About Boris de Fast
Lived 1891 – 1973 (aged 81). Boris de Fast was a French actor, screenwriter and film editor.
Boris de Fast (July 6, 1890 – 1973) was a Russian actor, screenwriter, film editor and make-up artist. Born in Feodosia, Crimea in the Russian Empire, he emigrated to France, where he worked in the film industry. His rare performances in American films include a strange villainous performance in Tempest and a role in The Woman Disputed.
Selected filmography Actor The Masked Woman (1924) Michel Strogoff (1926) En plongée (1926) Napoleon (1927) Princess Masha (1927) The Woman Disputed (1928) Tempest (1928) Madonna of the Sleeping Cars (1928) Volga Volga (1928) Land Without Women (1929) The Ship of Lost Souls (1929) The Ring of the Empress (1930) La Femme d'une nuit (1931) Queen of the Night (1931) The Man with a Broken Ear (1934)
Editor The Orderly (1933) Les yeux noirs (1935) The Lie of Nina Petrovna (1937) Adrienne Lecouvreur (1938)
Screenwriter Volga in Flames (1934)
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Who was Boris de Fast?
French actor
When was Boris de Fast born?
Boris de Fast was born on 6 June 1891 in Feodosiia.
When did Boris de Fast die?
Boris de Fast died on 1 February 1973 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Boris de Fast's occupation?
Boris de Fast was an actor, screenwriter and film editor.
What nationality was Boris de Fast?
Boris de Fast was French.
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