Eugene Francis Deckers (22 October 1917, in

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) was a Belgian actor.

Career

After establishing himself on the British stage, Deckers made his first English language film appearance in 1946. Formerly a romantic lead, he specialized in "continental" character roles, playing many an obsequious concierge and imperious diplomat. As he grew older, Deckers expanded his characterization range to include Germans and Italians as well as Frenchmen. One of his biggest and best roles was as the arms dealer Peters in '' North West Frontier'' (1959). Deckers appeared in Sheldon Reynolds television series ''

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'' in the early-1950s. In 1954–55, Deckers played at least seven different characters in the French-filmed Sheldon Reynolds television series ''

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''. After appearing in over fifty film and television roles, Deckers made his final screen appearance in the

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''. While working as an actor, Eugene Deckers also worked as a painter. He is the great-uncle of singer Eliza Roe.

Filmography

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While the Sun Shines ''While the Sun Shines'' is a 1947 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Barbara White, Ronald Squire, Brenda Bruce, Bonar Colleano, and Michael Allan. It was based on Terence Rattigan's 1943 play of the same name. P ...

'' (1947) as Lieutenant Colbert * '' Woman to Woman'' (1947) as De Rillac * ''

Dual Alibi ''Dual Alibi'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Alfred Travers and starring Herbert Lom, Phyllis Dixey and Terence De Marney. It is a film noir. It was written by Vivienne Adès, Stephen Clarkson and Travers, and made by British Nation ...

'' (1947) as French Ringmaster * '' Mrs. Fitzherbert'' (1947) as Philippe * '' Against the Wind'' (1948) as Marcel Van Hecke * ''

Sleeping Car to Trieste ''Sleeping Car to Trieste'' is a 1948 British comedy thriller film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Jean Kent, Albert Lieven, Derrick De Marney and Rona Anderson. It was written by Allan MacKinnon and is a remake of the 1932 fil ...

'' (1948) as Jules * '' Prince of Foxes'' (1949) as Borgia Henchman (uncredited) * '' Golden Salamander'' (1950) as Police Chief * '' Madeleine'' (1950) as Thuau * ''

So Long at the Fair ''So Long at the Fair'' (US re-release title ''The Black Curse'') is a 1950 British thriller film directed by Terence Fisher and Antony Darnborough, and starring Jean Simmons and Dirk Bogarde. It was adapted from the 1947 novel of the same name ...

'' (1950) as Day Porter * ''

Tony Draws a Horse ''Tony Draws a Horse'' is a 1950 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Cecil Parker, Anne Crawford and Derek Bond. It was adapted from a 1939 Tony Draws a Horse (play), play of the same name by Lesley Storm. Plot Whe ...

'' (1950) as French Waiter (uncredited) * '' The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1950) as Captain Merieres * '' Highly Dangerous'' (1950) as Alf - the 'contact' * '' Night Without Stars'' (1951) as Armand * '' Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.'' (1951) as French Commandant * ''

The Lavender Hill Mob ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' is a 1951 British comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. The title refers ...

'' (1951) as Customs Official * '' Hotel Sahara'' (1951) as French Spahi Officer * ''

'' (1953) as Various Roles * ''

The Love Lottery ''The Love Lottery'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and starring David Niven, Peggy Cummins, Anne Vernon and Herbert Lom. Produced by Ealing Studios it was one of several Ealing Comedies that veered away from the ...

'' (1954) as Vernet * ''

Father Brown Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective. He is featured in 53 short stories by English author G. K. Chesterton, published between 1910 and 1936. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and ...

'' (1954) as French Cavalry Officer * ''

'' (1954, TV) as Various Roles * ''

The Colditz Story ''The Colditz Story'' is a 1955 British prisoner of war film starring John Mills and Eric Portman and directed by Guy Hamilton. It is based on the 1952 memoir written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Coldit ...

'' (1955) as La Tour * '' Doctor at Sea'' (1955) as Colonel Perello, chief of police * '' Man of the Moment'' (1955) as Day Lift Man * ''

Colonel March of Scotland Yard ''Colonel March of Scotland Yard'' is a British television series consisting of a single series of 26 episodes first broadcast in the United States from December 1954 to Spring of 1955. The series premiered on British television on 24 September ...

'' (1956, TV) as Phillipe * '' Women Without Men'' (1956) as Pierre * ''

Port Afrique ''Port Afrique'' is a 1956 British drama film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Pier Angeli, Philip Carey and Dennis Price as Robert Blackton. It was written by John Cresswell based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Bernard Victor Dryer ...

'' (1956) as Colonel Moussac * ''

The Iron Petticoat ''The Iron Petticoat'' (also known as ''Not for Money'') is a 1956 British Cold War comedy film starring Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn, and directed by Ralph Thomas. The screenplay by Ben Hecht became the focus of a contentious history behind t ...

'' (1956) as Bartender * ''

'' (1956) as Sandoz * '' House of Secrets'' (1956) as Vidal * ''

Let's Be Happy ''Let's Be Happy'' is a Technicolor 1957 British musical film starring Tony Martin, Vera-Ellen and Robert Flemyng and directed by Henry Levin. It was written by Dorothy Cooper and Diana Morgan in CinemaScope. This film was an updated remak ...

'' (1957) as Dining Car Attendant * '' Seven Thunders'' (1957) as Emile Blanchard * '' Law and Disorder'' (1958) as French Fisherman (uncredited) * ''Le fauve est lâché'' (1959) as Toni Luigi * '' North West Frontier'' (1959) as Peters * ''

Crack in the Mirror ''Crack in the Mirror'' is a 1960 drama film directed by Richard Fleischer. The three principal actors, Orson Welles, Juliette Gréco, and Bradford Dillman, play dual roles in two interconnected stories as the participants in two love triangles. ...

'' (1960) as Magre * ''

A Weekend with Lulu ''A Weekend with Lulu'', also known as ''A Week-end with Lulu'', is a 1961 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips, Alfred Marks, Shirley Eaton and Irene Handl. The screenplay was by ...

'' (1961) as Inspector Larue * ''

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'' (1962, TV) as Inspector Quercy * '' The Longest Day'' (1962) as German Major In Church (uncredited) * ''Blague dans le coin'' (1963) as Bennet * ''

Coplan Takes Risks ''Coplan Takes Risks'' (French: ''Coplan prend des risques'') is a 1964 spy film directed by Maurice Labro and starring Dominique Paturel, Virna Lisi and Jacques Balutin.Van Heuckelom p.266 It was made as a co-production between Belgium, France ...

'' (1964) * ''

Lady L ''Lady L'' is a 1965 comedy film based on the novel by Romain Gary and directed by Peter Ustinov. Starring Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, David Niven and Cecil Parker, the film focuses on an elderly English Duchess as she recalls the loves of her l ...

'' (1965) as Koenigstein * ''

The Rat Catchers ''The Rat Catchers'' is a 1960s British television drama series made by Rediffusion and broadcast on ITV. The series was not networked, playing on different days of the week in London from other regions. It is about a top secret British Intelli ...

'' (1966, TV) as Henri Dupont * ''The Restaurant'' (1966) as Le complice de Novalès * ''

The Last Safari ''The Last Safari'' is a 1967 British adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway Henry Hathaway (March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer. He is best known as a director of Western (genre), Westerns, es ...

'' (1967) as Refugee Leader * ''

Hell Is Empty ''Hell is Empty'' is a 1967 British crime film directed by Bernard Knowles and John Ainsworth, and starring Martine Carol, Anthony Steel, Shirley Anne Field and James Robertson Justice. It was written by Ainsworth from a screenplay by Knowles ...

'' (1967) as Counsel * ''

The Limbo Line ''The Limbo Line'' is a 1968 British spy thriller film directed by Samuel Gallu and starring Craig Stevens, Kate O'Mara and Eugene Deckers. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same title by Victor Canning. It was made as part of a 1960s boom ...

'' (1968) as Cadillet * ''

'' (1969) as 'La Belle Amie' desk clerk (uncredited)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deckers, Eugene 1917 births 1977 deaths Politicians from Antwerp French male film actors French male stage actors French male television actors Belgian male film actors Belgian male stage actors Belgian male television actors 20th-century French male actors