Robert Dhéry joined the circus at age 14 and went on to become a noted French actor, director, playwright, and screenwriter. Dhéry, born Robert Foullcy, studied drama at the Paris Conservatory and then began working in serious theater. He came to cinema in the early 1940s and became known as a burlesque comedian; from there he branched into directing and screenwriting. One of his best known films is La Belle Americaine (1961).
Robert Dhéry
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