Fernand Gravey

Fernand Gravey ( Fernand Maurice No5el Martens of its true name) is a Belgian Acteur born with Ixelles (Brussels) on December 25th, 1904 or 1905, according to the sources. He dies the November 2nd 1970 with Paris.

Biography

His/her parents, Fernande Dépernay and Georges Mertens are actors.

Child, it plays in five Belgian films of the scenario writer Alfred Machin: Saïda removed Manneken-Pis ; an episode of Waterloo ; Mr Beulemeester, civic guard ; Thirty years or life of a player in 1913 and the Girl of Delft in 1914.

During the war 1914-1918, it remains in England. Teenager, it directs himself towards the theater. He settles in Paris at the end of the Années 1920 where he makes known himself under the name of Fernand Gravey .

He is engaged by the Paramount which has just built studios close to the French capital.

In 1944, it engages one year like volunteer with the Foreign legion and obtains French nationality.

Fernand Gravey plays of very many roles to the theater, the cinema and on television. Most important is that of Charles Breitkopf, the husband of Emma played by Danielle Darrieux in the round (1950) of max Ophüls. One also sees it playing a part in the factor sounds always twice or in the role of Pierre Leblanc in Paradis lost of Abel Gance.

After having played with prestigious realizer like Sacha Guitry, Abel Gance, and Henri Verneuil, it is invested during its last years more for light comedies to the theater.

Fernand Gravey was the husband of Victoire known as Jeanne Raynouard since 1928.

Fernand Gravey dies out on November 2nd, 1970 following a Myocardial infarction.

Catalog of films

1913 :

Mr Beulemeester, guard civic of Alfred Machin (short-measuring)
Saïda removed Manneken-Pis Alfred Machin (short-measuring)
Thirty years or the life of a player of Alfred Machin (short-measuring)
an episode of Waterloo of Alfred Machin (short-measuring)

1914:

the Girl of Delft (the gold Tulip) of Alfred Machin (short-measuring)

1930:

the Love sings Robert Florey
Chérie of Louis Mercanton
Our Blushing Brides of Harry Beaumont

1931:

Marions us (His wedding night) of Louis Mercanton
You will be duchess of Rene Guissart
a man out of dress of Rene Guissart
Coiffeur for ladies of Rene Guissart

1932:

the impromptu Son of Rene Guissart
Passionately of Rene Guissart
With me the day, with you the night of Ludwig Shepherd and Claude Heymann
Early to bed of Ludwig Berger (english language version of To me the day, with you the night )
a star disappears from Robert Villiers

1933:

the premature Father of Rene Guissart
It was a musician of Frederic Zelnik and Maurice Gleize
the War of the waltz of Ludwig Berger
Bitter Sweet of Herbert Wilcox

1934:

the Queen of Herbert Wilcox
Antonia, Hungarian lovesong of max Neufeld and Jean Boyer
If I were the owner of Richard Pottier
Nuit of May of Gustav Ucicky and Henri Chaumette

1935:

Mr Sans-Gêne of Karl Anton
Varieties of Nicolas Farkas
Key with all of Jean Dréville
Brass band of love of Jean Dréville

1936:

Seven men… a woman of Yves Mirande
Mister Flow (tracked Lovers) of Robert Siodmak
the Great refrain or Symphony of love of Yves Mirande and Robert Siodmak

1937:

the Lie of Nina Petrovna of Victor Tourjansky
the King and appearing it of Mervyn LeRoy

1938:

All the city dances (The Great Waltz) of Julien Duvivier
the Fear of the scandal of Mervyn LeRoy
Hollywood Goes to Town of Hermann Hoffman - only appearance (short-measuring)