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Claude Dauphin

Claude Dauphin

Actor · Died November 16, 1978, aged 75 · Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, France

Claude Dauphin (19 August 1903 – 16 November 1978) was a French actor. He appeared in over 130 films between 1930 and 1978. He was born in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne. His father was Maurice Étienne Legrand, a poet who wrote as Franc-Nohain, and who was the librettist for Maurice Ravel's opera L'heure espagnole. Claude Dauphin died in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ry Claude Dauphin (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Born
August 19, 1903
Died
November 16, 1978 (aged 75)
From
Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 118 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Claude Dauphin's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Self
25%
Bonds
19%
Power
12%
Survival
11%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 11 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 9

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 8
Threshold guardian
2 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Shapeshifter
1 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
12
Joyful
6
Warm
6
Absurd
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Claude Dauphin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Claude Dauphin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

118 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Les Miserables(1978)

    as Bishop Myriel

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Pawn(1978)

    as Albert Carreaud

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ce diable d'homme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · as Voltaire âgé

  • Madame Rosa(1977)

    as Le docteur Katz

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Focal Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Maître Leroy

  • Mado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Vaudable

  • The Anchorite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Boswell

  • The Tenant(1976)

    as Husband at accident

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • La Course à l'échalote(1975)

    as De Rovère

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Rosebud(1975)

    as Charles-André Fargeau

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • That Most Important Thing: Love(1975)

    as Mazelli

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • We Want the Colonels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Il Presidente della Repubblica

  • At the Meeting with Joyous Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Father D'Aval

  • The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life(1972)

    as Cancelliere Bouisson

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Églantine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Clément

  • Berlin Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Languin

  • The Madwoman of Chaillot(1969)

    as Dr. Jadin

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Hard Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Maurice

  • Barbarella(1968)

    as President of Earth

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Tender Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Monsieur Rebeque

  • Spy Pit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Lasalle

  • The Other One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Serebriakov

  • Lamiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Le marquis d'Orpiez

  • Two for the Road(1967)

    as Maurice Dalbret

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Grand Prix(1966)

    as Hugo Simon

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Is Paris Burning?(1966)

    as Colonel Lebel

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Lady L(1965)

    as Inspector Mercier

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Sleeping Car Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Le frère d'Eliane (uncredited)

  • The Visit(1964)

    as Lawyer Bardick

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • How to Make a French Dish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Mr. Oscar

  • Harry's Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Symphony for a Massacre(1963)

    as Valoti

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments(1962)

    as Georges Beaufort

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Tiara Tahiti(1962)

    as Henri Farengue

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Full Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as David Prade

  • Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Too Late to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as René Dargillière

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Ogier Douvay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • My Darned Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Jean Servin

  • The Quiet American(1958)

    as Inspector Vigot

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Brother Joachim

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Co-host

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Paris Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 26 episodes · as Inspector Bolbec

  • Phantom of the Rue Morgue(1954)

    as Insp. Bonnard

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers(1953)

    as Commentant le film par la voix de (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Little Boy Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Pierre Verdier

  • Innocents in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Max de Lorne

  • April in Paris(1952)

    as Philippe Fouquet

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Casque d'Or(1952)

    as Félix

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Le Plaisir(1952)

    as le docteur

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Adorable Creatures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Duel through the ages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Brigadier Gerard · as LaSalle · as Private Henri Baptiste

  • Deported (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Vito Bucelli

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul

  • The Chocolate Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Paul Normand

  • Your Show of Shows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Thus Finishes the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Pianist André Fuger

  • L'inconnu d'un soir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Firemen's Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Camille, Olivier and Henri Grégeois

  • Jean de la Lune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Jeff

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Redl

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cardinal Mindszenty · as Victor Marquet

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cruise for the Unknown One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Clément Fournil

  • Van Gogh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Narrator

  • Impeccable Henri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Henry, butler

  • La Parade du rire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mr. de la Bergère

  • Paris 1900 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Narrator

  • Road Blocked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Jacques Audoin

  • The Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Jacques Brévannes

  • Rendezvous in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Robert Chesnay aka Michel Trévines

  • Dropped from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Maurice

  • We Are Not Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Cyrano de Bergerac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Cyrano de Bergerac

  • Une femme coupée en morceaux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Dorothy Looks for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Robert

  • Twilight(1944)

    as Aimé Cavalier

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • English Without Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as François de Freycinet

  • Portrait of a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Robert Chardin

  • A Salute to France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Jacques Bonhomme

  • Two Shy Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Jules Frémissin

  • A Woman in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as François Rousseau

  • The Beautiful Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Valentin Le Barroyer

  • Men Without Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Henri Vermont

  • Promise to the Unknown One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Jean Cartier

  • Strange Suzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • Little Nothings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Drial (uncredited)

  • The Story of the Fox(1937)

    as Monkey

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Paris - New-York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Paul Landry

  • Beating Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Pierre de Rougemont

  • Cavalcade of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Léandre, Hubert & Georges

  • The World Will Shake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jean Durand

  • Conflit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Gérard

  • The Curtain Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as François Polti

  • The Spanking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Robert Grésillon

  • The Pearls of the Crown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Le prisonnier Italien en Abyssinie

  • Let's Make a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Un Invité (Prologue)

  • The Happy Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Paul Venieri

  • Le Voyage imprévu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as André Chabrolles

  • Return to Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Robert Ginet

  • Le Billet de mille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as The nephew

  • Dédé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as André 'Dédé' de la Huchette

  • We Are Not Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jean Servin

  • Les Surprises du sleeping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Prince Philippe

  • Love and Cool Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as le jeune homme renversé

  • Abbot Constantine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Paul de Laverdens

  • Boubouroche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as André

  • Don't Need Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Paul

  • A Happy Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • Paris-Soleil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • Moonlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jacques

  • A Girl and a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Actor

  • To the Polls, Citizens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Actor

  • The Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Actor

  • Figuration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as André

  • It's all arranged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Émile

  • Le Roman de Renard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Le singe narrateur

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 118 titles, 117 of them dated from 1931 to 1978; peak year 1967.

Biggest box office

The Tenant (1976)

$1.9M worldwide

Highest rated

The Tenant (1976)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Barbarella (1968)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19311978

Peak 1967 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1941Screen debut· The Tale of the Fox
  • 1952First top-billed film· Le Plaisir
  • 1952Breakout· Le Plaisir

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting118 of 118: 118 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

By decade

1930s26 · acting1940s34 · acting1950s21 · acting1960s20 · acting1970s16 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 5% of 22 roles
416166

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Claude Dauphin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 26; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 28 titles divides audiences: 12 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed6

Most loved · actor

The Tenant (1976)

Midcredits 94th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Claude Dauphin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles19–62 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Claude Dauphin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Claude Dauphin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Claude Renoir shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles