Fernand Ledoux

Fernand Ledoux (born Jacques Joseph Félix Fernand Ledoux, 24 January 1897, Tienen – 21 September 1993, Villerville) was a French film and theatre actor of Belgian origin. He studied with Raphaël Duflos at the CNSAD, and began his career with small roles at the Comédie-Française. He appeared in close to eighty films, with his best remembered role being the stationmaster Roubaud in Jean Renoir's La Bête humaine, but he remained primarily a theatrical actor for the duration of his career.

Married to Fernande Thabuy, with whom he had four children, Ledoux was an amateur painter, and lived for many years at Pennedepie in Normandy. Later he moved to Villerville, where he died and where he is buried.

Selected filmography

L'homme à la barbiche (1933) (1934) as Flick L'homme des Folies Bergère (1935) as François Mayerling (1936) as Philippe de Cobourg Taras Bulba (1936) as Tovkatch The Beloved Vagabond (1936) as Major Walters (1938) as Le docteur Alert in the Mediterranean (1938) as Martin La Bête Humaine (1938) as Roubaud Volpone (1941) as Corvino (1941) as Nicolas Rougemont First Ball (1941) as Michel Noblet L'assassinat du Père Noël (1941) as Noirgoutte, le maire Stormy Waters (1941) as Kerlo, le bosco Le Lit à colonnes (1942) as Porey-Cave Les Visiteurs du Soir (1942) as Le baron Hugues - le châtelain, père d'Anne La grande marnière (1943) as Carvajan (1943) as Le maire It Happened at the Inn (1943) as Léopold Goupi dit Goupi-Mains-Rouges (1943) as Auguste The Man from London (1943) as Maloin Behold Beatrice (1944) as Le docteur Mauléon Girl with Grey Eyes (1945) as Le père Christophe The Bellman (1945) as Fabret, le 'lièvre' The Devil's Daughter (1946) as Le docteur / The doctor The Sea Rose (1946) as Romain Jardehu Danger of Death (1947) as Le pharmacien Loiseau Eternal Conflict (1948) as Le professeur Janvier The Shadow (1948) as Firmin Blache White Paws (1949) as Jock Le Guen The Barton Mystery (1949) as Beverley Histoires extraordinaires à faire peur ou à faire rire... (1949) as Montrésor Monseigneur (1949) as Piétrefond Wolves Hunt at Night (1952) as Thomas Mollert - un membre du Deuxième Bureau La Bergère et le ramoneur (1952) as Le roi (voice) Act of Love (1953) as Fernand Lacaud Papa, maman, la bonne et moi (1954) as Fernand Langlois (1955) as Le Cadi Men in White (1955) as Dr. Delpuech Papa, maman, ma femme et moi (1955) as Fernand Langlois On ne badine pas avec l'amour (1955) Law of the Streets (1956) as Père Blain Les Aventures de Até L'Espiegle (1957) as Claes He Who Must Die (1957) as Priest Grigoris The Violent (1957) as Pierre Tiercelin Les Misérables (1958) as Monseigneur Myriel Christine (1958) as Weiring as le père de Christine I Spit on Your Grave (1959) as Horace Chandley Cartagine in fiamme (1960) Recours en grâce (1960) as Le curé The Truth (1960) as Le médecin légiste The Big Gamble (1961) as Customs Official The Longest Day (1962) as Louis Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) as Dr. Charcot The Trial (1962) as Chief Clerk of the Law Court Le Glaive et la Balance (1963) as Le procureur Up from the Beach (1965) as Barrelmaker La Communale (1965) as L'inspecteur Under the Sign of the Bull (1969) as Le juge Peau d'Âne (1970) as Le roi rouge, le seconde roi Moi y'en a vouloir des sous (1973) as Sauveur Chouras Bel Ordure (1973) as Le gardien de prison Les Granges brûlées (1973) as Le doyen des juges Les Chinois à Paris (1974) as Abel Frugebelle, de l'Acamédie Française Alice ou la Dernière Fugue (1977) as Le Vieil Homme et le Docteur À chacun son enfer (1977) as Le père Mille milliards de dollars (1982) as Guérande Les Misérables (1982) as Gillenormand