Henri Étiévant (13 March 1870 – 9 August 1953) was a French actor and film director. Born Henri Gaston Étiévan-Estival in Paris, he trained at the

National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

and was an experienced stage actor before he entered the world of film. He played Javert in Albert Capellani's 1912 silent film ''Les Miserables''. He died in 1953 in the

11th arrondissement of Paris The 11th arrondissement of Paris (''XIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, the arrondissement is referred to as ''le onzième'' (; "the eleventh"). The ar ...

. His daughter,

Yvette Etiévant Yvette Etiévant (1922–2003) was a French actress. She starred in Yves Robert's '' War of the Buttons'' (''La Guerre des boutons'') in 1962. Filmography *1945: '' Les Dames du bois de Boulogne'' (directed by Robert Bresson) - La bonne *194 ...

, was also an actress.

Selected filmography

* '' The Snow on the Footsteps'' (1923) * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1926) * ''

Siren of the Tropics ''Siren of the Tropics'' (French: ''La Sirène des tropiques'') is a 1927 French silent film starring Josephine Baker. Directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant and set in the West Indies, the film tells the story of a native girl named Pap ...

'' (1927) featuring

Josephine Baker Freda Josephine Baker (; June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975), naturalized as Joséphine Baker, was an American and French dancer, singer, and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France. She was the first Black woman to s ...

making her the first ever African-American woman to star in a major motion production. * '' A Telephone Call'' (1932)

References

1870 births 1953 deaths French male stage actors French film directors French male film actors French male silent film actors French silent film directors Male actors from Paris 20th-century French male actors {{France-film-actor-1870s-stub