Actor
Georges Flamant
Born 2 September 1903 · Tunis, French Protectorate Tunisia [now Tunisia] — died 23 July 1990
Georges Flamant (1903–1990) was a Tunis-born French film actor who worked mainly in supporting roles from the 1930s to the late 1950s. He is best remembered for playing the pimp Dédé in Jean Renoir's La Chienne (1931) and for appearing in François Truffaut's The 400 Blows (1959).
Key films
La Chienne (1931)
Early breakthrough role as the pimp in Jean Renoir's early sound drama, the part he is best known for.
The 400 Blows (1959)On Cinespective
Appeared in Truffaut's landmark French New Wave debut, his most widely seen film.
The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938)
Featured in a well-regarded French drama of the late 1930s, showing his steady work in the period.
The Fear (1936)
One of his many 1930s French productions, illustrating his career as a reliable character actor.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 22
- 1931La Chienne · as Andre 'Dédé' GovainActor
- 1933La Voix sans visage · as André SourdoisActor
- 1936The Fear · as MimilleActor
- 1936The Land That Dies · as FernandActor
- 1937The Kings of SportActor
- 1937La Reine des resquilleuses · as AlbertActor
- 1938The Strange Monsieur Victor · as AmédéeActor
- 1938The Puritan · as CallaghanActor
- 1938Gibraltar · as Henchman MaoriActor
- 1938Marked Girls · as DédéActor
- 1939La Tradition de minuit · as Claude ThierryActor
- 1939Blood Red Rose · as Dom Mannique RuizActor
- 1941Blind Venus · as MadèreActor
- 1942Sacred Fire · as André BrugnaireActor
- 1942The Big Fight · as K.O. BouillonActor
- 1942Cartacalha, reine des gitans · as Robert VaillantActor
- 1943A Woman in the Night · as Armand LeroyActor
- 1948Eleven Men and a BallActor
- 1953Opération Magali · as ZaccoActor
- 1957Young Girls Beware · as MendettaActor
- 1958Three Days to Live · as Inspector SegalierActor
- 1959The 400 Blows · as Mr. BigeyActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.