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Albert Dinan

Actor · Died July 3, 1976, aged 74 · Paris, France

Albert Dinan (27 March 1902 – 3 July 1976) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than ninety films and television series during his career. Source: Article "Albert Dinan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 27, 1902
Died
July 3, 1976 (aged 74)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on Motif · 85 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 26% in 30 days

What are Albert Dinan's films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Motif score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Motif score: 58th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
39%
Bonds
24%
Survival
12%
Self
9%
Society
8%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 7 · 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 2 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
4
Tense
2
Romantic
2
Thrilling
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Albert Dinan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Albert Dinan's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

85 credits, 10 with a Motif page.

  • Maurin des Maures (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 26 episodes · as Orsini

  • Deux Romains en Gaule (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Frédéric le gardian (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 24 episodes · as baguette

  • Requiem pour un caïd (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    as Inspector Chataignier

  • Le bluffeur (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    as Henri

  • Coplan, Agent 005 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    as L'indicateur (uncredited)

  • Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • L'Été en hiver (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • A Killing Success(1963)

    as Un homme (uncredited)

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Les femmes d'abord(1963)

    as Clémenti

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Trip to Biarritz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    as Bastide

  • The Gentleman from Epsom(1962)

    as Léon

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Le Chien (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    as Le Barman

  • Sweet Ecstasy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    as Popoff

  • The Counterfeiters of Paris(1961)

    as Commissioner Rémy

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Première brigade criminelle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    as Police Inspector

  • Daniella by Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Unexpected (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Tomorrow Is My Turn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    as Le milicien Cadix

  • Les Bonnes Femmes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    as Albert

  • With Both Hands (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    as Bob

  • La Mort n'est pas à vendre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • An Angel on Wheels(1959)

    Actor

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Soupe au lait (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as Roland's friend

  • Island Fisherman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as Quémeneur

  • Beast at Bay (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as Yves Le Guen

  • The Law Is the Law(1958)

    as Le brigadier-chef des douanes

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Ramuntcho (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    as Customs officer Baptistin

  • Why Women Sin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    as Lefébure, father of Betty

  • Fire in the Flesh (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    as Capitaine Le Guen

  • Not Delivered (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Sinners of Paris (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    as Emile

  • Vacances explosives!(1957)

    as Le brigadier

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Whereabouts Unknown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    as Georio (as Dinan)

  • The Inspector Likes a Fight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    as Raty

  • Sénéchal the Magnificent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    as Léon Duchêne aka M. Léon

  • Speaking of Murder(1957)

    as l'inspecteur Pluvier

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Reproduction interdite (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    as Butcher

  • Nest of Spies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Zaza (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    as Malardot

  • Sister Angele's Secret (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    as Inspector from Marseille

  • Mémoires d'un flic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    as Pino, boss of the Marabout

  • Hi-Jack Highway(1955)

    as Émile Serin

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Nights of Montmartre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Villa Sans-Souci (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    as Commissioner

  • Caroline and the Rebels(1955)

    as Lieutenant Guéneau

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Série noire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    as Mariani

  • One Bullet Is Enough (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Palace of Shame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)

    as (uncredited)

  • J'y suis... j'y reste (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)

    as Jules

  • Alarm in Morocco (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    as Roland

  • Rhine Virgin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    as le commissaire Guérin

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

    as Louvre doorman

  • Je suis un mouchard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    as 'Petit-Jules'

  • Rayés des vivants (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    as Toto

  • Trial at the Vatican (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    as Pranzini

  • Sergil Among the Girls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    as l'inspecteur Léon, l'adjoint de Sergil

  • Ma femme, ma vache et moi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • His First Affair (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    as Carlo

  • Four in a Jeep (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    as Sgt. Marcel Pasture

  • Gunman in the Streets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Gaston

  • Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Monsieur Jo

  • Lawless Street (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as François

  • Fugitive from Montreal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Newspaper seller

  • Le Traqué (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Gaston

  • Sending of Flowers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Rodolphe Salis

  • The Unexpected Voyager (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Dudule

  • Drame au Vel'd'Hiv' (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    as 'Trois Pattes'

  • Last Hour, Special Edition (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    as Inspector Perrier

  • The Red Angel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • L'Homme aux mains d'argile (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    as Buck

  • Scandal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    as Jeff

  • The Cupboard Was Bare (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    as 'P'tit Louis'

  • Cité de l'espérance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mr. Victor

  • Colonel Durand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    as Raffart

  • The Murdered Model (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    as Didier

  • Le Diamant de cent sous (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    as Jim

  • A Cop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    as Bouthillon

  • Loves of Casanova (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    as Esprit Jasmin

  • The Fugitive (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    as Mac Gregg

  • 120, rue de la Gare (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    as Bébert

  • Lunegarde (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    as (uncredited)

  • Pas un mot à ma femme (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Bric a Brac and Company (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Jean Verly

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles from 1931 to 1970.

Highest rated

The Law Is the Law (1958)

Motif 88th

Most popular right now

The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)

Film career

  • 1955Screen debut· Hi-Jack Highway
  • 1961Career best· The Counterfeiters of Paris

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 85: 85 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score41st

By decade

1930s2 · acting1940s15 · acting1950s45 · acting1960s22 · acting1970s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 8 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Albert Dinan's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Motif score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor

The Law Is the Law (1958)

Motif 88th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Albert Dinan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Albert Dinan's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gilles Grangier shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers