Guy Decomble

Known for

Acting

Born

November 12, 1910

Birthplace

Aulnay-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Died

August 14, 1964 (aged 53)

Biography

Guy Decomble (1910–1964) was a French film and television actor. A character actor he played in a number of supporting parts in postwar cinema. One of his better known roles is as the teacher in The 400 Blows by François Truffaut.

Best known work

The 400 Blows

1959

Bob le Flambeur

1956

Jour de Fête

1949

Maigret Sets a Trap

1958

The Cousins

1959

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

1936

Bizarre, Bizarre

1937

The Old Guard

1960

Maigret Sees Red

1963

The Magnificent Tramp

1959

Filmography

1964
The Straight Line
1964
L'Abonné de la ligne UTV
as L'inspecteur Gaillardet (40 episodes)
1964
Why Paris?
as Guest released from prison
1963
Maigret Sees Red
as l'inspecteur Lognon
1962
The Girls of La Rochelle
as Sir Basile
1962
Smrt na Cukrovém ostrově
as Jean
1961
The Nina B. Affair
as Lofting
1960
The Old Guard
as Coach driver
1959
Atomic Agent
as Pageot
1959
The 400 Blows
as Professeur de français
1959
The Magnificent Tramp
as Le chef de station de la R.A.T.P.
1959
The Cousins
as Le libraire
1959
Guinguette
1959
The Wreckers
1958
Thérèse Étienne
as Rothlisberger
1958
Maigret Sets a Trap
as Mazet
1958
La dame de Noël
1957
Police Judiciaire
as Inspector Mercier
1956
Bob le Flambeur
as Police Commissary Ledru
1956
Every Second Counts
1955
The Aristocrats
as Gustave, alcoolique, gardien de l'école communale
1955
Black Dossier
as Ll'inspecteur Leroy
1954
Dangerous Turning
as Mr. Léon
1954
The Unfrocked One
as Le père Mascle
1953
This Man Is Dangerous
as Jacques 'le Dingue'