Antonin Berval (1891–1966) was a French
film actor
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[Goble p.4] He is sometimes credited simply as Berval.
Selected filmography
* ''Notre Dame d'amour'' (1923)
* ''Arthur'' (1931) - Hubert de Fondragon
* ''Le costaud des PTT'' (1931)
* ''
To the Polls, Citizens'' (1932) - Un électeur à voix
* ''Si tu veux'' (1932) - Renaud
* ''
Maurin of the Moors'' (1932) - Maurin
* ''Les vingt-huit jours de Clairette'' (1933) - Vivarel
* ''
The Illustrious Maurin'' (1933) - Maurin
* ''
Chourinette
''Chourinette'' is a 1934 French comedy drama film directed by André Hugon and starring Mireille Hartuch, Frédéric Duvallès and Jean Sinoël.Crisp p.398 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.
Synopsis
Whe ...
'' (1934) - Vernonet
* ''
King of the Camargue'' (1935) - Renaud
* ''
Justin de Marseille
''Justin de Marseille'' is a 1935 French crime drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Antonin Berval, Pierre Larquey and Alexandre Rignault.Waldman p.150 It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris and on locatio ...
'' (1935) - Justin
* ''
Gaspard de Besse'' (1935) - Gaspard
* ''Le roman d'un spahi'' (1936) - Saint-Hilaire
* ''Notre-Dame d'amour'' (1936) - Jean Pastorel
* ''
Temptation
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'' (1936) - Robert
* ''
Romarin'' (1937) - Tonin
* ''Franco de port'' (1937) - Monsieur Fred
* ''Un soir à Marseille'' (1938) - L'inspectuer Francis
* ''Firmin, le muet de Saint-Pataclet'' (1938) - Firmin
* ''Une java'' (1939) - Yann
* ''Quartier sans soleil'' (1939) - Bébert
* ''Cap au large'' (1942) - Simon
* ''La chèvre d'or'' (1943) - Galfar
* ''Le cabaret du grand large'' (1946) - Le commissaire Thomas
* ''L'homme traqué'' (1947) - Victor
* ''
Mirror
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'' (1947) - Folco
* ''
Mandrin'' (1947) - Général La Morlière
* ''
Three Investigations
''Three Investigations'' (French: ''Triple enquête'') is a 1948 French crime film directed by Claude Orval and starring Antonin Berval, Suzy Prim and Junie Astor. https://www.unifrance.org/film/7396/triple-enquete The film's sets were designed ...
'' (1948) - L'inspecteur de police Thomas
* ''
If It Makes You Happy
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'' (1948) - Viala
* ''
The Cupboard Was Bare
''The Cupboard Was Bare'' (French: ''L'armoire volante'') is a 1948 French comedy crime film directed by Carlo Rim and starring Fernandel, Pauline Carton and Annette Poivre.Rège p.179 It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's s ...
'' (1948) - Grand Charles
* ''
The Red Angel'' (1949) - Antonin Baretta
* ''
The Ferret'' (1950) - L'inspecteur Vignolles
* ''
The Adventurers of the Air
''The Adventurers of the Air'' (French: ''Les aventuriers de l'air'') is a 1950 French crime adventure film directed by René Jayet and starring Ginette Leclerc, Elina Labourdette and Yves Furet. https://www.unifrance.org/film/4718/les-aventu ...
'' (1950) - Docquois
* ''
Oriental Port'' (1950) - Capitaine Palmade
* ''
Dakota 308
''Dakota 308'' is a 1951 French crime film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Suzy Carrier, Jean Pâqui and Louis Seigner.Rège p.910 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.
Synopsis
The plot concerns a Da ...
'' (1951) - L'inspecteur Baron
* ''
Serenade to the Executioner
''Serenade to the Executioner'' (French: ''Sérénade au bourreau'') is a 1951 French crime drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Paul Meurisse, Tilda Thamar and Antonin Berval. Rège p.296 It is based on the 1928 novel of the same tit ...
'' (1951) - Inspecteur Léon Fourasse
* ''
Village Feud
''Village Feud'' or ''The Hunting Ground'' (French: ''La Table-aux-Crevés'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Maria Mauban and Andrex. It is based on the 1929 novel '' The Hollow Field'' by Marcel Ay ...
'' (1951) - Le père Gari
* ''
In the Land of the Sun'' (1952) - L'inquiet
* ''
The Baker of Valorgue
''The Baker of Valorgue'' (French: ''Le boulanger de Valorgue'', Italian: ''Me li mangio vivi'') is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Georges Chamarat and Leda Gloria.Bessy & Chirat p.124 It was ...
'' (1953) - Noël Courtade dit Courtecuisse
* ''
Naked in the Wind'' (1953) - Farigoule
* ''
Carnival
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Carnival typi ...
'' (1953) - Le commissaire
* ''Le club des 400 coups'' (1953) - M. de Saint-Febvrier
* ''Les détectives du dimanche'' (1953)
* ''
The Blonde Gypsy'' (1953) - Léon Barcarin
* ''
Dangerous Turning
''Dangerous Turning'' (French: ''Le tournant dangereux'') is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Robert Bibal and starring Viviane Romance, Philippe Lemaire and Armand Mestral.Chiti & Poppi p.70
Cast
* Viviane Romance as Lucienne C ...
'' (1954)
* ''
House on the Waterfront
''House on the Waterfront'' (French: ''Port du désir'') is a 1955 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Jean Gabin, Andrée Debar and Henri Vidal.Block p.49 It was made at the Billancourt Studios with some location f ...
'' (1955) - Léon
* ''
The Light Across the Street'' (1955) - Albert
* ''
Speaking of Murder
''Speaking of Murder'' is a 1957 French crime film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin. The original French title is ''Le rouge est mis'', which means "the red light is on". The screenplay is based on a novel by Auguste Le Breton. ...
'' (1957) - Zé
* ''L'aventurière des Champs-Élysées'' (1957) - Pérez
* ''
Paris clandestin'' (1957) - Bramati
*''
A Kiss for a Killer'' (1957) - Le maire
* ''
Les Truands'' (1957) - Le troisième fils Benoit
* ''Nuits de Pigalle'' (1959) - Bob, l'imprésario (final film role)
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1891 births
1966 deaths
French male film actors
Actors from Avignon
Male actors from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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