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Charles Denner

Charles Denner

Actor · Died September 10, 1995, aged 69 · Tarnow, Poland

Charles Denner (29 May 1926 – 10 September 1995) was a French actor born to a Jewish family in Poland. During his 30-year career he worked with some of France's greatest directors of the time, including Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch and François Truffaut who gave him two of his most memorable roles, as Fergus in The Bride Wore Black (1968) and Bertrand Morane in The Man Who Loved Women (1977). Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Denner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 29, 1926
Died
September 10, 1995 (aged 69)
From
Tarnow, Poland
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 52 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Charles Denner's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Power
26%
Morality
23%
Bonds
21%
Self
13%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 3 · Earnest 8

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 9 · 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 5 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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 8 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Mentor
2 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Absurd
5
Joyful
5
Bittersweet
5
Warm
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Charles Denner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Denner'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

52 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Golden Eighties(1986)

    as M. Schwartz

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • L'unique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Vox

  • Stella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Richard

  • Rock and Torah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Joseph Stern

  • A Captain's Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Maître Gillard

  • A Thousand Billion Dollars(1982)

    as Walter, private detective

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Le coeur à l'envers(1980)

    as Guillaume

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Truth on the Savolta Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Lepprince

  • Robert et Robert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Robert Goldman

  • The Man Who Loved Women(1977)

    as Bertrand Morane

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The First Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Father

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

    as Reynald Manecca

  • Second Chance(1976)

    as L'avocat

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Nicolas

  • The Night Caller(1975)

    as Inspector Moissac

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • And Now My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Sarah's Father / Operator / Sarah's Grandfather

  • The Down-in-the-Hole Gang(1974)

    as Ministre des travaux public

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Défense de savoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jean Ravier

  • A Police Officer Without Importance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Deputy Police Officer Serge Monnier

  • The Inheritor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as David Loweinstein

  • A Gorgeous Girl Like Me(1972)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Money Money Money(1972)

    as Simon Duroc

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Law Breakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Graziani

  • The Swashbuckler(1971)

    as Traveller

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Crook(1970)

    as Monsieur Gallois

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Diane's Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Julien Keller

  • Z(1969)

    as Manuel

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Bride Wore Black(1968)

    as Fergus

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Rogozhin

  • The Truce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Julien

  • Heraclitus the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Récitant (voice)

  • La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Un récitant

  • The Two of Us(1967)

    as Claude's Father

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Thief of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Jean-François Cannonier

  • YUL 871 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as The European engineer

  • The Devil's Toy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Récitant / Narrator (voice)

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

    as Bob, l'amant sincère de Georgette Thomas

  • Blue Panther(1965)

    as Johnson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Les fourberies de Scapin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Scapin

  • Les Pieds nickelés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Filochard

  • Life Upside Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Jacques Valin

  • Le Grand Escroc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as the Con Man

  • The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers(1964)

    as Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand escroc")

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mata Hari, Agent H21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Soldier #1

  • Bluebeard(1963)

    as Henri Landru

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Les Joueurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Krougel

  • Elevator to the Gallows(1958)

    as L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Best Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as An assistant engineer

  • Les Hommes en blanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Un interne

  • La Belle au bois dormant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • La Vie à l'envers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jacques Valin

  • The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Rogozhin

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles, 50 of them dated from 1954 to 1986; peak year 1976.

Biggest box office

Z (1969)

$83K worldwide

Highest rated

Z (1969)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Swashbuckler (1971)

Film career

19541986

Peak 1976 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 52: 52 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1950s4 · acting1960s21 · acting1970s17 · acting1980s8 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 9% of 22 roles
586873

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 Charles Denner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Le coeur à l'envers (1980)

84th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 57. 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 Charles Denner's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Charles Denner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Denner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; François Truffaut shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers