
Charles Vanel
Known for Acting · 156 credits
- Born
- 1892-08-21
- Died
- 1989-04-15
- Place of birth
- Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
- Also known as
- Charles-Henri Vanel · Шарль Ванель · Charles-Marie Vanel
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel (21 August 1892 in Rennes, France - 15 April 1989, in Cannes, France) was a French director and actor. He made his screen debut in 1912, in Robert Péguy's Jim Crow. His 77 year career comprised appearances in more than 200 films.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Vanel, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (150)

To Catch a Thief
1955
as Bertani

Port Arthur
1936
as Commander Vassidloff

The Wreckers
1959
as Marnez

Diabolique
1955
as Police Inspector Alfred Fichet

The Wages of Fear
1953
as Mr. Jo

The Mask of the Gorilla
1958
as Colonel Berthomieu

Assault
1936
as Alexandre Mérital

A Missionary
1955
as Père Gauthier

Seven Deaths by Prescription
1975
as Pr Brézé

La Séparation
1968
as Louis Vigué
Le Passager
1928
Tillers of the Soil
1923

The Truth
1960
as Maître Guérin

Them
1970
as Professor Swaine

Wooden Crosses
1932
as Caporal Breval

L'Arlésienne
1930
as Gardian Mitifio

Barocco
1925

On Trial
1954
as Wolf Andergast

The Seniors
1936
as Henri Lormier
Chic
1930
as Fernand (François)

Les Misérables
1934
as Inspector Javert

Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022

Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
1961
as Father Alexandre

The Awakening
1925

Boomerang
1976
as Jean Ritter
The Flame
1926

The Cheerful Squadron
1954
as Hurluret

Woman in Chains
1968
as L'invité au vernissage qui dit 'Oui, ça correspond au schéma du bonhomme' (uncredited)

Malaire
1952

The West
1938
as Jean Cadière

Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
as Mr. de Vergennes

Nitchevo
1926

Lo sgarro
1963

Countdown to Vengeance
1970
as Juliani

L'Autre aile
1923
as Gaston Lager

The Lost Way
1980
as Léon

The Seasons of Pleasure
1988
as Charles van Bert

Apaches of Paris
1927

Defend My Love
1956
as Verdisio

An Ideal Woman
1929
as Angel Call

Vertigine d'amore
1948
as Mugnaio Resplanton

A King Without Distraction
1963
as le procureur du roi

Le Père Goriot
1972
as Father Goriot

Le Reflet dans la mer
1973
as Baron Ucciani

Golden Night
1976
as Charles Fournier
Feu!
1927
as Lieutenant Frémiet

Illustrious Corpses
1976
as Procurator Varga

Miarka, la fille à l'ourse
1920
as Mario the game warden

Calvaire d'amour
1923

La Flambée des rêves
1924

Heart of an Actress
1924

Abused Confidence
1937
as Jacques Ferney

Woman of Evil
1947
as Laurent

La Nuit bulgare
1972
as Bohringer

Three Brothers
1981
as Donato Giuranna

Obsession
1933
as Pierre

Alice or the Last Escapade
1977
as Henri Vergennes

Crossroads
1938
as Roger de Vétheuil

Death in the Garden
1956
as Castin

The Black Diamond
1941
as François Mitry

Cristobal's Gold
1940
as Le Coronel - le chef de la police

Die weisse Sklavin
1927

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
1972
as Il Presidente

The Green Domino
1935
as Nebel, a sculptor

La Belle Équipe
1936
as Charles dit Charlot

Shock Troops
1967
as Passevin

Native Drums
1955
as Carlo Leonardi

Sinners of Paris
1958
as Léonce Pozzi, dit "Le Fondu"

Flight Into Darkness
1935
as Le lieutenant Maury

Burning Fuse
1957
as Albatrasse

If the Sun Never Returns
1987
as Anzevui

Dainah the Mixed
1932
as Michaux

The Fighting Men
1950
as Don Salvatore Sparaino

In the Name of the Law
1949
as Massaro Turi Passalacqua

Troïka sur la piste blanche
1937
as Michel Steinberg

Iceland Fisherman
1924
as Yann

Gorilla's Waltz
1959
as Berthomieu aka 'Le Vieux'

Le Bateau à soupe
1947
as Le capitaine Hervé

Faubourg Montmartre
1931
as André Marco, dit Dédé
L'Impossible Aveu
1935

The Steppe
1962
as Pére Christophore

Jenny
1936
as Benoit

Rififi in Tokyo
1963
as Van Hekken

Le soleil a toujours raison
1943
as L'homme du mas

Accused, Stand Up!
1930
as Henri Lapalle

The Suspects
1957
as Commissioner Perrache of the D.S.T.

Symphony for a Massacre
1963
as Paoli

Song of the World
1965
as Marinau the sailor

Cuori sul mare
1950
as Nostromo Norus

In the Night
1930
as L'ouvrier carrier

Haut le vent
1942
as François Ascarra

Dance House
1931
as Ramon

The Woman Who Dared
1944
as Pierre Gauthier

Magnet of Doom
1963
as Dieudonné Ferchaux
The Yellow Captain
1930

Michel Strogoff
1936

Es herrscht Ruhe im Land
1975
as Großvater Parra

La Puce et le privé
1981
as Mathieu Fortier

Maddalena
1954
as Giovanni Lamberti

Law of the North
1939
as Dalrymple

Legions of Honor
1938
as Captain Dabrau
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969
as Self

The End of the Tether
1973
as Whalley

No Escape
1958
as Caillé

In the Name of the Law
1932
as Lancelot

Business Is Business
1942
as Isidore Lechat

Tragic Spell
1951
as Bastiano

Phroso
1922
as Dimitri

Island Fisherman
1959
as Shipowner Mével

Camorra
1972
as Don Mimo De Ritis

Southern Carrier
1937
as Herlin

Il bivio
1951
as Lubiani

Le Juge et son bourreau
1974
as Le commissaire Bairelard

Waterloo
1929
as Napoleon

Yamilé Under the Cedars
1939
as Rachid El Hame

Prisoner of the Volga
1959
as Ossip Semjonowitsch

The Wonderful Night
1940
as le fermier

Promise to the Unknown One
1942
as Bernard Parker

The Roquevillards
1943
as François Roquevillard

La Cabane aux souvenirs
1947
About Charles Vanel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel (21 August 1892 in Rennes, France - 15 April 1989, in Cannes, France) was a French director and actor. He made his screen debut in 1912, in Robert Péguy's Jim Crow. His 77 year career comprised appearances in more than 200 films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Vanel, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 156 credits spanning from 1920 to 2022, Charles Vanel has appeared in 150 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Vanel Movies
- To Catch a Thief (1955) — as Bertani
- Port Arthur (1936) — as Commander Vassidloff
- The Wreckers (1959) — as Marnez
- Diabolique (1955) — as Police Inspector Alfred Fichet
- The Wages of Fear (1953) — as Mr. Jo
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