Henri Poirier

Henri Poirier

Born: March 21, 1932
Died: February 8, 2005
in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Movies for Henri Poirier...

Renart the Fox
Title: Renart the Fox
Character: King Nobel (voice)
Released: May 12, 2005
Type: Movie
Renart is a sly fox who can always chit-chat his way out of sticky situations. In his quest for an elusive treasure, Renart has ample opportunity to demonstrate how a quick mind can triumph over brute strength.
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Title: Belle Époque
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: TV
It all begins when Lucien Lachenay (André Dussollier), famous builder of the moving sidewalk for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, saves the life of the beautiful Alice Avellano (Kristin Scott Thomas), whom her husband, who has gone mad, was trying to strangle. Lucien Lachenay is himself threatened by a group of anarchists who have instructed a young worker, Alphonse (Benno Fürmann), to suppress him. Alphonse messes up the job, but Lucien, impressed by his inexhaustible energy and thirst for knowledge, agrees to be his mentor instead of handing him over to the police. In the years that follow, Lucien, Alphonse, Alice and the young and attractive Laure (Isabelle Carré) will face the game of rivalry, betrayal and reconciliation.
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The Story of Christmas
Title: The Story of Christmas
Character: (voice)
Released: January 10, 1994
Type: Movie
The story of the birth of Jesus, the anger of king Herod, the flight into Egypt and Herod's attempt at killing Jesus is seen through the eyes of a donkey and an ox who witness the birth and do what they can to protect the child.
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Lethal Exposure
Title: Lethal Exposure
Character: Captain Arnault
Released: March 28, 1993
Type: Movie
Ambitious photojournalist Chris Cassidy, on assignment in Paris, becomes involved with an unconventional French detective after having witnessed the airport slaying of a man handcuffed to him and decides she needs a good story to go with her picture.
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Title: Cupido
Character: Le Ministre du Blanc, François (voice)
Released: September 14, 1991
Type: TV
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Asterix and the Big Fight
Title: Asterix and the Big Fight
Character: Abraracourcix (voice)
Released: October 4, 1989
Type: Movie
Gaullish custom requires that a would-be chief must challenge and defeat another to become the leader of two tribes. Vitalstatistix is not perturbed because of Getafix's magic potion. Getafix, however has an accident and forgets how to make it. Then Vitalstatistix is suddenly challenged.
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Faceless
Title: Faceless
Character: Inspector Legris
Released: June 22, 1988
Type: Movie
A model named Barbara Hallen has disappeared and her father gets private detective Sam Morgan to go to Paris to find his daughter. Barbara's trail leads Morgan to a plastic surgery clinic owned by Dr. Flamand. Morgan's investigation reveals the horrifying secret behind the Doctor's miracle cures which is blood and organs taken from kidnapped young women. As Morgan's investigation closes witnesses are eliminated, one by one, each in a more horrible way.
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Saint-Tropez Vice
Title: Saint-Tropez Vice
Character: Commissaire Griffon
Released: May 6, 1987
Type: Movie
A police captain's niece is trapped by white slavers.
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Asterix in Britain
Title: Asterix in Britain
Character: Abraracourcix (voice)
Released: December 3, 1986
Type: Movie
One little ancient British village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Asterix and Obelix are invited to help. They must face fog, rain, warm beer and boiled boar with mint sauce, but they soon have Governor Encyclopaedius Britannicus's Romans declining and falling. Until a wild race for a barrel of magic potion lands them in the drink.
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Title: The Ray Bradbury Theater
Character: Mr. Dumas
Released: May 21, 1985
Type: TV
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
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Asterix vs. Caesar
Title: Asterix vs. Caesar
Character: Le chef du camp romain / Le romain au long discours (voice)
Released: March 6, 1985
Type: Movie
Obelix falls for a new arrival in his home village in Gaul, but is heartbroken when her true love arrives to visit her. However, the lovers are kidnapped by Romans; Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue them on a dangerous journey that will involve gladiators, slavers and beauracracy - and a personal encounter with the Emperor himself, Julius Caesar...
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Title: Châteauvallon
Released: January 4, 1985
Type: TV
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K M X Labrador
Title: K M X Labrador
Character: Topsy
Released: October 12, 1984
Type: Movie
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Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose
Title: Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose
Character: Groovy (voice)
Released: September 30, 1983
Type: Movie
The cowboy Lucky Luke tracks the Dalton brothers who escaped from prison and are seeking refuge in Canada.
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Is There a Frenchman in the House?
Title: Is There a Frenchman in the House?
Character: Jérôme Alcazar
Released: April 28, 1982
Type: Movie
An official's earlier rise to power had some sordid aspects that are about to be uncovered by the death of his uncle. While he is trying to contain any potential scandal, the man becomes enamored of the daughter of his uncle's maid. This new romance inspires him to forget worries about a public image and focus on a new life -- not any easy objective when unsavory friends and foes have their own agendas in mind.
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Peau de vache
Title: Peau de vache
Character: M. Durand-Bénéchol
Released: December 19, 1980
Type: Movie
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Out of It
Title: Out of It
Character: Un brigadier C.R.S.
Released: October 10, 1978
Type: Movie
The lawyer is visiting a prison to meet with a violent criminal who has been condemned to death. During the visit, things turn bad, there is a riot where prisoners escape and the criminal escapes taking a lawyer hostage.
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Title: Claudine
Character: Maugis
Released: April 12, 1978
Type: TV
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Dis bonjour à la dame !..
Title: Dis bonjour à la dame !..
Character: Doctor
Released: March 30, 1977
Type: Movie
Robert Ferry, a PTT employee, is having problems with his two sons. The elder has impregnated his girlfriend, a young hippie, and the younger, Daniel, is said to have homosexual tendencies. Determined to put his son back on the straight and narrow, Robert decides to go against his principles and force a young girl on him...
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Le Faiseur
Title: Le Faiseur
Character: Verdelin
Released: March 12, 1977
Type: Movie
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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Title: The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Character: Voix additionnelles (voice)
Released: June 26, 1976
Type: Movie
Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".
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Le Pirate
Title: Le Pirate
Character: M. Loubatié
Released: March 12, 1976
Type: Movie
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Rain over Santiago
Title: Rain over Santiago
Character: Augusto Pinochet
Released: December 10, 1975
Type: Movie
A semi-fictional account on the fatidic September 11, 1973, when the military commanded by General Pinochet took over the power from socialist president Salvador Allende, initiating a dictatorship that lasted until 1988 causing the deaths and disappearances of many people.
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Mad Enough to Kill
Title: Mad Enough to Kill
Character: L'automobiliste
Released: August 20, 1975
Type: Movie
A girl from an asylum is engaged as nurse to a small, spoiled orphan boy, whose uncle has evil designs on him, and who hopes to kill him and cast the blame on the girl.
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The Nada Gang
Title: The Nada Gang
Released: February 6, 1974
Type: Movie
Nada, named after a gang of Spanish anarchists, is a small, confused band of French terrorists. They kidnap the American ambassador after one of his regular visits to an exclusive brothel. The gang starts to quarrel amongst themselves as to the diplomat's fate, while the police purge suspects in their attempts to destroy the Nada faction. As the violence escalates on both sides, the States and the terrorists are forced to use one another's methods in an increasingly desperate and relentless conflict.
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Laurette ou L'amour voleur
Title: Laurette ou L'amour voleur
Character: Casteret
Released: December 31, 1973
Type: Movie
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Le bonheur des autres
Title: Le bonheur des autres
Character: M. Frédéric Bouilot, mari de Rose
Released: November 23, 1973
Type: Movie
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Folie douce
Title: Folie douce
Character: Commissioner Pozzio
Released: September 27, 1973
Type: Movie
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Diary of a Suicide
Title: Diary of a Suicide
Character: Le commissaire
Released: March 22, 1973
Type: Movie
On a Mediterranean cruise, a young man hired as a tour guide is intrigued by the beauty of a female interpreter hiding behind her sunglasses. He makes advances to her by venturing into a series of strange stories.
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Title: Le Grand Échiquier
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1972
Type: TV
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Chut !
Title: Chut !
Character: L'avocat
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A small saver discovers the scam that threatens all subscribers to the "Caution foncière". He embarks on an incredible adventure to recover the funds paid in by his friends, and succeeds in exposing the scandal.
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On the Lam
Title: On the Lam
Released: September 29, 1971
Type: Movie
A young couple of burglars, waiting for trial, marry in jail. Annick writes down her observations of the women's ward. When she hears that her lover must serve a twice as long prison sentence, she plans their escape.
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Murmur of the Heart
Title: Murmur of the Heart
Character: Uncle Leonce
Released: April 27, 1971
Type: Movie
This loosely plotted coming-of-age tale follows the life of 15-year-old Laurent Chevalier as he stumbles his way over the burgeoning swell of adolescence in 1950s France. After having his first sexual experience with a prostitute and dodging the lips of a priest, Chevalier contracts a case of scarlet fever. When the fever leaves him with a heart murmur, Chevalier is placed in a sanatorium, along with his over-attentive and adulterous mother.
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The Cop
Title: The Cop
Character: L'avocat de Dan
Released: October 5, 1970
Type: Movie
A crackdown on drugs leads a burned out cop to take the law into his own hands and seek revenge against villainous drug dealers. Word comes down from above that the United States feels French authorities have been lax on their arrests of the dealers. A violent action feature finds the harried inspector battling his colleagues as much as the criminal element targeted for extermination.
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Solo
Title: Solo
Character: Le commissaire Verdier
Released: February 27, 1970
Type: Movie
During an orgy, Some old and wealthy notables are being murdered by a small group of leftist young revolutionaries. Very soon the police are tracking down Virgile Cabral, the leader of the group. Meanwhile, Virgile's brother and only relative, Vincent, a violinist (and a thief), comes back to Paris. They have not seen each other for three years. Vincent does not believe in the revolution. He only tries to live as he wishes to live. But by looking for his hunted down brother, he has no other choice than to be involved in a fight that is not his.
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The Horse
Title: The Horse
Character: Deputy police commissioner
Released: February 22, 1970
Type: Movie
Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules with an iron hand. Things go awry the day he discovers one of his grandsons is involved in drug traffic. To make matters worse, the reckless youth has hidden the white powder in the Maroilleur farm. Without a moment's hesitation, Auguste gets rid of the toxic substance but, of course, the mob has different views...
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Pillaged
Title: Pillaged
Character: Croisille - Police Constable
Released: November 15, 1967
Type: Movie
Over the course of one night, a gang of twelve criminals carry out a commando-like raid on a small town.
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Les Compagnons de la marguerite
Title: Les Compagnons de la marguerite
Character: Le potier polygame
Released: January 20, 1967
Type: Movie
Jean-Louis Matouzec works for French National Library as an expert looking after the restoration of old manuscripts.He falsifies marriage certificates as his wife refuses divorce.
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Title: At Theatre Tonight
Character: M. Frédéric Bouilot, mari de Rose
Released: July 21, 1966
Type: TV
At Theater tonight is a TV show broadcasted from 25th August 1966 to 21st September 1985. The show is broadcast plays recorded in two or three days, during public performances at the Théâtre Marigny on the Champs-Élysées, or sometimes Edouard VII theater.
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Title: At Theatre Tonight
Character: M. Loubatié
Released: July 21, 1966
Type: TV
At Theater tonight is a TV show broadcasted from 25th August 1966 to 21st September 1985. The show is broadcast plays recorded in two or three days, during public performances at the Théâtre Marigny on the Champs-Élysées, or sometimes Edouard VII theater.
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Title: At Theatre Tonight
Character: Le père
Released: July 21, 1966
Type: TV
At Theater tonight is a TV show broadcasted from 25th August 1966 to 21st September 1985. The show is broadcast plays recorded in two or three days, during public performances at the Théâtre Marigny on the Champs-Élysées, or sometimes Edouard VII theater.
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Your Money or Your Life
Title: Your Money or Your Life
Character: Un parieur
Released: April 26, 1966
Type: Movie
Pétepan learns that his money has been lost by Robinhoude brothers.He asks his assistants to withdraw his amount from the bank.
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The Virgins
Title: The Virgins
Released: May 22, 1963
Type: Movie
The story of five girls that lose their virginity.
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Banana Peel
Title: Banana Peel
Character: Antoine
Released: January 18, 1963
Type: Movie
Two scoundrels cheat a millionaire out of a huge bankroll on the French Riviera.
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Les Culottes rouges
Title: Les Culottes rouges
Character: Un prisonnier
Released: December 19, 1962
Type: Movie
Antoine Rossi, a recidivist prisoner of war in Germany, manages to escape with the cowardly Fendard. Fendard does everything in his power to help him even though he is wounded, but Antoine tries to get rid of him as he boards the train to freedom.
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Les Culottes rouges
Title: Les Culottes rouges
Character: Un prisonnier (non crédité)
Released: December 19, 1962
Type: Movie
Antoine Rossi, a recidivist prisoner of war in Germany, manages to escape with the cowardly Fendard. Fendard does everything in his power to help him even though he is wounded, but Antoine tries to get rid of him as he boards the train to freedom.
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Snobs !
Title: Snobs !
Character: Mr Lainé
Released: September 5, 1962
Type: Movie
The director of a dairy cooperative in La Manche dies in a vat of milk. In line to succeed him are his four deputy managers, all with very different temperaments: the aristocratic Dufaux, the seductive Courtin, the pious Lainé and the wait-and-see Tousseur. Each of them pulls out all the stops to win a major order from Morloch. Once this is achieved, election to the post of director by the cooperators is all but assured.
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The Chasers
Title: The Chasers
Character: le "fiancé" de Ghislaine
Released: April 29, 1959
Type: Movie
Two men spend a night in Paris trying to pick up women.
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Head Against the Wall
Title: Head Against the Wall
Character: the priest
Released: March 20, 1959
Type: Movie
An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.
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The Vanquished
Title: The Vanquished
Character: Georges
Released: October 22, 1953
Type: Movie
A trilogy of stories of well-off youths who commit murders. In the French episode, a group of high school students kill one of their colleagues for his money. In the Italian episode, a university student's involved in smuggling cigarettes. In the English episode, a lazy poet finds the body of a woman on the downs, and tries to sell his story to the press.