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Francis Blanche

Francis Blanche

Acting

Born July 20, 1921 · Paris, France

Biography

François Jean Blanche, known as "Francis Blanche" (20 July 1921 – 6 July 1974) was a French actor, singer, humorist and author. He was a very popular figure on stage, radio and in films, during the 1950s and 1960s. His two daughters, Barbara & Dominique, are artists with their studios in Eze. Blanche was born in an artistic family, mainly of stage actors—including his father Louis Blanche and his uncle, Emmanuel Blanche, who was a painter—. He completed his secondary schooling at fourteen, the youngest in France to do so at the time. In the 1940s and 1950s, Blanche was part of Robert Dhéry's…

Known For · 40 titles

Discorama

Discorama

1959
Midi trente

Midi trente

1972
Samedi soir

Samedi soir

1971
Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956
À bout portant

À bout portant

1968
Good Enough to Eat

Good Enough to Eat

1951
Actualités télérévisées

Actualités télérévisées

1964
Belle de Jour

Belle de Jour

1967
The Black Tulip

The Black Tulip

1964
The Eroticist

The Eroticist

1972
The Great Spy Chase

The Great Spy Chase

1964
By the Blood of Others

By the Blood of Others

1974
Les baratineurs

Les baratineurs

1965
The Stud

The Stud

1970
Erotissimo

Erotissimo

1969
The Seventh Juror

The Seventh Juror

1962
Adieu Berthe

Adieu Berthe

1970
Peek-a-boo

Peek-a-boo

1954
Crooks in Clover

Crooks in Clover

1963
People in Luck

People in Luck

1963
Les Gorilles

Les Gorilles

1964
Le Bonheur conjugal

Le Bonheur conjugal

1965
Who Stole the Body?

Who Stole the Body?

1963
Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman

1960
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

1961
The Indestructible

The Indestructible

1959
L'échelle

L'échelle

1964
Clémentine chérie

Clémentine chérie

1964
No Pockets in a Shroud

No Pockets in a Shroud

1974
France, Incorporated

France, Incorporated

1974
Scandal Man

Scandal Man

1972
Long Live the Duke!

Long Live the Duke!

1960
The Oldest Profession

The Oldest Profession

1967
Babette Goes to War

Babette Goes to War

1959
Midnight... Quai de Bercy

Midnight... Quai de Bercy

1953
Thank Heaven for Small Favors

Thank Heaven for Small Favors

1963
Easy Come Easy Go

Easy Come Easy Go

1960
House of Sin

House of Sin

1961
The Sleeping Sentinel

The Sleeping Sentinel

1966
Dandelions by the Roots

Dandelions by the Roots

1964