film in 1939, but delays due to the Second World War and the Occupation of France meant it wasn' ...

'' (1945) * ''Les cadets de l'océan'' (1945) – Auguste * '' Miroir'' (1947) – Un membre de la bande à Folco * ''Le voleur se porte bien'' (1948) – Cabassol – le chauffeur * ''

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'' (1948) – Joseph Castanino * ''

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'' (1950) – Le garagiste * ''

Oriental Port ''Oriental Port'' (French: ''Porte d'orient'') is a 1950 French crime film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring Yves Vincent, Tilda Thamar and Nathalie Nattier. It is about a group of smugglers operating out of Marseille. It is based on a nove ...

'' (1950) – Gustave * ''Coeur-sur-Mer'' (1950) – Titin * ''

Savage Triangle ''Savage Triangle'' (French: ''Le garçon sauvage'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Madeleine Robinson, Frank Villard and Henri Vilbert.Goble p.363 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Reno ...

'' (1951) – L'inspecteur * ''

Village Feud ''Village Feud'' or ''The Hunting Ground'' (French: ''La Table-aux-Crevés'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Maria Mauban and Andrex. It is based on the 1929 novel '' The Hollow Field'' by Marcel Ay ...

'' (1951) – Forgeral * ''

My Wife, My Cow and Me ''My Wife, My Cow and Me'' (French: ''Ma femme, ma vache et moi'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring Erminio Macario, Irène Corday and Annette Poivre.Rège p.320 The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) – Fontvielle * '' Manon of the Spring'' (1952) – Philoxène, le maire * '' The Call of Destiny'' (1953) – Dottore Aldo Guarneri * ''

The Baker of Valorgue ''The Baker of Valorgue'' (French: ''Le boulanger de Valorgue'', Italian: ''Me li mangio vivi'') is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Georges Chamarat and Leda Gloria.Bessy & Chirat p.124 It was ...

'' (1953) – Le Brigadier * ''

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'' (1953) – Le garagiste * ''

Napoleon Road ''Napoleon Road'' (French: ''La route Napoléon'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Pierre Fresnay, Henri Vilbert and Claude Laydu. It was partly shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were ...

'' (1953) – Le maire de Bourg-sur-Bléone * ''

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'' (1953) – Latripe * '' Service Entrance'' (1954) – Scarfatti * ''

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'' (1954) – Monsieur Charnigue – l'apothicaire (segment "Élixir du père Gaucher, l'") * ''Sur le banc'' (1954) – Monsieur Canavez * ''

Spring, Autumn and Love ''Spring, Autumn and Love'' (French: ''Le printemps, l'automne et l'amour'') is a 1955 French-Italian comedy drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Fernandel, Nicole Berger and Andrex.Parish p.177 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1955) – Calvette (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1955) – First Gambler (uncredited) * ''M'sieur la Caille'' (1955) – Rir * ''

Four Days in Paris ''Four Days in Paris'' (French: ''Quatre jours à Paris'') is a 1955 French musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Luis Mariano, Geneviève Kervine and Jane Sourza.Shiri p.147 It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Boulo ...

'' (1955) – Montaron * ''

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'' (1955) – Le patron du café * ''Mémoires d'un flic'' (1956) – L'homme politique * ''

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'' (1956) – Le commissaire de police * '' Élisa'' (1957) – M. Alfred * ''Que les hommes sont bêtes'' (1957) – M. Marcel * ''

Love in Jamaica ''Love in Jamaica'' (French: ''À la Jamaïque'') is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Luis Mariano, Jane Sourza and Paquita Rico.Rège p.726 It is an operetta film, adapted from a stage work compos ...

'' (1957) – Maxime de Sainte-Maxime * ''

Irresistible Catherine ''Irresistible Catherine'' (French: ''L'irrésistible Catherine'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by André Pergament and starring Michel Auclair, Marie Daëms and Fernand Sardou.Goble p.814 Cast * Michel Auclair as Georges Bartone * Ma ...

'' (1957) – Bouche * ''

Les Espions ''Les Espions'' ("The Spies") is a 1957 French-Italian noir mystery film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov O. E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe, Paul Carpenter, Véra Clouzot, Martita Hunt and Gérard Séty. ...

'' (1957) – Pierre * ''Filous et compagnie'' (1957) – Le faux colonel * '' La Parisienne'' (1957) – Fernand le Barman * ''

Not Delivered ''Not Delivered'' (French: ''Échec au porteur'') is a 1958 French crime thriller film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Paul Meurisse, Jeanne Moreau, Serge Reggiani and Gert Fröbe. Segrave & Martin p.130 It was shot at the Boulogne Studi ...

'' (1958) – Monsieur Arpaillargues * ''Why Women Sin'' (1958) – Mario le Toulonnais * '' Sunday Encounter'' (1958) – Le brigadier * ''Suivez-moi jeune homme'' (1958) – Emile * ''

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'' (1959) – Le commissaire Masson * ''

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'' (1959) – Ernesto * '' Picnic on the Grass'' (1959) – Nino * ''

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'' (1960) – Commissaire Masson * ''Bouche cousue'' (1960) – Marius * ''

Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele ''Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele'' () is a 1962 biographical drama film directed by Giorgio Capitani, Rudolf Jugert and Georg Marischka. It stars O.W. Fischer in the title role along with Rosanna Schiaffino, Sonja Ziemann and Valentina C ...

'' (1962) – Petit-Piere * ''Les grands chemins'' (1963) – Gendarme * ''Cadavres en vacances'' (1963) – Lever * ''

D'où viens-tu Johnny? ''D'où viens-tu Johnny ?'' ("Where Are You from, Johnny?") is a 1963 French film directed by Noël Howard, starring French rock and pop idols Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan, both of whom would later marry two years later. Plot Johnny Riviè ...

'' (1963) – Gustave, dit "Le Shérif" * ''La bande à Bobo'' (1963) – Le maire * ''Les durs à cuire ou Comment supprimer son prochain sans perdre l'appétit'' (1964) – L'inspecteur * ''

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'' (1964) – Le paysan * ''L'or du duc'' (1965) – Le livreur d'eau * ''

Dis-moi qui tuer ''Dis-moi qui tuer'' (English title: ''Tell Me Whom to Kill'') is a 1965 French Drama (film and television), drama mystery film directed by Étienne Périer (director), Étienne Périer. The screenplay was written by Maurice Fabre and Didier Goular ...

'' (1965) – M. Pesel * ''L'ardoise'' (1970) * ''Sur un arbre perché'' (1971) – L'adjudant-chef * ''Le soldat Laforêt'' (1972) – Le vagabond * ''

Trop jolies pour être honnêtes ''Trop jolies pour être honnêtes'' (, ''Too Pretty to Be Honest''), or ''4 Souris pour un hold-up'' (, ''Four Mice for a Holdup'', subtitled by the English VHS as "Four Chicks for a Holdup") is a 1972 French film directed by Richard Balducci. ...

'' (1972) – Pizarel, un gardien de prison * ''Na!'' (1973) – Le bedeau * ''Dédé la tendresse'' (1974) * ''Les grands moyens'' (1976) – Camille Conségude (final film role)

References

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