Actor
Albert Rémy
Born 9 April 1911 · Sèvres, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France — died 26 January 1967
Albert Rémy (1911–1967) was a French character actor who worked steadily in French and international films from the 1940s until his death. He is best remembered as Antoine Doinel's stepfather in Truffaut's The 400 Blows, and he also appeared in major productions by Carné, Renoir and Frankenheimer.
Key films
The 400 Blows (1959)On Cinespective
His best-known role: the father of young Antoine Doinel in Truffaut's landmark debut of the French New Wave.
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
Reunited him with Truffaut, playing the brother of Charles Aznavour's character.
Children of Paradise (1945)
Early role in Marcel Carné's celebrated French classic.
French Cancan (1955)
Appeared in Jean Renoir's colourful tribute to the birth of the Moulin Rouge.
The Train (1964)
Showed his reach in John Frankenheimer's Hollywood-backed Resistance thriller.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 78
- 1943It Happened at the Inn · as Jean des GoupiActor
- 1943Douce · as Sacristan (uncredited)Actor
- 1943Le Voyageur de la Toussaint · as L'ivrogne (uncredited)Actor
- 1943Adieu Léonard · as Bird sellerActor
- 1943Madame et le mort · as HenriActor
- 1944The Woman Who Dared · as Marcel, le barmanActor
- 1945Children of Paradise · as Scarpia BarrigniActor
- 1945Blind DesireActor
- 1945Box of DreamsActor
- 1945François Villon · as PerrotActor
- 1945The Black Rider · as PinteActor
- 1946Devil's Daughter · as ClémentActor
- 1947Devil in the Flesh · as SacristanActor
- 1947The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean · as Drowned man's brother-in-lawActor
- 1947The Lost Village · as MountaineerActor
- 1948The Charterhouse of ParmaActor
- 1948Cruise for the Unknown One · as AlbertActor
- 1948La Parade du rire · as PitonActor
- 1948Impeccable Henri · as GustaveActor
- 1949All Roads Lead to Rome · as EdgarActor
- 1949Night Round · as Naked manActor
- 1951Alone in Paris · as ArthurActor
- 1951Skipper Next to God · as The cookActor
- 1953To Hell with Virtue · as HenriActor
- 1953Fatal Affair · as Picard, an employee of the garage (uncredited)Actor
- 1953Une fille dans le soleil · as VergèzeActor
- 1954Before the Deluge · as Le garçon de caféActor
- 1954Wild Fruit · as LouisActor
- 1954The Beautiful Otero · as Un sergeant de villeActor
- 1954Minuit... Champs-Elysées · as EtienneActor
- 1955French Cancan · as BarjolinActor
- 1955Razzia · as Bibi, le complice de RogerActor
- 1955The Affair of the Poisons · as le bourreau GuillaumeActor
- 1955Headlines of DestructionActor
- 1956The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as JupiterActor
- 1956Elena and Her Men · as BuchezActor
- 1956Crime and PunishmentActor
- 1956The Flea in the Ear · as Camille ChandebiseActor
- 1956Les Truands · as L'agent de policeActor
- 1957Police Judiciaire · as Inspector ValentinActor
- 1957Que les hommes sont bêtesActor
- 1957Escapade · as JoséActor
- 1958Love Is My Profession · as Prefecture Commissioner (uncredited)Actor
- 1958Sinners of Paris · as AugusteActor
- 1958Miss PigalleActor
- 1959The 400 Blows · as Julien DoinelActor
- 1959Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women · as Customs officerActor
- 1960Shoot the Piano Player · as Chico SaroyanActor
- 1960Tomorrow Is My Turn · as VictorActor
- 1960The Dialogue of the Carmelites · as Sans-culotteActor
- 1960Pantalaskas · as Georges BattistiniActor
- 1961The Black Monocle · as Mérignac, le conservateurActor
- 1962The Seventh Juror · as Commissaire de policeActor
- 1962The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse · as FrançoisActor
- 1962Gigot · as Alphonse (as Albert Remy)Actor
- 1962Lafayette · as Louis XVIActor
- 1962Mandrin · as 'Grain de sel'Actor
- 1962Assassin's CheckActor
- 1963Bebert and the Train · as Brigadier BelissardActor
- 1963A King Without Distraction · as le maireActor
- 1963The Blockhead Fair · as LocksmithActor
- 1963Un coup dans l'aile · as GaragisteActor
- 1964The Train · as DidontActor
- 1964Weekend at Dunkirk · as VirrelActor
- 1964Behold a Pale Horse · as (uncredited)Actor
- 1964Mata Hari, Agent H21 · as Adam ZelleActor
- 1964The Straight LineActor
- 1965How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning · as L'inspecteur de police Grannu (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")Actor
- 1965How Not to Rob a Department Store · as EtienneActor
- 1965Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit · as SelfActor
- 1965La Queue du Diable · as CaboucheActor
- 1966Grand Prix · as Surgeon (as Albert Remy)Actor
- 1966Is Paris Burning? · as Policeman / GendarmeActor
- 1967The 25th Hour · as Joseph Grenier (uncredited)Actor
- 1967Shock Troops · as EmileActor
- 1967The Oldest Profession · as Frenchman with 2 Sous (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)Actor
- 1967Idiot in Paris · as Rabichon, le restaurateurActor
- 1967Huckleberry Finn · as Huckleberry's fatherActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.