Actor
Henri Serre
Born 26 February 1931 · Sète, Hérault, France — died 9 October 2023
Henri Serre (1931–2023) was a French actor born in Sète. He is best remembered as Jules in François Truffaut's Jules and Jim (1962), a landmark of the French New Wave. He went on to appear in French and European cinema and television across several decades.
Key films
Jules and Jim (1962)On Cinespective
His best-known role, as Jules in Truffaut's New Wave classic alongside Jeanne Moreau and Oskar Werner.
The Fire Within (1963)
Appeared in Louis Malle's acclaimed drama, a major French film of the early 1960s.
Le Combat dans l'île (1962)
Early-1960s French thriller that placed him in a prominent role during his breakthrough period.
Special Section (1975)
Featured in Costa-Gavras's drama about Vichy-era justice, showing his later work in serious political cinema.
The Satin Slipper (1986)
Took part in Manoel de Oliveira's adaptation of Paul Claudel's play, an ambitious art-house production.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 34
- 1953Femmes de Paris · as Young customer of Ruban Bleu (uncredited)Actor
- 1960The Army GameActor
- 1960Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1962Jules and Jim · as JimActor
- 1962Le Combat dans l'île · as PaulActor
- 1962La Meule · as PascalActor
- 1963The Fire Within · as FrédéricActor
- 1963The Verona Trial · as Emilio PucciActor
- 1965The Lady from Nowhere · as Bernard MorganActor
- 1966O.S.S. 117: Mission to Tokyo · as John WilsonActor
- 1967Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard · as André BerthierActor
- 1969A Winter in Mallorca · as Carlo DowbowskyActor
- 1969The Hand · as Pierre EspérouActor
- 1970Le DétourActor
- 1971Romance of a Horsethief · as Mendel (as Henri Sera)Actor
- 1973La vie facile · as AlbanActor
- 1973The Vertical Smile · as TabloActor
- 1974House of 1000 Pleasures · as Patrick LachaumeActor
- 1974Die Eltern · as Uncle RonnyActor
- 1975Special Section · as Préfet IngrandActor
- 1977Tom et Julie · as GeorgesActor
- 1978Last In, First Out · as MassonnierActor
- 1979Rue du Pied de Grue · as JérômeActor
- 1980La Tisane de sarments · as Dr. BernardActor
- 1980Une nuit rêvée pour un poisson banal · as HenriActor
- 1983Svarta fåglar · as Jean-ClaudeActor
- 1985Vertiges · as Marius PoudesoieActor
- 1986The Satin Slipper · as Le premier roiActor
- 1986My Case · as Voix-off (voice)Actor
- 1989The French Revolution · as Gouverneur de LaunayActor
- 1990Alcyon · as The director of the penitentiaryActor
- 1990I Have You Under My Skin · as HenriActor
- 1990Life of General De Gaulle · as Charles De GaulleActor
- 2025The Life of MirrorsActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.