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Victor Francen (1888–1977)

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Suave, bushy-browed, placid-faced Belgian-born character actor from the stage and a lead in French films who left Europe and settled in America during the war years, typically a Nazi or other foreign-accented villain in Hollywood. See more trivia »

Born:

Victor Franssen
in Tienen, Flanders, Belgium

Died:

(age 89) in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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1966 I Spy (TV series)
Don Federico
– Vendetta (1966) … Don Federico
 
1966 Top Crack
 
1964 The Big Scare
Docteur Chabert
 
1961 Fanny
Panisse's Elder Brother
 
1960 Journey to the Lost City
 
1959 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Brancardier
– The Road (1959) … Brancardier
 
1959 The Tomb of Love
Penitent
 
1959 Der Tiger von Eschnapur
Penitent (credit only)
 
1958 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Father Provincial
– The Strong Are Lonely (1958) … Father Provincial
 
1957 A Farewell to Arms
Colonel Valentini
 
1955 Bedevilled
Father Du Rocher
 
1954 Hell and High Water
Prof. Montel
 
1951 Adventures of Captain Fabian
Henri Brissac
 
1950 La nuit s'achève
Dr. Coudray (Thiriot)
 
1948 Stolen Affections
Henri Dumières
 
1948 To the Victor
Police Inspector Beauvais
 
1947 The Beginning or the End
Dr. Marre
 
1946 The Beast with Five Fingers
Francis Ingram
 
1946 Night and Day
Anatole Giron
 
1946 Devotion
Constantin Heger
 
1945 San Antonio
Legare
 
1945 Confidential Agent
Licata
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
Victor Francen
 
1944 The Conspirators
Hugo Von Mohr
 
1944 The Mask of Dimitrios
Wladislaw Grudek
 
1944 Passage to Marseille
Capt. Patain Malo
 
1944 In Our Time
Count Pawel Orwid
 
1943 The Desert Song
Caid Yousseff
 
1943 Madame Curie
President of University
 
1943 Mission to Moscow
Vyshinsky, chief trial prosecutor
 
1942 Tales of Manhattan
Arturo Bellini
 
1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Florimond Massey
 
1942 The Tuttles of Tahiti
Dr. Blondin
 
1941 Hold Back the Dawn
Van Den Luecken
 
1940 Forbidden Love
Le commandant Bréval
 
1939 Entente cordiale
Édouard VII
 
1939 La fin du jour
Marny
 
1938 The Foolish Virgin
 
1938 I Accuse
Jean Diaz
 
1937 The Cheat
Pierre Moret
 
1937 Feu!
André Frémiet
 
1937 Double Crime in the Maginot Line
Capitaine Bruchot
 
1937 L'appel de la vie
Le professeur Rougeon
 
1937 The Living Corpse
Fedor Andreiev
 
1937 Tamara la complaisante
Grigory
 
1936 The King
Le roi Jean IV de Cerdagne - en visite à Paris
 
1936 The Great Temptation
Commandant Villette
 
1935 Le chemineau
Le chemineau/The Vagabond
 
1935 Sacrifice d'honneur
Capitaine de Corlaix
 
1934 L'aventurier
Étienne Ranson
 
1934 End of the World
Martial Novalic
 
1933 Le voleur
Richard Voisin
 
1933 Les ailes brisées
Fabrège
 
1932 The Dreamy Mouth
Marcel, l'amant
 
1932 Ariane, jeune fille russe
Constantin
 
1931 When Love Is Over
Pierre Meyran
 
1931 L'aiglon
Flambeau
 
1931 End of the World
Martial Novalic
 
1923 Le doute
 
1923 La neige sur les pas
 
1921 Crépuscule d'épouvante
 
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1946 The Beast with Five Fingers (performer: "Chaconne in D minor BMW 1004")
 
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1964 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Abel Gance - Portrait brisé (1964) … Himself
 

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Suave, bushy-browed, placid-faced Belgian-born character actor from the stage and a lead in French films who left Europe and settled in America during the war years, typically a Nazi or other foreign-accented villain in Hollywood. See more »

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