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Henri Letondal

Acting · Born June 29, 1901 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Henri Letondal was a French-Canadian music critic, administrator, cellist, playwright and actor. He was a man of wide interests and wrote many sketches and revues, including, on occasion, the music. In his youth he studied the cello with Gustave Labelle. Around 1920 he became a critic of concerts and variety shows for "La Patrie" (Montreal) and served 1926-29 as that paper's Paris correspondent. He also wrote about music for "Le Petit Journal" and was music critic around 1935 for "Le Canada". For CKAC radio in Montreal he was artistic director 1929-38 of 'L'Heure provinciale,' which was sponsored by the Quebec government to promote the province's musicians and composers. He also was director general of the film company France-Film.

Movies with Henri Letondal

• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) — Grotier (uncredited)
• Monkey Business (1952) — Jerome Kitzel
• The Razor's Edge (1946) — Police Inspector at Sophie's Death (uncredited)
• Madame Bovary (1949) — Guillaumin
• The Big Clock (1948) — Antique Dealer
• Royal Wedding (1951) — Purser (uncredited)
• What Price Glory (1952) — Cognac Pete
• Kind Lady (1951) — Monsieur Malaquaise
• The Crime Doctor's Gamble (1947) — Louis Chabonet
• A Bullet for Joey (1955) — Dubois
• Dangerous When Wet (1953) — Joubert
• Come to the Stable (1949) — Father Barraud (uncredited)