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Robert Dhéry

Robert Dhéry

Actor, writer and director · Died December 5, 2004, aged 83 · La Plaine Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Robert Dhéry (27 April 1921 – 3 December 2004) (born Robert Léon Henri Fourrey or Robert Foullcy) was a French comedian, actor, director and screenwriter. He was married to actor Colette Brosset, with whom he appeared onstage in La Plume de Ma Tante. He appeared on Broadway from 1958 to 1960 in La Plume de Ma Tante, and was, along with the rest of the entire cast (Pamela Austin, Colette Brosset, Roger Caccia, Yvonne Constant, Genevieve Coulombel, Michael Kent, Jean Lefevre, Jacques Legras, Michael Modo, Pierre Olaf, Nicole Parent, Ross Parker, Henri Pennec) awarded a Special Tony Award 1959 for contribution to the theatre. Source: Article "Robert Dhéry" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 27, 1921
Died
December 5, 2004 (aged 83)
From
La Plaine Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Works as
Actor, writer and director
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 35 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 28Up 19% in 30 days

What are Robert Dhéry's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Power
21%
Self
16%
Ideas
11%
Society
10%
Survival
9%
Morality
6%
Marriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · 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 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Absurd
3
Melancholic
2
Romantic
2
Dread
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Robert Dhéry's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Dhéry'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

35 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Beatrice(1987)

    as Raoul

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Malevil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Peyssou

  • Shut Up, Gulli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer · as Benoît Kenavec

  • A Time for Loving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Leonard

  • One Is Always Too Good to Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Commodore Cartwright

  • Three Men on a Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Eric

  • The Little Bather(1968)

    Director · Writer · as André Castagnier

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Public School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as L'instituteur

  • The Counterfeit Constable(1964)

    Director · Writer · as Henri Martineau

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Le Café liégeois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer · as Emile le client

  • A Horse for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Agent who arrests the suitcase thief

  • The American Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Screenplay · as Marcel Perrignon

  • Ah! The Beautiful Priestesses of Bacchus(1954)

    Author · Dialogue · Writer · as Robert Dhéry, metteur en scène / Un musicien

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Knight of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Writer

  • La demoiselle et son revenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Jules Petitpas

  • Love Is Not a Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Jacques Loursier, President of the U.R.A.F.

  • Bernard and the Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · as Bertrand

  • The Patron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Writer

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

    Director · as Bill Rockett - un cow-boy d'opérette

  • I Love Only You(1949)

    as Arthur Bibois (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Métier de fous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Bernard Dormont

  • Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Filochard

  • One Night at the Tabarin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as André de Lurvine

  • Last Chance Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Albert

  • We Request a Household (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Jacques Arvel

  • Madame et son flirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Yves Le Florentin

  • The Bride of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as L'aubergiste de Tournebelle

  • Children of Paradise(1945)

    as Célestin

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The White Blackbird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Viscount de Mazers

  • Night Shift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Arthur, singer

  • Feu Nicolas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Édouard

  • Fou d'amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as The kisser

  • Monsieur des Lourdines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Désiré

  • A Star to the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Hubert de Merlerault

  • Stormy Waters(1941)

    as Un matelot au mariage (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1941 to 1987; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office

Beatrice (1987)

$212K worldwide

Highest rated

Stormy Waters (1941)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

The Little Bather (1968)

Film career

19411987

Peak 1961 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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· Stormy Waters
  • 1954First top-billed film· Peek-a-boo

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 35: 25 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thDirecting7 of 35: 0 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting8 of 35: 1 only writing, 7 with another role

35 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1940s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew1950s6 · 4 acting · 4 crew1960s7 · 7 acting · 4 crew1970s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew1980s2 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 33% of 6 roles

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.

How do Robert Dhéry's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

I Love Only You (1949)

51st percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Children of Paradise (1945)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 60. 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.

Who does Robert Dhéry work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Dhéry's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Louis de Funès shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors