About Marcel Herrand
Lived 1897 – 1953 (aged 55). Marcel Herrand was a French actor, stage actor and film actor.
Marcel Herrand (; 8 October 1897 – 11 June 1953) was a French stage and film actor best remembered for his roles in swashbuckling or historical films.
He appeared in over 25 films between 1932 and 1952, but Herrand's best remembered role is as Lacenaire (based on Pierre François Lacenaire) in Marcel Carné's Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis, 1945). Other films in which Herrand appeared include The Last Days of Pompeii (1950) and Fanfan la Tulipe (1952), which also featured Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida, in which Herrand played the role of King Louis XV.
Selected filmography In the Service of the Tsar (1936) The Pavilion Burns (1941) ... Audignane Les Visiteurs du soir (1942) ... Baron Renaud The Count of Monte Cristo (1943) ... Bertuccio The Mysteries of Paris (1943) ... Rodolphe Les Enfants du paradis (1945) ... Lacenaire Father Serge (1945) Messieurs Ludovic (1946) Star Without Light (1946) ... Roger Marney The Royalists (1947) ... Corentin Fantômas (1947) Dilemma of Two Angels (1948) Ruy Blas (1948) ... Don Salluste The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1949) ... Larsan The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1949) ... Larsan The Last Days of Pompeii (1950) ... Arbax No Pity for Women (1950) One Only Loves Once (1950) Young Love (1951) Wolves Hunt at Night (1952) ... Pedro Fanfan la Tulipe (1952) ... King Louis XV The Respectful Prostitute (1952) ... Senator Clarke
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Who was Marcel Herrand?
French actor (1897-1953)
When was Marcel Herrand born?
Marcel Herrand was born on 8 October 1897 in Paris.
When did Marcel Herrand die?
Marcel Herrand died on 11 June 1953 in Montfort-l'Amaury.
What was Marcel Herrand's occupation?
Marcel Herrand was an actor, stage actor and film actor.
What nationality was Marcel Herrand?
Marcel Herrand was French.
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