Portrait of Max Dalban

Acting

Max Dalban

Career

Active from 1932 to 1957, with a break from 1936 to 1945, busiest in 1933 and 1950 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score83/100
Highest rated
Poster for Toni
Toni
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Max Dalban Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.3, average 6.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • French Cinema 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

22 titles · average score 68
Crazy in the Noodle
Crazy in the Noodle (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Boss of the café "Le brazá"

Slightly Ahead
Slightly Ahead (1956)

as Le gros homme du hammam

We're Moving the Colonel
We're Moving the Colonel (1955)

as Leader of the brass band

French Cancan
French Cancan (1955)
GoodWatch score 88

as Patron de "La Reine Blanche" (uncredited)

The Secrets of the Bed
The Secrets of the Bed (1954)

as Mover (segment "Le lit de la Pompadour") (uncredited)

Innocents in Paris
Innocents in Paris (1953)
GoodWatch score 41

as Butcher

Beauties of the Night
Beauties of the Night (1952)
GoodWatch score 82

as L'oriental qui amène des ciseaux (uncredited)

Piédalu à Paris
Piédalu à Paris (1951)

as Étienne

My Wife Is Formidable
My Wife Is Formidable (1951)

as un déménageur

Lawless Street
Lawless Street (1950)

as Germaine 'Fifille'

The Rear-Wheel Drive Gang
The Rear-Wheel Drive Gang (1950)

as Victor

Paris Waltz
Paris Waltz (1950)

as The mover (uncredited)

1940s

15 titles · average score 68
We Request an Assassin
We Request an Assassin (1949)

as rouge

The Lovers of Verona
The Lovers of Verona (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

as Killer

The Sinners
The Sinners (1949)

as Monsieur Barattier, Patron of the Inn

Maya
Maya (1949)

as Le gros homme

Scandals of Clochemerle
Scandals of Clochemerle (1948)

as Arthur Torbayon

Panic
Panic (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

as Capoulade

Silence Is Golden
Silence Is Golden (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

as Cricri, un machiniste

Driving Lesson
Driving Lesson (1946)

as Mario

The Ideal Couple
The Ideal Couple (1946)

as Friend of Henry

Children of Chaos
Children of Chaos (1944)

as Pierre, cafe owner (uncredited)

The Ménard Collection
The Ménard Collection (1944)

as Wizard

Colonel Chabert
Colonel Chabert (1943)

as (uncredited)

1930s

9 titles · average score 78
Sirocco
Sirocco (1938)

as Jules, friend of Chervin

Alibi
Alibi (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

as Second inspector

Life Is Ours
Life Is Ours (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

as Brochard dit 'le chrono'

The Mutineers of Elsinore
The Mutineers of Elsinore (1936)

as Tom Spink

Toni
Toni (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

as Albert

Chotard and Co.
Chotard and Co. (1933)

as le commissaire

Moune et son notaire
Moune et son notaire (1933)

as Valentin Parpevieille

Boudu Saved from Drowning
Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
GoodWatch score 87

as Godin

La Chienne
La Chienne (1931)
GoodWatch score 89

as Bernard, the colleague

1920s

2 titles · average score 65
The Tournament
The Tournament (1928)

as Le capitaine du guet

The Sad Sack
The Sad Sack (1928)
GoodWatch score 65

as L'Escouade