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Henri Marteau

Born
Jan 16, 1933 · Aged 72
Died
Jan 21, 2005
Place of birth
Reims, France
Gender
Male
Movie credits
24
TV credits
10
Also known as (1)
  • Henri Robert Marteau

Biography

Post‑war film enthusiasts will remember the face of Henri Marteau, a fairly prolific supporting actor whose name has since faded somewhat from memory. His early appearances, barely above that of an extra, explain why he is missing from certain credits. He appears for only a few seconds in A Witness in the City by Édouard Molinaro, and in The Big Restaurant with Louis de Funès, where he just as briefly plays the second inspector. In Le Mors aux dents, he plays a minister, then a stranded motorist in Jean L’Hôte’s La Communale, and a trafficker in Une Sale Affaire. His most notable performance…