René Bergeron (1890–1971) was a French
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and
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.
[Crisp p.57] A
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he played numerous
supporting role
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s in films, particularly during the 1930s and early 1940s.
Selected filmography
* ''
Captain Fracasse'' (1929)
* ''
The Sweetness of Loving'' (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'' (1934)
* ''
Street Without a Name
''Street Without a Name'' (French: ''La Rue sans nom'') is a 1934 French drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Constant Rémy, Gabriel Gabrio and Paule Andral. It is based on the 1930 novel '' La Rue sans nom'' by Marcel Aymé.Gobl ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Lucrezia Borgia
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'' (1935)
* ''
Dédé'' (1935)
* ''
The Crew'' (1935)
* ''
The New Men'' (1936)
*''
Forty Little Mothers'' (1936)
* ''
The Call of Silence
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'' (1936)
* ''
The Two Girls'' (1936)
* ''
Mayerling
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'' (1936)
* ''
When Midnight Strikes'' (1936)
* ''
Nights of Fire'' (1937)
* ''
The Call of Life'' (1937)
* ''
Marthe Richard'' (1937)
* ''
Southern Mail'' (1937)
* ''
Woman of Malacca
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'' (1937)
* ''
Women's Prison'' (1938)
* ''
Monsieur Coccinelle'' (1938)
* ''
Alert in the Mediterranean'' (1938)
* ''
Princess Tarakanova'' (1938)
* ''
Abused Confidence'' (1938)
* ''
The Lafarge Case'' (1938)
* ''
Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur'' (1938)
* ''
The New Rich'' (1938)
* ''
The Path of Honour'' (1939)
* ''
Deputy Eusèbe'' (1939)
* ''
Coral Reefs
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'' (1939)
* ''
Montmartre
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'' (1941)
* ''
Monsieur La Souris'' (1942)
* ''
The Woman I Loved Most
''The Woman I Loved Most'' (French: ''La femme que j'ai le plus aimée'') is a 1942 French drama film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Arletty, Mireille Balin and Lucien Baroux. https://www.unifrance.org/film/2824/la-femme-que-j-ai-le-pl ...
'' (1942)
* ''
The Benefactor'' (1942)
* ''
The Man from London'' (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
* Ma ...
'' (1957)
* ''
Le insaziabili'' (1958)
* ''
And Your Sister?'' (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
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1890 births
1971 deaths
Male actors from Paris
French male film actors
20th-century French male actors
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