Léon Walther (2 June 1874 – 2 March 1973) was a French film and stage actor who played on numerous occasions in Sacha Guitry's films and plays.

Filmography

* 1935: ''Odette / Déchéance'' by Jacques Houssin – Count Hubert de Clermont-Latour * 1937: ''

The Pearls of the Crown ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (french: Les Perles de la couronne) is a 1937 French comedy film of historically based fiction by Sacha Guitry who plays four roles in it (many of the other performers play multiple roles, as well). Guitry's Jean Mar ...

'' by Sacha Guitry and Christian-Jaque – Anne de Montmorency * 1938: '' Remontons les Champs-Élysées'' by Sacha Guitry and Robert Bibal – a lord * 1939: ''

Nine Bachelors ''Nine Bachelors'' (French: ''Ils étaient neuf célibataires'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Max Dearly and Elvire Popesco. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and on location in the ...

'' by Sacha Guitry – ''Le maître d'hôtel'' * 1941: ''Le fabuleux destin de Désirée Clary'' by Sacha Guitry – Count Morner * 1941: '' Madame Sans-Gêne'' by

Roger Richebé Roger Richebé (3 December 1897, Marseille - 10 July 1989 in Ville-d'Avray), born Roger Gustave Richebé, was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. Selected filmography * ' (1930) (producer) * '' La donna di una notte'' (1930) (pr ...

– Despréaux * 1941: '' Ne bougez plus'' by Pierre Caron – Le grand chambellan *1942: '' Prince Charming'' by Jean Boyer – Count Danrémont * 1942: '' The Guardian Angel'' by

Jacques de Casembroot Jacques de Casembroot (1903–1988) was a Belgian film director and screenwriter who settled and worked in France.Rège p.186 Which much of his work was in the documentary field, he also directed or scripted several feature films A feature ...

– Molignon * 1942: '' Une étoile au soleil'' by

André Zwoboda André Zwoboda (1910–1994) was a French screenwriter, producer and film director.Rège p.476 Selected filmography Director * '' Life Belongs to Us'' (1936) *''Farandole'' (1945) * ''François Villon'' (1945) * '' The Seventh Door'' (1947) * ...

– Adalbert de Merlerault * 1943: '' Donne-moi tes yeux'' by Sacha Guitry – the physician * 1943: '' La Malibran'' by Sacha Guitry * 1943: '' La vie de plaisir'' by Albert Valentin – Célestin * 1945: '' As Long as I Live'' by

Jacques de Baroncelli Jacques de Baroncelli (25 June 1881 – 12 January 1951) was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s. He came from a Florence, Florentine family who had settled in Provence in the 15th century, occupying ...

* 1946: '' Roger la Honte'' by

André Cayatte André Cayatte (3 February 1909, in Carcassonne – 6 February 1989, in Paris) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Cayatte began his directoral ...

– the president of the court * 1946: ''La femme en rouge'' by Louis Cuny – Le directeur des beaux-arts * 1947: '' Le Comédien'' by Sacha Guitry – Aubril * 1948: '' The Lame Devil'' by Sacha Guitry – a physician * 1949: ''

Monseigneur Monseigneur (plural: Messeigneurs or Monseigneurs) is an honorific in the French language, abbreviated Mgr., Msgr. In English use it is a title before the name of a French prelate, a member of a royal family or other dignitary. Monsignor is b ...

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– the majordome * 1949: ''

The Treasure of Cantenac ''The Treasure of Cantenac'' (French: ''Le trésor de Cantenac'') is a 1950 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Lana Marconi and Michel Lemoine.Keit p.101 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Re ...

'' by Sacha Guitry * 1951: ''

La Poison ''La Poison'' is a 1951 French comedy drama film, written and directed by Sacha Guitry, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès. Cast *Michel Simon: Paul Louis Victor Braconnier, the gardener *Germaine Reuver: Blandine Braconnier, Paul's wif ...

'' by Sacha Guitry – the prosecutor * 1952]: '' The Call of Destiny (1953 film), The Call of Destiny'' by Georges Lacombe – the critic * 1952: ''

The Virtuous Scoundrel ''The Virtuous Scoundrel'' (French: ''La Vie d'un honnête homme''), is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed and written by Sacha Guitry and starring Michel Simon, Marguerite Pierry and Laurence Badie.Crisp p.263 It was shot at Photosonor ...

'' by Sacha Guitry – Maître Denisot, le notaire * 1953]: ''

The Earrings of Madame de… ''The Earrings of Madame de...'' ( ) is a 1953 romantic drama film directed by Max Ophüls from a screenplay he co-wrote with Marcel Achard and Annette Wademant, based on the 1951 novel ''Madame de...'' by Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin. The fi ...

'' by

Max Ophüls Maximillian Oppenheimer (; 6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls (; ), was a German-French film director who worked in Germany (1931–1933), France (1933–1940 and 1950–1957), and the United States (1947–1950). He made near ...

– L'administrateur * 1953: '' Royal Affairs in Versailles'' de Sacha Guitry – Lévêque de Paris * 1954]: '' The Count of Monte Cristo (1954 film), Le Comte de Monte-Cristo'' by

Robert Vernay Robert Vernay (May 30, 1907 in Paris – October 17, 1979 in Paris) was a French director and screenwriter. Career In 1937, Vernay worked as assistant director to Julien Duvivier on '' Pépé le Moko''. In 1944, Vernay directed an adaptation ...

– film shot in two periods – a courtesan * 1954: ''Napoléon'' by Sacha Guitry * 1955: ''

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 ...

'' by Sacha Guitry – the man addressing Beaumarchais

Theatre

* 1942: '' N'écoutez pas, mesdames !'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by the author,

Théâtre de la Madeleine The Théâtre de la Madeleine is a theater in Paris built in the English style in 1924 on the site of a carousel. The first major success of the theatre came with the presentation of part one of '' The Merchants of Glory'' by Marcel Pagnol. The T ...

* 1950: ''

Harvey Harvey, Harveys or Harvey's may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Harvey'' (play), a 1944 play by Mary Chase about a man befriended by an invisible anthropomorphic rabbit * Harvey Awards ("Harveys"), one of the most important awards ...

'' de Mary Chase, directed by

Marcel Achard Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies Garzanti p. 3 maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles ...

, Théâtre Antoine * 1951: ''Harvey'' de Mary Chase, directed by Marcel Achard,

Théâtre des Célestins The Théâtre des Célestins is a theatre building on Place des Célestins in Lyon, France. It was designed by Gaspard André, and inaugurated in 1877, then in 2005. Alongside the Comédie-Française and the théâtre de l'Odéon, it is one of fe ...

* 1952: '' N'écoutez pas, mesdames !'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by the author,

Théâtre des Variétés The Théâtre des Variétés is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7–8, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1974. History It owes its creation to the theatre director Mademoiselle ...

External links

Léon Walther
sur ''Les Archives du spectacle''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Walther, Leon French male actors people from Vaucluse 1874 births 1973 deaths