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Roland Lesaffre

Born: 26th Jun 1927 Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France - Died 3rd Feb 2009
Dept: Acting
Roland Lesaffre (26 June 1927 – 3 February 2009) was a French film actor. He appeared in many films directed by Marcel Carné. Source: Article "Roland Lesaffre" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 56
Film: 53 (95%)
Television: 3 (5%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Science Fiction, Action, Documentary, Family

Filmography

Gallant Ladies Comedy, History, Drama, Romance
Original title: Dames galantes
1990
Despite being busy with his profession of soldiery, Brantome manages to find much more time for amorous dalliances with the ladies of the 16th-century ... view
Character:
Canillac
The Passion of Bernadette Drama, History
Original title: La Passion de Bernadette
1990
French filmmaker Jean Delannoy directs this inspiring sequel to his biopic about Marie-Bernarde Soubirous (portrayed by Sydney Penny), a young shepher ... view
Character:
François Soubirous
Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin Action & Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Nov 1989 (first aired)
The Return of Arsène Lupin (1989) is a French crime television series consisting of 12 episodes, each approximately 55 minutes long, broadcast on FR3 ... view
Character:
René (1 ep.)
Salut, j'arrive Comedy, Romance
1982
Gérard Travers has known Minou since childhood. After completing his military service, he moved in with her, in all honor, until he could find someth ... view
Character:
Pound officer
1981
Character:
le facteur
El avispero Drama
1976
Character:
Original title: Il faut vivre dangereusement
1975
Richard is a private detective. He makes a good money from marital infidelity: the deceived husband and wife generously paid him for proof of their in ... view
Character:
Edouard Lory
1975
Juliette, a young woman of twenty-five, works unsuccessfully as a sales representative. Discouraged, on the point of giving up, Juliette meets Christi ... view
Character:
Jan 1975 (first aired)
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
The Marvelous Visit Fantasy, Drama
Original title: La merveilleuse visite
1974
In a small French village, an angel appears disguised as a beautiful young blond. ... view
Character:
Ménard, verger
Kisss..... Comedy
1971
A young man, Jimmy known as “Kisss”, wanders on the bridges of Paris, carrying a sign “for rent”: he offers his services as a companion, in ex ... view
Character:
Le flic en civil de Dieppe
Fight in Vain Adventure
Original title: Les coups pour rien
1971
Paul lives in Africa. He leads an honest and calm existence. Until the day when he finds his friend Frankovich dead. ... view
Character:
Michel
Law Breakers Crime, Drama
Original title: Les Assassins de l'ordre
1971
A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds. ... view
Character:
Saugeat
Atlantic Wall Adventure, Comedy, War
Original title: Le Mur de l’Atlantique
1970
1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résista ... view
Character:
Fake resistance fighter full of tics
Original title: L'amour, oui! Mais...
1970
The story of a hotel boss that, from time to time, observes the couples in the rooms and even films them. ... view
Character:
Flou-Flou
1969
Monsieur Gentil runs a perfume factory. He is a shy man, bullied by Madame Marthe, the manager, and spurned by Cléo, the young travel agent he is in ... view
Character:
Inspector
Erotic Trap Drama
Original title: Traquenards
1969
Varen and Bob are a couple of buddies who get mixed up with a white-slave trader. Pursued by a pair of mob-connected brothers, Bob is killed. Varen re ... view
Character:
Bob
Playmates Thriller
Original title: Le bal des voyous
1968
Henri Verdier, a young bank manager, has made the acquaintance of Karine, a model of great beauty. Robert, who claims to be Karine's brother, forces K ... view
Character:
Inspector Fougas
Young Wolves Drama
Original title: Les Jeunes Loups
1968
Alain, "a young wolf", elegant and racy, is maintained by the princess Linzani. At the same time, he goes out with a girl of his age, Sylvie, who desp ... view
Character:
Albert
Star Pilot Science Fiction
Original title: 2+5: Missione Hydra
1966
Aliens from the constellation Hydra crash-land on the island of Sardinia. A prominent scientist, his daughter, several young technicians, and a pair o ... view
Character:
Prof. Solmi
Pas de panique Adventure
1966
A robbery of 10 billion is successfully carried out by a Corsican gang led by a man called Toussaint. The heist is also the start of a war with a riva ... view
Character:
François Toussaint
Three Rooms in Manhattan Drama, Romance
Original title: Trois chambres à Manhattan
1965
When his wife leaves him, a young French actor, François Combe, moves to New York to work for a television company. One evening, he meets an attracti ... view
Character:
Pierre
L'Or du duc Comedy
1965
A young duke marries a girl, also penniless, and moves into a bus left him by an uncle, with their ten children. At last he finds the bus is made of s ... view
Character:
RATP driver
Le bluffeur Crime
1964
Fredo, a former gangster nicknamed "The Bluffer", has just been released from prison and is now thinking of going into the legal world with a friend. ... view
Character:
Philippe
Pariahs of Glory Drama, War
Original title: Parias de la gloire
1964
During World War II a young Frenchmen sees his brother killed in Alsace by a German officer. He vows revenge on all Germans, but after the War he is c ... view
Character:
La Coquille
The Accident Drama
Original title: L'accident
1963
A young beautiful teacher is transfered to a remote island's school, where her colleague (also the principal of the school) falls in love with her. Th ... view
Character:
Yvon Le Goualec
Original title: Du mouron pour les petits oiseaux
1963
In a building close to the Place de la Contrescarpe in Paris, a tale of criss‑crossings in turn romantic, gourmet, interested or mystical, between a ... view
Character:
le locataire
Ursus and the Tartar Princess Drama, Action, Adventure
Original title: Ursus e la ragazza tartara
1961
Peplum movie from 1961 ... view
Character:
Ivan
Original title: Les Menteurs
1961
In this mystery, a nouveau-riche Frenchman returns to his Parisian home after finding a fortune in Africa. He is looking for a wife and begins adverti ... view
Character:
Clement
No Time for Ecstasy Drama, War
Original title: La Fête espagnole
1961
Michel, a young man of Ukrainian origin, flees the Red Army and joins the International Brigades in Perpignan to fight Franco. He was arrested for bei ... view
Character:
Marcel Nancini
Wasteland Drama
Original title: Terrain vague
1960
On the outskirts of Parisian council housing estates lies a vast wasteland that still retains its mysteries in this day and age, and serves as a refug ... view
Character:
Big Chief
1960
A young girl, Christiane, leaves her family to join friends with whom she intends to "make a life". Two boys, Jo and Paul, look after the heroine, who ... view
Character:
Albert
1960
End of WW2 : the German officers lock all the men between 18 and 65 into the "Fort National" on an islet in Saint-Malo. ... view
Character:
François, a Saint-Malo guide
The Cheaters Drama
Original title: Les Tricheurs
1958
Bob Letellier, a good looking rich kid who studies science, makes the acquaintance of Alain, a cynical and immoral young man. The latter introduces hi ... view
Character:
Roger
No Escape Crime, Drama
Original title: Le Piège
1958
In Provence , Father Caillé runs a family pension backed by his daughter-in-law Cora and a maid. The old man persecutes Cora for her assiduity until ... view
Character:
(uncredited)
Original title: La Bonne Tisane
1958
A gangster is back in business after a while and tries to take it back the hard way, but things don't go as well as planned. At the same time, we watc ... view
Character:
Roger
1957
Marianne, whose past is not beyond reproach, runs a real estate agency, to whose customers Mr. Donzin grants high-interest mortgages. Donzin provides ... view
Character:
Fernand, chauffeur
Young Girls Beware Crime, Drama
Original title: Méfiez-vous fillettes
1957
Raven, a mobster just released from prison, settles the score by murdering Mendetta and her partner, who had turned him in. Having taken over Mendetta ... view
Character:
Paul
Original title: Crime et châtiment
1956
Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, ... view
Character:
Soupçons Drama
1956
"Poisoner" - After her fiancé is arrested Claire finds herself alone and forced to find work. She is hired by a country squire, Etienne de Montenoy, ... view
Character:
Raymond Dellez
Original title: 裸足の青春
1956
Japanese counterpart to Romeo and Juliet ... view
Character:
Father Simenon
Original title: La Loi des rues
1956
Yves Tréguier, a young orphan, escapes from a reform school in Brittany to join "Dédé la Glace" in Paris, an old-timer with whom he has a sincere f ... view
Character:
'Le Grêlé'
Cinépanorama Documentary, Family, Talk
Feb 1956 (first aired)
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
If Paris Were Told to Us Comedy, Drama, History
Original title: Si Paris nous était conté
1956
Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's h ... view
Character:
Le Premier Royaliste
To Catch a Thief Mystery, Romance, Thriller
1955
When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to ... view
Character:
Bertani Employee (uncredited)
Air of Paris Drama
Original title: L'Air de Paris
1954
Victor Le Garrec, a former boxer, runs a gym in Paris while dreaming of finding an aspiring champion who will reach the goals he was never able to ach ... view
Character:
André 'Dédé' Ménard
The Love of a Woman Drama, Romance
Original title: L'Amour d'une femme
1953
Marie, a young doctor, settles down on the Ouessant Island. She will be able to win the diffidence of the local population but she will have to fight ... view
Character:
Yves
Thérèse Raquin Drama, Crime, Romance
1953
Star-crossed lovers Thérèse and Laurent think they've gotten away with murder after Thérèse's weakling husband "falls" from a speeding train. But ... view
Character:
Henri dit « Riton »
Original title: Quand tu liras cette lettre
1953
After a novice nun learns of the sudden death of her parents, she leaves the convent to manage the family business and look after her teenage sister. ... view
Character:
Roland
We Are All Murderers Crime, Drama
Original title: Nous sommes tous des assassins
1952
Originally titled Nous Sommes Tout des Assassins, We Are All Murderers was directed by Andre Cayette, a former lawyer who detested France's execution ... view
Character:
Le détenu-coiffeur
Casque d'Or Drama, Crime, Romance
1952
At the end of the 19th century, during a ball in Joinville, on the outskirts of Paris, Georges, a former delinquent working as a carpenter, meets Mari ... view
Character:
Original title: Parigi è sempre Parigi
1951
A group of Italian soccer fans arrive in Paris for a match, but most of them go their separate ways to explore the sights, have a bit of an adventure, ... view
Character:
Carlo
Original title: L'Étrange Madame X
1951
Irène is the unhappy wife of a wealthy publisher, Jacques Voisin-Larive, who cares about her no more than a beautiful piece of furniture. Her meeting ... view
Character:
Roland, waiter (uncredited)
Juliette, or Key of Dreams Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Original title: Juliette ou La Clef des songes
1951
Michel has stolen from his employer, Mr Bellanger, for the love of Juliette. He is now in jail. One night, while sleeping in his cell, he wakes up all ... view
Character:
Legionnaire
Marie of the Port Drama, Romance
Original title: La Marie du port
1950
Henri Chatelard is well into his forties, owns a restaurant and a cinema in the city, and appreciates women. When he meets Marie, an 18-ish strong-hea ... view
Character:
Sailor (uncredited)
1938
Vérotchka, a vivacious theater actress touring in a provincial town, is turned out of her hotel by orders of Monsieur Tricointe, the stern president ... view
Character: