Pierre Frédéric Magnier (February 22, 1869 - October 15, 1959) was a French actor who began on the stage in the 1890s and became a prominent silent film actor in France. He was the second actor to portray ''

Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...

'' in any film in 1925. He continued acting until the 1950s. He is most remembered for the role of the General in

Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent film, silent era to the end of the 1960s. ...

's ''

La règle du jeu ''The Rules of the Game'' (original French title: ''La règle du jeu'') is a 1939 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jean Renoir. The ensemble cast includes Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parély, Marcel Dalio, Julien Car ...

'', where he has one of the films more poignant quotes (''and the film's final line'') when he praises Marcel Dalio's character as one of "''a vanishing breed''."

Selected filmography

* '' Le Duel D'Hamlet'' with

Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt (; born Henriette-Rosine Bernard; 22 or 23 October 1844 – 26 March 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including '' La Dame Aux Camel ...

(1900) * '' André Cornélis'' (1918) *''

La Roue ''La Roue'' (, 'The Wheel') is a French silent film, directed by Abel Gance, who also directed ''Napoléon'' and ''J'accuse''. It was released in 1923. The film used then-revolutionary lighting techniques, and rapid scene changes and cuts. Plo ...

'' (1923) * ''

'' (1925) * ''

Tossing Ship ''Tossing Ship'' (French: ''Coups de roulis'') is a 1932 French musical comedy film directed by Jean de La Cour and starring Max Dearly, Edith Manet and Pierre Magnier.Crisp p.391 It is an operetta film based on the stage work ''Coups de roulis'' ...

'' (1932) * ''

Antoinette Antoinette is a given name, that is a diminutive feminine form of Antoine and Antonia (from Latin ''Antonius''). People with the name include: Nobles * Antoinette de Maignelais, Baroness of Villequier by marriage (1434–1474), mistress of C ...

'' (1932) * '' All for Love'' (1933) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1933) * '' Second Bureau'' (1935) * '' Lady Killer'' (1937) * ''

The Lie of Nina Petrovna ''The Lie of Nina Petrovna'' (French: ''Le mensonge de Nina Petrovna'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Isa Miranda, Fernand Gravey and Aimé Clariond.Gundle p.131 It is a remake of the 1929 silent film ''The ...

'' (1937) * '' The Cheat'' (1937) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1937) * ''

Golden Venus ''Golden Venus'' (French: ''La Vénus de l'or'') is a 1938 French adventure film directed by Jean Delannoy and Charles Méré and starring Jacques Copeau, Daniel Lecourtois and Mireille Balin Mireille Césarine Balin (born Blanche Mireille ...

'' (1938) * '' Personal Column'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' Serenade'' (1940) * '' Jeannou'' (1943) * ''

Mahlia the Mestiza ''Mahlia the Mestiza'' (French: ''Mahlia la métisse'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Walter Kapps and starring Käthe von Nagy, Jean Servais and Georges Paulais.Bock & Bergfelder p.336 The film had a lengthy and troubled production, as ...

'' (1943) * ''

Lessons in Conduct ''Lessons in Conduct'' (French: ''Leçon de conduite'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Odette Joyeux, Gilbert Gil and Jean Tissier. The film's sets were designed by Paul-Louis Boutié. Main cast * Odette ...

'' (1946) * ''

The Misfortunes of Sophie ''The Misfortunes of Sophie'' (French: ''Les Malheurs de Sophie'') is a 1946 French comedy drama film directed by Jacqueline Audry and starring Madeleine Rousset, Marguerite Moreno and Michel Auclair.Palmer & Michael p.69 The film is based on t ...

'' (1946) * '' The Captain'' (1946) *'' Judicial Error'' (1948) * ''

The Murdered Model ''The Murdered Model'' (French: ''Le mannequin assassiné'') is a 1948 French-Belgian comedy crime film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Blanchette Brunoy, Gilbert Gil and Julien Carette.Goble p. 440 It is based on the 1932 novel ''The M ...

'' (1948) * ''

Ruy Blas ''Ruy Blas'' is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and opened on November 8, 1838. Though considered by many to be Hugo’s best drama, the play was initially met with only average ...

'' (1948) * ''

Paris Still Sings ''Paris Still Sings'' (French: ''Paris chante toujours'') is a 1951 French musical comedy film directed by Pierre Montazel and starring Lucien Baroux, Clément Duhour and Madeleine Lebeau with performances from a large number of leading French s ...

'' (1951) * ''

Monsieur Leguignon, Signalman ''Monsieur Leguignon, Signalman'' (French: ''Monsieur Leguignon lampiste'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Maurice Labro and starring Yves Deniaud, Jane Marken and Bernard Lajarrige. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The ...

'' (1952) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1953)

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