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Henri Vidal
Actor

Henri Vidal

26 Nov 1919Born
10 Dec 1959Died
40Age at death
35Credits

Biography

Henri Vidal (26 November 1919 – 10 December 1959) was a French film actor.

Henri Lucien Raymond Vidal was first noticed after he won the "Apollo of 1939" contest in Paris. He was spotted by Édith Piaf, and made his film debut alongside her in the movie Montmartre-sur-Seine in 1941. Vidal went on to appear in more than 30 films between 1941 and 1959.

In addition to his wife, Michèle Morgan, he played opposite some of the biggest leading ladies in French films of the 1950s: Françoise Arnoul, Brigitte Bardot, Dany Carrel, Mylène Demongeot, Sophia Loren, Romy Schneider, and Marina Vlady.

In May 1943 he married the actress Michèle Cordoba, and they divorced in July 1946.

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In 1950 he married French actress Michèle Morgan, whom he met while filming Alessandro Blasetti's 1949 film Fabiola.

He died in 1959 of a heart attack. He is buried in Pontgibaud, in the Puy-de-Dôme départment.

Source: Article "Henri Vidal" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1974Ursule and GreluFilm
  2. 1959Come Dance with Me!Film: Hervé Dandieu
  3. 1959An Angel on WheelsFilm: Pierre Chaillot
  4. 1959Beast at BayFilm: Daniel Morane
  5. 1959Too Late to LoveFilm: Walter Hermelin
  6. 1959Pensione EdelweissFilm: Jean Monnier
  7. 1959The WreckersFilm: Yann Le Cœur
  8. 1958Be Beautiful and Shut UpFilm: l'inspecteur Jean Morel
  9. 1957La ParisienneFilm: Michel Legrand
  10. 1957Too Many LoversFilm: Jo aka 'Kid Chabanne', boxer
  11. 1957A Kiss for a KillerFilm: Philippe Delaroche
  12. 1957The Gates of ParisFilm: Pierre Barbier
  13. 1957To Catch a SpyFilm: Francis Coplan
  14. 1955The Wicked Go to HellFilm: Pierre Macquart
  15. 1955House on the WaterfrontFilm: Michel
  16. 1955NapoleonFilm: Marshal Joachim Murat
  17. 1955Scampolo 53Film
  18. 1955Série noireFilm: L'inspecteur Léo Fardier
  19. 1954AttilaFilm: Aetius
  20. 1954Orient ExpressFilm: Jacques Ferrand
  21. 1952It Happened in ParisFilm: Vladimir Krasnya
  22. 1952Desperate DecisionFilm: Steve
  23. 1952The Seven Deadly SinsFilm: Doctor Henri / Antonin (segment "La Gourmandise")
  24. 1951The Strange Madame XFilm: Étienne
  25. 1951The PasserbyFilm: François Malard
  26. 1950The StrollersFilm: Jean-Louis Cavalade
  27. 1950Here Is the BeautyFilm: Pierre Leroux
  28. 1949The Hell of Lost PilotsFilm: Captain Bertrand
  29. 1949FabiolaFilm: Rhual
  30. 1947The DamnedFilm: Doctor Guilbert
  31. 1947The FanFilm: Pierre
  32. 1946Strange FateFilm: Alain de Saulieu
  33. 1944Angel of the NightFilm: Bob, le trésorier
  34. 1943HomeportFilm: Raymond
  35. 1941Montmartre on the SeineFilm: Maurice Cazaux

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