Henri Vidal (26 November 1919 – 10 December 1959) was a French film actor.
Film career Henri Lucien Raymond VidalSource : Les Gens du cinéma was first noticed after he won the "Apollo of 1939" contest in Paris. He was spotted by Édith Piaf, and made his film debut alongside her in the movie Montmartre-sur-Seine in 1941. Vidal went on to appear in more than 30 films between 1941 and 1959.
In addition to his wife, Michèle Morgan, he played opposite some of the biggest leading ladies in French films of the 1950s: Françoise Arnoul, Brigitte Bardot, Dany Carrel, Mylène Demongeot, Sophia Loren, Romy Schneider, and Marina Vlady.
Personal life In May 1943 he married the actress Michèle Cordoba, and they divorced in July 1946. In 1950 he married French actress Michèle Morgan, whom he met while filming Alessandro Blasetti's 1949 film Fabiola.
Death He died in 1959 of a heart attack. He is buried in Pontgibaud, in the Puy-de-Dôme department.
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes1941Montmartre-sur-SeineMaurice CazauxGeorges Lacombe1943 Home PortRaymondJean Choux1944The Angel of the NightBobAndré Berthomieu1946Strange FateAlain deSaulieuLouis Cuny1947Naughty MartinePierreEmil E. ReinertLes MauditsDoctor GuilbertRené Clément1949FabiolaRualAlessandro BlasettiThe Hell of Lost PilotsCapitaine BertrandGeorges Lampin1950La Belle que voilàPierre LerouxJean-Paul Le ChanoisQuay of GrenelleJean-Louis LavaladeEmil E. Reinert1951The PasserbyFrançois MalardHenri CalefL'Étrange Madame XEtienneJean Grémillon1952Les Sept péchés capitauxLe docteur Henri / AntoninCarlo Rim(segment "Gourmandise, La / Gluttony") Desperate Decision SteveYves AllégretArticle 519, Penal Code Renato BertiLeonardo CorteseIt Happened in ParisVladimir KrasnyaJohn Berry and Henri Lavorel1953Scampolo 53Enrico SacchiGiorgio Bianchi1954Orient-ExpressJacques FerrandCarlo Ludovico BragagliaAttilaAetiusPietro Francisci1955Inspecteur Léo FardierPierre FoucaudNapoléonJoachim MuratSacha GuitryHouse on the WaterfrontMichelEdmond T. GrévilleThe Wicked Go to HellPierre MacquartRobert Hossein1957Francis CoplanMaurice LabroPorte des LilasPierre BarbierRené ClairA Kiss for a KillerPhilippe DelarocheHenri Verneuil Charming BoysJo, dit Kid Chabanne - le boxeurHenri DecoinUne ParisienneMichel LegrandMichel Boisrond1958Be Beautiful But Shut UpJean MorelMarc Allégret1959Les naufrageursYann Le CoeurCharles BrabantPensione EdelweissJean MonnierOttorino Franco BertoliniPourquoi viens-tu si tard?Walter HermelinHenri DecoinLa Bête à l'affûtDaniel MoranePierre ChenalAn Angel on WheelsPierre ChaillotGéza von RadványiVoulez-vous danser avec moi ?Hervé DandieuMichel BoisrondPosthumous Release
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