Personal Info
Birth date
1911-04-09 (114 Years)
Day of death
1967-01-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Sèvres, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Also known as
Albert Remy
Albert Rémy
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Albert Rémy was a French actor best known for his supporting roles in François Truffaut's first two feature films. He played Antoine Doinel's father in The 400 Blows and Charlie Koller's (Charles Aznavour) brother in Shoot the Piano Player. He also appeared in Marcel Carné's Les Enfants du Paradis, John Frankenheimer's The Train and Rene Clement's Is Paris Burning?. Description above from the Wikipedia article Albert Rémy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The 400 Blows
8
Overview:
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.Children of Paradise
8.1
Overview:
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.The Train
7.5
Overview:
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.Grand Prix
7.2
Overview:
The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a series of races, American wheelman Pete Aron is dropped by his sponsor. Refusing to quit, he joins a Japanese racing team. While juggling his career with a torrid love affair involving an ex-teammate's wife, Pete must also contend with Jean-Pierre Sarti, a French contestant who has previously won two world titles.The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6.7
Overview:
Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Among jugglers and other entertainers, Esmeralda, a sensuous gypsy, performs a bewitching dance in front of delighted spectators. From up in a tower of the cathedral, Frollo, an alchemist, gazes at her lustfully. Later in the night, Frollo orders Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer and his faithful servant, to kidnap Esmeralda. But when the ugly freak comes close to her is touched by the young woman's beauty...Is Paris Burning?
7.171
Overview:
Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he cannot maintain control of the city. After much contemplation Choltitz decides to ignore his orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, along with Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling, helps a resistance leader organize his forces.French Cancan
7.147
Overview:
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women—an Egyptian belly-dancer and a naive working girl turned cancan star.Shoot the Piano Player
7.2
Overview:
Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.The 25th Hour
7.76
Overview:
A Romanian peasant fights to get back to his family after he's imprisoned by the Nazis.The picture is based on real events. It includes Hungary's government in collaboration with the Nazis, the encroachment of Romania by Stalin's troopers, and other happenings.Idiot in Paris
6.5
Overview:
Goubi, the simpleton of his village in the French Department Allier, has but one wish: to see Paris. One day, the truckers Grafouillère deposit a drunk Goubi in the biggest market of Paris (the "Halles"). The poor man is completely lost, but the meat merchant Dessertine takes him under his wings when he hears that Goubi was likewise 'raised by the State'...The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
6.02
Overview:
In Argentina, one daughter of patriarch Madariaga is married to a Frenchman while the other is married to a German thus leading to a crisis when Nazi Germany occupies France and some Madariaga family members fight on opposite sides.Weekend at Dunkirk
6.9
Overview:
In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.Love Is My Profession
6.336
Overview:
Married French lawyer Andre defends succesfully the case of Yvette, who committed a robbery. He falls in love with her, but she isn't true to him.The Seventh Juror
6.858
Overview:
In a moment of madness a middle-aged, married and respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened. Eventually her boyfriend is charged with the crime and, in a strange twist of fate, the killer finds himself serving on the jury.Razzia
6.833
Overview:
Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.Shock Troops
6.702
Overview:
A French resistance group frees twelve captured soldiers from a German prison camp, but apparently there is an additional prisoner among them who is suspected of being an enemy spy.How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
5.7
Overview:
The film consists of three novels. The film begins with the fact that the Bernard Blier hero removes a lantern from the entrance to a brothel. The second part is about how the lantern and jewelery were stolen from a young baroness. And in the third part the hero of Louis de Funes hangs a lantern at the entrance to his house.The Oldest Profession
5
Overview:
A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.The Dialogue of the Carmelites
6.667
Overview:
This drama about the Carmelite order of nuns is set during the French Revolution. A young woman seeks refuge with the Carmelites because she is terrified of dying during the upheaval. The longer she associates with the nuns the more she is transformed by their faith and devotion.Devil in the Flesh
6.3
Overview:
In France during World War I, Marthe waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front lines. Marthe then begins a tempestuous affair with 17-year-old François, with whom she had a dalliance before marrying Jacques. Jealous François struggles with the fact that Marthe is married, while she tries to prove her devotion to her young, hotheaded lover. Things become even more complex when Marthe becomes pregnant with Jacques' baby.Bebert and the Train
6.3
Overview:
The Martin family is shopping in a department store. Tiennot is responsible for looking after his little brother, Bébert, but he prefers to chase girls. On the train home, Tiennot leaves Bébert alone. On arrival, Bébert has disappeared. The Martin family sets out to find him.The Charterhouse of Parma
6.5
Overview:
This adaptation of Stendhal's timeless masterpiece of French literature tells the tale of Fabrice Del Dongo (Grard Philipe) a young archibishop who gives his heart and soul to romance rather than to the Church creating upheaval in the lives of evergone around him the Countess of Sanseverine (Maria Casares) is but one of the may women who love him. In turn she incurs jealous retributions from those in high places who desire her. For his crimes Fabrice is thrown in Prison where from Crimes Fabrice is thrown in prison where form his lonely window he falls in love with his jailer s daughter and plans a daring escape she however calls his plan insane and takes a vow to the Virgin Mary to never see him again ever if his escape succeeds the Charterhouse of Parma explodes with conflicting desires man s desire form God vs. his desire for romance.Mata Hari, Agent H21
5.611
Overview:
Ordered to seduce French captain and steal from him classified papers, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and a spy, instead falls in love with him and blows the cover.Elena and Her Men
5.856
Overview:
Set amid the military maneuvers and Quatorze Juillet carnivals of turn-of-the-century France, Jean Renoir’s delirious romantic comedy Elena and her Men stars a radiant Ingrid Bergman as a beautiful, but impoverished, Polish princess who drives men of all stations to fits of desperate love. When Elena elicits the fascination of a famous general, she finds herself at the center of romantic machinations and political scheming, with the hearts of several men—as well as the future of France—in her hands.The Beautiful Otero
2
Overview:
An Italo-French biopic about one of the most famous women of Belle Époque, Spanish-born dancer and actress, star of Folies-Bèrgere: Carolina Otero.Skipper Next to God
NYR
Overview:
Captain Joris Kniper believes so strongly that he is "skipper next to God" that he is used to playing God on his ship. Tough and bossy, he gives orders which are not to be discussed. But, some day, he is driven to accept on board several German Jews fleeing the nazis and who are refused asylum everywhere. He gradually realizes that skipper he is, but next to God only.The Bible will help him to find the way to self-questioning, awareness and charity.The Woman Who Dared
7
Overview:
The strength of a couple's fascination with airplanes and flight is to the detriment of their family.The Black Monocle
5.9
Overview:
The Marquis de Villemaur reunite strange visitors in his Castle, to meet a survivor of the Third Reich. There is an Italian fascist, Heinrich; a German, Matthias; a Russian; and Dromard, a blind French war hero with a black monocle.Alone in Paris
4.5
Overview:
Henri and Jeannette Milliard, a newly married couple from Normandy arrive in Paris where they intend to spend their honeymoon. Unforfunately a wicket gate in the metro separates the couple. In panic, Henri looks for his wife across the capital. He ends up finding her at the hotel they were to put up. But it looks as if Jeannette has gone through some distressing adventure.Acting
1967The 25th Hour as Joseph Grenier (uncredited)
1967The Oldest Profession as Frenchman with 2 Sous (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)
1967Shock Troops as Emile
1967Idiot in Paris as Rabichon, le restaurateur
1967Huckleberry Finn as Huckleberry's father
1966Grand Prix as Surgeon (as Albert Remy)
1966Is Paris Burning? as Policeman / Gendarme
1965Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit as Self
1965How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning as Police Inspector Grannu (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
1965La Queue du Diable as Cabouche
1965How Not to Rob a Department Store as Etienne
1964Weekend at Dunkirk as Virrel
1964The Straight Line as Unknown
1964The Train as Didont
1964Mata Hari, Agent H21 as Adam Zelle
1963Un coup dans l'aile as Garagiste
1963La Route (4 Episodes) as Marius
1963Bebert and the Train as Brigadier Belissard
1963The Blockhead Fair as Locksmith
1963A King Without Distraction as le maire
1962Mandrin as 'Grain de sel'
1962Gigot as Alphonse (as Albert Remy)
1962Assassin's Check as Unknown
1962The Seventh Juror as Police commissioner
1962The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as François
1961The Black Monocle as Mérignac, le conservateur
1960Shoot the Piano Player as Chico Saroyan
1960Tomorrow Is My Turn as Victor
1960The Dialogue of the Carmelites as Sans-culotte
1960Pantalaskas as Georges Battistini
1959The 400 Blows as Julien Doinel
1959Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women as Customs officer
1958Love Is My Profession as Le commissaire à la préfecture (uncredited)
1958Miss Pigalle as Unknown
1958Police Judiciaire as Inspector Valentin
1958Sinners of Paris as Auguste
1957Escapade as José
1957Que les hommes sont bêtes as Unknown
1956The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Jupiter
1956The Flea in the Ear as Camille Chandebise
1956Elena and Her Men as Buchez
1956Les Truands as L'agent de police
1955Headlines of Destruction as Unknown
1955The Case of Poisons as le bourreau Guillaume
1955French Cancan as Barjolin
1955Razzia as Bibi, le complice de Roger
1954The Beautiful Otero as Un sergeant de ville
1954Before the Deluge as Le garçon de café
1954Minuit... Champs-Elysées as Etienne
1954Wild Fruit as Louis
1953To Hell with Virtue as Henri
1953Fatal Affair as Picard, an employee of the garage (uncredited)
1953Une fille dans le soleil as Vergèze
1951Alone in Paris as Arthur
1951Skipper Next to God as The cook
1949All Roads Lead to Rome as Edgar
1949Night Round as Naked man
1948Cruise for the Unknown One as Albert
1948Impeccable Henri as Gustave
1948La Parade du rire as Piton
1948The Charterhouse of Parma as Unknown
1947The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean as Drowned man's brother-in-law
1947The Lost Village as Mountaineer
1947Devil in the Flesh as Sacristan
1946Devil's Daughter as Clément
1945Blind Desire as Unknown
1945François Villon as Perrot
1945Box of Dreams as Unknown
1945The Black Rider as Pinte
1945Children of Paradise as Scarpia Barrigni
1944The Woman Who Dared as Marcel, le barman
1943Douce as Sacristan (uncredited)
1943Adieu Léonard as Bird seller
1943Madame et le mort as Henri
1943It Happened at the Inn as Jean des Goupi
1943Le Voyageur de la Toussaint as L'ivrogne (uncredited)