Frank Villard (24 March 1917 – 19 September 1980) was a French

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.Goble p.121 He was born François Drouineau in Saint-Jean-d'Angély.

Selected filmography

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The Last of the Six ''The Last of the Six'' (French: ''Le dernier des six'') is a 1941 French mystery thriller film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Pierre Fresnay, Michèle Alfa and Suzy Delair. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's ...

'' (1941) - Un homme (uncredited) * ''Cartacalha, reine des gitans'' (1942) * ''Feu sacré'' (1942) - Jean Delmas * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) - Jean * ''

The Faceless Enemy ''The Faceless Enemy'' (French: ''L'ennemi sans visage'') is a 1946 French crime film directed by Robert-Paul Dagan and Maurice Cammage and starring Louise Carletti, Frank Villard and Jean Tissier. It was based on the novel of the same title by ...

'' (1946) - Inspecteur Wens / Inspector Wens * ''

The Marriage of Ramuntcho ''The Marriage of Ramuntcho'' (French: ''Le mariage de Ramuntcho'') is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Max de Vaucorbeil and starring Gaby Sylvia, André Dassary and Frank Villard. It is often considered to be the first French feature using ...

'' (1947) - Georges Baermann * ''

The Mysterious Monsieur Sylvain ''The Mysterious Monsieur Sylvain'' (French: ''Le mystérieux Monsieur Sylvain'') is a 1947 French mystery film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Frank Villard, Simone Renant and Jean Chevrier.Rège p.939 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios ...

'' (1947) - Ancelin * ''

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'' (1947) - L'inspecteur Rolle * ''

The Cavalier of Croix-Mort ''The Cavalier of Croix-Mort'' (French: ''Le cavalier de Croix-Mort'') is a 1948 French historical crime drama film directed by Lucien Ganier-Raymond and starring Henri Nassiet, Madeleine Robinson and Yves Vincent. Rège p.424 The film's sets ...

'' (1948) - François d'Anthar * ''

Memories Are Not for Sale ''Memories Are Not for Sale'' (French: ''Les souvenirs ne sont pas à vendre'') is a 1948 French comedy drama film directed by Robert Hennion and starring Frank Villard, Blanchette Brunoy, Sophie Desmarets and Martine Carol. ''La Saison cinéma ...

'' (1948) - Jean * '' The Red Signal'' (1949) - Ing. Nicolas Riedel * '' Gigi'' (1949) - Gaston * '' Vient de paraître'' (1949) - Maréchal * ''

Manèges ''Manèges'' is a French film directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1950. The film stars Simone Signoret (married at the time to Allégret, although the marriage came to an end soon after), Bernard Blier and Jane Marken. It is shot in blac ...

'' (1950) - François * ''

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'' (1950) - Antoine * ''

Shot at Dawn ''Shot at Dawn'' is a 1934 detective novel by John Rhode, the pen name of the British writer Cecil Street. It is the nineteenth in his long-running series of novels featuring Lancelot Priestley, a Golden Age armchair detective. Synopsis A mo ...

'' (1950) - Rudolf Hennings * ''

The Lovers of Bras-Mort ''The Lovers of Bras-Mort'' (French: ''Les amants de Bras-Mort'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Marcello Pagliero and starring Nicole Courcel, Frank Villard and Henri Génès. https://www.unifrance.org/film/4274/les-amants-de-brasmort L ...

'' (1951) - Jean Michaut * ''

The Beautiful Image ''The Beautiful Image'' (French: ''La belle image'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Frank Villard, Françoise Christophe and Pierre Larquey.Frey p.78 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hub ...

'' (1951) - Raoul Cérusier / Roland Colbert * ''

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'' (1951) - Edouard Bouchard * ''

Savage Triangle ''Savage Triangle'' (French: ''Le garçon sauvage'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Madeleine Robinson, Frank Villard and Henri Vilbert.Goble p.363 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Reno ...

'' (1951) - Paul * ''

The Cape of Hope ''The Cape of Hope'' () is a 1951 French-Italian crime film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Frank Villard and Jean Debucourt.Parish p.231 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios and on location at various place in t ...

'' (1951) - Robert 'Bob' Legeay * ''Les Sept Péchés capitaux'' (1952) - Ravila (segment "Luxure, La / Lust") * ''

The Shameless Sex ''The Shameless Sex'' (, also known as ''Wanda the Sinner'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama film directed by Duilio Coletti. Plot Stefano, a naval officer for some time not operating on ships following a removal and therefore seconded to a Minist ...

'' (1952) - Stefano Lari * '' Voice of Silence'' (1953) - Mario Rossi * ''Mandat d'amener'' (1953) - Gérard Latour * ''Nuits andalouses'' (1954) - Armand de Puysherbeux * ''

The Secret of Helene Marimon ''The Secret of Helene Marimon'' (French: ''Le Secret d'Hélène Marimon'') is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Henri Calef and starring Isa Miranda, Franck Villard and Carla Del Poggio.Caldiron & Hochkofler p.144 The scenario wa ...

'' (1954) - Jacques Taillandier * '' Huis clos'' (1954) - Garcin - une belle gouape * ''Boulevard du crime'' (1955) - Gilbert Renaud * '' Girls of Today'' (1955) - Armando * ''Les indiscrètes'' (1956) - Pierre Fleury * ''

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'' (1956) - Pierre Lemaire * ''

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'' (1956) - Giudice Ranieri * ''Alerte au deuxième bureau'' (1956) - Le capitaine Thierry * '' Suspicion'' (1956) - Etienne Jean Marie de Montenoy * ''Deuxième bureau contre inconnu'' (1957) - Capitaine Thierry * ''

The Mysteries of Paris ''The Mysteries of Paris'' () is a novel by Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in ''Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first serial novels (''feuilleton'') published in France. I ...

'' (1957) - Prince Rodolfo di Gerolstein * ''Sylviane de mes nuits'' (1957) - Michel Lenoir * ''

The Violet Seller ''The Violet Seller'', better known under its Spanish title ''La Violetera'', is a 1958 Spanish–Italian historical jukebox musical film produced by Benito Perojo, directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Sara Montiel, Raf Vallone, Frank Vil ...

'' (1958) - Henri Garnard * '' Operation Abduction'' (1958) - Captain Thierry * ''

The Enigma of the Folies-Bergere ''The Enigma of the Folies-Bergere'' (French: ''Enigme aux Folies-Bergère'') is a 1959 French crime film directed by Jean Mitry and starring Bella Darvi, Frank Villard and Dora Doll. The police investigate a series of murders at the Folies-Bergè ...

'' (1959) - Le commissaire Raffin * ''The Price of Flesh'' (1959) - Daniel, the journalist * ''Deuxième bureau contre terroristes'' (1961) - Jacques Martin * ''El secreto de los hombres azules'' (1961) - Hernandez * '' Le cave se rebiffe'' (1961) - Eric Masson * ''Un branco di vigliacchi'' (1962) - De Rossi * ''

Le Crime ne paie pas ''Le Crime ne paie pas'' (US title: ''Crime Does Not Pay'', UK title: ''Gentle Art of Murder'') is a 1962 French drama portmanteau film directed and partly written by Gérard Oury. It consists of four separate episodes, each with its own cast and ...

'' (1962) - M. Lenormand (segment "L'affaire Hugues") * ''

The Lovely Lola ''The Lovely Lola'' (Spanish:''La bella Lola'') is a 1962 historical musical film directed by Alfonso Balcázar and starring Sara Montiel, Antonio Cifariello and Frank Villard.Powrie p.218 It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and ...

'' (1962) - Gabriel * '' Gigot'' (1962) - Pierre * ''

The Gentleman from Epsom '' The Gentleman from Epsom'' (French: ''Le Gentleman d'Epsom'') is a 1962 French–Italian comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson and Frank Villard.Harriss p.197 The film was shot at the Saint-Maurice ...

'' (1962) - Lucien * ''No temas a la ley'' (1963) - Jean Farand * ''

Mata Hari, Agent H21 ''Mata Hari, Agent H21'' () is a 1964 French-Italian spy film directed by Jean-Louis Richard and starring Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Claude Rich.Craig p.74 It portrays the activities of the First World War spy Mata Hari. Costumes b ...

'' (1964) - Colonel Emile Pelletier / Legrand * ''Quand passent les faisans'' (1965) - Chinaud (uncredited) * ''

Les Bons Vivants ''Les Bons Vivants'' (''High Lifers'') also known as Un grand seigneur or How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning is a French comedy film from 1965, directed by Gilles Grangier and Georges Lautner, that was written by Albert Simonin and Michel Audiard. ...

'' (1965) - Marcel Froment (segments "Fermeture, La" and "Procès, Le") * ''Soleil noir'' (1966) - Le curé * ''Comptes à rebours'' (1971) * ''

Apocalypse Now ''Apocalypse Now'' is a 1979 American psychological epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius, and Michael Herr, is loosely inspired by the 1899 novella '' Heart of Darkn ...

'' (1979) - Gaston de Marais (Redux and Final Cut versions only)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1917 births 1980 deaths French male film actors 20th-century French male actors {{France-film-actor-1910s-stub