---
name: "Albert Pollet"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/albert-pollet"
fi1m_id: "albert-pollet"
imdb_id: "nm0689551"
tmdb_id: 1176507
roles: []
born: "15 February 1889"
died: "24 July 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-25T02:14:05.731320+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Albert Pollet

## Identity

Albert Pollet

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/albert-pollet
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** albert-pollet
- **IMDb ID:** nm0689551
- **TMDB ID:** 1176507
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689551/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1176507

Actor. Born 15 February 1889 in Paris, France. Died 24 July 1979.

## Details

- **Born:** 15 February 1889, Paris, France
- **Died:** 24 July 1979
- **Also known as:** Alex Polette
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 82 (3), 1940s 90 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 78 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Romance 2, Crime 1, Drama 1, History 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689551/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1176507

## Biography

Albert Pollet was a French actor who appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often in uncredited supporting roles. Born in Paris in 1889, he began his screen career in the silent era and continued working into the 1950s.

He is credited, sometimes as Alex Polette, in films including *The Mysterious Lady* (1928), *The Black Cat* (1934) as a waiter, *Ninotchka* (1939) as a waiter, *The Thin Man* (1934), *Gilda* (1946), *An American in Paris* (1951) and *The Heiress* (1949). Many of his appearances were as waiters, French characters or minor figures.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Heiress* (1949), Fi1m 90, as French Porter (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-heiress.md)
- *Ninotchka* (1939), Fi1m 82, as Waiter (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/ninotchka.md)
- *The Black Cat* (1934), Fi1m 80, as Waiter (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-black-cat.md)
- *The Thin Man* (1934), Fi1m 84, as Waiter Hired for Dinner (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-man.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Golden Hawk* (1952), as Governor Ducasse
- *The Merry Widow* (1952), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *An American in Paris* (1951), as Man at Table (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-in-paris.md)
- *On the Riviera* (1951), as Airport Official (uncredited)
- *The Heiress* (1949), as French Porter (uncredited) — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-heiress.md)
- *It's a Great Feeling* (1949), as Frenchman (uncredited)
- *The Bribe* (1949), as French Tourist (uncredited)
- *Easter Parade* (1948), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *A Double Life* (1947), Actor
- *Calcutta* (1946), as Man (uncredited)
- *Gilda* (1946), as Assistant Croupier (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/gilda.md)
- *Lady on a Train* (1945), Actor
- *I Wake Up Screaming* (1941), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *Second Chorus* (1941), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *North West Mounted Police* (1940), as Zachary
- *I Was an Adventuress* (1940), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *Ninotchka* (1939), as Waiter (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/ninotchka.md)
- *City in Darkness* (1939), as Cabby
- *Adventure in Sahara* (1938), as Sembland
- *Illegal Traffic* (1938), Actor
- *I'll Give a Million* (1938), as Cashier (uncredited)
- *Bulldog Drummond's Peril* (1938), as Radio Dispatcher
- *Blossoms On Broadway* (1937), as Concert Master (uncredited)
- *I Met Him in Paris* (1937), as Conductor
- *Café Metropole* (1937), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *Espionage* (1937), as French Waiter
- *Mama Steps Out* (1937), as French Guard
- *Yours for the Asking* (1936), as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- *Shakedown* (1936), as Head Waiter (uncredited)
- *Desire* (1936), as French Policeman (uncredited)
- *The House of a Thousand Candles* (1936), as Diplomat
- *One in a Million* (1935), as Desk Clerk
- *The Gilded Lily* (1935), as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- *The Thin Man* (1934), as Waiter Hired for Dinner (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-man.md)
- *The Black Cat* (1934), as Waiter (uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-black-cat.md)
- *The golf player* (1930), Actor
- *The Mysterious Lady* (1928), as Max Heinrich
- *Under Two Flags* (1922), as Capt. Tollaire

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