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Henri Letondal
Actor
Born June 29, 1901Died February 15, 1955 (53 years)
Henri Letondal was a French-Canadian music critic, administrator, cellist, playwright and actor. He was a man of wide interests and wrote many sketches and revues, including, on occasion, the music. In his youth he studied the cello with Gustave Labelle. Around 1920 he became a critic of concerts and variety shows for "La Patrie" (Montreal) and served 1926-29 as that paper's Paris correspondent. He also wrote about music for "Le Petit Journal" and was music critic around 1935 for "Le Canada". For CKAC radio in Montreal he was artistic director 1929-38 of 'L'Heure provinciale,' which was sponsored by the Quebec government to promote the province's musicians and composers. He also was director general of the film company France-Film.
It has been estimated that Letondal wrote some 160 radio plays and sketches 1937-1948, producing them himself and occasionally writing the music. In 1946 he embarked on an intensive Hollywood film career, appearing in 35 Hollywood films and one Canadian, before he he died in Hollywood in 1955.
It has been estimated that Letondal wrote some 160 radio plays and sketches 1937-1948, producing them himself and occasionally writing the music. In 1946 he embarked on an intensive Hollywood film career, appearing in 35 Hollywood films and one Canadian, before he he died in Hollywood in 1955.
Filmography
| 1955 | A Bullet for Joey · as Dubois |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Deep in My Heart · as François |
| 1954 | The Gambler from Natchez · as Police Commissioner Robert Renard |
| 1954 | Yankee Pasha · as Head Clerk In Marseilles |
| 1953 | Topper (TV Series) · as George |
| 1953 | Little Boy Lost · as Tracing Service Clerk |
| 1953 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes · as Grotier (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Dangerous When Wet · as Joubert |
| 1953 | South Sea Woman · as Alphonse |
| 1953 | Desert Legion · as General |
| 1952 | The Big Sky · as La Badie |
| 1952 | Monkey Business · as Jerome Kitzel |
| 1952 | What Price Glory · as Cognac Pete |
| 1952 | Lovely to Look At · as Creditor |
| 1952 | The Wild North · as John Mudd (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Ten Tall Men · as Administrator |
| 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri · as Lucien Chennault |
| 1951 | Kind Lady · as Monsieur Malaquaise |
| 1951 | On the Riviera · as Louis Foral |
| 1951 | Royal Wedding · as Purser (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Please Believe Me · as Jacques Carnet |
| 1950 | Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) · as Conductor |
| 1949 | Come to the Stable · as Father Barraud (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Madame Bovary · as Guillaumin |
| 1949 | Mother Is a Freshman · as Prof. Romaine (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | Apartment for Peggy · as Prof. Roland Pavin |
| 1948 | The Big Clock · as Antique Dealer |
| 1947 | The Crime Doctor's Gamble · as Louis Chabonet |
| 1947 | The Foxes of Harrow · as Maspero |
| 1946 | The Razor's Edge · as Police Inspector At Sophie's Death (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Magnificent Doll · as Count D'arignon |