René Bergeron (1890–1971) was a French stage and

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. Crisp p.57 A

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he played numerous supporting roles in films, particularly during the 1930s and early 1940s.

Selected filmography

* '' Captain Fracasse'' (1929) * ''

The Sweetness of Loving ''The Sweetness of Loving'' (French: ''La douceur d'aimer'') is a 1930 French comedy film directed by René Hervil and starring Victor Boucher, Renée Devillers and Henri Bosc.Rège p.328 Cast * Victor Boucher as Albert Dumontier * Renée Devil ...

'' (1930) * '' Make a Living'' (1931) * '' Wooden Crosses'' (1932) * '' Happy Hearts'' (1932) * '' One Night's Song'' (1933) * '' Nemo's Bank'' (1934) * ''

At the End of the World ''At the End of the World'' is a 1921 American silent action drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the play ''At the End of the World'' by and starred Betty Compson and Milton Sills. C ...

'' (1934) * '' Street Without a Name'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' Dédé'' (1935) * '' The Crew'' (1935) * ''

The New Men ''The New Men'' is the sixth novel in C. P. Snow's series '' Strangers and Brothers''. Plot synopsis Lewis Eliot, his brother Martin, and Cambridge fellow, Walter Luke become involved with the scientific community and reaction to the developmen ...

'' (1936) *''

Forty Little Mothers ''Forty Little Mothers'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Eddie Cantor. Plot Out-of-work professor Gilbert Jordan Thompson stops a suicidal stranger named Marian Edwards from jumping off a pier and he ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Call of Silence ''The Call of Silence'', also screened as ''The Call'' (French: ''L'Appel du Silence''), is a 1936 French drama film directed by Léon Poirier and starring Jean Yonnel, Pierre de Guingand and Jacqueline Francell. It is a biography based on the ...

'' (1936) * '' The Two Girls'' (1936) * '' Mayerling'' (1936) * '' When Midnight Strikes'' (1936) * ''

Nights of Fire ''Nights of Fire'' (French: ''Nuits de feu'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Gaby Morlay, Victor Francen and Madeleine Robinson. The scenario is based on the 1901 work ''The Living Corpse'' by Leo Tolstoy.Go ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Call of Life ''The Call of Life'' (french: L'appel de la vie) is a 1937 French drama film directed by Georges Neveux and starring Victor Francen, Renée Devillers, and Daniel Lecourtois. It is a French-language film made in Berlin by the German studio UFA and ...

'' (1937) * '' Marthe Richard'' (1937) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''

Woman of Malacca ''Woman of Malacca'' (French: ''La dame de Malacca'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Richard-Willm and Betty Daussmond. It was based on a 1935 novel by the French writer Francis de C ...

'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Monsieur Coccinelle'' (1938) * ''

Alert in the Mediterranean ''Alert in the Mediterranean'' (French: ''Alerte en Méditerranée'') is a 1938 French thriller film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Pierre Fresnay, Nadine Vogel and Rolf Wanka. It was the fifth most popular film at the French box office in ...

'' (1938) * '' Princess Tarakanova'' (1938) * ''

Abused Confidence ''Abused Confidence'' (french: Abus de confiance) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Danielle Darrieux and Charles Vanel. Plot A female law student pretends to be the daughter of a famous historian. Selected cast ...

'' (1938) * '' The Lafarge Case'' (1938) * ''

Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur ''Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur'' (French: ''Alexis gentleman chauffeur'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Max de Vaucorbeil and René Guissart and starring Suzy Prim, André Luguet and Raymond Cordy. Bessy & Chirat p.264 The film's set ...

'' (1938) * '' The New Rich'' (1938) * '' The Path of Honour'' (1939) * ''

Deputy Eusèbe ''Deputy Eusèbe'' (French: ''Eusèbe député'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Michel Simon, Elvire Popesco and Jules Berry.Bessy & Chirat p.429 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert ...

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * ''

Montmartre Montmartre ( , ) is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank. The historic district established by the City of Paris in 1995 is bordered by Rue Ca ...

'' (1941) * ''

Monsieur La Souris ( ; ; pl. ; ; 1512, from Middle French , literally "my lord") is an honorific title that was used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court. It has now become the customary French title of resp ...

'' (1942) * '' The Woman I Loved Most'' (1942) * '' The Benefactor'' (1942) * ''

The Man from London ''The Man from London'' ( hu, A londoni férfi) is a 2007 Hungarian film directed by Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky. It is an adaptation by Tarr and his collaborator-friend László Krasznahorkai of the 1934 novel ''L'Homme de Londres'' by proli ...

'' (1943) * '' Death on the Run'' (1954) * '' The Hotshot'' (1955) * ''

Irresistible Catherine ''Irresistible Catherine'' (French: ''L'irrésistible Catherine'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by André Pergament and starring Michel Auclair, Marie Daëms and Fernand Sardou.Goble p.814 Cast * Michel Auclair as Georges Bartone * Mari ...

'' (1957) * ''

Le insaziabili ''Tant d'amour perdu (Le insaziabili)'' is a 1958 French-Italian film. It stars Pierre Fresnay and Gabriele Ferzetti. Cats *Pierre Fresnay: Joseph Andrieu *Franca Bettoia: Annie *Anne Doat: Christine *Gabriele Ferzetti: Frédéric Solingen * Claud ...

'' (1958) * ''

And Your Sister? ''And Your Sister?'' (French: ''Et ta soeur?'') is a 1958 French comedy film directed by Maurice Delbez and starring Pierre Fresnay, Arletty and Jean-Claude Brialy.Parish p.98 Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Bastien du Boccage * Arletty as Lucrèce du B ...

'' (1958)

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939''. Indiana University Press, 2015. * Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen . ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1890 births 1971 deaths Male actors from Paris French male film actors 20th-century French male actors {{France-film-actor-stub