SettingsFrench silent film actors
Albert Dieudonné
Albert Dieudonné was a French actor, screenwriter, film director and novelist.
Albert Dieudonné was a French actor, screenwriter, film director and novelist.
Albert Préjean
Albert Préjean (27 October 1894, Paris – 1 November 1979, Paris) was a French actor, primarily in film.
Albert Préjean (27 October 1894, Paris – 1 November 1979, Paris) was a French actor, primarily in film.
André Deed
Henri André Chapais, known as André Deed, was a French-born actor and director, best known for his Foolshead comedies, produced in the 1900s and 1910s.
Henri André Chapais, known as André Deed, was a French-born actor and director, best known for his Foolshead comedies, produced in the 1900s and 1910s.
André Luguet
André Luguet (15 May 1892 – 24 May 1979) was a French film actor.
André Luguet (15 May 1892 – 24 May 1979) was a French film actor.
André Roanne
André Roanne (born André Albert Louis Rahou) (Paris, September 22, 1896 – Cannes, September 4, 1959) was a French actor.
André Roanne (born André Albert Louis Rahou) (Paris, September 22, 1896 – Cannes, September 4, 1959) was a French actor.
Anna Held
Helene Anna Held was a Polish-born stage performer, most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her common-law husband.
Helene Anna Held was a Polish-born stage performer, most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her common-law husband.
Antonin Artaud
Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud, was a French playwright, poet, actor and theatre director.
Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud, was a French playwright, poet, actor and theatre director.
Armand Bernard
Armand Bernard (born Bois-Colombes, March 21, 1893 – died Paris, June 13, 1968) was a French comic actor known mainly for his work in film.
Armand Bernard (born Bois-Colombes, March 21, 1893 – died Paris, June 13, 1968) was a French comic actor known mainly for his work in film.
Benoît-Constant Coquelin
Benoît-Constant Coquelin (23 January 1841 – 27 January 1909), known as Coquelin aîné, was a French actor, "one of the greatest theatrical figures of the age.
Benoît-Constant Coquelin (23 January 1841 – 27 January 1909), known as Coquelin aîné, was a French actor, "one of the greatest theatrical figures of the age.
Bleuette Bernon
Bleuette Bernon was a French film actress, who appeared in five films by Georges Méliès at turn of the 20th century.
Bleuette Bernon was a French film actress, who appeared in five films by Georges Méliès at turn of the 20th century.
Bérénice Bejo
Bérénice Bejo is an Argentine-French actress, known for playing Christiana in the 2001 film A Knight's Tale and Peppy Miller in the 2011 film The Artist.
Bérénice Bejo is an Argentine-French actress, known for playing Christiana in the 2001 film A Knight's Tale and Peppy Miller in the 2011 film The Artist.
Catherine Hessling
Catherine Hessling (born Andrée Madeleine Heuschling, 22 June 1900, Moronvilliers, Marne – 28 September 1979, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines) was a French actress and the first wife ...
Catherine Hessling (born Andrée Madeleine Heuschling, 22 June 1900, Moronvilliers, Marne – 28 September 1979, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines) was a French actress and the first wife ...
Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer was a French actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976.
Charles Boyer was a French actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976.
Charles de Rochefort
Charles de Rochefort also Charles d'Authier de Rochefort, son of Paul Charles Dominique d'Authier de Rochefort and Camille Caroline Rose Félicité Guelfucci, was a French film actor of the silent era.
Charles de Rochefort also Charles d'Authier de Rochefort, son of Paul Charles Dominique d'Authier de Rochefort and Camille Caroline Rose Félicité Guelfucci, was a French film actor of the silent era.
Charles Dullin
Charles Dullin (8 May 1885; Yenne, Savoie – 11 December 1949; Paris) was a French actor, theater manager and director.
Charles Dullin (8 May 1885; Yenne, Savoie – 11 December 1949; Paris) was a French actor, theater manager and director.
Charles le Bargy
Charles Gustave Auguste le Bargy (28 August 1858 – 5 February 1936) was a French actor and early film director.
Charles Gustave Auguste le Bargy (28 August 1858 – 5 February 1936) was a French actor and early film director.
Charles Prince (actor)
Charles Prince was a French-born actor and director, best known for his screen persona "Rigadin".
Charles Prince was a French-born actor and director, best known for his screen persona "Rigadin".
Charles Vanel
Charles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel (21 August 1892 in Rennes, France - 15 April 1989, in Cannes, France) was a French director and actor.
Charles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel (21 August 1892 in Rennes, France - 15 April 1989, in Cannes, France) was a French director and actor.
Dolly Davis
Dolly Davis was a French film actress.
Dolly Davis was a French film actress.
Dranem
Dranem (23 May 1869 – 13 October 1935) was a French singer and music hall comique troupier and a stage and film actor.
Dranem (23 May 1869 – 13 October 1935) was a French singer and music hall comique troupier and a stage and film actor.
Emile Chautard
Emile Chautard (1864 – 24 April 1934) was a French-American film director, actor and screenwriter, most active in the silent era.
Emile Chautard (1864 – 24 April 1934) was a French-American film director, actor and screenwriter, most active in the silent era.
Fernand Herrmann
Fernand Herrmann (February 21, 1886 - April 1925) was a French silent film actor.
Fernand Herrmann (February 21, 1886 - April 1925) was a French silent film actor.
Florelle
Florelle (9 August, 1898 – 28 September, 1974), was a French actress.
Florelle (9 August, 1898 – 28 September, 1974), was a French actress.
Françoise Rosay
Françoise Rosay (19 April 1891 – 28 March 1974) was a French opera singer, diseuse, and actress who enjoyed a film career of over sixty years and who became a legendary figure in French cinema.
Françoise Rosay (19 April 1891 – 28 March 1974) was a French opera singer, diseuse, and actress who enjoyed a film career of over sixty years and who became a legendary figure in French cinema.
Gabriel Gabrio
Gabriel Gabrio (13 January 1887 – 31 October 1946) was a French stage and film actor whose career began in cinema in the silent film era of the 1920s and spanned more than two decades.
Gabriel Gabrio (13 January 1887 – 31 October 1946) was a French stage and film actor whose career began in cinema in the silent film era of the 1920s and spanned more than two decades.
Gabriel Signoret
Gabriel Signoret (November 15, 1878 - March 16, 1937, in Paris, France) was a French silent film actor.
Gabriel Signoret (November 15, 1878 - March 16, 1937, in Paris, France) was a French silent film actor.
Gabrielle Fontan
Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress.
Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress.
Gaby Deslys
Gaby Deslys (4 November 1881 – 11 February 1920) was a dancer, singer, and actress of the early 20th century from Marseilles, France.
Gaby Deslys (4 November 1881 – 11 February 1920) was a dancer, singer, and actress of the early 20th century from Marseilles, France.
Gaby Morlay
Gaby Morlay (1893–1964) was a French film actress.
Gaby Morlay (1893–1964) was a French film actress.
Gaston Michel
Gaston Michel (1856 - November 1921) was a French silent film actor.
Gaston Michel (1856 - November 1921) was a French silent film actor.
Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot was a French actor.
Gaston Modot was a French actor.
Georges Biscot
Georges Biscot (15 September 1889 – 18 December 1944) was a French film actor.
Georges Biscot (15 September 1889 – 18 December 1944) was a French film actor.
Georges Melchior
Georges Melchior (15 September 1889 in Paris, France– 2 September 1944 Levallois-Perret, France) was a French actor of the silent era.
Georges Melchior (15 September 1889 in Paris, France– 2 September 1944 Levallois-Perret, France) was a French actor of the silent era.
Georges Paulais
Georges Paulais (16 September 1884 – 12 December 1967) was a French film actor.
Georges Paulais (16 September 1884 – 12 December 1967) was a French film actor.
Georges Péclet
Georges Péclet was a French actor, film director and screenwriter.
Georges Péclet was a French actor, film director and screenwriter.
Georges Saillard
Georges Saillard was a French film actor.
Georges Saillard was a French film actor.
Germaine Sablon
Germaine Sablon (July 19, 1899 - April 17, 1985) was a French singer and film actress.
Germaine Sablon (July 19, 1899 - April 17, 1985) was a French singer and film actress.
Gina Manès
Gina Manès (7 April 1893, Paris, France - 6 September 1989, in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France) was a French film actress.
Gina Manès (7 April 1893, Paris, France - 6 September 1989, in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France) was a French film actress.
Harry Baur
Harry Baur (born 12 April 1880 as Henri-Marie Baur in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine – died 8 April 1943 in Paris) was a French actor.
Harry Baur (born 12 April 1880 as Henri-Marie Baur in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine – died 8 April 1943 in Paris) was a French actor.
Henri Pouctal
Henri Pouctal ( 1856 - 3 February 1922 ) was an early French silent film director best known for his silent films of the 1910s and his directorship of the Count of Monte Cristo serials in 1918.
Henri Pouctal ( 1856 - 3 February 1922 ) was an early French silent film director best known for his silent films of the 1910s and his directorship of the Count of Monte Cristo serials in 1918.
Henri Rollan
Henri Rollan (23 March 1888 – 23 June 1967) was a French film actor.
Henri Rollan (23 March 1888 – 23 June 1967) was a French film actor.
Henri Étiévant
Henri Étiévant was a French actor.
Henri Étiévant was a French actor.
Henry Krauss
Henry Krauss was a French actor.
Henry Krauss was a French actor.
Henry Roussell
Henry Roussell ( 1875 - 1946) was a French silent film actor, film director and screenwriter best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s.
Henry Roussell ( 1875 - 1946) was a French silent film actor, film director and screenwriter best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s.
Irène Bordoni
Irène Bordoni (16 January 1885 – 19 March 1953) was a French singer and a Broadway and film actress.
Irène Bordoni (16 January 1885 – 19 March 1953) was a French singer and a Broadway and film actress.
Jane Marken
Jane Marken (born Jeanne Berthe Adolphine Crabbe, sometimes credited as Jeanne Marken 13 January 1895, Paris 10th arrondissement – 1 December 1976, Paris 4th arrondissement) was a Fr...
Jane Marken (born Jeanne Berthe Adolphine Crabbe, sometimes credited as Jeanne Marken 13 January 1895, Paris 10th arrondissement – 1 December 1976, Paris 4th arrondissement) was a Fr...
Jaque Catelain
Jaque Catelain (9 February 1897 - 5 March 1965) was a French actor who came to prominence in silent films of the 1920s, and who continued acting in films and on stage until the 1950s.
Jaque Catelain (9 February 1897 - 5 March 1965) was a French actor who came to prominence in silent films of the 1920s, and who continued acting in films and on stage until the 1950s.
Jean De Briac
Jean De Briac was a French film actor.
Jean De Briac was a French film actor.
Jean Toulout
Jean Toulout (28 September 1887 – 23 October 1962) was a French film actor.
Jean Toulout (28 September 1887 – 23 October 1962) was a French film actor.
Jeanne Delvair
Jeanne Delvair (December 19, 1877 – January 13, 1949) was a French stage and film actress of the early 20th century.
Jeanne Delvair (December 19, 1877 – January 13, 1949) was a French stage and film actress of the early 20th century.
Josette Andriot
Josette Andriot was a French film actress of the silent era, best known for playing the role of Protéa in the series of espionnage films made between 1913 and 1919.
Josette Andriot was a French film actress of the silent era, best known for playing the role of Protéa in the series of espionnage films made between 1913 and 1919.
Julienne Mathieu
Julienne Mathieu was one of the earliest French silent film actresses who appeared mostly in French silents between 1905 and 1909.
Julienne Mathieu was one of the earliest French silent film actresses who appeared mostly in French silents between 1905 and 1909.
Lili Damita
Lili Damita (July 10, 1904 – March 21, 1994) was a French actress who appeared in 33 movies between 1922 and 1937.
Lili Damita (July 10, 1904 – March 21, 1994) was a French actress who appeared in 33 movies between 1922 and 1937.
Lucille Young
Lucille Young (1892 – August 2, 1934) was a French actress of the early silent film era.
Lucille Young (1892 – August 2, 1934) was a French actress of the early silent film era.
Léon Bary
Léon Bary was a French actor.
Léon Bary was a French actor.
Léon Mathot
Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris) was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cr...
Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris) was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cr...
Léonce Perret
Léonce Perret (May 13, 1880 – August 14, 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer.
Léonce Perret (May 13, 1880 – August 14, 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer.
Marcel Vallée
Marcel Vallée was a French actor, primarily of the theater.
Marcel Vallée was a French actor, primarily of the theater.
Marcelle Pradot
Marcelle Pradot (born Marcelle Marie Claire Pénicaud, or Pénicaut, 27 July 1901 – 24 June 1982) was a French actress who worked principally in silent films.
Marcelle Pradot (born Marcelle Marie Claire Pénicaud, or Pénicaut, 27 July 1901 – 24 June 1982) was a French actress who worked principally in silent films.
Marie Epstein
Marie Epstein was an actor, scenarist, film director, and film preservationist.
Marie Epstein was an actor, scenarist, film director, and film preservationist.
Marthe Mellot
Marthe Mellot (1870-1947) was a French film actress.
Marthe Mellot (1870-1947) was a French film actress.
Mary Odette
Marie Odette Goimbault was a French-born film actress.
Marie Odette Goimbault was a French-born film actress.
Mathilde Comont
Mathilde Comont (9 September 1886 – 21 June 1938) was a French actress of the silent era.
Mathilde Comont (9 September 1886 – 21 June 1938) was a French actress of the silent era.
Maurice de Féraudy
Maurice de Féraudy (born in Joinville-le-Pont on December 3, 1859 - died in Paris May 12, 1932) was a French songwriter and actor at the Comédie-Française.
Maurice de Féraudy (born in Joinville-le-Pont on December 3, 1859 - died in Paris May 12, 1932) was a French songwriter and actor at the Comédie-Française.
Maurice Mariaud
Maurice Mariaud ( 1875 - 1958) was a French silent film director, actor and screenwriter.
Maurice Mariaud ( 1875 - 1958) was a French silent film director, actor and screenwriter.
Maurice Schutz
Maurice Schutz (4 August 1866 – 22 March 1955) was a French film actor.
Maurice Schutz (4 August 1866 – 22 March 1955) was a French film actor.
Max Linder
Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle, better known by the stage name Max Linder, was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian of the silent film era.
Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle, better known by the stage name Max Linder, was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian of the silent film era.
Michel Simon
Michel Simon (9 April 1895, Geneva, Switzerland – 30 May 1975, Bry-sur-Marne, France), was a Swiss actor.
Michel Simon (9 April 1895, Geneva, Switzerland – 30 May 1975, Bry-sur-Marne, France), was a Swiss actor.
Musidora
Musidora (23 February 1889 – 11 December 1957) was the stage name of Jeanne Roques, a popular French silent film actress.
Musidora (23 February 1889 – 11 December 1957) was the stage name of Jeanne Roques, a popular French silent film actress.
Paul Amiot
Paul Amiot (29 March 1886 – 26 January 1979) was a French film actor.
Paul Amiot (29 March 1886 – 26 January 1979) was a French film actor.
Paul Capellani
Paul Capellani (September 9, 1877 - September 9, 1960, in Paris, France) was a noted French silent film actor.
Paul Capellani (September 9, 1877 - September 9, 1960, in Paris, France) was a noted French silent film actor.
Pauline Carton
Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress.
Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress.
Philippe Hériat
Philippe Hériat (September 15, 1898, Paris – October 10, 1971) was a multi-talented French novelist, playwright and actor.
Philippe Hériat (September 15, 1898, Paris – October 10, 1971) was a multi-talented French novelist, playwright and actor.
Pierre Alcover
Pierre Alcover was a French film actor.
Pierre Alcover was a French film actor.
Pierre Batcheff
Pierre Batcheff was a French actor.
Pierre Batcheff was a French actor.
Pierre Blanchar
Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor.
Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor.
Pierre Couderc
Pierre Couderc (18 November 1896 – 6 October 1966) was a French screenwriter, actor, acrobat, and film producer.
Pierre Couderc (18 November 1896 – 6 October 1966) was a French screenwriter, actor, acrobat, and film producer.
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 — 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor.
Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 — 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor.
Pierre Larquey
Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor.
Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor.
Pierre Magnier
Pierre Magnier was a French actor who began on the stage in the 1890s and became a prominent silent film actor in France.
Pierre Magnier was a French actor who began on the stage in the 1890s and became a prominent silent film actor in France.
Rachel Devirys
Rachel Devirys (28 February 1890 - 16 May 1983) was a French film actress born in the Crimea, Russian Empire (now Ukraine).
Rachel Devirys (28 February 1890 - 16 May 1983) was a French film actress born in the Crimea, Russian Empire (now Ukraine).
Raimu
Raimu was the stage name for the French actor Jules Auguste Muraire (17 December 1883 – 20 September 1946).
Raimu was the stage name for the French actor Jules Auguste Muraire (17 December 1883 – 20 September 1946).
René Clair
René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981) born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer.
René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981) born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer.
René Cresté
René Cresté (5 December 1881 – 30 November 1922) was a French stage and film actor and director of the silent film era.
René Cresté (5 December 1881 – 30 November 1922) was a French stage and film actor and director of the silent film era.
René Leprince
René Leprince ( 1876 - 25 May 1929) was an early French silent film director best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s.
René Leprince ( 1876 - 25 May 1929) was an early French silent film director best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s.
René Navarre
René Navarre (8 July 1877 – 8 February 1968) was a French actor of the silent era.
René Navarre (8 July 1877 – 8 February 1968) was a French actor of the silent era.
Renée Adorée
Renée Adorée was a French actress who had appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s.
Renée Adorée was a French actress who had appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s.
Renée Carl
Renée Carl (10 June 1875 – 31 July 1954) was a French actress of the silent era.
Renée Carl (10 June 1875 – 31 July 1954) was a French actress of the silent era.
Renée Jeanne Falconetti
Renée Jeanne Falconetti (July 21, 1892 – December 12, 1946), sometimes credited as Maria Falconetti, Marie Falconetti, Renée Maria Falconetti, or, sim...
Renée Jeanne Falconetti (July 21, 1892 – December 12, 1946), sometimes credited as Maria Falconetti, Marie Falconetti, Renée Maria Falconetti, or, sim...
Rita Jolivet
Rita Jolivet (born Marguerite Lucile Jolivet 1890 in Paris, died March 2, 1971 in Nice, France) was an English actress of French descent in theater and silent movies in the early twentieth c...
Rita Jolivet (born Marguerite Lucile Jolivet 1890 in Paris, died March 2, 1971 in Nice, France) was an English actress of French descent in theater and silent movies in the early twentieth c...
Romeo Bosetti
Romeo Bosetti was a French actor and screenwriter.
Romeo Bosetti was a French actor and screenwriter.
Simone Mareuil
Simone Mareuil (25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film Un chien andalou.
Simone Mareuil (25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film Un chien andalou.
Stacia Napierkowska
Stacia Napierkowska (16 September 1891 – 11 May 1945) was a French actress and dancer, who worked during the silent film era.
Stacia Napierkowska (16 September 1891 – 11 May 1945) was a French actress and dancer, who worked during the silent film era.
Suzanne Desprès
Suzanne Desprès (December 16, 1875 - July 1, 1951), French actress, was born at Verdun, Meuse, and trained at the Paris Conservatoire, where in 1897 she obtained the first prize for comedy, and ...
Suzanne Desprès (December 16, 1875 - July 1, 1951), French actress, was born at Verdun, Meuse, and trained at the Paris Conservatoire, where in 1897 she obtained the first prize for comedy, and ...
Vanni Marcoux
Jean-Émile Diogène Marcoux was a French operatic bass-baritone, known professionally as Vanni Marcoux.
Jean-Émile Diogène Marcoux was a French operatic bass-baritone, known professionally as Vanni Marcoux.
Yvette Andréyor
Yvette Andréyor (6 August 1891 – 30 October 1962) was a French actress of the silent era.
Yvette Andréyor (6 August 1891 – 30 October 1962) was a French actress of the silent era.
Ève Francis
Ève Francis was an actress and film-maker.
Ève Francis was an actress and film-maker.
Édouard Mathé
Édouard Mathé (1886–1934) was an Australian born French silent film actor.
Édouard Mathé (1886–1934) was an Australian born French silent film actor.
Émile Drain
Émile Drain was a French actor and comedian.
Émile Drain was a French actor and comedian.