Henry Laverne (born Henri Allum; 1888 or 1890 – 4 September 1953) was a French stage and film actor; Laverne was also a comedian and humorist for a decade, as well as a singer on occasion. As an actor, he was usually billed Henry-Laverne in his time (later Henri Laverne) and starred in about twenty films and plays; credits include six films and plays from Sacha Guitry, such as The Lame Devil (1948). As a comedian, he was one half of then-famous comic duo Bach and Laverne (1928–1938; Bach et Laverne[fr] in French); one of their 157 comedy sketches was adapted as the lyrics to Ray Ventura's hit comedy song "Tout va très bien, Madame la Marquise" (1935; lit. "All is very well, Madam the Marchioness").

Biography

Henry Laverne was born Henri Allum in 1888 or 1890 at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1918Les bleus de l'amour'Alfred Brunin
1930Lévy et Cie
1930Le tampon du capistonCapitaine Reverchon
1931Y'en a pas deux comme AngéliqueSocrate Berlingot
1931Le lit conjugalLaroze
1932Adhémar Lampiot
1933Bariole
1934CasanovaLeduc
1934L'article 382 (1934)
1948The Lame DevilLe roi Louis XVIII
1949Keep an Eye on AmeliaLe cocher de fiacre
1949Mademoiselle de la FertéLe professeur
1950The Treasure of CantenacPierre
1951DeburauL'aboyeur
1951Monsieur FabreLe maire
1951La poisonLe président
1952Massacre in Lace(final film role)

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