Aimé Simon-Girard (20 March 1889 – 15 July 1950) was a French

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), ...

. He was the son of the tenor Nicholas

Simon-Max Nicolas-Marie Simon (1852, in Reims, France – 1923), known as Simon-Max, was a French tenor who was mainly active in Paris in the field of opera-bouffe. After musical studies in Reims he made his debut in 1875 at the Théâtre de la Renaissan ...

and the soprano

Juliette Simon-Girard Juliette-Joséphine Simon-Girard (8 May 1859 – 1954) was a French soprano, principally in operetta.Gänzl K. Juliette Simon-Girard. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. Her father, , was an actor at the ...

. He played a leading role as

d'Artagnan Charles de Batz de Castelmore (), also known as d'Artagnan and later Count d'Artagnan ( 1611 – 25 June 1673), was a French Musketeer who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard. He died at the siege of Maastricht in the ...

in the silent film ''

Les Trois Mousquetaires ''Les Trois Mousquetaires'' (The Three Musketeers) is a 1921 French silent adventure film serial directed by Henri Diamant-Berger based on the 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. Plot summary Cast * Aimé Simon-Girard ... d'Artagnan * ...

'' (1921), the first film adaptation of the novel and his screen breakthrough role. He starred in 20 films between 1921 and 1948.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1921) * ''

Fanfan la Tulipe ''Fanfan la Tulipe'' is a 1952 French comedy adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque. It has also been categorized under swashbuckler films. The film starred Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida. The film was remade in 2003 with Penélop ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (1932) * ''

Arsene Lupin, Detective ''Arsene Lupin, Detective'' (French: ''Arsène Lupin détective'') is a 1937 French crime film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Jules Berry, Gabriel Signoret and Suzy Prim. Plot Arsène Lupin decides to run a detective agency in ...

'' (1937) * '' Francis the First'' (1937) * '' The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * ''

Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur ''Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur'' (French: ''Alexis gentleman chauffeur'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Max de Vaucorbeil and René Guissart and starring Suzy Prim, André Luguet and Raymond Cordy. Bessy & Chirat p.264 The film's sets ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Black Cavalier ''The Black Cavalier'' (French: ''Le cavalier noir'') is a 1945 French historical adventure film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Georges Guétary, Mila Parély and Jean Tissier.Powrie & Cadalanu p.130 It also marked the screen debut of ...

'' (1945) * '' Mandrin'' (1947)

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* 1889 births 1950 deaths Male actors from Paris French male film actors French male silent film actors 20th-century French male actors Burials at Batignolles Cemetery {{france-film-actor-stub