Charles Denner; Actor Starred in ‘Man Who Loved Women’

Charles Denner, 69, an actor best known in the United States for his starring role in “The Man Who Loved Women.” Denner was the hero of the original 1977 film directed by Francois Truffaut, with whom he worked frequently. The film was remade in 1983 with Blake Edwards directing and Burt Reynolds in the leading role. Born in Tarnow, Poland, Denner studied acting in Paris and then joined the National Popular Theater. He worked under some of France’s best-known directors, including Truffaut, Louis Malle and Claude Lelouch. Among Denner’s more than 30 films were “Landru” and “The Bride Wore Black.” On Sunday in Dreux, France, of cancer.