Charles Denner (Tarnów, May 29, 1926 – Dreux, September 10, 1995) was a French actor of Polish origin, whose career spanned film and theater. After fighting in the French Resistance, he trained as an actor and distinguished himself on the stages of the Théâtre National Populaire. He gained international recognition in 1963 for his portrayal of the titular serial killer in Claude Chabrol's *Landru*. Characterized by a unique physiognomy and a nervous, intellectual acting style, he became an iconic face of arthouse cinema, collaborating with directors such as Costa-Gavras (*Z*), Jean-Pierre Melville (*Le Doulos*), and Claude Lelouch (*L'aventure, c'est l'aventure*). His most celebrated collaboration was with François Truffaut, who cast him as Bertrand Morane in *The Man Who Loved Women* (1977), one of his most memorable performances. For this film and for Lelouch's *Si c'était à refaire*, he received two consecutive César Award nominations for Best Actor in 1977 and 1978, consolidating his status as a central figure in French cinema of his time.