Gilles-Jean-Benoît Lecatte, known as Folleville (

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, 14 May 1765 -

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, 9 August 1840), was a French actor mainly active in Brussels. The son of an official in

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's court, he joined the

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and left for America. On his return to France he set up home in Nantes, where he made his debut, then in Rouen,

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and

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. He was an actor at Liège in 1789, then at the Théâtre de Monsieur in 1790-1791, he arrived in Brussels in 1803. At the

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he played the rôles of kings, older noblemen and financiers until 1838, also heading the theatre from 1811 to 1815.

References

* Jacques Isnardon, ''Le théatre de la Monnaie depuis sa fondation jusqu'à nos jours''. Schott Frères. Brussels. 1890. 1765 births 1840 deaths French male stage actors Male actors from Paris Male actors from Brussels 18th-century French male actors 19th-century French male actors {{France-actor-stub