Acting
Henri Niel
Born November 5, 1885 · Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Died November 9, 1963 · aged 78
No biography available.
Known For
Manon · 1949Manon
★ 6.81949
MovieDramaAdventure
Port of Marseille, France, recently liberated from the German yoke. Caught as stowaways aboard a ship, Manon, a young woman who was accused of collaborating with the Nazis, and Robert, a freedom fighter who saved her from reprisals, tell the captain about the many challenges they have had to face in order to survive.
Scandals of Clochemerle · 1948Scandals of Clochemerle
★ 6.21948
MovieComedy
A little town erupts in turmoil about the construction of a public urinal. The army is sent in to restore order, but the military add to the confusion by getting involved with the local women.
Dear Caroline · 1951Dear Caroline
★ 5.51951
MovieComedy
France, July 1782. During her birthday, the beautiful young Marchioness Caroline meets the attractive soldier Gaston. It's love at first sight but Gaston does not wish to make a commitment because a military career waits for him. Caroline marries then a politician but the French Revolution bursts and Caroline has to run away to escape the guillotine. By running away she meets Gaston again who decides to help her.
Beauties of the Night · 1952Beauties of the Night
★ 6.21952
MovieComedyRomance
A daydreaming French composer sees himself as a fine figure dashing through history.
He Is Charming · 1932He Is Charming
★ 5.31932
MovieMusicComedy
A French musical comedy film, one of the many operetta films made in the 1930s. Rejected for the law after cheating with his fellow students, a frivolous youth gets a job as a notary in the provinces where he hires his girlfriend and they have a fine musical time.
Jenny Lamour · 1947Jenny Lamour
★ 7.51947
MovieDramaMystery
Paris, France, December 1946. Jenny Lamour, an ambitious cabaret singer, and Maurice, her extremely jealous pianist husband, become involved in the thorough investigation of the murder of a shady businessman, led by Antoine, a peculiar and methodical police inspector.
Life Dances On · 1937Life Dances On
★ 7.01937
MovieDramaRomance
After the death of her husband, Christine realizes she has possibly wasted her life by marrying him instead of the man towards whom, in her youth, she had a stronger inclination. To overcome these dreary thoughts, she decides to find out about him and the other men who danced with her during a ball that was a turning point in her life, many years ago. She pays a visit to those forgotten acquaintances one after the other; Christine is not only surprised to see how they have fared, but also discovers the impact she had, unknowingly, on the feelings and the destiny of these persons.
Miquette · 1950Miquette
★ 5.41950
MovieComedy
A provincial ingenue leaves her mother’s tobacco shop with dreams of a life in the Parisian theater, only to become entangled in relationships with a lecherous aristocrat, his starry-eyed nephew, and an old ham actor.
Filmography
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Beauties of the Night · 1952Beauties of the Night
★ 6.21952
MovieComedyRomance
A daydreaming French composer sees himself as a fine figure dashing through history.
Le président du tribunal (uncredited)
Mr. Leguignon Lampiste · 1952Mr. Leguignon Lampiste
★ 5.91952
MovieComedy
A railway worker, Leguignon, and his wife are forced to move into a house located in a shaggy part of town. What Leguignon doesn't know is that a group of children have discovered a treasure and keeps it stored in the house. Trouble ensues when he discovers the cache and tries to claim it as his own.
M. Chadoul - le bistrotier du quartier (uncredited)
Mister Taxi · 1952Mister Taxi
★ 6.41952
MovieComedyDrama
An honest taxi driver gets into trouble by looking for a customer who left her purse full of cash in her vehicle.
Edmond, le « gros » automobiliste
Marie of the Port · 1950Marie of the Port
★ 5.71950
MovieDramaRomance
Henri Chatelard is well into his forties, owns a restaurant and a cinema in the city, and appreciates women. When he meets Marie, an 18-ish strong-head who just lost her father in a small fishing village, it is not clear who is the hunter and who is the prey.
Belote player at the brasserie (uncredited)












