Claude Dauphin (né Legrand; 19 August 1903 – 16 November 1978) was a French actor.

He appeared in more than 130 films between 1930 and 1978, including Barbarella, The Quiet American, The Tenant, Grand Prix, The Lady Vanishes, and a voice role in The Tale of the Fox, considered to be one of the earliest stop-motion animated films.

[citation needed] Dauphin's debut on film came in La Vagabonde (1930).

Eventually, in 1955, Dauphin married American actress Norma Eberhardt.

[3] The couple divided their time between Paris, Los Angeles, New York City and Ocean Township, New Jersey.