Henri Cogan

Henri Cogan (13 September 1914 in Paris – 23 September 2003 in Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French actor and stuntman.

Biography
Before Henri Cogan became a fight choreographer for European action films he proved his expertise in hand-to-hand combat publicly by fighting as a professional wrestler. As a wrestler he once fought Lino Ventura and later he introduced him to Georges Lautner. Henri Cogan appeared in French, German and English films.

Selected filmography

 * 1947: A Cop (by Maurice de Canonge) - Un homme de Zattore
 * 1953: La môme vert-de-gris (by Bernard Borderie) - Un copain de l'électricien (uncredited)
 * 1954: Yours Truly, Blake (by Bernard Borderie) - Sam
 * 1955: Les Chiffonniers d'Emmaüs (by Robert Darène) - Le bagarreur (uncredited)
 * 1955:  (by John Berry) - (uncredited)
 * 1955:  (by John Berry)
 * 1956: Goubbiah, mon amour (by Robert Darène) - The Scarface
 * 1956: The Whole Town Accuses (by Claude Boissol) - Un gangster
 * 1956:  (by Raoul André)
 * 1957: Burning Fuse (by Henri Decoin) - Matt
 * 1957:  (by ) - a gambler
 * 1957: Méfiez-vous fillettes (by Yves Allégret) - Un homme de main de Palmer (uncredited)
 * 1957: Send a Woman When the Devil Fails (by Yves Allégret) - Alberti
 * 1957: Une Parisienne (by Michel Boisrond) - Un bagarreur
 * 1957: Les Truands (by Carlo Rim) - Un cow-boy au saloon (uncredited)
 * 1957:  (by )
 * 1958: The Amorous Corporal (by Robert Darène) - Tom Wright
 * 1958: Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (by ) - Otto
 * 1959:  (by ) - Michel
 * 1959: Bobby Dodd greift ein (by Géza von Cziffra)
 * 1959: Paradise for Sailors (by Harald Reinl) - Matrose Joe
 * 1960: Marche ou crève (by Georges Lautner) - Kasger
 * 1960: Women Are Like That (by Bernard Borderie) - Zucco
 * 1960: Jack of Spades (by Yves Allégret) - Un guardian
 * 1960: Me faire ça à moi (by Pierre Grimblat) - Grognon
 * 1961: The Three Musketeers (by Bernard Borderie) - Mousqueton
 * 1961: En plein cirage (by Georges Lautner) - Un truand
 * 1962: Lemmy pour les dames - Réglege des Bagarres
 * 1962:  (by Bernard Borderie) - Le meunier
 * 1962: L'Œil du monocle (by Georges Lautner) - Archiloque
 * 1963: Tela de araña (by José Luis Monter)
 * 1963: À toi de faire... mignonne (by Bernard Borderie) - Pierrot
 * 1963: Les Tontons flingueurs (by Georges Lautner) - Freddy
 * 1964: Hardi Pardaillan! (by Bernard Borderie)
 * 1964: That Man in Istanbul (by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi) - Cogan
 * 1964: Angélique marquise des anges (by Bernard Borderie) - Cul-de-Bois
 * 1964: The Gorillas (by Jean Girault) - (uncredited)
 * 1965: Marvelous Angelique (by Bernard Borderie) - Cul-de-Bois
 * 1965: Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell (Agente 3 S 3 passaporto per inferno) (by Sergio Sollima) - Sanz
 * 1965: The Liquidator (by Jack Cardiff) - Yakov
 * 1965: Manhattan Night of Murder (by Harald Philipp) - Bruce
 * 1965: Nick Carter and Red Club (fight choreographer)
 * 1966: Brigade antigangs (by Bernard Borderie) - Le Limousin
 * 1967:  (by Georges Lautner) - Riton Godot
 * 1968: Angelique and the Sultan (by Bernard Borderie) - Bolbec
 * 1968: Le Pacha (by Georges Lautner) - Riton
 * 1969:  (by Bernard Borderie) - Gros-Téton
 * 1969: The Madwoman of Chaillot (by Bryan Forbes) - a waiter
 * 1971:  (by Georges Farrel) - Le peintre
 * 1971:  (by Michel Audiard) - Le conducteur du second engin (uncredited)
 * 1972: Il était une fois un flic (1972 film) (by Georges Lautner) - Jeannot (uncredited)
 * 1973:  (by Georges Lautner) - Maurice
 * 1973: Hit! (by Sidney J. Furie) - Bornou
 * 1975: Pas de problème ! (by Georges Lautner) - a killer
 * 1976: Hippopotamours  (by Christian Fuin) - Le masseur
 * 1984: Joyeuses Pâques (by Georges Lautner)
 * 1987:  (by Georges Lautner) - L'homme du couple âgé (final film role)