| Henry Laverne | |
| Birth Name: | Henri Allum |
| Birth Place: | Boulogne-sur-Mer, France |
| Death Date: | 4 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Citizenship: | French |
| Occupation: | Stage actor, Film actor, Comedian, Humorist and Occasional Singer |
Henry Laverne (born Henri Allum; 1888 or 1890 – 4 September 1953) was a French stage and film actor; Laverne was also a comedian and humorist for a decade, as well as a singer on occasion. As an actor, he was usually billed Henry-Laverne in his time (later Henri Laverne) and starred in about twenty films and plays; credits include six films and plays from Sacha Guitry, such as The Lame Devil (1948). As a comedian, he was one half of then-famous comic duo Bach and Laverne (1928–1938; in French); one of their 157 comedy sketches was adapted as the lyrics to Ray Ventura's hit comedy song "French: Tout va très bien, Madame la Marquise" (1935; lit. "All is very well, Madam the Marchioness").
Henry Laverne was born Henri Allum in 1888[1] or 1890[2] at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Les bleus de l'amour | Alfred Brunin | ||
| 1930 | Lévy et Cie | |||
| 1930 | Le tampon du capiston | Capitaine Reverchon | ||
| 1931 | Y'en a pas deux comme Angélique | Socrate Berlingot | ||
| 1931 | Le lit conjugal | Laroze | ||
| 1932 | Adhémar Lampiot | |||
| 1933 | Bariole | |||
| 1934 | Casanova | Leduc | ||
| 1934 | L'article 382 (1934) | |||
| 1948 | The Lame Devil | Le roi Louis XVIII | ||
| 1949 | Keep an Eye on Amelia | Le cocher de fiacre | ||
| 1949 | Mademoiselle de la Ferté | Le professeur | ||
| 1950 | The Treasure of Cantenac | Pierre | ||
| 1951 | Deburau | L'aboyeur | ||
| 1951 | Monsieur Fabre | Le maire | ||
| 1951 | La poison | Le président | ||
| 1952 | Massacre in Lace | (final film role) |