- Achod Malakian arrived with his family in Marseille at the age of four, joining thousands of Armenians in fleeing the Turkish government's massacres of their people. As Henri Verneuil, at the end of his life, he devoted his two final full-length features to this part of his childhood and heritage.
- Born in Turkey and was a naturalized French citizen of Armenian ancestry.
- Former journalist, editor, film critic and radio commentator. Directed his first short film in 1946, his first motion picture six years later. Best known for his popular thrillers and action films, frequently starring Jean Gabin.
- Father of Gaya Verneuil.
- Pictured on a 1100d Armenian commemorative postage stamp, issued September 1, 2020. Stamp was issued in a souvenir sheet with a circular stamp in the center.
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