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Henri Garcin was a French actor of Dutch origin who arrived in Paris in 1950 at the age of 22. Early on in his career, he performed in various Parisian cabarets where he met fellow aspiring artists like Jacques Brel (with whom he spoke in Flemish), Barbara, Gainsbourg, Moustaki, Poiret, and Serrault. In 1964, he achieved success at the Théâtre La Bruyère with 250 performances of L’Échappée belle.
From 1965 to 1995, he played various roles in works by G.B. Shaw, Pirandello, Strindberg, Albee, Ayckbourn, Oscar Wilde, Obaldia, Guitry, Poiret, Saunders, and Jean-Claude Carrière. He also appeared in television dramas, including all 300 episodes of Maguy for eight consecutive years (1985-1993).
In the film industry, he worked with directors such as Marguerite Duras, Michel Mitrani, Romain Gary, Deville, Clouzot, Cayatte, Varda, Boisset, Patrice Leconte, Jean-Paul Rappeneau with La Vie de château (winner of the Louis-Delluc Prize in 1965), François Truffaut with La Femme d'à côté (1981), and his fellow countryman Alex van Warmerdam with Abel (1986), Les Habitants (1992), and La robe (1996).
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