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Maurice Teynac

1915 – 1992

French actor

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About Maurice Teynac

Lived 1915 – 1992 (aged 76). Maurice Teynac was a French actor.

Maurice Teynac (8 August 1915 – 28 March 1992) was a French actor. In 1948 he starred in the film The Lame Devil under Sacha Guitry.

In 1954 he appeared in London's West End in J.B. Priestley's poorly reviewed play The White Countess.

Selected filmography

Romance of Paris (1941)- Maurice The Pavilion Burns (1941) (1942) - Leroy Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary (1942) - Marmont My Last Mistress (1943) - L'imitateur Song of the Clouds (1946) Counter Investigation (1947) - Serge de Souquières Criminal Brigade (1947) - Fred La Fleur de l'âge (1947) Le Comédien (1948) - L'auteur dramatique Woman Without a Past (1948) - Chimerowitz Night Express (1948) - Georges Sommer The Lame Devil (1948) - Charles X Fantomas Against Fantomas (1949) - Fantômas The Barton Mystery (1949) - Barton (1949) - Freville Mystery in Shanghai (1950) - Inspecteur Wens Les mousquetaires du roi (1951) The Red Rose (1951) - Jean Maréchal - le cinéaste Night Without Stars (1951) - Louis Malinay (1951) La Poison (1951) - Un avocat (uncredited) Massacre in Lace (1952) - Sophocle Zélos Full House (1952) - Heldinge (segment "Le mort dans l'ascenseur") The Road to Damascus (1952) - Le Christ Illusion in a Minor Key (1952) - Night Club Singer Herr Gidou My Childish Father (1953) - Lucien Landier Cinema d'altri tempi (1953) - Za l'Amour Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954) - Monsieur de Montespan (uncredited) The Beautiful Otero (1954) - Mountfeller (1954) - Dr. Curtiss Napoléon (1955) - Le comte Emmanuel de Las Cases Bedevilled (1955) - Trevelle The Affair of the Poisons (1955) - Nicolas de la Reynie Les insoumises (1956) - René Perrault Zaza (1956) - Bernard Dufresnes The Seventh Commandment (1957) - Labaroche Love in Jamaica (1957) The Suspects (1957) - Kurt Topfer The Mysteries of Paris (1957) Paris Holiday (1958) - Doctor Bernais Sans famille (1958) - James Milligan (1960) - Le virtuose Crack in the Mirror (1960) - Doctor Austerlitz (1960) - Schulmeister La Mort de Belle (1961) - L'ivrogne / Stephane's Friend Captain Fracasse (1961) - Marquis des Bruyères (1962) - Levasseur Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (1962) - Father Superior (segment "Homicide point ne seras") The Gypsy Baron (1962) - Carnero The Merry Widow (1962) - André Napoleon Renard The Trial (1962) - Deputy Manager Une blonde comme ça (1963) The Reluctant Spy (1963) - Alfred Thirios L'honorable Stanislas, agent secret (1963) - Alfred Thirios In the French Style (1963) - Baron Edward de Chassier Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (1964) - M. Bordure (1965) - L'inspecteur Legris The Uninhibited (1965) - Reginald The Night of the Generals (1967) - A General (uncredited) (1968) - Le patron Therese and Isabelle (1968) - Monsieur Martin (1968) - Stanmore Mayerling (1968) - Moritz Szeps (1968, TV miniseries) - Mr. Dobbins, Teacher State of Siege (1972) - Minister of Internal Security The Day of the Jackal (1973) - Bastien-Thiry's Lawyer Ash Wednesday (1973) - Doctor Lambert (1974) - Un comédien dans 'Protée' Special Section (1975) - Le substitut général Lucien Guillet L'Année sainte (1976) - Marcel Scandini Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed (1981) - Chamrode (1983) - Spencer Camille (1984) (TV film) - Joseph

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Maurice Teynac?

French actor (1915-1992)

When was Maurice Teynac born?

Maurice Teynac was born on 8 August 1915 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.

When did Maurice Teynac die?

Maurice Teynac died on 28 March 1992 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.

What was Maurice Teynac's occupation?

Maurice Teynac was an actor.

What nationality was Maurice Teynac?

Maurice Teynac was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Maurice Teynac

· Wikidata: Q1911453

· DBpedia: Maurice Teynac

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