Francis Blanche
Biography
Francis Blanche was a French actor. He was born on 20 July 1921 in Paris, France. Blanche was part of Robert Dhéry's theatrical company Les Branquignols and appeared in the film Ah! Les belles bacchantes. He completed his secondary schooling at the age of fourteen, the youngest in France to do so at the time. Blanche was known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s, primarily on stage, radio, and in films. He was also an author and singer. Blanche passed away on 6 July 1974 at the age of 52.
Career overview
Francis Blanche was a French actor who was part of Robert Dhéry's theatrical company Les Branquignols. He appeared in the film Ah! Les belles bacchantes, which was part of his work with this company. Blanche's acting career spanned several decades, primarily in the 1950s and 1960s.
Blanche's background in the performing arts was evident from his early life, as he was born into an artistic family. His father and uncle were both involved in the arts, with his father being a stage actor and his uncle a painter. Blanche completed his secondary schooling at the age of fourteen, which was a notable achievement at the time.
As a member of Les Branquignols, Blanche gained experience in various forms of entertainment, including stage and film. His work with the company helped establish him as a popular figure in French entertainment during the 1950s and 1960s. Blanche's acting credits include appearances in films, but specific details about his filmography are not provided in the available sources.
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- Les 100 vies de Francis Blanche (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Pierre Dac et Francis Blanche : Le Meilleur du Parti d'en Rire (2020) as Lui-même
- Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- Signé Furax (1981) Writer
- A Whale That Had a Toothache (1975) as Francis
- By the Blood of Others (1974) as Doctor
- No Pockets in a Shroud (1974) as Nathaël Grissom
- France, Incorporated (1974) as Pierre, the perverted financier
- Say it with Flowers (1974) as Gérard Rollain
- OK Patron (1974) as Victor Hutin, Sophie's father
- La Grande Bouffe (1973) Screenplay
- The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot (1973) as Wanderer
- I've Had It (1973) as Mr. de Chatiez
- La Dernière Bourrée à Paris (1973) as Gaston Payrac
- Racconti romani di una ex-novizia (1973) as Pietro l'Aretino
- Le Solitaire (1973) as Norbert
- I. You. They. (1973) as Darbon, le galeriste
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- The Eroticist (1972) as padre Scirer
- Scandal Man (1972) as Paluche
- The Terror with Cross-Eyes (1972) as Commissioner Pigna
- Samedi soir (1971) as Self
- La Grande Maffia (1971) as Modeste Miette
- Les Jambes en l'air (1971) as Hugon
- Are You Engaged to a Greek Sailor or an Airline Pilot? (1971) as Maurice Gombaud
- Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?... (1971) as Sigfrid
- The Great Java (1971) as Auguste Kougloff / Augustin Colombani
- Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ? (1971) as Hector Grogenol
- Adieu Berthe (1970) as Léo Bertold
- The Stud (1970) as Tax collector Dupuis
- Alice au pays des merveilles (1970) as King of hearts
- Ces messieurs de la gâchette (1970) as Marco Lombardi
- Erotissimo (1969) as Le polyvalent
- Le bourgeois gentil mec (1969) as Spinosa
- Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille (1969) as Loïc de Kerfuntel
- Faites donc plaisir aux amis (1969) as Maximiliano
- Poussez pas grand-père dans les cactus (1969) as Alphonse Ramier / Al Gregor
- Aux frais de la princesse (1969) as Achille
- Les gros malins (1969) as Francis Bertolde aka 'Le book'
- À bout portant (1968) as Self
- The Men in the Family (1968) as Strumberger
- The Big Wash (1968) as Doctor Loupioc
- Salut Berthe ! (1968) as Passerby with the pipe (uncredited)
- Belle de Jour (1967) as Mr. Adolphe
- The Oldest Profession (1967) as The Doctor (segment "Aujourd'hui")
- Rita the Field Marshal (1967) as Captain Hans Vogel
- Le canard en fer blanc (1967) as Le docteur Grego
- Loose in the Trigger (1967) as La Prudence
- The Great Gadget (1967) as Copec
- Order of the Daisy (1967) as L'inspecteur Maurice Leloup
- The Big Grasshopper (1967) as Gédéon
- Deux Romains en Gaule (1967) as Le druide inventeur de la potion d'invisibilité
- The Sleeping Sentinel (1966) as Constant
- Les enquiquineurs (1966) as Monsieur Achille Eloy
- Les malabars sont au parfum (1966) as Ivanov
- Les baratineurs (1965) as Louis Dujardin
- Under Your Hat (1965) as Mario l'enchanteur
- Le Bonheur conjugal (1965) as Le patron du restaurant
- Pas de caviar pour tante Olga (1965) as Dufour
- The Real Bargain (1965) as Paul Souflé
- Actualités télérévisées (1964) as Presenter
- The Black Tulip (1964) as Plantin
- The Great Spy Chase (1964) as Boris Vassiliev
- Les Gorilles (1964) as Félix
- Male Hunt (1964) as Nino Papatakis
- L'échelle (1964) as Breton
- Clémentine chérie (1964) as Nuisance at the Miss ceremony (uncredited)
- Jaloux comme un tigre (1964) as Chauffeur
- The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964) as Mr. Humlaupt (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
- Dandelions by the Roots (1964) as L'oncle Absalon, le savant farfelu
- Les Pieds nickelés (1964) as Commissaire Lenoir
- Chance at Love (1964) as Adjutant (segment "Chance du guerrier, La")
- The Big Scare (1964)
- Requiem pour un caïd (1964) as Émile aka 'le Boxeur'
- Champagne for Savages (1964) as Francis
- People in Luck (1963) as M. Bricheton (segment "Le Repas gastronomique")
- Crooks in Clover (1963) as Maître Folace
- Who Stole the Body? (1963) as Édouard
- Thank Heaven for Small Favors (1963) as Chief Insp. Cucherat
- Sweet and Sour (1963) as Franz
- Les Gros Bras (1963) as Mr. Pédro Andromèze
- The Virgins (1963) as Mr. De Brétevielle
- The Abominable Man of Customs (1963) as Arnakos
- The Seventh Juror (1962) as Le procureur général
- Hitch-Hike (1962) as le douanier belge
- Tartarin de Tarascon (1962) as Antoine Tartarin
- Tartarin de Tarascon (1962) Director
- Operation Gold Ingot (1962) as Fellous
- The Vendetta (1962) as Bartoli
- Accroche-toi, y'a du vent! (1962) as Capitano Fornace
- Snobs! (1962) as Morloch
- The Hideout (1962) as Edouard
- House of Sin (1961) as Blanchin
- Romulus and the Sabines (1961) as Mezio
- Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! (1961) as Prior
- Les Livreurs (1961) as Félix
- The Girl of a Thousand Months (1961) as Commendator Borgioli
- Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) as Me Marcerou, avocat et ami du couple (segment "Le Divorce")
- Long Live the Duke! (1960)
- Some Like It... Cold (1960) as William Foster Valmorin, American
- Easy Come Easy Go (1960) as Félix
- Little Girls and High Finance (1960) as Bank manager
- We Like It Cold (1960) as von Krussendorf
- Le pillole di Ercole (1960) as Augusto
- The Bear (1960) as Chappuis
- Le Olimpiadi dei mariti (1960)
- Discorama (1959) as Self
- The Indestructible (1959) as Francis Blanchard
- Babette Goes to War (1959) as Schulz
- The Green Mare (1959) as Ferdinand Haudouin
- Too Late to Love (1959) as Camille, le patron du bistrot
- The Motorcycle Cops (1959) as His Excellency Curacagua
- Match contre la mort (1959) as Mr. Pascal
- A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik (1958) as Chazot
- The Little Professor (1958) as General overseer
- Toto in Paris (1958) as Il maggiordomo (uncredited)
- Anyone Can Kill Me (1957) as La Bonbonne
- La Polka des menottes (1957) as un voisin
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- Honoré de Marseille (1956) as Pasquale Marchetti
- Life is beautiful (1956) as un voisin
- Peek-a-boo (1954) as Garibaldo Trouchet, le ténor / Un musicien
- Peek-a-boo (1954) Lyricist
- Trust Me! (1954) as Nicolas
- Trust Me! (1954) Writer
- Midnight... Quai de Bercy (1953) as M. Boulay, l'épicier libidineux
- Good Enough to Eat (1951) as Gilles
- The Sad Sack (1950) as Jean du Bois d'Ombelles
- Ils ont vingt ans (1950) as Michel Barbarin
- The Killer is Listening (1948) as Self
- Frédérica (1942) as Ami de Gilbert