Still of Sophia Loren and Robert Hossein in Madame Sans-Gêne (1961)
Caption: Still of Sophia Loren and Robert Hossein in Madame Sans-Gêne (1961)
Actor, Writer, Director
Born: December 30, 1927
Star sign: Capricorn
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Known for: Rififi (1955), Bolero (1981), The Wax Mask (1997), The Secret Killer (1965)
Source: IMDB
The son of orchestra conductor André Hossein, Paris-born Robert Hossein was trained at René Simon's acting school. Hossein labored away as actor/director with the legendary Theatre Grand Guignol in Montmartre, then spent several years on the "legitimate" stage. In films from 1955's Rififi (Rififi (1955)), Hossein has been generally cast as jaded ...