Portrait of Robert Hossein

Acting

Robert Hossein

Career

Active from 1955 to 2020, with a break from 2008 to 2019, busiest in 1969 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
59
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rififi
Rififi
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Hossein Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 9
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Political Intrigue 8
  • Character Study 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Betrayal 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Strong Female Lead 3
  • French Crime Thriller 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

107
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 52
Love Is Better Than Life
Love Is Better Than Life (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

as Robert Prat

Noni : Le Fruit de l'espoir
Noni : Le Fruit de l'espoir (2020)

as Le grand-père d'Angeli

2010s

1 title
Une femme nommée Marie
Une femme nommée Marie (2011)

as Narrator (voice)

2000s

6 titles · average score 47
A Man and His Dog
A Man and His Dog (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

as Un homme a la soupe populaire

Trivial
Trivial (2007)
GoodWatch score 37

as Antoine Bérangère

Petits Meurtres en famille
Petits Meurtres en famille (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Simon

Le Juge
Le Juge (2005)

TV show · as Roger Marino

San Antonio
San Antonio (2004)
GoodWatch score 27

as Le ministre de l'intérieur / The Minister

Antigone
Antigone (2003)

as Créon

1990s

8 titles · average score 60
Venus Beauty Institute
Venus Beauty Institute (1999)
GoodWatch score 61

as L'aviateur

Scandalous Crimes
Scandalous Crimes (1999)

as Judge Bocchi

The Wax Mask
The Wax Mask (1997)
GoodWatch score 45

as Boris Volkoff

Les Miserables
Les Miserables (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

as Le maître de cérémonie

L'Affaire
L'Affaire (1994)

as Paul Haslans

Stranger in the House
Stranger in the House (1992)
GoodWatch score 58

as Narrator (voice)

Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

Director

Le Gorille
Le Gorille (1990)

TV show · as Joseph Beaucis

1980s

11 titles · average score 60
Children of Chaos
Children of Chaos (1989)
GoodWatch score 57

as Robert

Kean
Kean (1988)

Stage Director

La croisade des enfants
La croisade des enfants (1988)

as Philippe-Auguste

Levy & Goliath
Levy & Goliath (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

as Goliath customer (uncredited)

Le Caviar rouge
Le Caviar rouge (1986)

as Alex

A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986)
GoodWatch score 41

as Robert Hossein

Surprise Party
Surprise Party (1983)

as André Auerbach

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1982)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

The Big Pardon
The Big Pardon (1982)
GoodWatch score 60

as Manuel Carreras

The Professional
The Professional (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

as Commissaire Rosen

Bolero
Bolero (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

as Simon Meyer / Robert Prat

1970s

17 titles · average score 53
The Phoney
The Phoney (1975)

as Kaminsky

Prêtres interdits
Prêtres interdits (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jean Rastaud

Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973)
GoodWatch score 42

as Louis Prévost

A Police Officer Without Importance
A Police Officer Without Importance (1973)

as Pierre Fresse

A Murder Is a Murder
A Murder Is a Murder (1972)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jean Carouse

Hellé
Hellé (1972)

as Kleber

The Lion's Share
The Lion's Share (1971)

as Maurice Ménard

The Burglars
The Burglars (1971)
GoodWatch score 47

as Ralph

Judge Roy Bean
Judge Roy Bean (1971)

as Black Bird

Time of the Wolves
Time of the Wolves (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dillinger

Versatile Lovers
Versatile Lovers (1970)

as Serge Belaïeff

Falling Point
Falling Point (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

as Le Caïd

1960s

46 titles · average score 62
Cemetery without Crosses
Cemetery without Crosses (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Manuel

The Scarlet Lady
The Scarlet Lady (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Julien

Angelique and the Sultan
Angelique and the Sultan (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

as Joffrey de Peyrac "Le Rescator"

Untamable Angelique
Untamable Angelique (1967)
GoodWatch score 65

as Joffrey de Peyrac, 'Le Rescator'

I Killed Rasputin
I Killed Rasputin (1967)

as Serge Sukhotin

Angelique and the King
Angelique and the King (1966)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jeoffrey de Peyrac

The Vampire of Dusseldorf
The Vampire of Dusseldorf (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

as Peter Kuerten

God's Thunder
God's Thunder (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

as Marcel

Angelique
Angelique (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jeoffrey de Peyrac

Shadow of Evil
Shadow of Evil (1964)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dr. Sinn

Love on a Pillow
Love on a Pillow (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

as Renaud Sarti

Madame
Madame (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

as Le sergent François-Joseph Lefebvre

1950s

14 titles · average score 70
Blonde in a White Car
Blonde in a White Car (1959)
GoodWatch score 68

as Pierre Menda

Riff Raff Girls
Riff Raff Girls (1959)

as Marcel Point-Bleu

The Road to Shame
The Road to Shame (1959)
GoodWatch score 60

as Pierre Rossi

Double Agents
Double Agents (1959)

as Lui

The Verdict
The Verdict (1959)

as Georges Lagrange

Provisional Liberty
Provisional Liberty (1958)

as Jean-Paul Viberty / Jean Rungis

No Sun in Venice
No Sun in Venice (1957)

as Sforzi

Young Girls Beware
Young Girls Beware (1957)

as Raven

Forgive Our Trespasses
Forgive Our Trespasses (1956)

as (uncredited)

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

as René Brunel

Rififi
Rififi (1955)
GoodWatch score 89

as Rémi Grutter

The Wicked Go to Hell
The Wicked Go to Hell (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

as Fred

1940s

2 titles
Maya
Maya (1949)

as Un témoin du meurtre qui n'a rien vu (uncredited)

In the Eyes of Memory
In the Eyes of Memory (1948)

as A student from the Simon course