---
name: "Max Dalban"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/max-dalban"
fi1m_id: "max-dalban"
imdb_id: "nm0197589"
tmdb_id: 140352
wikidata_id: "Q2367314"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 May 1908"
died: "9 February 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T00:52:18.951081+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."
---

# Max Dalban

## Identity

Max Dalban

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/max-dalban
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** max-dalban
- **IMDb ID:** nm0197589
- **TMDB ID:** 140352
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2367314
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Dalban, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2367314, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197589/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/140352

Actor. Born 27 May 1908 in Paris, France. Died 9 February 1958.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 May 1908, Paris, France
- **Died:** 9 February 1958
- **Active:** 1931–1932
- **Also known as:** René Anselme Huet
- **Frequently works with:** [Jean Renoir](https://film.one/person/jean-renoir.md), [Michel Simon](https://film.one/person/michel-simon.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Dalban, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2367314, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197589/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/140352

## Biography

Max Dalban, born René Anselme Huet, was a French actor. He was born on 27 May 1908 in Paris and died there on 9 February 1958.

Dalban appeared in numerous French films from the late 1920s to the late 1950s. He had roles in several Jean Renoir productions, including Bernard in *La Chienne* (1931), Godin in *Boudu Saved from Drowning* (1932) and Albert in *Toni* (1935). Other credits include Capoulade in *Panic* (1947) and the uncredited patron of La Reine Blanche in *French Cancan* (1955).

*Sources: fr.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, allocine.fr, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Boudu Saved from Drowning* (1932), Fi1m 82, as Godin — [page](https://film.one/film/boudu-saved-from-drowning.md)
- *La Chienne* (1931), Fi1m 80, as Bernard, the colleague — [page](https://film.one/film/la-chienne.md)

## Complete filmography (63)

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

- *In Six Easy Lessons* (1957), as Jean-Loup de Cazaubon
- *A Friend of the Family* (1957), as (uncredited)
- *Crazy in the Noodle* (1957), as Boss of the café "Le brazá"
- *I'll Get Back to Kandara* (1956), as Newspaper carrier
- *Good Evening Paris* (1956), Actor
- *Slightly Ahead* (1956), as Le gros homme du hammam
- *We're Moving the Colonel* (1955), as Leader of the brass band
- *Tant qu'il y aura des femmes* (1955), Actor
- *French Cancan* (1955), as Patron de "La Reine Blanche" (uncredited)
- *Leguignon the Healer* (1954), as L'épicier
- *The Secrets of the Bed* (1954), as Mover (segment "Le lit de la Pompadour") (uncredited)
- *Boom on Paris* (1954), Actor
- *Innocents in Paris* (1953), as Butcher
- *Sins of Paris* (1953), Actor
- *Double or Quits* (1952), as The cafe owner
- *It Happened in Paris* (1952), as Butcher
- *Beauties of the Night* (1952), as L'oriental qui amène des ciseaux (uncredited)
- *Piédalu fait des miracles* (1952), Actor
- *Judgement of God* (1952), as Le boucher
- *My Wife Is Formidable* (1951), as un déménageur
- *Nights of Paris* (1951), as The giant
- *Two Pennies Worth of Violets* (1951), as Le cafetier
- *Piédalu à Paris* (1951), as Étienne
- *On demande un bandit* (1951), Actor
- *Lawless Street* (1950), as Germaine 'Fifille'
- *The Rear-Wheel Drive Gang* (1950), as Victor
- *Véronique* (1950), as The mover
- *Paris Waltz* (1950), as The mover (uncredited)
- *Maya* (1949), as Le gros homme
- *We Request an Assassin* (1949), as rouge
- *The Sinners* (1949), as Monsieur Barattier, Patron of the Inn
- *The Lovers of Verona* (1949), as Killer
- *Scandals of Clochemerle* (1948), as Arthur Torbayon
- *Si jeunesse savait...* (1948), as 'P'tit Louis'
- *The Kids Are Leading the Investigation* (1947), as Doctor
- *Silence Is Golden* (1947), as Cricri, un machiniste
- *Panic* (1947), as Capoulade
- *The Ideal Couple* (1946), as Friend of Henry
- *Driving Lesson* (1946), as Mario
- *Impasse* (1946), Actor
- *The Queer Assignment* (1945), Actor
- *The White Blackbird* (1944), Actor
- *Children of Chaos* (1944), as Pierre, cafe owner (uncredited)
- *The Ménard Collection* (1944), as Wizard
- *Colonel Chabert* (1943), as (uncredited)
- *Secrets* (1943), as Monsieur Amadou
- *For the Yellow Jersey* (1940), Actor
- *Vidocq* (1939), Actor
- *Sirocco* (1938), as Jules, friend of Chervin
- *Alibi* (1937), as Second inspector
- *Life Is Ours* (1936), as Brochard dit 'le chrono'
- *The Mutineers of Elsinore* (1936), as Tom Spink
- *Toni* (1935), as Albert
- *Street Without a Name* (1934), Actor
- *Love and Cool Water* (1933), Actor
- *Moune et son notaire* (1933), as Valentin Parpevieille
- *Chotard and Co.* (1933), as le commissaire
- *Boudu Saved from Drowning* (1932), as Godin — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/boudu-saved-from-drowning.md)
- *Night at the Crossroads* (1932), Actor
- *Baleydier* (1932), Actor
- *La Chienne* (1931), as Bernard, the colleague — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/la-chienne.md)
- *The Tournament* (1928), as Le capitaine du guet
- *The Sad Sack* (1928), as L'Escouade

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