Henry Chapier

French film critic (1933-2019)

Person Human Q3132685

Facts

18 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[27]
Date of birth: November 14, 1931, November 14, 1933^[10]
Date of death: January 27, 2019, January 26, 2019^[11]
Place of birth: Bucharest
Place of death: 12th arrondissement of Paris
Country of citizenship: France^[13]
Occupation: journalist, actor, film critic, film director, director, producer, screenwriter^[15]^[16]
Employer: Le Quotidien de Paris, France 3, Radio Nova, Combat^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
Award received: Commander of the National Order of Merit, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Officer of the National Order of the Cedar, Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Medal of the City of Paris^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]
Official website: www.henry-chapier.com^[29]
Work location: France^[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed: French^[31]
Birth name: Henri Julien Shapiro^[32]
Given name: Henry^[28]
Name in native language: Henry Chapier^[33]
Native language: French^[14]
Place of burial: Montparnasse Cemetery^[12]

🏷️ Also known as

en Henry Chapier fr Henri Chapier ja アンリ・シャピエ ru Генри Чапьер zh 亨利·夏皮耶

🔖 Identifiers · 44

ISNI: 0000000117717962
VIAF cluster ID: 79022180
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n82110215
GND ID: 119529645
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Henry Chapier Gay Pride Paris 2008.jpg ↗
ACMI ID: creators/83276
AlloCiné person ID: 35607
BVMC person ID: 48455
Babelio author ID: 204146
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11896063w
CineMagia person ID: 446384
Ciné-Ressources person ID: 13787

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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID: 6864
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119529645
Evene ID: henry-chapier-16994
FAST ID: 97461
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID): NbgvGZu43diL
Film-documentaire.fr author ID: 53158
Freebase ID: /m/0j9qpty
HAND ID: DA95-6762-DB41-992D-D68C
IMDb ID: nm0152149
IdRef ID: 026778386
J9U entity ID: 987007419013905171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 119529645
Kinobox person ID: 166675
Kinopoisk person ID: 151967
L'Officiel des spectacles ID: 139584
MovieMeter person ID: 38108
MusicBrainz artist ID: fa875e86-0383-4624-9777-a55e9dc9b16d
NUKAT ID: n00078576
National Library of Latvia ID: 000323087
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9811274754305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 06873588X
Radio France person ID: henry-chapier
Rotten Tomatoes ID: celebrity/henry_chapier
Swedish Film Database person ID: 286682
TMDB person ID: 38108
Tabakalera ID: 61122
The Lost Media Wiki page ID: Henry_Chapier_(found_films_by_French_director;_late_1960s-early_1970s)
Unifrance person ID: 135881
Who's Who in France biography ID: 23392
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJy8rb7BD96mmDqdxxg9Xd
Yale LUX ID: person/67a9ca52-f195-421c-b427-aeb576f23792
ČSFD person ID: 204638

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 7

actor, journalist, film director, screenwriter, director, producer, film critic

Award received 2

Commander of the Legion of Honour, Medal of the City of Paris

Employer 2

France 3, Combat

← Cast member 2

Erotissimo, Cinématon

← Presenter 2

12th César Awards, 14th César Awards

Country of citizenship 1

France

Given name 1

Henry

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

French

Native language 1

French

Place of birth 1

Bucharest

Place of burial 1

Montparnasse Cemetery

Place of death 1

12th arrondissement of Paris

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

France

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Summary

Henry Chapier was born on November 14, 1931^[1], in Bucharest^[2]. He died on January 27, 2019^[3], in 12th arrondissement of Paris^[4]. He worked as a journalist^[5], actor^[6], film critic^[7], film director^[8], and director^[9].

FAQs

Where was Henry Chapier born?

Henry Chapier was born in Bucharest^[2].

Where did Henry Chapier die?

Henry Chapier passed away in 12th arrondissement of Paris^[4].

What did Henry Chapier do for work?

Henry Chapier worked as a journalist^[5], actor^[6], film critic^[7], film director^[8], and director^[9].

What awards did Henry Chapier receive?

Honors received include Commander of the National Order of Merit^[21], Commander of the Legion of Honour^[22], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[23], and Officer of the National Order of the Cedar^[24].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Henry Chapier — place of birth (P19): Bucharest. Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved 2022-02-17. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Henry Chapier — place of death (P20): 12th arrondissement of Paris. Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved 2022-02-17. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Henry Chapier — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Henry Chapier — country of citizenship (P27): France. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2019-01-27. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Henry Chapier — native language (P103): French. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Henry Chapier — occupation (P106): journalist. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2019-01-27. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Henry Chapier — occupation (P106): actor. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Henry Chapier — occupation (P106): film critic. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2019-01-27. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Henry Chapier — occupation (P106): film director. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2019-01-27. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Henry Chapier — occupation (P106): director. www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Henry Chapier — occupation (P106): producer. www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Henry Chapier — occupation (P106): screenwriter. Retrieved 2023-09-14. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Henry Chapier — employer (P108): Le Quotidien de Paris. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Henry Chapier — employer (P108): France 3. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Henry Chapier — employer (P108): Radio Nova. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Henry Chapier — employer (P108): Combat. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Henry Chapier — place of burial (P119): Montparnasse Cemetery. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Henry Chapier — award received (P166): Commander of the National Order of Merit. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Henry Chapier — award received (P166): Commander of the Legion of Honour. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Henry Chapier — award received (P166): Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Henry Chapier — award received (P166): Officer of the National Order of the Cedar. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Henry Chapier — award received (P166): Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Henry Chapier — award received (P166): Medal of the City of Paris. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Henry Chapier — date of birth (P569): November 14, 1931. IMDb. Retrieved 2019-06-25. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Henry Chapier — date of birth (P569): November 14, 1933. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2019-01-27. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Henry Chapier — date of death (P570): January 27, 2019. Le Monde. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Henry Chapier — date of death (P570): January 26, 2019. Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved 2022-02-17. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Henry Chapier — given name (P735): Henry. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Henry Chapier — official website (P856): http://www.henry-chapier.com/. Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Henry Chapier — work location (P937): France. www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Henry Chapier — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Henry Chapier — birth name (P1477): Henri Julien Shapiro. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Henry Chapier — name in native language (P1559): Henry Chapier. wikidata.org.

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9d ago · CameoJewel · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

The Lost Media Wiki page ID → Henry_Chapier_(found_films_by_French_director;_late_1960s-ea

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Native language → French

Place of birth → Bucharest

Languages spoken, written or signed → French

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