Louis Arbessier (9 April 1907 – 23 March 1998) was a French film and television actor.[1] He played Napoleon III in the 1952 musical film Imperial Violets. Amongst his television roles was that of Maigret.
Louis Arbessier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 April 1907 |
| Died | 23 March 1998 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1942-1995 (film & TV) |
Arbessier was married and divorced four times, and had four children born between 1929 and 1964. His youngest son, Arnaud (born 1964), is a professional voice actor.
Selected filmography edit
- Les petits riens (1942)
- Paysans noirs (1948) - L'administrateur
- Suzanne and the Robbers (1949) - Docteur Vinson
- Thirst of Men (1950) - Collet
- We Are All Murderers (1952) - L'avocat du tribunal pour enfants
- The Happiest of Men (1952) - Valise
- Imperial Violets (1952) - Napoléon III
- Mandat d'amener (1953) - M. Delanglade
- The Three Musketeers (1953) - Louis XIII
- Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954) - Louis XIII (uncredited)
- Cadet Rousselle (1954) - Le tribun
- La bella Otero (1954) - Le directeur du Café de Paris
- Queen Margot (1954) - L'amiral de Coligny
- Série noire (1955) - Le commissaire Lefranc
- Napoléon (1955) - Le maréchal Louis Berthier (uncredited)
- If Paris Were Told to Us (1956) - Louis XIII (uncredited)
- Les Mémoires d'un flic (1956) - Le président de la Cour
- Michel Strogoff (1956) - Tsar Alexandre II
- Action immédiate (1957) - Le Colonel
- The She-Wolves (1957) - Le commissaire de police Drouin
- Les Violents (1957) - Me Rodier
- Not Delivered (1958) - Le chirurgien Bailleul
- Les Misérables (1958) - Le préfet
- Women's Prison (1958) - Le directeur de la prison
- One Life (1958) - Monsieur Dandieu
- Le fric (1959) - Le juge
- Ce soir on tue (1959) - Interpol Man #3
- Le Panier à crabes (1960) - Le professeur
- Liberty Bar (1960) - Maigret
- Captain Blood (1960) - (uncredited)
- The Truth (1960) - Le professeur
- The President (1961) - Jussieu
- Âme qui vive (1961)
- Le Miracle des loups (1961) - Comte Hesselin
- The Lions Are Loose (1961) - Frédéric Moine
- The Reluctant Spy (1963) - Le directeur du musée
- The Great Spy Chase (1964) - The Swiss colonel
- The Dirty Game (1965) - Ivanov
- La corde au cou (1965) - L'avocat
- God's Thunder (1965) - Bricard, le ministre
- To Skin a Spy (1966) - Le colonel
- Pasha (1968) - Le directeur chez Boucheron
- Du blé en liasses (1969) - Le ministre
- Under the Sign of the Bull (1969) - Aupagneur
- Sapho ou la Fureur d'aimer (1971) - M. Monestier
- The Lion's Share (1971) - Cornille - l'éditeur
- La michetonneuse (1972) - Le père de Justine
- Charlotte (1974) - Le père du Charlotte
- Mesrine (1984) - Lelièvre
References edit
- ^ Goble p.122
Bibliography edit
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links edit
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