Fernand Ledoux
Fernand Ledoux (born January 21, 1897 in Tirlemont , † September 21, 1993 in Paris ) was a Belgian-born French actor.
Life
Fernand Ledoux went to France after a short military service in 1914 and trained as an actor. The first role in the film came about in 1918 through his war comrade, the director Jacques Feyder . By 1984 Ledoux worked on a total of almost 90 film and television productions. His best-known role was probably that of the station master who kills his wife's rapist in Jean Renoir's classic film Bestie Mensch (1938). Ledoux also performed on stage for many years, mostly in the character field.
Filmography (selection)
- 1918: La faute d'orthographe (short film)
- 1936: Mayerling
- 1936: Taras Bulba (Tarass Boulba)
- 1938: Beast Man (La Bête Humaine)
- 1940: Volpone
- 1941: The first ball (Premier bal)
- 1941: Your first rendezvous (Premier rendez-vous)
- 1941: barges (Remorques)
- 1942: The night with the devil (Les Visiteurs du soir)
- 1943: A Fatal Family (Goupi Mains Rouges)
- 1944: The secret of the mountain hut (Sortilèges)
- 1945: The Road to Hell (La Fille au diable)
- 1948: Deadly Passion (Pattes blanches)
- 1949: The Secret of Mr. Barton (Le Mystère Barton)
- 1954: Act of love
- 1954: A Whole Life (Les Hommes en blanc)
- 1954: King of the Desert (Fortune Carrée)
- 1954: Papa, Mama, Katrin and I (Papa, maman, la Bonne et moi)
- 1955: Papa, Mama, my wife and I (Papa, maman, ma femme et moi)
- 1956: The Adventures of Till Ulenspiegel (Les Aventures de Till L'Espiègle)
- 1957: The man who has to die (Celui qui doit mourir)
- 1957: The coffin came in the mail (Les Violents)
- 1957: The Misery (Les misérables)
- 1958: Christine
- 1962: The Longest Day (The Longest Day)
- 1962: Freud (Freud - The secret passion)
- 1962: At the end of all roads (La Claive et la balance)
- 1964: The Day After (Up from the Beach)
- 1965: The village school teacher and his automobile (La Communale)
- 1970: Donkey skin (Peau d'âne)
- 1973: The lioness and her hunter (Les granges brûlées)
- 1976: Alice (Alice ou la Dernière fugue)
- 1977: everyone their own hell (A chacun son enfer)
- 1981: Jules and Juju (Jules et Juju)
- 1982: one thousand billion dollars (Mille milliards de dollars)
- 1982: The Legion of the Damned (Les misérables)
Web links
- Fernand Ledoux in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 643.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ledoux, Fernand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor of Belgian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tirlemont |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1993 |
| Place of death | Paris |