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George Beranger

George Beranger

Acting

Born: March 27, 1893Enmore, New South Wales, Australia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Beranger (27 March 1893 – 8 March 1973), also known as André Beranger, was an Australian actor and Hollywood and stage director. Beranger began playing Shakespearean roles at the age of sixteen with the Walter Bentley Players. He then emigrated from Australia to California, United States in 1912 and worked in the silent film industry in Hollywood. According to a researcher, he "reinvented himself in Hollywood, claiming French parentage, birth on a French ocean liner off the coast of Australia and a Paris education." Beranger worked under the names George Alexandre Beranger and André de Beranger. By the 1920s, Beranger had become a star, appearing in the movies of Ernst Lubitsch and D. W. Griffith. He also directed ten films between 1914 and 1924. Beranger owned a large Spanish-style home in Laguna Beach, rented a room at the Hollywood Athletic Club and owned an apartment in Paris, France. Beranger eventually appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1950. Beranger's career dissipated following the 1930s Great Depression and the advent of sound film, and his roles in later films were small and often uncredited. He supplemented his income as a draftsman for the Los Angeles City Council. He sold his large properties and moved into a modest cottage beside his house in Laguna Beach. He entered into a "lavender marriage" with a neighbouring widow, but they never shared the same house and he continued his gay lifestyle unabated. Beranger retired in 1952 and lived his later years in seclusion. He was found dead of natural causes in his home on 8 March 1973. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Beranger licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark

Waiter

1949
You're My Everything

You're My Everything

Waiter (uncredited)

1949
The Fan

The Fan

Alphonse - Philippe's Assistant (uncredited)

1949
Road House

Road House

Lefty

1948
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

The Geek (uncredited)

1947
Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk

Leon (uncredited)

1945
Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

Salesman

1942
Our Wife

Our Wife

Waiter (uncredited)

1941
She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers

Head Waiter

1941
He Stayed for Breakfast

He Stayed for Breakfast

Maitre d'hotel

1940
Beauty for the Asking

Beauty for the Asking

Cyril

1939
I'll Take Romance

I'll Take Romance

Male Dressmaker

1937
Hollywood Round-Up

Hollywood Round-Up

Hotel Clerk

1937
Fight for Your Lady

Fight for Your Lady

Florist (uncredited)

1937
San Quentin

San Quentin

Lorenz Review Headwaiter

1937
Café Metropole

Café Metropole

Hat Clerk (as Andre Beranger)

1937
Ready, Willing and Able

Ready, Willing and Able

Tenant

1937
King of Hockey

King of Hockey

Evans, Kathleen's Chauffeur

1936
Walking on Air

Walking on Air

Albert, the Valet (uncredited)

1936
China Clipper

China Clipper

Waiter (uncredited)

1936
Hot Money

Hot Money

Ed Biddle

1936
The Big Noise

The Big Noise

Mr. Rosewater

1936
Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

Waiter (uncredited)

1936
The Singing Kid

The Singing Kid

Designer (uncredited)

1936
Snowed Under

Snowed Under

Costume Designer Maza (uncredited)

1936
Colleen

Colleen

Jeweler (uncredited)

1936
Love Before Breakfast

Love Before Breakfast

Charles (uncredited)

1936
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

Nolan's Butler (uncredited)

1936
King of the Islands

King of the Islands

The Witch Doctor

1936
Dangerous

Dangerous

1935
Stars Over Broadway

Stars Over Broadway

Man Wanting Testimonial

1935
Ship Cafe

Ship Cafe

Tailor (uncredited)

1935
Don't Bet on Blondes

Don't Bet on Blondes

Wedding Dress Fitter (Uncredited)

1935
Once in a Blue Moon

Once in a Blue Moon

Kolia

1935
One New York Night

One New York Night

Matthews

1935
Clive of India

Clive of India

Mr. St. Aubin

1935
The Payoff

The Payoff

Reporter (uncredited)

1935
Jimmy the Gent

Jimmy the Gent

Steamship Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

1934
Mama Loves Papa

Mama Loves Papa

Basil Pew

1933
Ex-Lady

Ex-Lady

Dinner Guest / Pianist (uncredited)

1933
Ladies of the Jury

Ladies of the Jury

Alonzo Beal (uncredited)

1932
Surrender

Surrender

Fichet

1931
The Age for Love

The Age for Love

The Poet

1931
Annabelle's Affairs

Annabelle's Affairs

Archie

1931
Three Girls Lost

Three Girls Lost

Andre (uncredited)

1931
The Boudoir Diplomat

The Boudoir Diplomat

Potz

1930
Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

Barber

1930
Darkened Rooms

Darkened Rooms

Madame Silvara's Customer

1929
Glad Rag Doll

Glad Rag Doll

Barry (an actor)

1929
Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

First Stranger (as André Beranger)

1929
Stark Mad

Stark Mad

Simpson - Guide

1929
Beware of Bachelors

Beware of Bachelors

Claude de Brie

1928
Powder My Back

Powder My Back

Claude

1928
The Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden

Palais de Paris Refuse Man (uncredited)

1928
If I Were Single

If I Were Single

Claude (as André Beranger)

1927
The Small Bachelor

The Small Bachelor

George Finch

1927
Altars of Desire

Altars of Desire

Count André D'Orville

1927
Paradise for Two

Paradise for Two

Maurice

1927
The Popular Sin

The Popular Sin

Alphonse Martin

1926
The Lady of the Harem

The Lady of the Harem

Selim

1926
The Eagle of the Sea

The Eagle of the Sea

John Jarvis

1926
Fig Leaves

Fig Leaves

Josef André (als André de Beranger)

1926
So This Is Paris

So This Is Paris

M. Maurice Lalle, Georgette's Husband (as André Beranger)

1926
Miss Brewster's Millions

Miss Brewster's Millions

Mr. Brent

1926
The Bat

The Bat

Gideon Bell

1926
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

The Grand Duke Paul

1926
Hot Cakes for Two

Hot Cakes for Two

J. Percy Sappington - Drama Coach

1926
The Big Parade

The Big Parade

Patriotic Letter Reader

1925

A Woman's Faith

Leandre Turcott

1925
Grounds for Divorce

Grounds for Divorce

Guido

1925
Are Parents People?

Are Parents People?

Maurice Mansfield

1925

The Man in Blue

Pat Malone

1925
Confessions of a Queen

Confessions of a Queen

Lewin

1925
Beauty and the Bad Man

Beauty and the Bad Man

L.I.B. Bell

1925
His Hour

His Hour

1924
Beau Brummel

Beau Brummel

Lord Byron

1924
Poisoned Paradise

Poisoned Paradise

Krantz (as André Beranger)

1924
The Man Life Passed By

The Man Life Passed By

Leo Friend (as André de Beranger)

1923
Tiger Rose

Tiger Rose

Pierre

1923
The Extra Girl

The Extra Girl

Actor in Wardrobe Line

1923
Dulcy

Dulcy

Vincent Leach

1923
Ashes of Vengeance

Ashes of Vengeance

Charles IX (as Andre de Beranger)

1923
The Bright Shawl

The Bright Shawl

Andre Escobar

1923
The Leopardess

The Leopardess

Pepe

1923
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

The Spying One

1919
Sandy

Sandy

Carter Nelson

1918
The Spotted Lily

The Spotted Lily

Captain Franz

1917
A Daughter of the Poor

A Daughter of the Poor

Rudolph Creig

1917
A Love Sublime

A Love Sublime

Her Husband

1917
Those Without Sin

Those Without Sin

Chester Wallace

1917
Mixed Blood

Mixed Blood

Carlos

1916
Manhattan Madness

Manhattan Madness

The Butler

1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Second Priest of Bel (uncredited)

1916
Pillars of Society

Pillars of Society

Johan Tonnesen

1916
The Half-Breed

The Half-Breed

Jack Brace

1916
The Good Bad-Man

The Good Bad-Man

Thomas Stuart

1916

Let Katie Do it

Witness to Accident

1916

The She-Devil

Renard

1916
Flirting with Fate

Flirting with Fate

Automatic Joe

1916

Bred in the Bone

Manager of the 'Fly-by-Night' Theatrical Troupe

1915
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

Wade Cameron

1915
The Avenging Conscience

The Avenging Conscience

1914
Home, Sweet Home

Home, Sweet Home

The Accordian Player (as George Berringer)

1914
The Adopted Brother

The Adopted Brother

The Employer

1913

When Love Forgives

The Bartender

1913
The Switchtower

The Switchtower

A Tramp

1913

The Well

The Accomplice

1913