Biography

In the mid-1950s, Garcin made his big screen debut, and ten years later he landed his first leading role. Alongside Catherine Deneuve and Philippe Noiret, he played in Jean-Paul Rappeneau's "La vie de chateau".

Between 1970 and 1981, he acted in several plays broadcast on the television in the program 'Au théâtre ce soir'.

Of Dutch origin but born in Belgium, Henri Garcin, real name Anton Albers, came to Paris in 1950 at the age of 22.

Bilingual, he was also present in Dutch-language and Flemish productions, for example, in 1996, in De Jurk (The Dress) by Alex van Warmerdam, or Koko Flanel by Stijn Coninx.

From 1965 to 1995, he played with success roles from plays written by G.B. Shaw, Pirandello, Strindberg, Albee, Ayckbourn, Oscar Wilde, Obaldia, Guitry, Poiret...