Henri Guybet (born 21 December 1936) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1964. Guybet started his career in dinner theater in the Café de la Gare, alongside

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and

Miou-Miou Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film ''Memoirs of a French Whore''. Her other films incl ...

in late 1960s. Gérard Oury gave him his first major film role in ''

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob ''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' (french: Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob, ) is a 1973 French-Italian comedy film directed by Gérard Oury, starring Louis de Funès and Claude Giraud. It follows a bigoted businessman and a kidnapped revolution ...

'', where he plays Solomon, the Jewish driver of

Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...

. His comic talent explodes shortly after with

Georges Lautner Georges Lautner (; 24 January 1926 – 22 November 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter Michel Audiard. Lautner's ventures into other genres were less ...

in ''Pas de Problème''. In 1978 he got the leading role in the film ''

The Pawn ''The Pawn'' is an interactive fiction game for the Sinclair QL written by Rob Steggles of Magnetic Scrolls and published by Sinclair Research in 1985. In 1986, graphics were added and the game was released for additional home computers by Rai ...

'', where he played Bertrand Barabi a "pawn" who falls in love for the mother of one of his students, played by

Claude Jade Claude Marcelle Jorré, better known as Claude Jade (; 8 October 1948 – 1 December 2006), was a French actress. She starred as Christine in François Truffaut's three films '' Stolen Kisses'' (1968), '' Bed and Board'' (1970) and '' Love on th ...

. This was his only romantic role and his only lead. In the late 1970s, he made several "nanars" and became a second recurring role. In theater, he became a big name in boulevard theater. His son is also an actor.

Selected filmography

*1971: '' The Married Couple of the Year Two'' *1973: ''

'' *1974: '' Lucky Pierre'' *1974: ''

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe ''The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' (french: Le Retour du Grand Blond) is a 1974 French spy comedy film directed by Yves Robert. It is the sequel to '' The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' (1972). Veber said the film "wa ...

'' *1975: ''

Flic Story ''Flic Story'' is a French crime thriller released on October 1, 1975, based on the autobiography of the same name written by French police detective Roger Borniche. Both film and book portray Borniche's nine-year pursuit of French gangster and mu ...

'' *1978: ''

'' *1978: '' Surprise Sock'' *1978: '' One Two Two'' *1979: ''

Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears ''Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears'' or ''Les héros n'ont pas froid aux oreilles'' is a 1979 French comedy film directed by Charles Nemes. Plot Two single men without stories that are cousins, working in the same bank and live in the same dwe ...

'' *1980: '' Le Guignolo'' *1981: '' Schools Falling Apart'' *1982: '' Le Cadeau'' *1984: '' Dog Day'' *1987: ''

Club de rencontres ''Club de rencontres'' is a 1987 French comedy film directed and written by Michel Lang. The film stars Francis Perrin. Cast * Francis Perrin... Nicolas Bergereau *Jean-Paul Comart ... Bernard Lognon *Valérie Allain ... Christiane, d ...

'' *2002: '' If I Were a Rich Man''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guybet, Henri 1936 births Living people French male film actors Café de la Gare