Louis Velle
Actor
Biography
Louis Velle, born May 29, 1926 in Paris, is a French actor. Trained at the Conservatoire and at the Cours Simon, he has been married since 1949 to the writer, director and actress Frédérique Hébrard, with whom he had three children Catherine, Nicolas and François, director and screenwriter. If he began his career in the cinema, it was through television that he would rise to fame. Still quite discreet in L'Abonné de la ligne U (1964), the 1970s brought him a certain notoriety with La Demoiselle d'Avignon, L'Homme qui retour de loin and also Docteur Caraïbes. We can also mention The Strange Monsieur Duvallier (1979). A few years later, Louis Velle is still very present on the small screen with The Ambassador's Husband. But, if he shines on TV, the cinema also appeals to him: he is resplendent in The Driver's License. But also in A husband, he is a husband of which he shares the star with his wife Frédérique Hébrard. Active in the cinema, on television and in the theatre, Louis Velle has also signed several plays and written books, some of which in collaboration with his wife. He remains one of the most popular television actors to this day.
He died February 2, 2023 at 96
Filmography
The Three Musketeers
as Un garde du cardinal assommé 1953
Touch and Go
as Paul-Émile 1971
Le Permis de conduire
as Michel Martenot 1974
Because, Because of a Woman
as Bertier 1963
When the City Awakes
as Bertin 1975
Private Passions
as Albert 1985
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
as Georges Richet 1955
The Best Part
as The new chief engineer 1955
Matrimonial Agency
as (uncredited) 1952
Mad Race to Cote d'Azur
as Dr. Didier Dancourt, surgeon 1975
Inspecteur Grey
as Inspecteur Grey 1956
L'Âge heureux
as Frédéric Aubry 1966
Les murs ont des oreilles
as Guillaume Lenormand 1974
Comme des rois
as Kurt Fielder 1997
Over the Wall
as Petitot 1961
Soldier Martin
as Le colonel Dumesnil 1966