Jean Paul Félix Didier Perret, who used the

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Jean d'Yd, was a French

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and

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who was born in

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on 17 May 1880. He died in

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, France on 14 May 1964.

Selected filmography

*1923: '' La Dame de Monsoreau'' (directed by René Le Somptier) – Chicot *1923: '' Le chant de l'amour triomphant'' (directed by

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) – Le serviteur hindou *1923: '' La souriante Madame Beudet'' (directed by

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) – Monsieur Labas *1923: '' Gossette'' (directed by

) – Maître Varadès *1924: '' The Thruster'' (directed by

André Hugon André Hugon (17 December 1886 – 22 August 1960) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards, particularly of the 1920s and into sound. Hugon was born in Algiers in 1886 w ...

) – L'avocat général *1924: '' La main qui a tué'' (directed by Maurice de Marsan and Maurice Gleize) – Inspecteur Bréchet *1926: '' Nitchevo'' (directed by

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) – Commandant Le Gossec *1927: ''

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'' (directed by

Abel Gance Abel Gance (; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 188910 November 1981) was a French film director, producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: ''J'ac ...

) – La Bussière *1928: '' La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc'' (directed by Carl Dreyer) – Guillaume Evrard *1931: '' La fin du monde'' (directed by

) – M. de Murcie *1931: ' (directed by

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) *1931: '' Tu m'oublieras'' (directed by Henri Diamant–Berger) – Adolphe Dautrive *1932: ''

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'' (directed by Gaston Ravel et Tony Lekain) – Le médecin *1932: '' Une heure'' (Short, directed by Léo Mittler) – Le père de Jacques *1932: '' La vitrine'' (Short, directed by Léo Mittler) *1933: '' Direct au coeur'' (directed by Roger Lion) – Journalist #2 *1933: '' Rothchild'' (directed by

Marco de Gastyne Marc Henri Benoist better known as Marco de Gastyne (born in Paris, France, on 15 July 1889; died in Paris on 8 November 1982) was a French people, French painter, illustrator and later film director of more than fifteen films. After studying pa ...

) – Le professeur *1934: ''

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'' (directed by Raymond Bernard) – Le directeur de l'école (uncredited) *1934: '' Tartarin of Tarascon'' (directed by Raymond Bernard) – Ladevèze *1934: '' L'article 330'' (Short, directed by

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) *1935: '' Amour et publicité'' (Short, directed by Léo Mittler) *1938: '' La Rue sans joie'' (directed by

) – L'avocat général *1938: '' Alerte en Méditerranée'' (directed by Léo Joannon) – Le père Blanc *1939: ''

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'' (directed by

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) – Joë Chamberlain *1940: '' The Emigrant'' (directed by Léo Joannon) – L'ingénieur-chef *1942: '' Les hommes sans peur'' (directed by Yvan Noé) – Un médecin *1942: '' Les Visiteurs du soir'' (directed by

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) – Le baladin *1942: '' Les petits riens'' (directed by Raymond Bernard) *1943: '' L'Éternel retour'' (directed by

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) – Amédée Frossin *1944: '' Félicie Nanteuil'' (directed by

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) – Le docteur Socrate *1945: '' La Vie de bohème'' (directed by

) – (uncredited) *1946: '' Raboliot'' (directed by Jacques Daroy) – Touraille *1946: ''

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'' (directed by Henri Calef) – Un conseiller *1946: '' Martin Roumagnac'' (directed by Georges Lacombe) – L'oncle de Blanche *1946: ''

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'' (directed by Pierre Dard) – Le professeur Sartory *1947: '' Dreams of Love'' (directed by Christian Stengel) – Cadolle *1947: '' Capitaine Blomet'' (directed by Andrée Feix) – (uncredited) *1948: ''The Private Life of an Actor'' (directed by Sacha Guitry) – Lucien Guitry enfant *1948: '' The Last Vacation'' (directed by

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) – Walter Lherminier *1948: '' The Cavalier of Croix–Mort'' (directed by Lucien Gasnier–Raymond) – Louis-Antoine *1948: '' Le colonel Durand'' (directed by

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) *1949: '' Fantomas Against Fantomas'' (directed by

Robert Vernay Robert Vernay (May 30, 1907 in Paris – October 17, 1979 in Paris) was a French director and screenwriter. Career In 1937, Vernay worked as assistant director to Julien Duvivier on ''Pépé le Moko''. In 1944, Vernay directed an adaptation of ...

) – Le neurologue *1950: '' La Belle que voilà'' (directed by Jean–Paul Le Chanois) – Ceccati *1950: '' Justice est faite'' (directed by

André Cayatte André Cayatte (; 3 February 1909 – 6 February 1989) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Biography Cayatte began his directoral career at ...

) – Le supérieur de l'école religieuse *1950: '' God Needs Men'' (directed by

) – Corentin Gourvennec *1952: '' Agence matrimoniale'' (directed by Jean–Paul Le Chanois) – Le père de la jeune fille jourde *1953: '' Lucrèce Borgia'' (directed by Christian–Jaque) – Le médecin *1954: '' On Trial'' (directed by

Julien Duvivier Julien Duvivier (; 8 October 1896 – 29 October 1967) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930–1960. Amongst his most original films, chiefly notable are ''La Bandera (film), La Bandera'', ...

) – Le président *1955: '' The Little Rebels'' (directed by

) – Le grand-père de Francis *1956: ' (directed by

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) – Félix Mercier *1956: '' Les Truands'' (directed by Carlo Rim) – Le grand-père *1958: ''

'' (directed by

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) – Le père Mabeuf *1958: '' Les naufrageurs'' (directed by Charles Brabant) – Le curé (final film role)

Theatre

*1958 ''Monsieur de France'' by

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, directed by Christian-Gérard Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens

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