
Henri Vidal
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1919-11-26
- Died
- 1959-12-10
- Place of birth
- Royat, Puy-de-Dôme, France
- Also known as
- Henry Vidal · Henri Lucien Raymond Vidal
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. 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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (35)

Napoleon
1955
as Marshal Joachim Murat

Attila
1954
as Aetius

Come Dance with Me!
1959
as Hervé Dandieu

La Parisienne
1957
as Michel Legrand

The Damned
1947
as Doctor Guilbert

Too Many Lovers
1957
as Jo aka 'Kid Chabanne', boxer

The Fan
1947
as Pierre

Fabiola
1949
as Rhual
Série noire
1955
as L'inspecteur Léo Fardier

To Catch a Spy
1957
as Francis Coplan

An Angel on Wheels
1959
as Pierre Chaillot

The Seven Deadly Sins
1952
as Doctor Henri / Antonin (segment "La Gourmandise")

Be Beautiful and Shut Up
1958
as l'inspecteur Jean Morel

The Gates of Paris
1957
as Pierre Barbier

The Wicked Go to Hell
1955
as Pierre Macquart

Too Late to Love
1959
as Walter Hermelin

The Strange Madame X
1951
as Étienne

Desperate Decision
1952
as Steve

Orient Express
1954
as Jacques Ferrand

Here Is the Beauty
1950
as Pierre Leroux

The Passerby
1951
as François Malard

Strange Fate
1946
as Alain de Saulieu

Beast at Bay
1959
as Daniel Morane

Scampolo 53
1955

The Hell of Lost Pilots
1949
as Captain Bertrand

Montmartre on the Seine
1941
as Maurice Cazaux

The Wreckers
1959
as Yann Le Cœur

It Happened in Paris
1952
as Vladimir Krasnya

House on the Waterfront
1955
as Michel

Angel of the Night
1944
as Bob, le trésorier

A Kiss for a Killer
1957
as Philippe Delaroche

Pensione Edelweiss
1959
as Jean Monnier

Ursule and Grelu
1974

The Strollers
1950
as Jean-Louis Cavalade

Homeport
1943
as Raymond
About Henri Vidal
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… With 36 credits spanning from 1941 to 1974, Henri Vidal has appeared in 35 films and 1 TV show.
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- Napoleon (1955) — as Marshal Joachim Murat
- Attila (1954) — as Aetius
- Come Dance with Me! (1959) — as Hervé Dandieu
- La Parisienne (1957) — as Michel Legrand
- The Damned (1947) — as Doctor Guilbert
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