Louis Arbessier (9 April 190723 March 1998) was a French

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and

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.Goble p.122 He played

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...

in the 1952 musical film '' Imperial Violets.'' Amongst his television roles was that of

Maigret Jules Maigret (), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a '' commissaire'' ("commissioner") of the Paris ''Brigade Criminelle'' ('' Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres''), created b ...

. Arbessier was married and divorced four times, and had four children born between 1929 and 1964. His youngest son, Arnaud (born 1964), is a professional voice actor.

Selected filmography

* ''Les petits riens'' (1942) * ' (1948) - L'administrateur * '' Suzanne and the Robbers'' (1949) - Docteur Vinson * ''

Thirst of Men ''Thirst of Men'' (French: ''La soif des hommes'') is a 1950 French historical drama film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Georges Marchal, Dany Robin and Andrée Clément.Monaco p.354 It was filmed and set in French Algeria. The film's ...

'' (1950) - Collet * ''

We Are All Murderers ''We Are All Murderers'' (french: Nous sommes tous des assassins, also known as ''Are We All Murderers?'') is a 1952 French film written and directed by André Cayatte, a former attorney. It tells the story of René, a young man from the slums, tra ...

'' (1952) - L'avocat du tribunal pour enfants * ' (1952) - Valise * '' Imperial Violets'' (1952) - Napoléon III * ''Mandat d'amener'' (1953) - M. Delanglade * ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (1953) - Louis XIII * ''

Royal Affairs in Versailles ''Royal Affairs in Versailles'' (French title: ''Si Versailles m'était conté'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama directed by Sacha Guitry. Described as "a historical film showing Versailles from its beginnings to the present day", it ...

'' (1954) - Louis XIII (uncredited) * '' Cadet Rousselle'' (1954) - Le tribun * ''La bella Otero'' (1954) - Le directeur du Café de Paris * '' Queen Margot'' (1954) - L'amiral de Coligny * ''Série noire'' (1955) - Le commissaire Lefranc * ''

Napoléon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

'' (1955) - Le maréchal Louis Berthier (uncredited) * ''

If Paris Were Told to Us ''If Paris Were Told to Us'' (french: Si Paris nous était conté) is a 1956 French historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry. The admissions in France were 2,813,682 people.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048616/business Principal cas ...

'' (1956) - Louis XIII (uncredited) * ' (1956) - Le président de la Cour * ''

Michel Strogoff ''Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar'' (french: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Critic Leonard S. Davidow, considers it one of Verne's best books. Davidow wrote, "Jules Verne has written no better book than thi ...

'' (1956) - Tsar Alexandre II * ''Action immédiate'' (1957) - Le Colonel * ''Les Louves'' (1957) - Le commissaire de police Drouin * ' (1957) - Me Rodier * ' (1958) - Le chirurgien Bailleul * ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...

'' (1958) - Le préfet * ''

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'' (1958) - Le directeur de la prison * '' One Life'' (1958) - Monsieur Dandieu * ' (1959) - Le juge * ''Ce soir on tue'' (1959) - Interpol Man #3 * ' (1960) - Le professeur * ''Liberty Bar'' (1960) -

* ''Captain Blood'' (1960) - (uncredited) * ''

The Truth The Truth may refer to: Film * ''The Truth'' (1920 film) starring Madge Kennedy * ''The Truth'' (1960 film) or ''La Vérité'', a French film by Henri-Georges Clouzot starring Brigitte Bardot * ''The Truth'' (1988 film), a Hong Kong trial crim ...

'' (1960) - Le professeur * '' The President'' (1961) - Jussieu * ''Âme qui vive'' (1961) * '' Le Miracle des loups'' (1961) - Comte Hesselin * ''

The Lions Are Loose ''Les Lions sont lâchés'' (US title: ''The Lions Are Loose'') is a 1961 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil, and written by France Roche and Michel Audiard (dialogue). The music score was by Georges Garvarentz and the cinematography by ...

'' (1961) - Frédéric Moine * ''

The Reluctant Spy ''The Reluctant Spy'' (french: L'honorable Stanislas, agent secret, it, Spionaggio senza frontiere, also known as ''How to Be a Spy Without Even Trying'') is a French-Italian spy-comedy film from 1963, directed by Jean-Charles Dudrumet, written ...

'' (1963) - Le directeur du musée * ''

The Great Spy Chase ''Les Barbouzes'' ( Barbouze being French slang for a spy, deriving from the idea that spies hide behind false beards) is a 1964 French cult comedy film, screened in the USA as ''The Great Spy Chase''. Starring Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier and Mire ...

'' (1964) - The Swiss colonel * ''

The Dirty Game ''The Dirty Game'' (german: Spione unter sich, french: Guerre secrète, it, La guerra segreta) is a 1965 anthology spy film starring Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan. Robert Ryan as American General Bruce is the link between three different spy stor ...

'' (1965) - Ivanov * ''La corde au cou'' (1965) - L'avocat * ''

God's Thunder ''God's Thunder'' or ''Le Tonnerre de Dieu'' is a 1965 French-Italian-West German comedy-drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Jean Gabin and Michèle Mercier. Plot Upset by his wife's inability to bear him a child, Brassac ...

'' (1965) - Bricard, le ministre * '' To Skin a Spy'' (1966) - Le colonel * ''

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'' (1968) - Le directeur chez Boucheron * ' (1969) - Le ministre * ''

Under the Sign of the Bull ''Under the Sign of the Bull'' (French: ''Sous le signe du taureau'') is a 1969 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Suzanne Flon and Colette Deréal.Harriss p.197 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Par ...

'' (1969) - Aupagneur * ''Sapho ou la Fureur d'aimer'' (1971) - M. Monestier * '' The Lion's Share'' (1971) - Cornille - l'éditeur * ''La michetonneuse'' (1972) - Le père de Justine * ''

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'' (1974) - Le père du Charlotte * ''

Mesrine Jacques Mesrine (; 28 December 1936 – 2 November 1979) was a French criminal responsible for numerous murders, bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France, the US, and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made i ...

'' (1984) - Lelièvre

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1907 births 1998 deaths French male film actors {{France-actor-stub