Robert Dhéry

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Robert Dhéry, 1962

Robert Dhéry (born April 27, 1921 in Héry , France , † December 5, 2004 in Paris , France) was a French actor and director.

Dhéry was already in the circus ring at the age of 14. He later studied at the Paris Conservatory. From 1938 to 1940 he played various roles at the Theâtre Mathurins. He first directed the theater in the 1940s . He enjoyed great popularity with comedies such as The Great American (1961), A great Bobby, this Flic (1964) and Balduin, the dry swimmer (1967).

He died of heart disease on December 5, 2004 in Paris.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1939–1941: Barges (Remorques) unnamed
  • 1944: A lady from the office (Service de nuit)
  • 1945: Children of Olympus (Les Enfants du paradis)
  • 1947: One night in Tabarin (Une nuit à Tabarin)
  • 1951: Bertrand Löwenherz (Bertrand cœur de lion) - also director and screenplay
  • 1954: The greatest of the great (Ah! Les belles bacchantes)
  • 1961: The Great American (La Belle Américaine) - also director
  • 1964: A great Bobby, this Flic (Allez France!) - also director and screenplay
  • 1965: The village school teacher and his automobile (La communale)
  • 1968: Baldwin, the dry swimmer (Le Petit Baigneur) - director and the most important supporting role
  • 1981: Malevil (Malevil)
  • 1987: The Passion of Beatrice (La passion Béatrice)

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