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Francis Blanche

Francis Blanche

ActorWriterDirector Jul 20 (died age 52) Paris, France 1942–2022 (80 year career)
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Biography

François Jean Blanche, known as "Francis Blanche" (20 July 1921 – 6 July 1974) was a French actor, singer, humorist and author. He was a very popular figure on stage, radio and in films, during the 1950s and 1960s. His two daughters, Barbara & Dominique, are artists with their studios in Eze. Blanche was born in an artistic family, mainly of stage actors—including his father Louis Blanche and his uncle, Emmanuel Blanche, who was a painter—. He completed his secondary schooling at fourteen, the …

Known For

Belle de Jour
Film

Belle de Jour

Mr. Adolphe
Crooks in Clover
Film

Crooks in Clover

Maître Folace
La Grande Bouffe
Film

La Grande Bouffe

Screenplay
The Great Spy Chase
Film

The Great Spy Chase

Boris Vassiliev
The Black Tulip
Film

The Black Tulip

Plantin
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
Film

Thank Heaven for Small Favors

Chief Insp. Cucherat
The Seventh Juror
Film

The Seventh Juror

Le procureur général
Male Hunt
Film

Male Hunt

Nino Papatakis

Filmography

Acting (125)

·

Movies (119)

Les 100 vies de Francis Blanche

Les 100 vies de Francis Blanche

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Pierre Dac et Francis Blanche : Le Meilleur du Parti d'en Rire

Pierre Dac et Francis Blanche : Le Meilleur du Parti d'en Rire

2020

as Lui-même

8.0
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

2009

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
A Whale That Had a Toothache

A Whale That Had a Toothache

1975

as Francis

5.0
Say it with Flowers

Say it with Flowers

1974

as Gérard Rollain

4.0
By the Blood of Others

By the Blood of Others

1974

as Doctor

4.2
France, Incorporated

France, Incorporated

1974

as Pierre, the perverted financier

3.9
OK Patron

OK Patron

1974

as Victor Hutin, Sophie's father

5.0
No Pockets in a Shroud

No Pockets in a Shroud

1974

as Nathaël Grissom

5.2
I've Had It

I've Had It

1973

as Mr. de Chatiez

5.0
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

1973

as Wanderer

4.8
La Dernière Bourrée à Paris

La Dernière Bourrée à Paris

1973

as Gaston Payrac

1.0
Le Solitaire

Le Solitaire

1973

as Norbert

5.3
I. You. They.

I. You. They.

1973

as Darbon, le galeriste

3.3
Racconti romani di una ex-novizia

Racconti romani di una ex-novizia

1973

as Pietro l'Aretino

2.0
The Eroticist

The Eroticist

1972

as padre Scirer

5.5
Scandal Man

Scandal Man

1972

as Paluche

4.0
The Terror with Cross-Eyes

The Terror with Cross-Eyes

1972

as Commissioner Pigna

La Grande Maffia

La Grande Maffia

1971

as Modeste Miette

3.0
Les Jambes en l'air

Les Jambes en l'air

1971

as Hugon

3.4
The Great Java

The Great Java

1971

as Auguste Kougloff / Augustin Colombani

5.9
Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...

Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...

1971

as Sigfrid

4.0
Are You Engaged to a Greek Sailor or an Airline Pilot?

Are You Engaged to a Greek Sailor or an Airline Pilot?

1971

as Maurice Gombaud

3.3
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?

Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?

1971

as Hector Grogenol

7.0
Ces messieurs de la gâchette

Ces messieurs de la gâchette

1970

as Marco Lombardi

3.3
The Stud

The Stud

1970

as Tax collector Dupuis

4.7
Adieu Berthe

Adieu Berthe

1970

as Léo Bertold

Alice au pays des merveilles

Alice au pays des merveilles

1970

as King of hearts

5.7
Les gros malins

Les gros malins

1969

as Francis Bertolde aka 'Le book'

1.0
Aux frais de la princesse

Aux frais de la princesse

1969

as Achille

1.0
Erotissimo

Erotissimo

1969

as Le polyvalent

5.6
Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille

Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille

1969

as Loïc de Kerfuntel

3.0
Le bourgeois gentil mec

Le bourgeois gentil mec

1969

as Spinosa

1.0
Faites donc plaisir aux amis

Faites donc plaisir aux amis

1969

as Maximiliano

4.5
Poussez pas grand-père dans les cactus

Poussez pas grand-père dans les cactus

1969

as Alphonse Ramier / Al Gregor

3.5
The Big Wash

The Big Wash

1968

as Doctor Loupioc

5.9
Salut Berthe !

Salut Berthe !

1968

as Passerby with the pipe (uncredited)

4.4
The Men in the Family

The Men in the Family

1968

as Strumberger

5.0
Deux Romains en Gaule

Deux Romains en Gaule

1967

as Le druide inventeur de la potion d'invisibilité

6.5
Belle de Jour

Belle de Jour

1967

as Mr. Adolphe

7.3
The Great Gadget

The Great Gadget

1967

as Copec

3.6
Le canard en fer blanc

Le canard en fer blanc

1967

as Le docteur Grego

3.8
Rita the Field Marshal

Rita the Field Marshal

1967

as Captain Hans Vogel

5.1
The Oldest Profession

The Oldest Profession

1967

as The Doctor (segment "Aujourd'hui")

4.9
The Big Grasshopper

The Big Grasshopper

1967

as Gédéon

6.2
Loose in the Trigger

Loose in the Trigger

1967

as La Prudence

5.6
Order of the Daisy

Order of the Daisy

1967

as L'inspecteur Maurice Leloup

6.3
Les malabars sont au parfum

Les malabars sont au parfum

1966

as Ivanov

3.3
Les enquiquineurs

Les enquiquineurs

1966

as Monsieur Achille Eloy

3.0
The Sleeping Sentinel

The Sleeping Sentinel

1966

as Constant

4.7
Under Your Hat

Under Your Hat

1965

as Mario l'enchanteur

3.3
Les baratineurs

Les baratineurs

1965

as Louis Dujardin

4.0
The Real Bargain

The Real Bargain

1965

as Paul Souflé

1.0
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga

Pas de caviar pour tante Olga

1965

as Dufour

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

1964

as Mr. Humlaupt (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")

5.3
Champagne for Savages

Champagne for Savages

1964

as Francis

6.1
The Great Spy Chase

The Great Spy Chase

1964

as Boris Vassiliev

6.8
The Black Tulip

The Black Tulip

1964

as Plantin

6.3
Les pieds nickelés

Les pieds nickelés

1964

as Commissaire Lenoir

5.8
Clémentine chérie

Clémentine chérie

1964

as Nuisance at the Miss ceremony (uncredited)

6.0
Male Hunt

Male Hunt

1964

as Nino Papatakis

6.5
Dandelions by the Roots

Dandelions by the Roots

1964

as L'oncle Absalon, le savant farfelu

5.4
Les Gorilles

Les Gorilles

1964

as Félix

5.5
Actualités télérévisées

Actualités télérévisées

1964

as Presenter

Chance at Love

Chance at Love

1964

as Adjutant (segment "Chance du guerrier, La")

5.8
Requiem pour un caïd

Requiem pour un caïd

1964

as Émile aka 'le Boxeur'

5.8
Jaloux comme un tigre

Jaloux comme un tigre

1964

as Chauffeur

2.0
The Big Scare

The Big Scare

1964
5.7
Sweet and Sour

Sweet and Sour

1963

as Franz

4.6
The Abominable Man of Customs

The Abominable Man of Customs

1963

as Arnakos

5.0
Crooks in Clover

Crooks in Clover

1963

as Maître Folace

7.7
Thank Heaven for Small Favors

Thank Heaven for Small Favors

1963

as Chief Insp. Cucherat

6.6
Who Stole the Body?

Who Stole the Body?

1963

as Édouard

6.5
People in Luck

People in Luck

1963

as M. Bricheton (segment "Le Repas gastronomique")

5.5
The Virgins

The Virgins

1963

as Mr. de Brétevielle

4.2
Les Gros Bras

Les Gros Bras

1963

as Mr. Pédro Andromèze

3.8
The Vendetta

The Vendetta

1962

as Bartoli

5.4
Tartarin de Tarascon

Tartarin de Tarascon

1962

as Antoine Tartarin

4.8
Snobs!

Snobs!

1962

as Morloch

5.7
The Seventh Juror

The Seventh Juror

1962

as Le procureur général

6.8
Hitch-Hike

Hitch-Hike

1962

as le douanier belge

5.5
The Hideout

The Hideout

1962

as Edouard

Operation Gold Ingot

Operation Gold Ingot

1962

as Fellous

Accroche-toi, y'a du vent!

Accroche-toi, y'a du vent!

1962

as Capitano Fornace

House of Sin

House of Sin

1961

as Blanchin

4.0
Romulus and the Sabines

Romulus and the Sabines

1961

as Mezio

5.0
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

1961

as Prior

5.2
The Girl of a Thousand Months

The Girl of a Thousand Months

1961

as Commendator Borgioli

2.0
Les Livreurs

Les Livreurs

1961

as Félix

The Bear

The Bear

1960

as Chappuis

6.0
Some Like It... Cold

Some Like It... Cold

1960

as William Foster Valmorin, American

5.5
Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman

1960

as Me Marcerou, avocat et ami du couple (segment "Le Divorce")

4.5
Easy Come Easy Go

Easy Come Easy Go

1960

as Félix

4.0
Le pillole di Ercole

Le pillole di Ercole

1960

as Augusto

We Like It Cold

We Like It Cold

1960

as von Krussendorf

6.5
Little Girls and High Finance

Little Girls and High Finance

1960

as Bank manager

6.5
Le Olimpiadi dei mariti

Le Olimpiadi dei mariti

1960
7.3
Long Live the Duke!

Long Live the Duke!

1960
The Green Mare

The Green Mare

1959

as Ferdinand Haudouin

5.5
Babette Goes to War

Babette Goes to War

1959

as Schulz

5.5
The Indestructible

The Indestructible

1959

as Francis Blanchard

5.0
The Motorcycle Cops

The Motorcycle Cops

1959

as His Excellency Curacagua

5.0
Too Late to Love

Too Late to Love

1959

as Camille, le patron du bistrot

5.6
Match contre la mort

Match contre la mort

1959

as Mr. Pascal

Toto in Paris

Toto in Paris

1958

as Il maggiordomo (uncredited)

6.2
The Little Professor

The Little Professor

1958

as General overseer

2.7
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik

A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik

1958

as Chazot

4.0
Anyone Can Kill Me

Anyone Can Kill Me

1957

as La Bonbonne

5.9
La Polka des menottes

La Polka des menottes

1957

as un voisin

6.8
Life is beautiful

Life is beautiful

1956

as un voisin

4.5
Honoré de Marseille

Honoré de Marseille

1956

as Pasquale Marchetti

5.7
Peek-a-boo

Peek-a-boo

1954

as Garibaldo Trouchet, le ténor / Un musicien

4.9
Trust Me!

Trust Me!

1954

as Nicolas

5.4
Midnight... Quai de Bercy

Midnight... Quai de Bercy

1953

as M. Boulay, l'épicier libidineux

6.5
Good Enough to Eat

Good Enough to Eat

1951

as Gilles

6.8
The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

1950

as Jean du Bois d'Ombelles

Ils ont vingt ans

Ils ont vingt ans

1950

as Michel Barbarin

The Killer is Listening

The Killer is Listening

1948

as Self

1.0
Frédérica

Frédérica

1942

as Ami de Gilbert

4.0