Portrait of Henri Génès

Acting

Henri Génès

Career

Active from 1945 to 1990, busiest in 1953 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sucker
The Sucker
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Henri Génès Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.6, average 6.0
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 2
  • Classic French Cinema 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • French Comedy 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

1990s

1 title
Le Provincial
Le Provincial (1990)

as L'abbé

1980s

11 titles · average score 58
Intrigues
Intrigues (1988)

TV show

Y'a pas le feu...
Y'a pas le feu... (1985)

as Mayor

Le Facteur de Saint-Tropez
Le Facteur de Saint-Tropez (1985)

as L'adjudant Antonin Ficelle

Waiter!
Waiter! (1983)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sangali

Le Braconnier de Dieu
Le Braconnier de Dieu (1983)

as Le patron du 'Café de la paix'

My Pastor Among the Nudists
My Pastor Among the Nudists (1982)
GoodWatch score 39

as Truffard

The Cabbage Soup
The Cabbage Soup (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Le brigadier-chef

Prends ta Rolls et va pointer
Prends ta Rolls et va pointer (1981)

as Customs officer with the accent

The Miser
The Miser (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

as Le commissaire

Don't Touch my Bagpipes!
Don't Touch my Bagpipes! (1980)

as Riton

Sacrés gendarmes
Sacrés gendarmes (1980)

as Vicar

1970s

10 titles · average score 60
Le Facteur de Fontcabrette
Le Facteur de Fontcabrette (1979)

as Sylvestre, le facteur dit "Le Merle'

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

as Le patron du restaurant 'Le Cabanon'

Ça va pas la tête
Ça va pas la tête (1978)

as The uncle

Bidasses Academy
Bidasses Academy (1978)

as Le Capitaine

Animal
Animal (1977)
GoodWatch score 60

as Camille

Allez la Rafale !
Allez la Rafale ! (1977)

TV show · as Oscar Puig de la Motte

En grandes pompes
En grandes pompes (1975)

as Henri

Nans le berger
Nans le berger (1974)

TV show · as Angiollini

Young Casanova
Young Casanova (1974)

as Maxime Lavaux

Das Lied der Balalaika
Das Lied der Balalaika (1971)

as André

1960s

6 titles · average score 71
Les gros malins
Les gros malins (1969)

as Doctor Vergeze

The Brain
The Brain (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

as Chief Warden of Poissy Prison

The Little Bather
The Little Bather (1968)
GoodWatch score 66

as Le paysan

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
GoodWatch score 82

as Keeper of Vincennes Zoo

The Sucker
The Sucker (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

as Martial, le brigadier

The Counterfeit Constable
The Counterfeit Constable (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

as Gros Max

1950s

19 titles · average score 59
Trois de la marine
Trois de la marine (1957)

as Honoré

Hard Knock Out
Hard Knock Out (1956)

as Ernest Mamourette

Queen Margot
Queen Margot (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

as Annibal de Coconas

To Hell with Virtue
To Hell with Virtue (1953)

as Pierre Montabel

Femmes de Paris
Femmes de Paris (1953)

as Lucien Mosca, boss of Ruban Bleu

One Hundred Francs Per Second
One Hundred Francs Per Second (1953)

as Fernand Dargueval

Jeunes mariés
Jeunes mariés (1953)

as Mechanic

Monte Carlo Baby
Monte Carlo Baby (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

as Julien

The Lovers of Bras-Mort
The Lovers of Bras-Mort (1951)

as Nestor

Paris Is Always Paris
Paris Is Always Paris (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

as Paul Gremier

We Will All Go to Paris
We Will All Go to Paris (1950)

as Julien

Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés (1950)

as Gustave dit Tatave

1940s

1 title
Hanged Man's Farm
Hanged Man's Farm (1945)

as Jérome Taillemet, le brigadier