French Actor Charles Denner Dies 69
Actor Charles Denner, best known for his portrayal of “The Man Who Loved Women” in the Francois Truffaut film of that name, died Sunday, his associates said. He was 69.
Denner died at Dreux General Hospital “following a long illness,” the usual French euphemism for cancer. He had been ill since 1984.
Born May 29, 1926 in Tarnow, Poland, Denner worked under some of France’s best known directors, including Louis Malle, Claude Lelouch and Truffaut.
He began studying in Paris with Charles Dullin in 1945. Four years later, he joined the National Popular Theater.