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André Roanne

1896 – 1959

French actor

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Lived 1896 – 1959 (aged 62). André Roanne was a French actor and film actor.

André Roanne (born André Albert Louis Rahou; 22 September 1896, in Paris – 4 September 1959, in Cannes) was a French actor. He began his career playing in short films, and acted in 91 films in total, most notably those of Fernandel. Most of his films were French; he did, however, also appear in German and Italian works, especially co-productions with French companies. He also served occasionally as an assistant director, screenwriter, technician, and film editor.

Filmography

1914 : Le Fils de la divette by Gaston Ravel (short subject) 1915 : Madame Fleur-de-Neige by Gaston Ravel (short subject) 1915 : Le Même Sang by Gaston Ravel (short subject) 1915 : En musique by Gaston Ravel (short subject) 1915 : Autour d'une bague by Gaston Ravel (short subject) 1915 : La Manœuvre amoureuse or Une erreur by Labruyère (short subject) 1916 : Le Pied qui étreint by Jacques Feyder (short subject) 1916 : Monsieur Pinson policier by Jacques Feyder and Gaston Ravel (short subject) 1916 : Le Consentement de la marquise by Édouard-Émile Violet (short subject) 1916 : Têtes de femmes, femmes de tête by Jacques Feyder (short subject) 1921 : L'Ombre déchirée by Léon Poirier 1921 : Hantise by Jean Kemm 1921 : Les ailes s'ouvrent by Guy du Fresnay 1921 : L'Atlantide by Jacques Feyder 1922 : L'Évasion by Georges Champavert 1922 : Maman Pierre by Maurice Chaillot 1923 : Tote by Camille de Morlhon (short subject) 1923 : Les Opprimés by Henry Roussel 1924 : Imperial Violets by Henry Roussel 1925 : The Promised Land by Henry Roussel 1926 : A Gentleman of the Ring by Gaston Ravel 1926 : La Petite Fonctionnaire by Roger Goupillières 1926 : The Maid at the Palace by Louis Mercanton 1926 : Cinders by Louis Mercanton 1926 : The Queen of Moulin Rouge (Die Königin von Moulin Rouge) by Robert Wiene 1926 : Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman (Fräulein Josette, meine frau) by Gaston Ravel 1926 : Le Berceau de Dieu by Fred LeRoy Granville 1926 : Le Fauteuil 47 by Gaston Ravel 1927 : The Chocolate Girl by René Hervil 1927 : Mademoiselle's Chauffeur by Henri Chomette 1927 : The Golden Abyss or Rapa-Nui by Mario Bonnard 1928 : The Wonderful Day by René Barberis 1928 : La Femme du voisin by Jacques de Baroncelli 1928 : Dolly by Pierre Colombier 1928 : The Unknown Dancer by René Barberis 1928 : Tote et sa chance (German title : Die geschichte einer kleinen Pariserin; Italian title : La storia de una piccola Parigina) by Augusto Genina 1929 : Sinful and Sweet (Sündig und süss) de Karel Lamač 1929 : Venus by Louis Mercanton 1929 : Diary of a Lost Girl (Tagebuch einer Verlorenen) by Georg Wilhelm Pabst 1929 : Women on the Edge by Georg Jacoby 1930 : La Lettre by Louis Mercanton 1930 : Cendrillon de Paris by Jean Hémard 1930 : The Caviar Princess by Karel Lamač 1930 : Accused, Stand Up! by Maurice Tourneur 1930 : Quand nous étions deux by Léonce Perret 1931 : Le Joker by Erich Waschneck 1931 : La Chanson des nations by Maurice Gleize and Rudolf Meinert 1931 : My Cousin from Warsaw by Carmine Gallone 1931 : Tout s'arrange by Henri Diamant-Berger 1931 : Calais-Douvres by Jean Boyer and Anatole Litvak 1931 : Gloria by Hans Behrendt and Yvan Noé 1932 : The Triangle of Fire by Edmond T. Gréville and Johannes Guter 1932 : Ne sois pas jalouse by Augusto Genina 1932 : Colette et son mari or Les amoureux de Colette by André Pellenc (short subject) 1932 : Nicole and Her Virtue by René Hervil 1932 : Beauty Spot by Pierre Caron 1932 : L'Amour en vitesse by Johannes Guter and Claude Heymann 1932 : Cognasse by Louis Mercanton 1932 : My Priest Among the Rich by E.B Donatien 1933 : Baby by Pierre Billon and Karel Lamač 1933 : Pour être aimé by Jacques Tourneur 1933 : Le Coq du régiment by Maurice Cammage 1934 : Le Voyage de Monsieur Perrichon by Jean Tarride 1934 : Paris-Deauville by Jean Delannoy 1934 : The Imberger Mystery by Jacques Séverac 1934 : L'Aristo by André Berthomieu 1934 : Une nuit de folies by Maurice Cammage 1934 : Le Cavalier Lafleur by Pierre-Jean Ducis 1934 : L'Affaire Sternberg by Robert Péguy 1935 : La Mariée du régiment by Maurice Cammage 1935 : Quelle drôle de gosse by Léo Joannon 1935 : Un soir de bombe by Maurice Cammage 1935 : Mademoiselle Lucie, comtesse (short subject) 1935 : L'École des vierges by Pierre Weill 1936 : Girls of Paris by Claude Vermorel 1936 : Les Demi Vierges by Pierre Caron 1937 : Gigolette by Yvan Noé 1937 : Police mondaine by Michel Bernheim and Christian Chamborant 1937 : The Club of Aristocrats by Pierre Colombier 1937 : Mon député et sa femme by Maurice Cammage 1937 : Ne tuez pas Dolly by Jean Delannoy (short subject) 1938 : Petite Peste by Jean de Limur 1938 : Café de Paris by Yves Mirande and Georges Lacombe 1938 : Gibraltar by Fedor Ozep 1938 : Les cinq sous de Lavarède by Maurice Cammage 1938 : People Who Travel by Jacques Feyder 1939 : Entente cordiale by Marcel L'Herbier 1939 : Pièges by Robert Siodmak 1939 : The Porter from Maxim's by Maurice Cammage 1940 : Monsieur Hector by Maurice Cammage 1943 : Finance noire by Félix Gandéra 1946 : Macadam by Marcel Blistène 1951 : The Sleepwalker by Henri Lavorel and (uncredited) John Berry 1953 : It Happened in Paris by Maurice Cammage 1954 : Mam'zelle Nitouche by Yves Allégret 1954 : The Lost Girl by Jean Gourguet 1955 : Les Clandestines by Raoul André 1955 : Napoléon by Sacha Guitry 1955 : The Babes Make the Law by Raoul André 1956 : Si Paris nous était conté by Sacha Guitry 1956 : Les Indiscrètes by Raoul André 1957 : A Kiss for a Killer by Henri Verneuil

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Who was André Roanne?

French actor (1896–1959)

When was André Roanne born?

André Roanne was born on 22 September 1896 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.

When did André Roanne die?

André Roanne died on 4 September 1959 in Cannes.

What was André Roanne's occupation?

André Roanne was an actor and film actor.

What nationality was André Roanne?

André Roanne was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: André Roanne

· Wikidata: Q890739

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