Frédéric Adolphe Cavens (born Laeken, Belgium, 30 August 1882; died

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, 30 April 1962) was a Belgian-born fencing master who emigrated to Hollywood and worked as an actor, stuntman and fencing master from the

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era, then in television. He trained

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in the film ''

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'' (1951) and Guy Williams in the television role of ''

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''. Cavens was married to Elizabeth Francoise Saymons (1886 - 1971) and they were the parents of Albert Frederic Rene Cavins, who followed in his father's footsteps.

Filmography

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Director (feature film)

* '' The Three Must-Get-Theres'' (1922) as Assistant Director.

Cast (feature film)

* '' The Three Must-Get-Theres'' (1922) as Bernajoux * ''The Sword of Valor'' (1924) * '' The King of Kings'' (1927) (uncredited) * ''

The Iron Mask ''The Iron Mask'' is a 1929 American part-talkie adventure film directed by Allan Dwan. It is an adaptation of the last section of the 1847-1850 novel ''The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French l ...

'' (1929) as DeRochefort's Ruffian (uncredited) * '' Breed of the Border'' (1933) as Mike Cavins * ''

The World Moves On ''The World Moves On'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Ford and starring Madeleine Carroll and Franchot Tone. It was the first Hollywood code approved film. Plot The story opens in the year 1825, when two families, cotton merch ...

'' (1934) as French taxi driver (uncredited) * ''

Paris Interlude ''Paris Interlude'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Wells Root. The film stars Madge Evans, Otto Kruger, Robert Young, Una Merkel, Ted Healy and Louise Henry. The film was released on July 27, 1934, by M ...

'' (1934) as Mechanic (uncredited) * '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1934) as Fencing Master (uncredited) * ''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' (german: Die lustige Witwe, links=no ) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt ...

'' (1934) as Gendarme (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) as Postmaster (uncredited) * ''Kid Courageous'' (1935) as Louie - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Lottery Lover ''Lottery Lover'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and written by Franz Schulz and Billy Wilder. The film stars Lew Ayres, Pat Paterson, Peggy Fears, Sterling Holloway, Walter Woolf King and Alan Dinehart. The film wa ...

'' (1935) as French stage doorman (uncredited) * ''

Folies Bergère de Paris ''Folies Bergère de Paris'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film produced by Darryl Zanuck for 20th Century Films, directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Maurice Chevalier, Merle Oberon and Ann Southern. At the 8th Academy Awards, the “Str ...

'' (1935) as Airport official (uncredited) * '' Love on the Run'' (1936) as French waiter (uncredited) * ''Café Metropole'' (1937) as Train guard (uncredited) * '' Kidnapped'' (1938) as Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

Artists and Models Abroad ''Artists and Models Abroad'' (UK title: ''Stranded in Paris'') is a 1938 comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Jack Benny and Joan Bennett. It was made by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Ken Englund, Howard Lin ...

'' (1938) as Guard (uncredited) * '' The Man in the Iron Mask'' (1939) as Francois (uncredited) * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1939) as French infantry captain (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) as Frenchman (uncredited) * '' Around the World'' (1943) as Instructor (uncredited) * ''

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" ( ar, علي بابا والأربعون لصا) is a folk tale from the '' One Thousand and One Nights''. It was added to the collection in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who hear ...

'' (1944) as Thief (uncredited) * '' Till We Meet Again'' (1944) as Carpenter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) as Alec - Coachman * '' Fortunes of Captain Blood'' (1950) as Turnkey (uncredited) * ''

Lydia Bailey ''Lydia Bailey'' is a 1952 American historical film directed by Jean Negulesco, based on the novel of the same name by Kenneth Roberts. It stars Dale Robertson and Anne Francis. Plot In 1802, lawyer Albion Hamlin travels from Baltimore to Cap ...

'' (1952) as Fencing instructor (uncredited) * ''

The Iron Mistress ''The Iron Mistress'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo. It ends with Bowie's marriage to Ursula de Veramendi and does not deal with his death at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. ...

'' (1952) as Aged Swordsman (uncredited) * ''

Dreamboat "Dreamboat" is a popular music song, the words and music to which were written by Jack Hoffman, (sometimes incorrectly attributed to Al Hoffman). A version produced by Walter Ridley, and performed by Alma Cogan, reached number 1 in the UK Sing ...

'' (1952) as Fencer (uncredited) * '' The Mississippi Gambler'' (1953) as Emile Maitre - Fencing Master (uncredited) * ''

The Robe ''The Robe'' is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus, written by Lloyd C. Douglas. The book was one of the best-selling titles of the 1940s. It entered the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list in October 1942, four weeks later ...

'' (1953) as Sword-fighting soldier (uncredited) * ''

Around the World in 80 Days ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (french: link=no, Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employe ...

'' (1956) as Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Lost World'' (1960) as French member (uncredited) * '' Hell Is for Heroes'' (1962) as Old Man (uncredited) (final film role)

Dance (feature film)

* ''The Three Musketeers'' (1935) as Dance arr.

Film Production - Main (feature film)

* ''Queen Christina'' (1933) as Sword fight staging by * ''Cardinal Richelieu'' (1935) as Research dir * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1936) as Created and staged duels and sword fights * ''Tower of London'' (1939) as Fencing instructor * ''The Man in the Iron Mask'' (1939) as Fencing dir. * ''The Black Swan'' (1942) as Fencing instructor * ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' (1944) as Fencing instructor * ''Don Ricardo Returns'' (1946) as Fencing instructor * ''Forever Amber'' (1947) as Technical Advisor * ''The Black Arrow'' (1948) as Fencing master * ''Bagdad'' (1949) as Technical Advisor * ''Adventures of Don Juan'' (1949) as Fencing instructor * ''Buccaneer's Girl'' (1950) as Fencing instructor * ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1951) as Fencing master * ''Anne of the Indies'' (1951) as Jean Peters' fencing instructor * ''Lydia Bailey'' (1952) as Fencing instructor. * ''Dreamboat'' (1952) as Clifton Webb's fencing instructor * ''Son of Ali Baba'' (1952) as Fencing coach * ''The Mississippi Gambler'' (1953) as Fencing tech adv. * ''The Robe'' (1953) as Fencing instructor * ''Casanova's Big Night'' (1954) as Supv of dueling scenes * ''The Vagabond King'' (1956) as Technical Advisor

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cavens, Fred 1882 births 1962 deaths Belgian male fencers Belgian male actors Belgian emigrants to the United States