Robert Dalban
Acting Born Jul 19, 1903 Died Apr 3, 1987 Celles-sur-Belle, Deux-Sèvres, France 204 credits
Biography
Robert Dalban, born Gaston Barre, was a French actor born on July 19, 1903, in Celles-sur-Sevres, Deux-Sevres, France. Known for his work in French cinema, stage acting, television shows, and dubbing American stars, he amassed 203 known credits in his acting career. His notable film work included appearances in Fantomas, Fantomas se zlobí, and Kam se podela sedma rota. Dalban died on April 3, 1987, at the age of 83 in a Paris restaurant while having dinner with friends. He is buried in the same grave as producer Alain Poire.
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Career overview
Robert Dalban, born Gaston Barre on July 19, 1903, in Celles-sur-Belle, Deux-Sevres, France, was a French actor and a fixture in French cinema for many decades. His career spanned stage acting, television shows, and dubbing American stars, along with extensive film work. Among his known film credits are appearances in Fantomas, Kam se podela sedma rota?, and Fantomas se zlobic. Over the course of his career, he amassed 203 known acting credits.
Dalban passed away at the age of 83 on April 3, 1987, in a Paris restaurant while having dinner with friends. He is buried in the same grave as producer Alain Poire.
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Petit Con
The ComDadsMy Other HusbandLove Lies
The Party 2Les MisérablesSpy, Stand Up
La ChèvrePrends ta Rolls et va pointer
The PartyUmbrella CoupUne merveilleuse journée
Hothead
FreddyLes Hommes de RoseOut of ItToo Shy to TryLe Rabat-joie
The GangArmageddon
Dracula and SonLe Cœur au ventreLove and Cool WaterThe Toilets Were Closed from the InsideLe Chasseur de chez Maxim's
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanesIncorrigibleThe Seventh Company Has Been FoundNo Problem!The Pink Telephone
The SlapHow to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a CrybabyLike a Pot of StrawberriesOnly the Wind Knows the AnswerUrsule and Grelu
Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?Hail the ArtistMan in the TrunkThe Right of the MaddestThe Insolent
Le Grand Échiquierthe famous escapesThe Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeThere Once Was a CopLes Misérables
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
DistractedTime of the WolvesEt qu'ça saute !Vertigo for a KillerShe Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
Under the Sign of the BullThe BrainMisdealMy Uncle BenjaminDesert Assault
Les Dossiers de l'Agence OPashaA Little VirtuousDon't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
Fantomas vs. Scotland YardThe Man Who Betrayed the MafiaIdiot in ParisThe Madman of Lab FourA Choice of Killers
The RestaurantThree Disordered ChildrenLet's Not Get AngryLong MarchBrigade Anti Gangs
The Adventures of Robinson CrusoeFantomas UnleashedA Trap for CinderellaIvory Coast AdventureWhen the Pheasants Pass
The Great Spy ChaseFantomasLes GorillesThe Gallant MusketeerThe Monocle's Sour Laugh
ProstitutionCrooks in CloverHighway Pick-UpVice and VirtueOf Flesh and Blood
Where the Truth LiesThe Seventh JurorThe Mysteries of ParisLove on a PillowParis Pick-Up
The Counterfeiters of ParisMadamePlease, Not Now!Blood on His SwordLong Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
BoulevardIt Happened All NightThe High LifeDossier AST-555The Old Guard
Marie-OctobreSigned, Arsène LupinWitness in the CityToo Late to LoveThe Lovers of Tomorrow
Les Cinq Dernières MinutesLes Cinq Dernières MinutesBe Beautiful and Shut UpLe souffle du désirKing on Horseback
Three Make a PairGive Me My ChanceThe River of Three JunksL'irrésistible CatherineThe Singer from Mexico
ZazaPeople of No ImportanceThe Lebanese MissionLaw of the StreetsLes Truands
DiaboliqueCaroline and the RebelsThe Little RebelsHi-Jack HighwayPrice of Love
Full Filmography
204 titles- Petit Con (1984) as le concierge
- The ComDads (1983) as Hotel Receptionist
- My Other Husband (1983) as Restaurant butler
- Love Lies (1983)
- The Party 2 (1982) as Serge, waiter at “La Coupole”
- Les Misérables (1982) as Coachman
- Spy, Stand Up (1982) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- La Chèvre (1981) as Technician at Orly
- Prends ta Rolls et va pointer (1981) as Bruno, trucker
- The Party (1980) as Serge, server of La Coupole
- Umbrella Coup (1980) as Le régisseur du café-théâtre
- Une merveilleuse journée (1980) as Man with the Rolls
- Hothead (1979) as Jeanjean
- Freddy (1978) as Avocat Antony
- Les Hommes de Rose (1978) as Louis Cossier
- Out of It (1978) as Boss of the Bistro
- Too Shy to Try (1978) as Le garagiste
- Le Rabat-joie (1978) as Le clochard
- The Gang (1977) as The Rat Hunter
- Armageddon (1977) as Le chauffeur de taxi
- Dracula and Son (1976) as réceptionniste hôtel
- Le Cœur au ventre (1976) as Moroni
- Love and Cool Water (1976) as Potter / Mona's father
- The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside (1976) as L'entraîneur
- Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's (1976) as Honoré
- Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (1975) as Bibi Lupin
- Incorrigible (1975) as Freddy
- The Seventh Company Has Been Found (1975) as Colonel Bricard
- No Problem! (1975) as Hotel concierge
- The Pink Telephone (1975) as Lartigue, le comptable, Castejac & Cie
- When the City Awakes (1975) as le fermier
- The Slap (1974) as Caretaker of the school
- How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby (1974) as Léonce, le patron du bistrot
- Like a Pot of Strawberries (1974) as Head of sales
- Only the Wind Knows the Answer (1974) as Commissaire Principal
- Ursule and Grelu (1974)
- OK Patron (1974) as Commissioner
- Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? (1973) as Fermier, ancien combattant de 14-18
- Hail the Artist (1973) as le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
- Man in the Trunk (1973) as Mercier
- The Right of the Maddest (1973) as Le commissaire de police
- The Insolent (1973) as Roger Turquand
- Some Too Quiet Gentlemen (1973) as Inspector
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- the famous escapes (1972) as La Ramée
- The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972) as Coco, fake delivery man
- There Once Was a Cop (1972) as Commissioner Chauvet, Superintendent in Nice
- Les Misérables (1972) as Brugeon
- The Troubles of Alfred (1972) as Gustave, Morel's driver
- A Loser (1972) as Le médecin
- Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (1971) as Caravaner
- Distracted (1970) as Mazelin
- Time of the Wolves (1970) as Garage owner
- Et qu'ça saute ! (1970) as Martínez
- Vertigo for a Killer (1970) as Juan
- She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (1970) as Belpech
- Falling Point (1970) as L'inspecteur
- Versatile Lovers (1970) as Mario
- Under the Sign of the Bull (1969) as Le cafetier
- The Brain (1969) as Belgian Soldier of the Armored Car (With a Cold)
- Misdeal (1969) as Le patron du cabaret
- My Uncle Benjamin (1969) as Père de Manette
- Desert Assault (1969) as Le colonel Hastings
- Clerambard (1969) as Gustalin
- Les Dossiers de l'Agence O (1968) as The Commissioner
- Pasha (1968) as l'inspecteur Albert Gouvion, amant de Nathalie
- A Little Virtuous (1968) as Inspector Lorenzi
- Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese (1968) as Casimir, Léontine's servant and driver
- Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967) as Le directeur du journal
- The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia (1967) as (uncredited)
- Idiot in Paris (1967) as Patouilloux, le maire de Jaligny
- The Madman of Lab Four (1967) as Merchant, spy in the laboratory
- A Choice of Killers (1967) as Commissioner Macias
- The Restaurant (1966) as Le conspirateur français
- Three Disordered Children (1966) as Maître Gaubert, juge pour enfants
- Let's Not Get Angry (1966) as Embalmer
- Long March (1966) as Pharmacist
- Brigade Anti Gangs (1966) as 'Paletot-de-Cuir'
- The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1965) as Kapitän Darrik
- Fantomas Unleashed (1965) as Directeur du journal
- A Trap for Cinderella (1965) as Boss of the garage
- Ivory Coast Adventure (1965) as Pepe
- When the Pheasants Pass (1965) as le concierge de l'hôtel
- The Great Spy Chase (1964) as Truck driver (uncredited)
- Fantomas (1964) as Directeur du journal
- Les Gorilles (1964) as Montecourt, the trainer
- The Gallant Musketeer (1964) as (uncredited)
- The Monocle's Sour Laugh (1964) as Poussin
- Death of a Killer (1964) as Albert
- Prostitution (1963) as Robert
- Crooks in Clover (1963) as Jean, le majordome
- Highway Pick-Up (1963) as Brigadier (uncredited)
- Vice and Virtue (1963) as German Officer (uncredited)
- Of Flesh and Blood (1963) as Man in Fairground
- Chicken Feed for Little Birds (1963) as l'inspecteur de police
- Where the Truth Lies (1962) as Butcher
- The Seventh Juror (1962) as Garampon -le pêcheur sur sa barque
- The Mysteries of Paris (1962) as Owner of the Ravagers Inn
- Love on a Pillow (1962) as Le brigadier
- Paris Pick-Up (1962) as Inspector
- Clash of Steel (1962) as Landry
- The Eye of the Monocle (1962) as Poussin
- Law of Men (1962) as Cafe owner
- Assassin in the Phonebook (1962) as Commissioner
- The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961) as Inspector Maffeux
- Madame (1961) as Le maître à danser (uncredited)
- Please, Not Now! (1961) as Un consommateur au bistrot
- Blood on His Sword (1961) as Le faux courrier de Liège (uncredited)
- Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! (1961) as Guard officer
- Panurge's Sheep (1961) as Taxi driver (uncredited)
- Les Livreurs (1961) as Albert Periculoso
- Destination Fury (1961)
- The Pavements of Paris (1961) as Commissioner
- The Menace (1961) as Inspektor
- Boulevard (1960) as le forain, animateur de boxe
- It Happened All Night (1960) as Lenormand
- The High Life (1960) as Hotelboy
- Dossier AST-555 (1960) as Commissioner Meunier
- The Old Guard (1960) as Jérôme Ardouin, gravedigger
- The Baron of the Locks (1960) as Guillaume, manager of the flying club
- Port of Point-du-Jour (1960) as Dominique
- Towards Ecstasy (1960)
- Amour, autocar et boîtes de nuit (1960) as Lucien
- The Versailles Affair (1960) as Bargeman
- Marie-Octobre (1959) as Léon Blanchet
- Signed, Arsène Lupin (1959) as Inspector Béchoux of the Judicial Police
- Witness in the City (1959) as Raymond, taxi driver
- Too Late to Love (1959) as Le camelot en vins
- The Lovers of Tomorrow (1959) as le garagiste
- Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1958) as Sangalier
- Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1958) as Bordebure
- Be Beautiful and Shut Up (1958) as l'inspecteur principal Gotterat
- Le souffle du désir (1958)
- King on Horseback (1958) as Barberin dit Joli Coeur
- Illegal Cargo (1958) as René, le trafiquant assassiné
- A Legitimate Defense (1958) as Albert dit "Bébert le Caïd", un gangster qui rackette et persécute Pierrot
- Three Make a Pair (1957) as L'inspecteur Walter
- Give Me My Chance (1957) as Le commissaire
- The River of Three Junks (1957) as Capitaine Campion
- L'irrésistible Catherine (1957) as Pearl (voice)
- The Singer from Mexico (1957) as Le portier du théâtre (uncredited)
- The Vintage (1957) as Police Insp. Grimaud (uncredited)
- Sexpot (1957) as Monsieur Jourdans
- This Pretty World (1957) as 'Petite Main'
- Zaza (1956) as Cascard
- People of No Importance (1956) as Gilbert
- The Lebanese Mission (1956) as Malek
- Law of the Streets (1956) as Trucker
- Les Truands (1956) as Pepito Benoit
- I'll Get Back to Kandara (1956) as Cardelec
- Maid in Paris (1956)
- La joyeuse prison (1956) as Vauclin, inmate gangster
- In the Manner of Sherlock Holmes (1956) as Commissioner Sanois
- Diabolique (1955) as Garage Owner
- Caroline and the Rebels (1955) as Le capitaine
- The Little Rebels (1955) as Joseph
- Hi-Jack Highway (1955) as Félix, l'affréteur
- Price of Love (1955) as Inspector Chennier
- Pas de souris dans le business (1955) as Chief Inspector Marcasse
- The Wicked Go to Hell (1955) as Clément
- M'sieur la Caille (1955) as Dominique le Corse
- La Madelon (1955) as Adjutant 'La Tringle'
- La Môme Pigalle (1955) as Un souteneur (uncredited)
- Casse-cou, mademoiselle! (1955) as Biker
- Obsession (1954) as Inspecteur Chardin
- Service Entrance (1954) as L'ami du mandataire (uncredited)
- Die... We'll Do the Rest (1954) as Grosjean
- Yours Truly, Blake (1954) as Inspector Tessier
- Daughters of Destiny (1954) as D'Aulon (segment "Jeanne")
- Minuit... Champs-Elysées (1954) as Inspector Bougeaud
- Their Last Night (1953) as l'inspecteur Dupré
- When You Read This Letter (1953) as Dick
- Mandat d'amener (1953) as Alexandre Brion
- The Seven Deadly Sins (1952) as The fairground worker (segment "Le Huitième Péché")
- The Moment of Truth (1952) as Taboureau
- They Were Five (1952) as Dufau - le manager
- The Case Against X (1952) as L'inspecteur Sylvestre, adjoint de Bonnardel
- The Passerby (1951) as The trafficker
- Gigolo (1951) as le boucher
- The Lovers of Bras-Mort (1951) as Mr. Levers
- The Beautiful Image (1951) as Julien Gauthier
- A Man Walks in the City (1950) as Laurent
- The Strollers (1950) as Commissioner Corbès
- Au P'tit Zouave (1950) as Armand Billot, patron du « P’tit Zouave »
- Manon (1949) as Headwaiter
- The Walls of Malapaga (1949) as le Bosco du navire "Flora"
- The Hell of Lost Pilots (1949) as Dumont
- Fandango (1948) as The inspector
- Berlin Express (1948) as French Intelligence Chief (uncredited)
- The Secret of Monte-Cristo (1948) as Mathieu Loupian
- The Killer is Listening (1948) as The boss
- The Crowned Fish Tavern (1947) as 'Cigare'
- Jenny Lamour (1947) as Paulo
- Not Guilty (1947) as Gustave, boss of the café
- The House Under the Sea (1947) as Cafe owner
- The Chips Are Down (1947) as Georges
- The Last Judgment (1945) as The plainclothes policeman
- Angel and Sinner (1945) as Oskar
- Resistance (1945) as Schmidt
- Don't Shout it from the Rooftops (1943) as Un plombier
- Promise to the Unknown One (1942) as Commissioner Andréani
- La Neige sur les pas (1942)
- Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur (1939) as Un officier allemand
- Human Freight (1937)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Robert Dalban best known for?
Robert Dalban is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The ComDads (1983), The Party 2 (1982), Les Misérables (1982), La Chèvre (1981).
When and where was Robert Dalban born?
Robert Dalban was born on July 19, 1903 in Celles-sur-Belle, Deux-Sèvres, France. They passed away on April 3, 1987.
How many credits does Robert Dalban have?
Robert Dalban has accumulated over 204 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1937 to 1984.
What is Robert Dalban's background in cinema and television?
Robert Dalban, born Gaston Barre, was a French actor born on July 19, 1903, in Celles-sur-Sevres, Deux-Sevres, France. Known for his work in French cinema, stage acting, television shows, and dubbing American stars, he amassed 203 known credits in his acting career. His notable film work included appearances in Fantoma...
Robert Dalban by the numbers
204credits
194films
10TV series
1937–1984active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Les Dossiers de l'Agence O (1968) as The Commissioner — aged about 64
- The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1965) as Kapitän Darrik — aged about 61
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self — aged about 68
- Diabolique (1955) as Garage Owner — aged about 51
- Crooks in Clover (1963) as Jean, le majordome — aged about 59
- The Seventh Company Has Been Found (1975) as Colonel Bricard — aged about 71
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