Henri Vidal
| Henri Vidal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
26 November 1919 Royat, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
| Died |
10 December 1959 (aged 40) Paris, France |
| Cause of death | heart attack |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1941-1959 |
| Spouse(s) |
Michèle Cordoue (1943-1946) (divorced) Michèle Morgan (1950-1959) (his death) |
Henri Vidal (26 November 1919 – 10 December 1959) was a French film actor.
Film career
Henri Lucien Raymond Vidal[1] was first noticed after he won the "Apollo of 1939" contest in Paris. He was spotted by Edith Piaf, and made his film debut alongside her in the movie Montmartre-sur-Seine in 1941. Vidal went on to appear in 36 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.
Personal life
In May 1943 he married the actress Michèle Cordoba, and they divorced in July 1946.[1] In 1950 he married French actress Michèle Morgan, whom he met while filming Alessandro Blasetti's 1949 film Fabiola.
Death
He died in 1959 of a heart attack. He is buried in Pontgibaud, in the Puy-de-Dôme départment.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Strange Fate | Alain deSaulieu | Louis Cuny |
| 1947 | Les Maudits | Doctor Guilbert | René Clément |
| 1949 | Fabiola | Rual | Alessandro Blasetti |
| 1950 | La Belle que voilà | Pierre Leroux | Jean-Paul Le Chanois |
| The Passerby | François Malard | Henri Calef | |
| 1951 | L'Étrange Madame X | Etienne | Jean Gremillon |
| 1952 | Les Sept péchés capitaux ("La Gourmandise") | Le docteur Henri / Antonin | Carlo Rim |
| 1954 | Orient-Express | Jacques Ferrand | Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia |
| Attila | Aetius | Pietro Francisci | |
| 1955 | Série noire | Inspecteur Léo Fardier | Pierre Foucaud |
| Napoléon | Joachim Murat | Sacha Guitry | |
| 1957 | Action immédiate | Francis Coplan | Maurice Labro |
| Porte des Lilas | Pierre Barbier | René Clair | |
| Une manche et la belle | Philippe Delaroche | Henri Verneuil | |
| Une Parisienne | Michel Legrand | Michel Boisrond | |
| 1958 | Be Beautiful But Shut Up | Jean Morel | Marc Allégret |
| 1959 | Pourquoi viens-tu si tard? | Walter Hermelin | Henri Decoin |
| An Angel on Wheels | Pierre Chaillot | Géza von Radványi | |
| Voulez-vous danser avec moi ? | Hervé Dandieu | Michel Boisrond |
References
- 1 2 Source : Les Gens du cinéma