Person

Charles Denner

Acting · 1926–1995 · Tarnow, Poland

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Denner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  Self

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  Bluebeard

  Henri Landru

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  François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

  Self (archive footage)

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  Z

  Manuel

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  Elevator to the Gallows

  L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier

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  The Down-in-the-Hole Gang

  Ministre des travaux public

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  A Thousand Billion Dollars

  Walter, private detective

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  The Crook

  Monsieur Gallois

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  The Bride Wore Black

  Fergus

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  Le Cœur à l'envers

  Guillaume

• 2024François Truffaut: My Life, a ScreenplaySelf (archive footage)
• 1986Golden EightiesM. Schwartz
• 1986L'uniqueVox
• 1985Vivement TruffautSelf / Bertrand (archive footage)
• 1983StellaRichard
• 1983Rock and TorahJoseph Stern
• 1982A Captain's HonorMaître Gillard
• 1982A Thousand Billion DollarsWalter, private detective
• 1980Le Cœur à l'enversGuillaume
• 1980The Truth on the Savolta AffairLepprince
• 1978Robert et RobertRobert Goldman
• 1977The Man Who Loved WomenBertrand Morane
• 1976The First TimeFather
• 1976MadoReynald Manecca
• 1976A Second ChanceL'avocat
• 1975Vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradisNicolas
• 1975The Night CallerInspector Moissac
• 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
• 1974And Now My LoveSarah's Father / Operator / Sarah's Grandfather
• 1974The Down-in-the-Hole GangMinistre des travaux public
• 1973Défense de savoirJean Ravier
• 1973A Police Officer Without ImportanceDeputy Police Officer Serge Monnier
• 1973The InheritorDavid Loweinstein
• 1972A Gorgeous Girl Like MeArthur
• 1972Money Money MoneySimon Duroc
• 1971Law BreakersGraziani
• 1971The Married Couple of the Year TwoTraveller
• 1970The CrookMonsieur Gallois
• 1969Diane's BodyJulien Keller
• 1969ZManuel
• 1968The Bride Wore BlackFergus
• 1968The TruceJulien
• 1967Heraclitus the DarkRécitant (voice)
• 1967La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
• 1967The Two of UsClaude's Father
• 1967The Thief of ParisJean-François Cannonier
• 1966YUL 871The European engineer
• 1966The Devil's ToyRécitant / Narrator (voice)
• 1965The Sleeping Car MurdersBob, l'amant sincère de Georgette Thomas
• 1965The Blue PantherJohnson
• 1965Les fourberies de ScapinScapin
• 1964Les Pieds nickelésFilochard
• 1964Life Upside DownJacques Valin
• 1964The World's Most Beautiful SwindlersCounterfeiter (segment "Le Grand escroc")
• 1964Le Grand Escrocthe Con Man
• 1964Mata Hari, Agent H21Soldier #1
• 1963BluebeardHenri Landru
• 1960Les JoueursKrougel
• 1958Elevator to the GallowsL'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier
• 1955The Best PartAn assistant engineer
• 1955Les Hommes en blancUn interne
• 1954La Belle au bois dormant
• —La Vie à l'enversJacques Valin