Lucien Hubert
Lucien Hubert, born Lucien Martial Désiré Lajarthe on September 25, 1906, in Paris, was a French actor. He passed away on February 25, 1986, in Antibes. Throughout his career, he appeared in numerous films and theatrical productions, demonstrating versatility across different roles. Hubert’s filmography includes appearances in Entente cordiale (1939) and Les Petits Riens (1941), where he portrayed an employee of a funeral home. He took on the role of Pierre Curie in the short film Monsieur et Madame Curie (1953). Other notable film credits include playing Dolle, the father, in Jeux interdits (1952), a gendarme in Oasis (1954), Monsieur Poisson in Gervaise (1955), and Truffier in Echec au porteur (1957). He also appeared as Auguste in Ni vu, ni connu (1957) and a man at the cemetery in Les Yeux sans visage (1959). Perhaps his most significant role was as Michel's father in the French drama Forbidden Games (1952), directed by René Clément. This film, written by Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, and François Boyer, garnered widespread acclaim, including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1952, nominations for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Writing, Motion Picture Story, an Independent Grand Prix at Cannes, the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the National Board of Review Award for Top Foreign Films, and a BAFTA Award for Best Film from Any Source. Hubert's character in Forbidden Games was involved in a dispute with Mr. Gouard, suspecting him of theft and retaliating by damaging a burial site. He also appeared multiple times between 1958 and 1968 in the television series En votre âme et conscience , and voiced General Sur in the 1960 Alix album Alix l'intrépide . Hubert’s theatrical work included productions at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse, Théâtre de la Huchette, and Théâtre La Bruyère, as well as performances in La Dame de l'aube (1948), Edmée (1951), and La Puce à l'oreille (1954), and La Mouette (1955).
