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Jacques Erwin

1908 – 1957

French actor

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Lived 1908 – 1957 (aged 48). Jacques Erwin was a French actor.

Jacques Erwin (born Herwin Frédéric Roger Follot; 22 December 1908 – 7 April 1957) was a French film and stage actor. Erwin was born in Paris, France. He was known for his roles in Remontons les Champs-Élysées, Les cinq gentlemen maudits (1931), and Katia (1938). He died on April 7, 1957 in Saint-Tropez, Var, France.

Filmography

1931: Moon Over Morocco by Julien Duvivier as Midlock 1931: Tossing Ship by Jean de La Cour as an officier 1933: L'atroce menace by Christian-Jaque 1933: Vilaine histoire by Christian-Jaque 1934: Liliom by Fritz Lang as the suicidé 1934: Lui ou elle by Roger Capellani 1934: Perfidie by Roger Capellani 1935: Stradivarius by Géza von Bolváry as an officer 1936: La brigade en jupons by Jean de Limur as Mr. Vilette 1936: J'arrose mes galons by René Pujol and Jacques Darmont 1936: Street of Shadows by G. W. Pabst 1937: The Red Dancer or La Chèvre aux pieds d'or by Jean-Paul Paulin 1937: Ramuntcho by René Barberis as Arrochkoa 1937: White Nights in Saint Petersburg by Jean Dréville as colonel Toukatchewsky 1938: The Corsican Brothers by Géo Kolber 1938: Katia by Maurice Tourneur as Trubetzkoïy 1938: La maison du maltais de Pierre Chenal as Laurent 1938: Remontons les Champs-Elysées by Sacha Guitry and Robert Bibal as Louis XIV young and the duke of Montpensier 1939: Nine Bachelors by Sacha Guitry as the duke Julien of Bénéval 1939: There's No Tomorrow by Max Ophüls 1940: L'An 40 by Fernand Rivers as Jacques 1940: The Marvelous Night by Jean-Paul Paulin as the Le forgeron 1940: The Italian Straw Hat by Maurice Cammage as Emile 1941: Les petits riens by Raymond Leboursier as Alceste 1943: La Rabouilleuse by Fernand Rivers as Maxime Gillet 1947: Capitaine Blomet by Andrée Feix as Mr. de Cugnac 1947: Les jeux sont faits by Jean Delannoy as Jean Aguerra 1947: La Grande Volière by Georges Peclet as the colonel 1949: Forbidden to the Public by Alfred Pasquali as Hervé Montagné 1950: Garou-Garou, le passe-muraille by Jean Boyer as Gaston the stepbrother 1951: Gibier de potence by Roger Richebé 1953: L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard by Geza Radvanyi as l'huissier du casino 1955: Marguerite de la nuit by Claude Autant-Lara as the tenor

Theatre 1934: Une femme libre by Armand Salacrou, directed by Paulette Pax, Théâtre de l'Œuvre 1935: La Complainte de Pranzini et de Thérèse de Lisieux by Henri Ghéon, directed by Georges Pitoëff, Théâtre des Mathurins 1936: Elizabeth, la femme sans homme by André Josset, directed by René Rocher, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier 1937: Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman, directed by André Brulé, Théâtre de la Madeleine 1938: Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman, directed by André Brulé, Théâtre des Célestins 1945: L'Autre Aventure by Marcel Haedrich, directed by Jacques Erwin, Théâtre l'Apollo 1948: Interdit au public by Roger Dornès and Jean Marsan, directed by Alfred Pasquali, Comédie-Wagram 1950: Mon bébé by Maurice Hennequin after Baby mine by Margaret Mayo, directed by Christian-Gérard, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin 1951: Je l'aimais trop by Jean Guitton, directed by Christian-Gérard, Théâtre Saint-Georges 1953: Les Pavés du ciel by Albert Husson, directed by Christian-Gérard, Théâtre des Célestins 1955: Un monsieur qui attend by Emlyn Williams, directed by Pierre Dux, Comédie-Caumartin

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Who was Jacques Erwin?

French actor (1908–1957)

When was Jacques Erwin born?

Jacques Erwin was born on 22 December 1908 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.

When did Jacques Erwin die?

Jacques Erwin died on 17 April 1957 in Saint-Tropez.

What was Jacques Erwin's occupation?

Jacques Erwin was an actor.

What nationality was Jacques Erwin?

Jacques Erwin was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jacques Erwin

· Wikidata: Q3158849

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