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George Beranger

Acting

🎂 1893-03-27

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Beranger (27 March 1893 – 8 March 1973), also known as André Beranger, was an Australian actor and Hollywood and stage director. Beranger began playing Shakespearean roles at the age of sixteen with the Walter Bentley Players. He then emigrated from Australia to California, United States in 1912 and worked in the silent film industry in Hollywood. According to a researcher, he "reinvented himself in Hollywood, claiming French parentage, birth on a French ocean liner off the coast of Australia and a Paris education." Beranger worked under the names George Alexandre Beranger and André de Beranger. By the 1920s, Beranger had become a star, appearing in the movies of Ernst Lubitsch and D. W. Griffith. He also directed ten films between 1914 and 1924. Beranger owned a large Spanish-style home in Laguna Beach, rented a room at the Hollywood Athletic Club and owned an apartment in Paris, France. Beranger eventually appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1950. Beranger's career dissipated following the 1930s Great Depression and the advent of sound film, and his roles in later films were small and often uncredited. He supplemented his income as a draftsman for the Los Angeles City Council. He sold his large properties and moved into a modest cottage beside his house in Laguna Beach. He entered into a "lavender marriage" with a neighbouring widow, but they never shared the same house and he continued his gay lifestyle unabated. Beranger retired in 1952 and lived his later years in seclusion. He was found dead of natural causes in his home on 8 March 1973. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Beranger licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Cast credits(102)

Jack Brace

1916

Albert, the Valet (uncredited)

1936

Wade Cameron

1915

The Geek (uncredited)

1947

The Spying One

1919

Andre Escobar

1923

Second Priest of Bel (uncredited)

1916

Fichet

1931

Tailor (uncredited)

1935

1914

Charles (uncredited)

1936

Archie

1931

1935

Tenant

1937

Johan Tonnesen

1916

Maurice Mansfield

1925

Designer (uncredited)

1936

Andre (uncredited)

1931

Jeweler (uncredited)

1936

Lorenz Review Headwaiter

1937

Guido

1925

Kolia

1935

Leon (uncredited)

1945

Claude de Brie

1928

Nolan's Butler (uncredited)

1936

Waiter

1949

Florist (uncredited)

1937

Waiter (uncredited)

1936

Mr. Rosewater

1936

Matthews

1935

Josef André (als André de Beranger)

1926

Salesman

1942

First Stranger (as André Beranger)

1929

The Employer

1913

Lefty

1948

Mr. Brent

1926

Waiter (uncredited)

1949

The Accordian Player (as George Berringer)

1914

Evans, Kathleen's Chauffeur

1936

Dinner Guest / Pianist (uncredited)

1933

Hat Clerk (as Andre Beranger)

1937

Patriotic Letter Reader

1925

M. Maurice Lalle, Georgette's Husband (as André Beranger)

1926

Claude (as André Beranger)

1927

Head Waiter

1941

Steamship Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

1934

Lewin

1925

Cyril

1939

Witness to Accident

1916

Potz

1930

Waiter (uncredited)

1941

Male Dressmaker

1937

Waiter (uncredited)

1936

Krantz (as André Beranger)

1924

Madame Silvara's Customer

1929

Ed Biddle

1936

Barry (an actor)

1929

Mr. St. Aubin

1935

Maitre d'hotel

1940

Leo Friend (as André de Beranger)

1923

Charles IX (as Andre de Beranger)

1923

Costume Designer Maza (uncredited)

1936

John Jarvis

1926

Man Wanting Testimonial

1935

Gideon Bell

1926

Pat Malone

1925

Captain Franz

1917

Barber

1930

Hotel Clerk

1937

Thomas Stuart

1916

Simpson - Guide

1929

Alonzo Beal (uncredited)

1932

Reporter (uncredited)

1935

Carlos

1916

Rudolph Creig

1917

The Butler

1916

The Grand Duke Paul

1926

Selim

1926

A Tramp

1913

The Poet

1931

J. Percy Sappington - Drama Coach

1926

Her Husband

1917

Chester Wallace

1917

Wedding Dress Fitter (Uncredited)

1935

Alphonse Martin

1926

Lord Byron

1924

Count André D'Orville

1927

Claude

1928

George Finch

1927

Actor in Wardrobe Line

1923

Palais de Paris Refuse Man (uncredited)

1928

Maurice

1927

Renard

1916

The Witch Doctor

1936

Automatic Joe

1916

Basil Pew

1933

Vincent Leach

1923

1924

The Accomplice

1913

The Bartender

1913

Pierre

1923

Manager of the 'Fly-by-Night' Theatrical Troupe

1915

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