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To Catch a Thief (1955) -- Clip: You're a thief
To Catch a Thief (1955) -- When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence.
To Catch a Thief (1955) -- Clip: What would you do?
To Catch a Thief (1955) -- Clip: Who did you call me
To Catch a Thief (1955) -- When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence.

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Date of Death:

15 April 1989, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France more

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The longest career of any film actor, has appeared in over 200 films since... more

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4 wins more

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Scenes We Love: The Wages of Fear
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Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Les saisons du plaisir (1988) .... Charles Van Bergh
  2. Si le soleil ne revenait pas (1987) .... Anzevui
    ... aka If the Sun Never Returns (International: English title)
  3. Otototoï (1982) (TV) .... Toine
  4. Les michaud (1982) (TV) .... Léon Michaud
  5. Tre fratelli (1981) .... Donato Giuranna
    ... aka Three Brothers (International: English title)
    ... aka Trois frères (France)
  6. La puce et le privé (1981) .... Mathieu Fortier
  7. Le mandarin (1980) (TV) .... Léon Chaput
    ... aka The Mandarin (International: English title)
  8. L'oasis (1980) (TV) .... M. Daru
  9. Le chemin perdu (1980) .... Léon Schwarz
    ... aka The Lost Way (International: English title)

  10. Thomas Guérin, retraité (1978) (TV) .... Thomas Guérin
  11. Ne pleure pas (1978) .... Le grand-père
    ... aka Don't Cry (USA: informal English title)
  12. Alice ou la dernière fugue (1977) .... Henri Vergennes
    ... aka Alice
    ... aka Alice or the Last Escapade (USA)
  13. Nuit d'or (1976) .... Charles Fournier
    ... aka Die Nacht aus Gold (West Germany)
    ... aka Golden Night (USA)
  14. Comme un boomerang (1976) .... Me Ritter
    ... aka Boomerang (USA)
    ... aka Il figlio del gangster (Italy)
    ... aka Like a Boomerang (International: English title)
  15. Cadaveri eccellenti (1976) .... Procurator Varga
    ... aka Cadavres exquis (France)
    ... aka Illustrious Corpses
    ... aka The Context
  16. Es herrscht Ruhe im Land (1976) .... Großvater Parra
    ... aka Calm Prevails Over the Country (International: English title: literal title)
  17. À l'ombre d'un été (1976) .... Jean Landot
  18. Sept morts sur ordonnance (1975) .... Old Brézé
    ... aka 7 morts sur Ordonnance (France: poster title)
    ... aka Quartett Bestial (West Germany)
    ... aka Seven Deaths by Prescription (International: English title: informal literal title)
    ... aka Siete muertes por prescripción facultativa (Spain)
  19. La vie de plaisance (1975) (TV) .... Marcel
  20. Le juge et son bourreau (1974) (TV) .... Le commissaire Baerlach
  21. Par le sang des autres (1974) .... Le curé
    ... aka By the Blood of Others
  22. Le violon de Vincent (1973) (TV) .... Vincent
  23. Au bout du rouleau (1973) (TV) .... Le capitaine Whalley
  24. Le reflet dans la mer (1973) (TV) .... Baron Ucciani
  25. "Les Thibault" (1972) TV mini-series .... Oscar Thibault
  26. La più bella serata della mia vita (1972) .... Il Presidente, Giudice Dutz
    ... aka La plus belle soirée de ma vie (France)
    ... aka The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
  27. Camorra (1972) .... Don Mimo De Ritis
    ... aka Gang War in Naples (International: English title)
    ... aka Les tueurs à gages (France)
  28. La nuit Bulgare (1972) .... Bohringer
  29. Le père Goriot (1972) (TV) .... Père Goriot
  30. Comptes à rebours (1971) .... Juliani
    ... aka Circle of Vengeance (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Conto alla rovescia (Italy)
    ... aka Countdown (UK)
    ... aka Reckonings Against the Grain (International: English title)
  31. "Belle et Sébastien" (1965) TV series .... Captain Louis Maréchal (unknown episodes, 1970)
    ... aka Belle and Sebastian (UK)
    ... aka Belle, Sebastian and the Horses (UK: second season title)
    ... aka Sébastien et la Marie-Morgane (France: third season title)
    ... aka Sébastien parmi les hommes (France: second season title)
  32. Ils (1970) .... Le professeur Swaine
    ... aka Them (International: English title)

  33. Ballade pour un chien (1969) .... Viachet
    ... aka Ballad for a Dog (International: English title)
  34. Les grandes espérances (1968) (TV) .... Abel Magwitch
  35. La prisonnière (1968) (uncredited) .... L'invité au vernissage qui dit 'Oui, ça correspond au schéma du bonhomme'
    ... aka Female Prisoner
    ... aka La prigioniera (Italy)
    ... aka Woman in Chains (USA)
  36. Un homme de trop (1967) .... Passevin
    ... aka Il 13º uomo (Italy)
    ... aka Shock Troops
  37. L'arlésienne (1967) (TV) .... Le berger Balthazar
  38. Le chant du monde (1965) .... Marinau, le matelot
    ... aka La saga dei Forrest (Italy)
    ... aka Ossessione nuda (Italy)
    ... aka Song of the World (International: English title)
  39. L'aîné des Ferchaux (1963) .... Dieudonné Ferchaux
    ... aka An Honorable Young Man (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Lo sciacallo (Italy)
    ... aka Magnet of Doom
    ... aka Un jeune homme honorable
  40. Un roi sans divertissement (1963) .... Le procureur du Roi
    ... aka A King Without Distraction (International: English title)
    ... aka La poursuite (France: alternative title)
  41. Symphonie pour un massacre (1963) .... Paoli
    ... aka Sinfonia per un massacro (Italy)
    ... aka Symphony for a Massacre
    ... aka The Corrupt (UK)
    ... aka The Mystifiers
  42. Du rififi à Tokyo (1963) .... Van Hekken
    ... aka Rififi a Tokyo (Italy)
    ... aka Rififi in Tokyo (USA)
  43. La steppa (1962) .... Pére Christophore
  44. Lo sgarro (1962)
    ... aka Quand la colère éclate (France)
  45. Tintin et le mystère de la toison d'or (1961) .... Père Alexandre
    ... aka Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
  46. On roule à deux (1960) (TV)
  47. María, matrícula de Bilbao (1960) .... El viejo
  48. La vérité (1960) .... Maître Guérin
    ... aka The Truth (UK) (USA)
    ... aka La verità (Italy)

  49. La valse du gorille (1959) .... Berthomieu dit 'Le Vieux'
    ... aka Gorilla's Waltz (International: English title)
    ... aka Operation Top Secret (USA: TV title)
  50. Pêcheur d'Islande (1959) .... L'armateur Mével
    ... aka Island Fishermen (International: English title)
  51. I battellieri del Volga (1959) .... Ossip Semjonowitsch
    ... aka Les bateliers de la Volga (France)
    ... aka Prisoner of the Volga (USA)
    ... aka The Boatmen (UK)
    ... aka Wolgaschiffer (West Germany)
  52. Les naufrageurs (1959) .... Marnez
  53. Le gorille vous salue bien (1958) .... Colonel Berthomieu
    ... aka The Gorilla Greets You (International: English title)
    ... aka The Mask of the Gorilla (USA)
  54. Le piège (1958) .... Caillé
    ... aka Any Man's Woman (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka La trappola si chiude (Italy)
    ... aka No Escape (USA)
  55. Rafles sur la ville (1958) .... Léonce Pozzi, dit "Le Fondu"
    ... aka Sinners of Paris (USA)
  56. Les suspects (1957/I) .... Commissaire Perrache
    ... aka The Suspects (International: English title)
  57. Le feu aux poudres (1957) .... Albatrasse
  58. La mort en ce jardin (1956) .... Castin
    ... aka Death in the Garden (USA)
    ... aka Evil Eden
    ... aka Gina (USA)
    ... aka La muerte en el jardín (Mexico)
    ... aka The Diamond Hunters
  59. Difendo il mio amore (1956) .... Verdisio
    ... aka Defend My Love (USA)
    ... aka Scandale à Milan (France)
  60. Un missionnaire (1955) .... Père Gauthier
    ... aka A Missionary (International: English title)
  61. Tam tam mayumbe (1955) .... Carlo Leonardi
    ... aka Mondo Keazunt (USA)
    ... aka Native Drums (USA)
    ... aka Tam-tam (France)
    ... aka Tom Toms of Mayumba (UK)
  62. To Catch a Thief (1955) .... Bertani
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief (USA: complete title)
  63. Les diaboliques (1955) .... Alfred Fichet, le commissaire
    ... aka Diabolique (USA)
    ... aka Les Diaboliques: The Fiends (UK)
    ... aka The Devils (USA: TV title)
  64. Quando tramonta il sole (1955)
  65. L'allegro squadrone (1954) .... Il capitano Hurluret
    ... aka Alberto, il marmittone (Italy: reissue title)
    ... aka Les gaietés de l'escadron (France)
    ... aka The Cheerful Squadron (International: English title)
  66. L'affaire Maurizius (1954) .... Wolf Andergast
    ... aka Il caso Maurizius (Italy)
    ... aka On Trial (USA)
  67. Maddalena (1954) .... Giovanni Lamberti
    ... aka Sacrilège (France)
    ... aka Une fille nommée Madeleine (France)
  68. Si Versailles m'était conté (1954) .... Monsieur de Vergennes
    ... aka Affairs in Versailles (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Fabulous Versailles
    ... aka Royal Affairs in Versailles (USA)
    ... aka Versailles (Italy)
  69. Le salaire de la peur (1953) .... M. Jo
    ... aka The Wages of Fear (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Il salario della paura (Italy: alternative title)
    ... aka Vite vendute (Italy)
  70. Malaire (1952) .... Noguère aîné
    ... aka Tempête sur les Mauvents (France)
  71. L'ultima sentenza (1951) .... Giudice Marco Valsetti
  72. Incantesimo tragico (1951) .... Bastiano
    ... aka Oliva
    ... aka Tragic Spell (International: English title)
  73. Cuori sul mare (1950) .... Nurus
    ... aka Hearts at Sea
    ... aka Les mousquetaires de la mer (France)
  74. Gli inesorabili (1950) .... Don Salvatore Sparaino
    ... aka The Fighting Men (USA)
  75. Il bivio (1950) .... Lubiani

  76. Vertigine d'amore (1949) .... Mugnaio Resplanton/France: Emile Resplandin
    ... aka Le pain des pauvres (France)
  77. In nome della legge (1949) .... Turi Passalacqua
    ... aka Au nom de la loi (France)
    ... aka In the Name of the Law (USA)
    ... aka Mafia (USA)
  78. La femme que j'ai assassinée (1948)
  79. Le diable souffle (1947) .... Laurent
    ... aka Woman of Evil (USA: new title)
  80. La cabane aux souvenirs (1947) .... Lauragais
  81. Le bateau à soupe (1947) .... Le capitaine Hervé
  82. Gringalet (1946) .... Ravaut
  83. La ferme du pendu (1945) .... François
    ... aka Hanged Man's Farm (UK)
  84. Enquête du 58 (1945)
  85. Le ciel est à vous (1944) .... Pierre Gauthier
    ... aka The Sky Is Yours (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka The Woman Who Dared (International: English title)
  86. Les Roquevillard (1943) .... François Roquevillard
  87. Le soleil a toujours raison (1943) .... L'homme du mas
  88. Haut le vent (1942) .... François Ascarra
  89. Promesse à l'inconnue (1942) .... Bernard Parker
    ... aka Promise to the Unknown One (International: English title)
  90. Les affaires sont les affaires (1942) .... Isidore Lechat
  91. Le diamant noir (1941) .... François Mitry
    ... aka The Black Diamond (International: English title)
  92. La nuit merveilleuse (1940) .... Le fermier
  93. L'or du Cristobal (1940) .... Le Coronel, le chef de la police
    ... aka Cristobal's Gold (International: English title)

  94. Yamilé sous les cèdres (1939) .... Rachid
  95. La brigade sauvage (1939) .... Général Kalitjeff
    ... aka Savage Brigade (International: English title)
  96. S.O.S. Sahara (1939) .... Loup
  97. La loi du nord (1939) .... Le caporal Dalrymple
    ... aka La piste du nord (France: reissue title)
  98. Carrefour (1938) .... Roger de Vétheuil
    ... aka Crossroads
  99. Bar du sud (1938) .... Le capitaine Olivier
    ... aka Southern Bar (International: English title)
  100. Abus de confiance (1938) .... Jacques Ferney
    ... aka Abused Confidence (International: English title)
  101. La femme du bout du monde (1938) .... Durc, l'officier mécanicien
  102. Les pirates du rail (1938) .... Henri Pierson
  103. Légions d'honneur (1938) .... Captaine Dabrau
    ... aka Legions of Honor (International: English title)
  104. L'assaut (1938) .... Alexandre Mérital
  105. Courrier Sud (1937) .... Herlin, Ambassadeur
    ... aka Courrier-sud (France: alternative title)
    ... aka Southern Carrier (International: English title)
  106. L'occident (1937) .... Jean Cadière
    ... aka The West (International: English title)
  107. Troïka sur la piste blanche (1937)
  108. Police mondaine (1937)
  109. Les grands (1936)
  110. Jenny (1936) .... Benoit
  111. La belle équipe (1936) .... Charles dit Charlot
    ... aka They Were Five (International: English title)
  112. La peur (1936) .... Robert Sylvain
    ... aka Vertige d'un soir (France: alternative title)
  113. La flamme (1936)
    ... aka The Flame (International: English title)
  114. Port-Arthur (1936) .... Commander Vassidloff
    ... aka I Give My Life (USA)
    ... aka Orders from Tokio (USA: poster title)
  115. Le domino vert (1935) .... Nebel
    ... aka The Green Domino (International: English title)
  116. L'équipage (1935) .... Le lieutenant Maury
    ... aka Flight Into Darkness (USA)
  117. Les bateliers de la Volga (1935) .... Le colonel Goreff
    ... aka The Volga Boatman
  118. Michel Strogoff (1935) .... Ivan Ogareff
  119. L'impossible aveu (1935) .... Fred
  120. Le grand jeu (1934) .... Clément
  121. Au bout du monde (1934) .... Geroges Laudy
  122. Les misérables (1934) .... Inspecteur Javert
  123. Roi de Camargue (1934) .... Rampal
  124. L'homme mystérieux (1933) .... Pierre
    ... aka Obsession (International: English title)
  125. Au nom de la loi (1932) .... Lancelot
    ... aka In the Name of the Law (International: English title)
  126. Les croix de bois (1932) .... Caporal Breval
    ... aka Wooden Crosses (International: English title)
  127. Affaire classée (1932)
    ... aka Le coup de minuit (France: reissue title)
  128. Gitanes (1932) .... Léon
  129. Faubourg Montmartre (1931) .... André Marco, dit Dédé
  130. Maison de danses (1931) .... Ramon
    ... aka Maison de danse (France: poster title)
  131. La maison jaune de Rio (1931) .... King-Fu/Scalpa
  132. Daïnah la métisse (1931) .... Le mécanicien Michaux
  133. Accusée, levez-vous! (1930) .... Henri Lapalle
    ... aka Accused, Stand Up! (International: English title)
    ... aka Un crime au music-hall (France: alternative title)
  134. L'Arlésienne (1930) .... Mitifio, un gardian
  135. Chique (1930)

  136. Die Liebe der Brüder Rott (1929)
    ... aka Die Liebe der Brüder Rott. Irrlichter (Germany: long title)
  137. Waterloo (1929) .... Napoleon
  138. Dans la nuit (1929) .... L'ouvrier carrier
  139. L'équipage (1928)
    ... aka Last Flight (International: English title)
    ... aka The Crew (UK)
  140. Königin Luise, 2. Teil (1928) .... Napoleon
  141. Les Fourchambault (1928)
    ... aka Fourchambault (International: English title)
  142. Le passager (1928)
  143. La femme rêvée (1928)
    ... aka An Ideal Woman (International: English title)
  144. Die Apachen von Paris (1927) .... Bécot
    ... aka Apaches of Paris (USA)
    ... aka Paname n'est pas Paris (France)
  145. Die weisse Sklavin (1927) .... Dr. Warner
    ... aka Esclave blanche (France)
    ... aka The White Slave (USA)
  146. Königin Luise, 1. Teil - Die Jugend der Königin Luise (1927) .... Napoleon
    ... aka Die Jugend der Königin Luise (Germany)
    ... aka Queen Louise
  147. La proie du vent (1927) .... Pierre Vignal
    ... aka The Prey of the Wind (International: English title)
  148. Feu! (1927) .... Le lieutenant Frémiet
  149. Charité (1927)
  150. Da hält die Welt den Atem an (1927)
    ... aka Make Up (International: English title)
  151. Nitchevo (1926)
  152. Martyre (1926)
  153. 600000 francs par mois (1925)
  154. Barocco (1925)
  155. La flamme (1925)
  156. Le réveil (1925)
  157. L'orphelin du cirque (1925)
  158. Âme d'artiste (1924)
    ... aka Heart of an Actress (International: English title)
    ... aka Rêve et réalité (France)
  159. L'autre aile (1924)
  160. Les cinquante ans de Don Juan (1924)
    ... aka Le réveil de Maddalone (France)
  161. Pêcheur d'Islande (1924)
    ... aka Island Fishermen (International: English title)
  162. La nuit de la revanche (1924)
  163. La flambée des rêves (1924)
    ... aka Un homme riche (France: alternative title)
  164. In the Spider's Web (1924) .... Stephen Powers
  165. Calvaire d'amour (1923) .... Georges Brémond
  166. La maison du mystère (1923) .... Henri Corradin
  167. Le vol (1923) .... Favier
  168. La mendiante de Saint-Sulpice (1923)
  169. Du crépuscule à l'aube (1923)
  170. L'âtre (1922) .... Bernard Larade
    ... aka Au creux des sillons (France: alternative title)
    ... aka Tillers of the Soil (International: English title)
  171. Tempêtes (1922) .... Raoul Mauduit
  172. Phroso (1922) .... Dimitri
    ... aka Possession (UK)
  173. La fille de Camargue (1921)
  174. Crépuscule d'épouvante (1921)
    ... aka Twilight of Horror (literal English title)
  175. Miarka, la fille à l'ourse (1920)
    ... aka Gypsy Passion (International: English title)
    ... aka Miarka, the Girl with the She-Bear (International: English title: literal title)

  176. La p'tite du sixième (1917)
  177. Jim Crow (1910)
Director:
  1. Affaire classée (1932)
    ... aka Le coup de minuit (France: reissue title)

  2. Dans la nuit (1929)
Producer:
  1. Malaire (1952) (producer)
    ... aka Tempête sur les Mauvents (France)
Writer:
  1. Dans la nuit (1929) (writer)
Self:
  1. Drôle de festival (1985) (TV) .... Lui-même
  2. Charles Vanel, les sillons de la vie (1981) (TV) .... Himself

  3. Charles Vanel ou La passion du métier (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "Un comédien lit un auteur" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
        - Charles Vanel lit Jules Verne (1979) TV episode .... Himself

  5. "Cinépanorama" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
        - Episode dated 12 June 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. The Road to Glory (1936) (uncredited) .... French soldier


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