Henri Cogan

Henri Cogan (born 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.[1] As a wrestler he once fought Lino Ventura and later he introduced him to Georges Lautner.[2] Henri Cogan appeared in French, German and English films.

Selected filmography

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References

  1. "Henri Cogan". www.wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  2. Lautner, Georges. "Lino Ventura was a wrestler when I discovered him thanks to my stuntman friend Henri Cogan". LMS News. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  3. "Henri Cogan .... fight coordinator". Retrieved 2012-08-21.

Henri Cogan on IMDb



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