Lucas Gridoux (16 April 1896 – 22 April 1952) was a

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and

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.Lanzoni p. 99

Biography

He was born in 1896 in Herța, at the time in

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. After emigrating to France, Gridoux began his film career in 1931, playing mainly in roles of traitors. In 1935, he was

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's Golgotha, and then in 1937, Inspector Slimane, a sworn enemy of

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, by the same director. He died in 1952 at the

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in Paris, and was buried at the city's

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Père-Lachaise - Division 96 - Gridoux 04

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1931) * '' Golgotha'' (1935) * ''

'' (1937) * '' The Cheat'' (1937) * ''

The Citadel of Silence ''The Citadel of Silence'' (French: ''La citadelle du silence'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Annabella, Pierre Renoir and Bernard Lancret.Driskell p.209 The film's sets were designed by the art directors ...

'' (1937) * '' Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937) * ''

The Men Without Names ''The Men Without Names'' (French: ''Les hommes sans nom'') is a 1937 French action film directed by Jean Vallée and starring Constant Rémy, Maurice Rémy and Arthur Devère.Slavin p.147 It portrays the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. T ...

'' (1937) * '' Storm Over Asia'' (1938) * ''

Rail Pirates ''Rail Pirates'' (French: ''Les pirates du rail'') is a 1938 French adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Charles Vanel, Suzy Prim and Erich von Stroheim. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location in the ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Queen's Necklace ''The Queen's Necklace'' is a novel by Alexandre Dumas that was published in 1849 and 1850 (immediately following the French Revolution of 1848). It is loosely based on the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an episode involving fraud and royal scan ...

'' (1946) * '' The Captain'' (1946) * ''

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(Panique)'' (1947) * ''

Secret Cargo ''Secret Cargo'' (French: ''Cargaison clandestine'') is a 1947 French drama film directed by Alfred Rode and starring Luis Mariano, Käthe von Nagy and Claudine Dupuis.Bock & Bergfelder p.336 Cast * Luis Mariano as José * Käthe von Nagy as ...

'' (1947) * ''

The Scarlet Bazaar ''The Scarlet Bazaar'' (French: ''La kermesse rouge'') is a 1947 French historical drama film directed by Paul Mesnier and starring Albert Préjean, Andrée Servilanges and Jean Tissier.Burnett p.62 It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios ...

'' (1947) * ''

Dilemma of Two Angels ''Dilemma of Two Angels'' (French: ''Impasse des Deux Anges'') is a 1948 French comedy crime film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret and Marcel Herrand.Waldman p.168 It was the final film directed by Tourn ...

'' (1948) * ''

Oriental Port ''Oriental Port'' (French: ''Porte d'orient'') is a 1950 French crime film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring Yves Vincent, Tilda Thamar and Nathalie Nattier. It is about a group of smugglers operating out of Marseille. It is based on a no ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Case of Doctor Galloy ''The Case of Doctor Galloy'' (French: ''Le cas du docteur Galloy'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Maurice Boutel and starring Jean-Pierre Kérien, Henri Rollan and Suzy Prim.Rège p.137 Cast * Jean-Pierre Kérien as Le docteur Gallo ...

'' (1951)

References

Bibliography

* Lanzoni, Rémi Fournier. ''French Cinema: From its Beginnings to the Present''. Continuum, 2004.

External links

* 1896 births 1952 deaths French male film actors Romanian male film actors People from Chernivtsi Oblast Romanian emigrants to France Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery {{France-actor-stub