Fernand Charpin (30 May 1887 – 6 November 1944) was a French actor. He is known for his role as Honoré Panisse in

Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Although his work is less fashionable ...

's Marseille trilogy, beginning with '' Marius'' in 1931.

Selected filmography

* '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Fanny'' (1932) * ''

Court Waltzes ''Court Waltzes'' (french: La guerre des valses) is a 1933 musical film directed by Ludwig Berger and Raoul Ploquin and starring Fernand Gravey, Armand Dranem and Madeleine Ozeray. It was the French-language version of '' Waltz War'', made b ...

'' (1933) * '' Chotard and Company'' (1933) * ''

The Barber of Seville ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( it, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione ) is an ''opera buffa'' in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was base ...

'' (1933) * ''

Paprika Paprika ( US , ; UK , ) is a spice made from dried and ground red peppers. It is traditionally made from ''Capsicum annuum'' varietals in the Longum group, which also includes chili peppers, but the peppers used for paprika tend to be milder an ...

'' (1933) * '' Sapho'' (1934) * '' Three Sailors'' (1934) * '' César'' (1936) * ''

Michel Strogoff ''Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar'' (french: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Critic Leonard S. Davidow, considers it one of Verne's best books. Davidow wrote, "Jules Verne has written no better book than thi ...

'' (1936) * ''

Pépé le Moko ''Pépé le Moko'' () is a 1937 French film directed by Julien Duvivier starring Jean Gabin, based on a novel of the same name by Henri La Barthe and with sets by Jacques Krauss. An example of the 1930s French movement known as poetic realism, ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Club of Aristocrats ''The Club of Aristocrats'' (French: ''Le club des aristocrates'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Jules Berry, Elvire Popesco and André Lefaur.Parish p.482 The film's art direction was by Jacques Colombie ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Baker's Wife ''The Baker's Wife'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and the book by Joseph Stein, based on the 1938 French film of the same name by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono. The musical premiered in the West End in 1989 for a short ...

'' (1938) * '' The Little Thing'' (1938) * '' In the Sun of Marseille'' (1938) * ''

Whirlwind of Paris ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (French: ''Tourbillon de Paris'') is a 1939 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Ray Ventura, Mona Goya and Grégoire Aslan. Powrie & Cadalanu p.259 The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1939) * '' Berlingot and Company'' (1939) * '' The Marvelous Night'' (1940) * '' Strange Suzy'' (1941) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * '' The Secret of Madame Clapain'' (1943) * ''

The White Truck ''The White Truck'' (French: ''Le camion blanc'') is a 1943 French comedy drama film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Jules Berry, Blanchette Brunoy and François Périer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou. P ...

'' (1943) * ''

The Island of Love ''The Island of Love'' (French: ''L'île d'amour'') is a 1944 French drama film directed by Maurice Cam and starring Tino Rossi, Édouard Delmont and Josseline Gaël.Rège p.166 A Corsican fisherman becomes ensnared by a sophisticated woman and f ...

'' (1944) * '' La Fiancée des ténèbres'' (1945) * ''

Majestic Hotel Cellars ''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (French: ''Les caves du Majestic'') is a 1945 French mystery film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Albert Préjean, Suzy Prim and Denise Grey. It is based on the Maigret novel '' Maigret and the Hotel Majest ...

'' (1945) * ''

The Last Penny ''The Last Penny'' (French: ''Le dernier sou'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by André Cayatte and starring Ginette Leclerc, Gilbert Gil and Fernand Charpin. It was one of three films Leclerc appeared in for the collaborationist Continent ...

'' (1946)

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