Charles Denner

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
May 29, 1926 (69 years old)
Died
September 10, 1995
Place of Birth
Tarnow, Poland
Popular Genres
Drama Crime Thriller
Career Span
1954 – 2024

Charles Denner

2 wins
25 nominations
2 Oscars
50 credits

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).

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Personal Info

Born
May 29, 1926
From
Tarnow, Poland
Known For
Acting
Career
1954 – 2024

Award Recognition

2
Wins
25
Nominations
2
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2024

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay as Self

2011

D'un film à l'autre as Self (archive footage) Award

1986

Golden Eighties as M. Schwartz
L'Unique as Vox

1985

Vivement Truffaut as Self / Bertrand (archive footage)

1983

Stella as Richard

1982

A Thousand Billion Dollars as Walter, private detective
A Captain's Honor as Maître Gillard

1980

The Truth on the Savolta Affair as Lepprince
Le Cœur à l'envers as Guillaume

1978

Robert et Robert as Robert Goldman

1977

The Man Who Loved Women as Bertrand Morane Award

1976

A Second Chance as L'avocat
Mado as Reynald Manecca
The First Time as Father

1975

The Night Caller as Inspector Moissac Award
Vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis as Nicolas

1974

The Down-in-the-Hole Gang as Ministre des travaux public Award
And Now My Love as Sarah's Father / Operator / Sarah's Grandfather

1973

Défense de savoir as Jean Ravier Award
The Inheritor as David Loweinstein Award
A Police Officer Without Importance as Deputy Police Officer Serge Monnier

1972

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me as Arthur Award
Money Money Money as Simon Duroc Award

1971

The Married Couple of the Year Two as Traveller
Law Breakers as Graziani

1970

The Crook as Monsieur Gallois

1969

Z as Manuel, friend of the Deputy, lawyer Award
Diane's Body as Julien Keller

1968

The Bride Wore Black as Fergus Award
The Truce as Julien

1967

The Thief of Paris as Jean-François Cannonier Award
The Two of Us as Claude's Father
Heraclitus the Dark as Récitant (voice)

1966

The Devil's Toy as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
YUL 871 as The European engineer

1965

The Sleeping Car Murder as Bob, l'amant sincère de Georgette Thomas Award
The Blue Panther as Johnson
Les fourberies de Scapin as Scapin

1964

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers as Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand escroc") Award
Mata Hari, Agent H21 as Soldier #1
Life Upside Down as Jacques Valin
Le Grand Escroc as the Con Man
Les pieds nickelés as Filochard

1963

Bluebeard as Henri Landru Award

1960

Les joueurs as Krougel

1958

Elevator to the Gallows as L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier Award

1955

Les Hommes en blanc as Un interne
The Best Part as An assistant engineer

1954

La Belle au bois dormant

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Elevator to the Gallows
The Bride Wore Black
Z
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
The Man Who Loved Women

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