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Robert Hossein

French film actor, director, and writer of Azerbaijani origin (1927-2020)

Robert Hossein was a French film actor, director and writer who directed the 1982 adaptation of Les Misérables. He played Michèle Mercier's husband in the Angélique series and a gunfighter in the Spaghetti Western Cemetery Without Crosses, which he also directed and co-wrote. His other films include Rififi (1955), Vice and Virtue, Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Le Casse, The Professional (1981), Les Uns et les Autres and Venus Beauty Institute.

Robert Hossein appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1955 to 1981. Most of that work is in thriller, action and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Sergio Leone (2), Jules Dassin (2).

Known for

  • Les Misérables (1982), Director. He directed this 1982 adaptation.
  • Angélique. He played Michèle Mercier’s husband in the film series.
  • Cemetery Without Crosses. He starred as a gunfighter, and also directed and co-wrote.
  • Rififi (1955). Hossein was part of the cast of this 1955 French feature.
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). Hossein was part of the cast of this 1968 feature.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Robert Hossein been in?
Robert Hossein appears in The Professional (1981), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and Rififi (1955) on The Remote.
When was Robert Hossein born?
Robert Hossein was born on 30 December 1927.

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