Robert Dhéry (27 April 1921 – 3 December 2004) (born Robert Léon Henri Fourrey or Robert Foullcy) was a French comedian, actor, director and screenwriter. He was married to actor

Colette Brosset Colette Marie Claudette Brosset (21 February 1922 – 1 March 2007) was a French actress, writer and choreographer. She was once married to actor Robert Dhéry, with whom she appeared onstage in ''La Plume de Ma Tante'' and '' Ah! Les belles ba ...

, with whom he appeared onstage in ''

La Plume de Ma Tante ' is a 1955 musical comedy, written, devised, and directed by Robert Dhéry, with music by Gérard Calvi, and English lyrics by Ross Parker. The play consisted of a number of short sketches in English, French, and pantomime, satirizing French ...

''. He appeared on Broadway from 1958 to 1960 in ''

'', and was, along with the rest of the entire cast (Pamela Austin, Colette Brosset, Roger Caccia, Yvonne Constant, Genevieve Coulombel, Michael Kent, Jean Lefevre, Jacques Legras, Michael Modo, Pierre Olaf, Nicole Parent, Ross Parker, Henri Pennec) awarded a Special

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

1959 for contribution to the theatre.

Selected filmography

* '' Night Shift'' (1944) * '' Branquignol'' (1949) * ''

I Like Only You ''I Like Only You'' (French: ''Je n'aime que toi'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Pierre Montazel, and starring by Luis Mariano, Martine Carol and André Le Gall. Powrie & Cadalanu p.114 It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in P ...

'' (1949) * '' Bernard and the Lion'' (1951) * ''

Love Is Not a Sin ''Love Is Not a Sin'' (French: ''L'amour n'est pas un pêché'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Claude Cariven and starring Robert Dhéry, Colette Brosset and Louis de Funès.Dicale p.521 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. ...

'' (1952) * ''

La demoiselle et son revenant ''La demoiselle et son revenant'' is a 1952 French film directed by Marc Allégret and written by Roger Vadim. Plot Cast * Robert Dhéry as Jules Petitpas * Annick Morice as Rosette * Félix Oudart as Pompignan de Beauminet * Catherine Fon ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Pirates of the Bois de Boulogne ''The Pirates of the Bois de Boulogne'' (French: ''Les Corsaires du Bois de Boulogne'') is a 1954 French comedy film directed by Norbert Carbonnaux and starring Raymond Bussières, Annette Poivre and Christian Duvaleix. Synopsis A group of Pari ...

'' (1954)

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* 1921 births 2004 deaths People from Seine-Saint-Denis French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters French male film actors French male stage actors 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-bio-stub