Robert Manuel
Robert Manuel (7 September 1916 – 8 December 1995) was a 20th-century French stage, television, and film actor, and film director.
Robert Manuel
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- Name
- Robert Manuel
- Birth Name
- Robert Emmanuel Bloch
- Born
- 16 September 1916
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 8 December 1995
- Place of death
- Saint-Cloud, France
- Occupation
- Actor, film director
- Nationality
- France.
- Education
- Cours Simon.
- Languages
- French.
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Robert Manuel (7 September 1916 – 8 December 1995) was a 20th-century French stage, television, and film actor, and film director.
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• Name — Robert Manuel • Birth Name — Robert Emmanuel Bloch • Born — 16 September 1916 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 8 December 1995 • Place of death — Saint-Cloud, France • Occupation — Actor, film director • Years Active — 1935–1993
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• 1935: La Petite Sauvage (by Jean de Limur) • 1937: Salonique, nid d'espions (by Georg Wilhelm Pabst) - un invité au consulat • 1938: Orage (by Marc Allégret) - Gilbert • 1938: La Marseillaise (by Jean Renoir) • 1938: Le Drame de Shanghaï (by Georg Wilhelm Pabst) - Le client attaqué • 1939: Jeunes filles en détresse (by Georg Wilhelm Pabst) - Robert (uncredited) • 1946: The Captain (by Robert Vernay) - Le comte Hercule de Nesle • 1946: Comédie avant Molière (by Jean Tedesco) (Short) • 1950: The Paris Waltz (by Marcel Achard) - José Dupuis • 1955: Le Fils de Caroline chérie (by Jean Devaivre) - Le Roi Joseph • 1955: Napoléon (by Sacha Guitry) - Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited) • 1955: Rififi (Du rififi chez les hommes) (by Jules Dassin) - Mario Ferrati • 1955: Lord Rogue (by André Haguet) - Marcouski • 1955: Si Paris nous était conté (by Sacha Guitry) - Gustave Flaubert • 1956: Voici le temps des assassins (by Julien Duvivier) - Mario Bonnacorsi • 1956: It Happened in Aden (by Michel Boisrond) - Zafarana • 1957: Comme un cheveu sur la soupe (by Maurice Regamey) - Tony • 1957: Judicial Police (by Maurice de Canonge) - Le commissaire Dupuis • 1958: Le désordre et la nuit (by Gilles Grangier) - Blasco • 1958: Le Gorille vous salue bien (by Bernard Borderie) - Casa • 1958: Life Together (by Clément Duhour) - Georges • 1958: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (by Jean Meyer) - Le maître de musique • 1959: Croquemitoufle (by Claude Barma) - Thomas Desjardins • 1960: Certains l'aiment froide (by Jean Bastia) - Luigi Valmorin, dit 'Valmorino' • 1960: Recours en grâce (by Laslo Benedek) - Le forain • 1960: La Dragée haute (by Jean Kerchner) • 1960: Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle (by Norbert Carbonnaux) - Tous les officiers allemands / German Officer • 1961: Un clair de lune à Maubeuge (by Jean Cherasse) - Charlie Bank, le directeur de Superdisco • 1961: 21 rue Blanche à Paris (by Quincy Albicoco et Claude-Yvon Leduc) (documentaire) • 1963: Une blonde comme ça (by Jean Jabely) - Commissaire Clancy • 1963: The Threepenny Opera (by Wolfgang Staudte) - First Hangman • 1963: Les Femmes d'abord (by Raoul André) - L'inspecteur principal Viou • 1963: Vous souvenez-vous de Paco? (Rififi en la ciudad) (by Jesus Franco) - Puig • 1964: La Tulipe noire (by Christian Jaque) - Prince Alexandre de Grasillach de Morvan Lobo • 1964: Une souris chez les hommes (by Jacques Poitrenaud) - Léon Dufour • 1964: Les Siffleurs – (Viheltäjät) (by Eino Ruutsalo) - Robert Manuel • 1965: Cent briques et des tuiles (by Pierre Grimblat) - Palmoni • 1965: Coplan FX 18 (by Riccardo Freda) - Hartung • 1967: L'homme qui trahit la mafia (by Charles Gérard) - Le chef de brigade des stupéfiants • 1969: Les Gros Malins (by Raymond Leboursier) - Le ministre • 1974: La Fille d'Amérique – (The crazy American girl) (by David Newton) - Gigi • 1978: Judith Therpauve (by Patrice Chéreau) - Droz • 1982: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (by Roger Coggio) - Le maître d'armes • 1983: La vie est un roman (by Alain Resnais) - Georges Leroux • 1984: The Razor's Edge (by John Byrum) - Albert • 1987: Vent de panique (by Bernard Stora) - Machavert • 1991: À demain (by Didier Martiny) - Tremineras • 1993: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (episode Paris, September 1908) (by René Manzor) - Henri Rousseau (final appearance)
Gare Matabiau. Le 21 Février 1962. Vue de Louis Izard, directeur du théâtre du Capitole, qui acceuille les acteurs Robert Manuel et Jacques Charon, ainsi que leurs dames, à la gare Matabiau, pour présenter la pièce de théâtre La troupe du roy, en hommage à Molière.
André Cros · This photograph is part of the Fonds André Cros, preserved by the city archives of Toulouse and released under CC BY-SA 4.0 license by the deliberation n°27.3 of June 23rd, 2017 of the Town Council o
Gare Matabiau. Le 21 Février 1962. Vue de Louis Izard, directeur du théâtre du Capitole, qui acceuille les acteurs Robert Manuel et Jacques Charon, ainsi que leurs dames, pour présenter la pièce de théâtre La troupe du roy en hommage à Molière, devant la gare Matabiau.
André Cros · This photograph is part of the Fonds André Cros, preserved by the city archives of Toulouse and released under CC BY-SA 4.0 license by the deliberation n°27.3 of June 23rd, 2017 of the Town Council o
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