Georges Renavent (born Georges DeChaux, April 23, 1892 – January 2, 1969) was a French-American actor in film,

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plays and operator of American

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. He was born in

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, France. In 1914, he immigrated to the United States, crossing the frontier between Canada and Vermont. He was married to Selena Royle, an actress and daughter of Edwin Milton Royle, author of '' The Squaw Man'', which was adapted for film and starred Cecil B. DeMille. They left the United States to live in Mexico after Selena was entangled in the McCarthy era Communism investigations and

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. While in Mexico, both Selena and Georges continued to be active in the arts and put out various cookbooks, including ''Pheasants for Peasants'', ''A Gringa's Guide to Mexican Cooking'', and ''Guadalajara As I Know, Live It, Love It''.

Acting career

His first American film appearance was in '' The Seven Sisters'' (1915). Fourteen years later, Renavent played an impressive starring role as the Kinkajou in the musical spectacular, '' Rio Rita'' (1929). Georges Renavent in The Son of Monte Cristo

Georges Renavent in The Son of Monte Cristo

''Rio Rita'' was based on a 1927 stage musical by

Florenz Ziegfeld Florenz Edward Ziegfeld Jr. (; March 21, 1867 – July 22, 1932) was an American Broadway impresario, notable for his series of theatrical revues, the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' (1907–1931), inspired by the ''Folies Bergère'' of Paris. He also p ...

, which originally united

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as a team and made them famous. In 1929, Radio Pictures, later known as

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, purchased the film rights to this musical. The last portion of the film was photographed in

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. Renavent also starred in '' East of Borneo'' (1931), which was one of the most frequently telecast films of the 1950s and 1960s. ''East of Borneo'' starred Rose Hobart as Linda, the wife of African missionary Dr. Clark ( Charles Bickford). whom she finds he's been living in luxury as court physician of the Prince of Marudu (Renavent). ''East of Borneo'' went on to achieve latter-day fame when avant-garde filmmaker

Joseph Cornell Joseph Cornell (December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972) was an American visual artist and film-maker, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant-garde experimental filmm ...

spliced together all of the leading lady's close-ups, and came up with a surrealistic exercise titled '' Rose Hobart'' (1936). When Cornell screened the film,

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was in attendance. Dalí was incensed that Cornell had created such a masterpiece before he could. In 1936, Renavent played opposite

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and

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in '' The Invisible Ray'' (1936). He appeared in Hal Roach's '' Turnabout'' (1940). His final film was made in 1952, when he played Ortega in ''Mara Maru'', with

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Broadway career

Renavent also ran his own American

and was involved in many Broadway plays in New York.

Death

Renavent died in

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalaj ...

, Mexico in 1969. He is survived by his granddaughter, Lynne Paretti Smaldone and her two sons, Matthew Aaron Smaldone and Gregory Andrew Smaldone and his grandson, Michael Paretti and his daughter Lisa Paretti. His daughter, Francette Paretti died in 2010.

Selected filmography

* '' The Seven Sisters'' (1915) - Toni * ''

American - That's All ''American - That's All'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Jack Devereaux, Winifred Allen and Walter Walker.Phillips & Vincendeau p.410 Cast * Jack Devereaux as Monte Boggs * Winifred Allen as Ha ...

'' (1917) - Lounge Lizard * ''The Light'' (1919) - Auchat * ''

Erstwhile Susan ''Erstwhile Susan'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson, produced and distributed by Realart Pictures. It is based on a 1914 novel ''Barnabetta'' by Helen Reimensnyder Martin and later Broadway play ''Erstwhile Susa ...

'' (1919) - Emanual Dreary * '' Rio Rita'' (1929) - General Ravinoff * '' Slightly Scarlet'' (1930) - Inspector (uncredited) * ''Le spectre vert'' (1930) - Dr. Ballon * ''

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'' (1930) - Dr. Dean * '' Once a Sinner'' (1931) - Salon Manager (uncredited) * '' The Magnificent Lie'' (1931) - French Military Doctor (uncredited) * '' East of Borneo'' (1931) - Hashim—Prince of Marudu * ''

Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin (French pronunciation: ʁsɛn lypɛ̃ is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazi ...

'' (1932) - Duval (uncredited) * '' Whistlin' Dan'' (1932) - Capt. Serge Karloff * ''Le bluffeur'' (1932) - Mr. Banks * ''L'amour guide'' (1933) - Marco * '' Private Detective 62'' (1933) - Captain La Farge (uncredited) * '' Ever in My Heart'' (1933) - Party Guest (uncredited) * '' Queen Christina'' (1933) - Chanut, the French Ambassador * '' Bombay Mail'' (1934) - Dr. Maurice Lenoir * ''

Moulin Rouge Moulin Rouge (, ; ) is a cabaret in Paris, on Boulevard de Clichy, at Place Blanche, the intersection of, and terminus of Rue Blanche. In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Ol ...

'' (1934) - Frenchman * '' Fashions of 1934'' (1934) - Paris Couturier (uncredited) * '' The House of Rothschild'' (1934) - Count Talleyrand * ''

Stingaree The Stingaree was a neighborhood of San Diego between the boom of the 1880s and the demolition and vice eradication campaign of 1916. The reason for the neighborhood's fame was its role as the home to the city's "undesirables", including prostitut ...

'' (1934) - Coutouriere (uncredited) * '' Stamboul Quest'' (1934) - Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' (german: Die lustige Witwe, links=no ) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt ...

'' (1934) - Adamovitch (uncredited) * '' The White Cockatoo'' (1935) - Pierre * ''

Folies Bergère The Folies Bergère () is a cabaret music hall, located in Paris, France. Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret. It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trév ...

'' (1935) - Premier of France * ''

The Flame Within ''The Flame Within'' is Stream of Passion's second studio album released on May 27, 2009, by Napalm Records. It is the follow-up to their debut album, ''Embrace the Storm''. It is the first album with guitarists Eric Hazebroek and Stephan Schul ...

'' (1935) - Apartment House Manager (uncredited) * '' Front Page Woman'' (1935) - Robert Chinard * ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writt ...

'' (1935) - Attaché (uncredited) * '' The Last Outpost'' (1935) - Turkish major (uncredited) * '' Whipsaw'' (1935) - Monetta * '' Captain Blood'' (1935) - French Captain (uncredited) * '' The Invisible Ray'' (1936) - Chief of the Surete * ''

The Sky Parade ''The Sky Parade'' is a 1936 American aviation drama film directed by Otho Lovering and written by Arthur J. Beckhard, Robert M. Burtt, Brian Marlow, Wilfred G. Moore and Byron Morgan. Starring Jimmie Allen, William Gargan, Katherine DeMille ...

'' (1936) - Baron Ankrovith (uncredited) * '' China Clipper'' (1936) - Pan American Union Speaker (uncredited) * ''

The Charge of the Light Brigade The Charge of the Light Brigade was a failed military action involving the British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan had intended to se ...

'' (1936) - Gen. Canrobert (uncredited) * '' Love Letters of a Star'' (1936) - Harrington * ''

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'' (1936) - French Lieutenant * ''She's Dangerous'' (1937) - Eduardo the Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' History Is Made at Night'' (1937) - Insp. Millard (uncredited) * '' Seventh Heaven'' (1937) - Sergeant Gendarme * ''

The King and the Chorus Girl ''The King and the Chorus Girl'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fernand Gravey, Joan Blondell and Edward Everett Horton. Gravey (billed as "Gravet") was at the time the subject of a significant stud ...

'' (1937) - Yacht Captain (uncredited) * '' Thin Ice'' (1937) - Head Porter (uncredited) * ''

Cafe Metropole ''Cafe Metropole'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith, released by 20th Century Fox and starring Loretta Young, Tyrone Power and Adolphe Menjou. Plot In Paris in 1937, Victor Lobard owns the very exclusive C ...

'' (1937) - Captain * '' Love Under Fire'' (1937) - Captain Contreras * ''

Fit for a King ''Fit for a King'' is a 1937 American film starring Joe E. Brown and directed by Edward Sedgwick. Plot summary Newspaper reporter "Scoop (term), Scoops" (Brown) is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attempts on Arc ...

'' (1937) - Paul (uncredited) * '' The Sheik Steps Out'' (1937) - Count Mario * ''

Wife, Doctor and Nurse ''Wife, Doctor and Nurse'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring Loretta Young. Plot Cast * Loretta Young as Ina Heath Lewis * Warner Baxter as Dr. Judd Lewis * Virginia Bruce as Miss Stephens aka Steve * Jane D ...

'' (1937) - Nick * ''

Fight for Your Lady ''Fight for Your Lady'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Ernest Pagano, Harry Segall and Harold Daniel Kusel. The film stars John Boles, Jack Oakie, Ida Lupino, Margot Grahame, Gordon Jones, Erik Rho ...

'' (1937) - Joris * ''

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo ''Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo'' is a 1937 American movie directed by Eugene Forde. The main character is Charlie Chan, a Chinese-Hawaiian detective. This was the sixteenth and final Charlie Chan film with Warner Oland portraying Chan. The film f ...

'' (1937) - Renault * '' Love and Hisses'' (1937) - Count Pierre Raoul Guerin * ''

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(US) and ) was the daughte ...

'' (1938) - De Lautruc * ''

Fools for Scandal ''Fools for Scandal'' is a 1938 screwball comedy film starring Carole Lombard and Fernand Gravet, featuring Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins, Isabel Jeans, Marie Wilson and Marcia Ralston, and produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. It was written ...

'' (1938) - Le Petit Harlem Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

Judge Hardy's Children ''Judge Hardy's Children'' is a 1938 film in the Andy Hardy series. The plot involves the Hardys visiting Washington, DC, in this third entry in MGM's "Hardy Family" series. Plot summary Judge Hardy ( Lewis Stone) has been appointed chairman o ...

'' (1938) - Mr. Cortot (uncredited) * ''A Trip to Paris'' (1938) - Captain of Intelligence (uncredited) * ''

The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia d ...

'' (1938) - Saxon peasant (uncredited) * ''

Blind Alibi ''Blind Alibi'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Lionel Houser, Harry Segall and Ron Ferguson. The film stars Richard Dix, Whitney Bourne, Eduardo Ciannelli, Frances Mercer and Paul Guilfoyle. The film was r ...

'' (1938) - Art Dealer (uncredited) * ''

Gold Diggers in Paris ''Gold Diggers in Paris'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. movie musical directed by Ray Enright with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane, Hugh Herbert, and Allen Jenkins. Plot Maurice Giraud ( ...

'' (1938) - Gendarme * ''

The Young in Heart ''The Young in Heart'' is a 1938 American comedy film produced by David O. Selznick, directed by Richard Wallace, and starring Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Paulette Goddard. The supporting cast features Roland Young and Billie Bu ...

'' (1938) - Detective Sergeant (uncredited) * '' I'll Give a Million'' (1938) - Gendarme * ''

Four's a Crowd ''Four's a Crowd'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell, and Patric Knowles. It was written by Casey Robinson and Sig Herzig from a story by Wallace Sulli ...

'' (1938) - Enrico (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Bank President * ''

Sharpshooters A sharpshooter is one who is highly proficient at firing firearms or other projectile weapons accurately. Military units composed of sharpshooters were important factors in 19th-century combat. Along with " marksman" and "expert", "sharpshooter" ...

'' (1938) - Police Chief (uncredited) * ''

Artists and Models Abroad ''Artists and Models Abroad'' (UK title: ''Stranded in Paris'') is a 1938 comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Jack Benny and Joan Bennett. It was made by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Ken Englund, Howard Lin ...

'' (1938) - Prefect of Police * '' Topper Takes a Trip'' (1938) - Magistrate * ''

Mr. Moto's Last Warning ''Mr. Moto's Last Warning'' is the sixth in a series of eight films starring Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto. The film is an original story featuring the character created by John P. Marquand. Plot The British Navy in Port Said is making plans for naval ...

'' (1939) - Adm. Jacques Delacour (uncredited) * ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (1939) - Captain Fageon * '' The Adventures of Jane Arden'' (1939) - Frenchman (scenes deleted) * ''

Chasing Danger ''Chasing Danger'' is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Ricardo Cortez and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, Henry Wilcoxon, Joan Woodbury and Harold Huber. The film was re ...

'' (1939) - French Colonel (uncredited) * '' Indianapolis Speedway'' (1939) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

Lady of the Tropics ''Lady of the Tropics'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Conway, starring Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, and Joseph Schildkraut. Plot While visiting French Indochina with his girlfriend and her family on her father's yacht, freeload ...

'' (1939) - Hotel Manager (uncredited) * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1939) - Col. Giraud * '' Everything Happens at Night'' (1939) - Gendarme on Dock (uncredited) * ''

The House Across the Bay ''The House Across the Bay'' is a 1940 film directed by Archie Mayo, starring George Raft and Joan Bennett, produced by Walter Wanger, written by Myles Connolly and Kathryn Scola, and released by United Artists. The supporting cast features Lloyd N ...

'' (1940) - French Official * '' Turnabout'' (1940) - Mr. Ram * ''

Brother Orchid ''Brother Orchid'' is a 1940 American crime/ comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy and Allen Jenkins. The screenplay was wr ...

'' (1940) - Cable Office Clerk (uncredited) * '' A Dispatch from Reuters'' (1940) - French Official (uncredited) * '' Christmas in July'' (1940) - Office Door Sign-Painter (uncredited) * '' The Son of Monte Cristo'' (1940) - Marquis de Chatante * ''

Comrade X ''Comrade X'' is a 1940 American comedy spy film directed by King Vidor and starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr. The supporting cast features Oskar Homolka, Eve Arden and Sig Rumann. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin Inte ...

'' (1940) - Laszlo * '' Back Street'' (1941) - Doctor (voice, uncredited) * ''

That Hamilton Woman ''That Hamilton Woman'', also known as ''Lady Hamilton'', is a 1941 black-and-white historical film drama produced and directed by Alexander Korda for his British company during his exile in the United States. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, th ...

'' (1941) - Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''

The Great Lie ''The Great Lie'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding, and starring Bette Davis, George Brent and Mary Astor. The screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee is based on the novel ''January Heights'' by Polan Banks. Plot When concert ...

'' (1941) - Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) * ''

That Night in Rio ''That Night in Rio'' is a 1941 Technicolor American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche (in a dual role as an American entertainer and an aristocratic businessman he is asked to impersonate tempora ...

'' (1941) - Ambassador * '' Road to Zanzibar'' (1941) - Saunders - Hotel Owner (uncredited) * '' They Dare Not Love'' (1941) - Belgian Captain (uncredited) * '' The Night of January 16th'' (1941) - Anton Haraba - Man With Briefcase (uncredited) * ''

Paris Calling ''Paris Calling'' is a 1941 war film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott, Elisabeth Bergner, and Basil Rathbone. Plot Cast * Elisabeth Bergner as Marianne Jannetier * Randolph Scott as Lt. Nicholas 'Nick' Jordan * Basi ...

'' (1941) - Butler * '' Sullivan's Travels'' (1941) - Old Tramp * '' Spy Smasher'' (1942) - Gov. LeComte

h. 3 H is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet. H may also refer to: Musical symbols * H number, Harry Halbreich reference mechanism for music by Honegger and Martinů * H, B (musical note) * H, B major People * H. (noble) (died after 127 ...

* ''

Perils of Nyoka ''Perils of Nyoka'' is a 1942 Republic serial directed by William Witney. It stars Kay Aldridge as Nyoka the Jungle Girl, a character who first appeared in the Edgar Rice Burroughs-inspired serial ''Jungle Girl''. Plot Nyoka, with help from L ...

'' (1942) - Maghreb - Vultura's High Priest hs.1-4,7,9,15* '' I Married an Angel'' (1942) - Pierre Durant (uncredited) * ''

Now, Voyager ''Now, Voyager'' is a 1942 American drama film starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains, and directed by Irving Rapper. The screenplay by Casey Robinson is based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Olive Higgins Prouty. Prouty ...

'' (1942) - M. Henri (uncredited) * ''Silver Queen'' (1942) - Andres * ''

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

'' (1942) - Conspirator (uncredited) * '' The Hard Way'' (1943) - Embassy Club Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Mission to Moscow'' (1943) - President Paul van Zeeland (uncredited) * ''

Background to Danger ''Background to Danger'' is a 1943 World War II spy film starring George Raft and featuring Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. Based on the 1937 novel '' Uncommon Danger'' by Eric Ambler and set in politically neutral Turkey, ...

'' (1943) - Customs Official with Ana (uncredited) * ''

Appointment in Berlin ''Appointment in Berlin'' (also known as ''Assignment in Berlin'') is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring George Sanders, Marguerite Chapman and Onslow Stevens. The film's plot follows an R.A.F. officer who inf ...

'' (1943) - Van der Wyn (uncredited) * '' Secret Service in Darkest Africa'' (1943) - Armand * '' Wintertime'' (1943) - Bodreau (uncredited) * '' Around the World'' (1943) - French Captain (uncredited) * ''

The Desert Song ''The Desert Song'' is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. It was inspired by the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Moroccan fighters, against French colo ...

'' (1943) - Radek (uncredited) * '' Passage to Marseille'' (1944) - Guard (uncredited) * ''

Action in Arabia ''Action in Arabia'' (also known as ''Danger in Damascus'' and ''International Zone'') is a 1944 drama film directed by Leonide Moguy and starring George Sanders and Virginia Bruce. The film was based on the novel ''The Fanatic of Fez'' by ...

'' (1944) - Prefect of Police (uncredited) * '' The Tiger Woman'' (1944) - The Commandant of Police hs. 2-7-8 - 12(uncredited) * ''

The Mask of Dimitrios ''The Mask of Dimitrios'' is a 1944 American film noir directed by Jean Negulesco and written by Frank Gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same title written by Eric Ambler (in the United States, it was published as ''A Coffin for Dimitrios'' ...

'' (1944) - Fisherman (uncredited) * '' The Desert Hawk'' (1944) - Emil of Telif * '' Till We Meet Again'' (1944) - Gabriel (uncredited) * ''

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay ''Our Hearts Were Young and Gay'' is a book by actress Cornelia Otis Skinner and journalist Emily Kimbrough, published in 1942. The book presents a description of their European tour in the 1920s, when they were fresh out of college from Bryn M ...

'' (1944) - Monsieur Darnet (uncredited) * '' Storm Over Lisbon'' (1944) - Secret Service Officer (uncredited) * ''

Experiment Perilous ''Experiment Perilous'' is a 1944 melodrama set at the turn of the 20th century. The film is based on a 1943 novel of the same name by Margaret Carpenter, and directed by Jacques Tourneur. Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey, Darrell Silvera, and ...

'' (1944) - Voice Instructor (uncredited) * '' Those Endearing Young Charms'' (1945) - Hotel St. Mark Maitre'd (uncredited) * '' Captain Eddie'' (1945) - French General (uncredited) * ''

Rhapsody in Blue ''Rhapsody in Blue'' is a 1924 musical composition written by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the work premiered i ...

'' (1945) - Guest (uncredited) * '' You Came Along'' (1945) - Headwater (uncredited) * '' Scotland Yard Investigator'' (1945) - Anton Miran (uncredited) * '' This Love of Ours'' (1945) - Dr. Lebreton (uncredited) * '' Cornered'' (1945) - Second Prefect (uncredited) * '' Yolanda and the Thief'' (1945) - Train Passenger with Mink Eyebrows (uncredited) * ''

Saratoga Trunk ''Saratoga Trunk'' is a 1945 American Western film (or historical romance film, per the American Film Institute) directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, and Flora Robson. Written by Casey Robinson, based on the novel '' ...

'' (1945) - Ship Captain (uncredited) * ''

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman ''Tarzan and the Leopard Woman'' is a 1946 action film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and portrayed by Johnny Weissmuller. Directed by Kurt Neumann, film sees Tarzan encounter a tribe of leopard-worshippers. It was ...

'' (1946) - Ivory Merchant (uncredited) * '' The Hoodlum Saint'' (1946) - Jeweler (uncredited) * ''

The Catman of Paris ''The Catman of Paris'' is a 1946 American mystery and horror film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Carl Esmond, Lenore Aubert, Adele Mara, Douglass Dumbrille, Gerald Mohr and Fritz Feld. Plot The wri ...

'' (1946) - Guillard * '' Our Hearts Were Growing Up'' (1946) - Maitre d' (uncredited) * ''

The Searching Wind ''The Searching Wind'' is a 1946 American feature film directed by William Dieterle and starring Robert Young, Sylvia Sidney, and Ann Richards. It is based on the play of the same name by Lillian Hellman. It had originally been planned for produ ...

'' (1946) - Ambassador de Frontigny (uncredited) * '' Of Human Bondage'' (1946) - Artist (uncredited) * '' The Return of Monte Cristo'' (1946) - Immigration Officer (uncredited) * ''

Ladies' Man A ladies' man or lady's man is a man who enjoys spending time socially with women, who strives to please them and that women find attractive. Ladies' man or lady's man may also refer to: Literature * ''Ladies' Man'' (novel), a 1978 novel by R ...

'' (1947) - Mr. Jones, Hotel Manager * '' The Perfect Marriage'' (1947) - Waiter Captain (uncredited) * '' Tarzan and the Huntress'' (1947) - Man Weighing King (uncredited) * '' The Trespasser'' (1947) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1947) - French Doctor #2 (uncredited) * ''

The Foxes of Harrow ''The Foxes of Harrow'' is a 1947 American adventure film directed by John M. Stahl. The film stars Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara, and Richard Haydn. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design ( Lyle R. Wheeler, Maur ...

'' (1947) - Priest (uncredited) * '' It's a Great Feeling'' (1949) - Andre Bernet (uncredited) * ''

Rope of Sand ''Rope of Sand'' is a 1949 adventure-suspense film noir directed by William Dieterle, produced by Hal Wallis, and starring Burt Lancaster and three stars from Wallis's ''Casablanca'' - Paul Henreid, Claude Rains and Peter Lorre. The film introduce ...

'' (1949) - Jacques the Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Fortunes of Captain Blood'' (1950) - Count Harrouch (uncredited) * '' Secrets of Monte Carlo'' (1951) - Inspector Marcel Remy * '' Strangers on a Train'' (1951) - Monsieur Darville (uncredited) * '' The Law and the Lady'' (1951) - French Manager (uncredited) * ''

Mara Maru ''Mara Maru'' is a 1952 American noir action film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Errol Flynn, Ruth Roman and Raymond Burr . It was the last movie Flynn made for Warner Bros where he had started out in Hollywood in 1935. However he did ...

'' (1952) - Ortega * '' Son of Ali Baba'' (1952) - Shah of Persia (uncredited) * ''

Because You're Mine ''Because You're Mine'' is a 1952 musical comedy film starring Mario Lanza. Directed by Alexander Hall, the film also stars Doretta Morrow, James Whitmore, and Dean Miller. Plot Opera singer superstar Renato Rossano (Mario Lanza) is drafted i ...

'' (1952) - General Pierre Montal (uncredited)

Partial Theatre credits

* ''Goin' Home'' * ''Diplomacy'' * ''The Last Torture'' * ''Antonia'' * ''Grounds for Divorce'' * ''The Crooked Square'' * ''The Texas Nightingale'' * ''The Pigeon'' * ''Genius and the Crowd'' * ''Mis' Nelly of N'Orleans'' * ''Flo-Flo'' * ''Somebody's Luggage''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Renavent, Georges 1890s births 1969 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors Hollywood blacklist 20th-century French male actors French emigrants to the United States Male actors from Paris