Harry-Max
Acting
Biography
Harry-Max, de son vrai nom Maxime Louis Charles Dichamp, est un acteur français, né le 23 novembre 1901 à Paris et mort le 13 mars 1979 à Ivry-sur-Seine. Dans la dernière partie de sa vie, il participa à de nombreux téléfilms ou séries, parmi lesquels, Les Saintes chéries, Vidocq, La caméra explore le temps, Les Cinq Dernières Minutes, Sébastien parmi les hommes, et aussi à l'émission de Pierre Sabbagh Au théâtre ce soir. Il fait un bref passage dans le film Hibernatus avec Louis de Funès dans le rôle d'un très vieil homme, ami de l'hiberné. Acteur attachant, il était surtout connu pour ses rôles fantaisistes mais pouvait également faire dans le dramatique avec beaucoup de talent.
Born: November 23, 1901
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Known For
Vidocq
François Vidocq has been sentenced to eight years' hard labor for a crime he didn't commit. Escaped with the help of his faithful friends Desfossés and Fil de fer, the convict is pursued by his lifelong enemy: the policeman Flambart. Between scams and disguises, Vidocq initially leads an undercover life in 19th-century Paris. Eventually, the two men team up to fight criminals... And Vidocq succumbs to Annette's charms.
Heroes and Sinners
A good cast smooths over the rough spots of Les Heros sont Fatigues. The scene is the African republic of Liberia, which in this film proves to be a stopping-off point for a number of shady characters. Yves Montand plays a French ex-pilot who becomes involved in a scheme to smuggle stolen diamonds. His cohorts include a Nazi collaborator, a German refugee, and the white mistress of a prominent Liberian. A romance develops between the ex-pilot and the aforementioned mistress. Meanwhile, one of the conspirators (Curt Jurgens) has a last-minute attack of conscience, effectively queering the deal. The steamier romantic passages in Les Heros sont Fatigues had to be trimmed for American consumption.
The Cat
Julien Bouin, a former typographist, and his wife Clemence, who used to perform in a circus, hardly talk to each other in their small house, soon to be demolished. His cat Greffier being the only one he still gives affection to, he becomes the object of Clemence's anger.
Call Me Mathilde
Mathilde de Blanzac is abducted on her way home from an evening at the opera with her wealthy industrialist husband. Her pathetic pieds-nickelés kidnappers begin by holding her hostage at the home of Petit Jean, a country bumpkin, before demanding a ransom from her husband. At the same time, Hubert de Pifre, a fighter pilot in distress, ejects over Petit Jean's farm.
Stolen Kisses
The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from military service. His sweetheart Christine's father lands Antoine a job as a security guard, which he promptly loses. Stumbling into a position assisting a private detective, Antoine falls for his employers' seductive wife, Fabienne, and finds that he must choose between the older woman and Christine.
We Won't Grow Old Together
Jean, a married 40-year-old filmmaker, and his young working class lover, Catherine, engage in a circular series of spectacular blow-ups and tentative reunions, their mutual desire a fire that burns them again and again.
Law of the Streets
Yves Tréguier, a young orphan, escapes from a reform school in Brittany to join "Dédé la Glace" in Paris, an old-timer with whom he has a sincere friendship. The love of Zette, a young girl he has met, and the benevolent friendship of Father Blain, the bistro owner, give him the desire for regular work. "Jo le Grec", a pimp jealous of Dédé's friendship with Yves, seduces Wanda, a prostitute he loves, and shoots Dédé dead. Blain prevents him from doing the same to Yves, and shoots him in turn. Yves can live an honest life with Zette and the baby she's expecting.
On Trial
Prosecutor Etzel discovers that his father has sentenced a man, Leonardo Maurizius, on mere presumptions. He then makes it a point of honor to trace the sources of the case to uncover the truth.
Silence Is Golden
Emile is a French film producer at the beginning of the century. One of his friends leaves his daughter Lucette in his house, when he is starting a tour through France. Emile falls in love with her. Problems starts when his younger friend Jacques come back from military service and after complaining his misfortune with women, follows Emile's advice in starting affairs with women and he meets Lucette.
Hibernatus
Hubert de Tartas' life becomes a complete muddle when his wife's grandfather is unearthed after having spent 65 years in frozen hibernation in the polar circle. After being de-frosted, the Hibernating Man believes it is still the beginning of the century. Nothing is spared to keep that illusion alive. At the end of his rope, Hubert blurts out the truth and takes the man from Edwardian times on a crazy spree through an ultramodern Twentieth Century.
Filmography
as Le grand-père
as Jean's Father
as Moulard
as Retiree, ex-colleague of Julien
as Attendant of the bath-showers
as Percier, le satyre
as Accomplice
as Le vieux copain de Paul
as Monsieur Henri
as Dr. Terrier
as Jules
as Le père de Marion
as Tramp
as Curtis
as Kermadec, le médecin militaire Breton (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Crollebois
as Notary
as Commissioner
as Me Doucet, notary
as Cafe owner
as Mouriot
as Doctor
as Le juge de paix
as L'ambassadeur
as Le médecin de la prison
as Henri, le maître d'hôtel
as Police commissioner
as L'avocat
as The President
as Commissioner
as Moulinot
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as Head waiter
as The boss
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as Authorized signatory
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as The critic
as Musard
as Investigating judge
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as Jeanne, la jeune soeur novice (uncredited)
as A boat mechanic (uncredited)
as Un spectateur (uncredited)
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