Actor
Henri-Jacques Huet
Born 27 March 1930 · Paris, France — died 4 June 2009
Henri-Jacques Huet (1930–2009) was a French actor born in Paris. He worked prolifically in supporting roles across five decades, and is best remembered for appearing in two landmark French New Wave films by Jean-Luc Godard, Breathless and Le Petit Soldat.
Key films
Breathless (1960)On Cinespective
Godard's landmark New Wave debut and his best-known film, a defining credit in Huet's career.
Le Petit Soldat (1963)
A second collaboration with Godard, a politically charged New Wave drama.
Cesar and Rosalie (1972)
Appeared in Claude Sautet's acclaimed drama, showing his move into mainstream French cinema of the 1970s.
Violette Nozière (1978)
Part of the cast of a notable Claude Chabrol period crime drama.
Exterior Night (1980)
Appeared in a Jacques Bral film, one of his later-career credits.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 35
- 1957The Case of Dr. Laurent · as Antonin EscallinActor
- 1957Girl Merchants · as CommissionerActor
- 1958Love Is My Profession · as Prefecture Employee (uncredited)Actor
- 1958Women's Prison · as MarioActor
- 1959The Coin · as InterpolActor
- 1960Breathless · as Antonio BerruttiActor
- 1961One Night at the Beach · as Michel Saint HamandActor
- 1962And Satan Calls the Turns · as Jean-ClaudeActor
- 1962Jusqu'à plus soif · as AugereauActor
- 1962À fleur de peau · as Jean-LucActor
- 1962Conduite à gauche · as MichelActor
- 1963Le Petit Soldat · as JacquesActor
- 1963OSS 117 Is Unleashed · as RenotteActor
- 1965Le commissaire mène l’enquête · as Robert (segment "Fermez votre porte")Actor
- 1967Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard · as Mario, le frère de SilviaActor
- 1969Slogan · as Mr. JolyActor
- 1969Diane's Body · as Morel, the choreographerActor
- 1969Willing · as GérardActor
- 1971Max and the Junkmen · as Cyriaque Arnaïs aka 'Dromadaire'Actor
- 1972Cesar and Rosalie · as MarcelActor
- 1972The Annuity · as Le chef du maquisActor
- 1972Not Dumb, the Bird · as Judicial police inspectorActor
- 1973Un monsieur bien rangé · as Basile MallardActor
- 1975The Night Caller · as Julio Cortes, Norah's loverActor
- 1977Emmenez-moi au Ritz · as DoormanActor
- 1978Violette Nozière · as Commissioner GuillaumeActor
- 1980Exterior Night · as a musicianActor
- 1981Beau Pere · as le Gérant du restaurantActor
- 1981Madame Claude 2 · as Pierre RoquesActor
- 1981Les Avocats du Diable · as PrefectActor
- 1983The Prize of Peril · as Victor SegalActor
- 1985Slices of Life · as Le passager de l'avionActor
- 1986Dressage · as Mr. Leroy-MurvilleActor
- 1987The Loner · as A Carmoni BrotherActor
- 1993Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.