Robert Hossein

Robert Hossein

ActorDirectorWriter
Born
December 30, 1927
Died
December 31, 2020
Awards
4 wins, 7 nominations

The son of orchestra conductor André Hossein, Paris-born Robert Hossein was trained at René Simon's acting school. Hossein labored away as actor/director with the legendary Theatre Grand Guignol in Montmartre, then spent several years on the "legitimate" stage. In films from 1955's Rififi (Rififi…

Biography

The son of orchestra conductor André Hossein, Paris-born Robert Hossein was trained at René Simon's acting school. Hossein labored away as actor/director with the legendary Theatre Grand Guignol in Montmartre, then spent several years on the "legitimate" stage. In films from 1955's Rififi (Rififi (1955)), he has been generally cast as jaded villains. Making his movie directorial debut with The Wicked Go to Hell (1955) The Wicked Go to Hell (1955)), Hossein went on to call the shots on such Film Noir fare as Blonde in a White Car (1958) and J'ai tué Raspoutine (1967). In the 1960s, Robert Hossein appeared regularly as Jeoffrey de Peyrac in the soft-core Angélique films. He also worked as director.

As he was one of the most prominent leading men in French cinema, he was the screen partner of leading ladies like Brigitte Bardot, Michèle Mercier, Marina Vlady, Stéphane Audran, Claude Jade or the Italian beauty Sophia Loren, and more recently with Audrey Tautou in Venus Beauty Institute (1999).

Actor

Love Is Better Than LifeLove Is Better Than Life(2021)as Robert Prat
Noni - Le fruit de l'espoirNoni - Le fruit de l'espoir(2020)as Le grand-père d'Angeli
Une femme nommée MarieUne femme nommée Marie(2013)as La voix du narrateur
Dominici un procès impitoyableDominici un procès impitoyable(2010)
L'affaire Seznec: c'est vous qui allez le jugerL'affaire Seznec: c'est vous qui allez le juger(2010)as Présentateur

Self

Raymond Devos dans tous les sensRaymond Devos dans tous les sens(2024)as Self
L'invitéL'invité(2000)as Self
Les silences de JohnnyLes silences de Johnny(2019)as Self
Cirque à Monte-CarloCirque à Monte-Carlo(1974)as Self
Un jour, un destinUn jour, un destin(2007)as Self

Archive Footage

Les Chroniques du MeaLes Chroniques du Mea(2012)as César, Self
Beau gesteBeau geste(2023)as Self
CompressionCompression(1995)as Self
Rembob'InaRembob'Ina(2018)as Self
Belmondo L'IncorrigibleBelmondo L'Incorrigible(2022)as Self

Known for

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Janine Darcey and Robert Hossein in Rififi (1955)Janine Darcey and Robert Hossein in Rififi (1955)Pierre Grasset, Robert Hossein, Marcel Lupovici, Robert Manuel, and Claude Sylvain in Rififi (1955)Pierre Grasset, Robert Hossein, and Marcel Lupovici in Rififi (1955)Pierre Grasset, Robert Hossein, and Magali Noël in Rififi (1955)Pierre Grasset, Robert Hossein, Marcel Lupovici, and Jean Servais in Rififi (1955)

Credit Score: Robert Hossein

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19551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995
Rémi Grutter
Tue Jun 05 1956
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Rififi10.0019568.10039395
2Once Upon a Time in the West6.0019698.500384112
3Cemetery Without Crosses3.2519696.6002742
4The Secret Killer3.2519656.600638
5Les yeux cernés3.2519646.400212
6Double Agents3.2519626.500137
7Blonde in a White Car3.2519596.900403
8J'ai tué Raspoutine3.0919675.700158
9Love on a Pillow3.0919625.500845
10L'affaire1.6319943.60059