Frédéric Adolphe Cavens (30 August 1882, Laeken, Belgium – 30 April 1962,

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

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''. Cavens was married to Elizabeth Francoise Saymons (1886–1971); 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 ''The Three Must-Get-Theres'' is a 1922 American silent film directed by Max Linder. The film follows the plot of the 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers'' by Alexandre Dumas. It is also meant as a parody of the previously released 1921 film ''The ...

'' (1922) as Assistant Director

Cast (feature film)

* ''

'' (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. In addition to some sequences with dialogue, the film featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects and a theme song. The film is an adaptatio ...

'' (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 In 1825, two families, cotton merchants in England and America, ...

'' (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. It is based on the play ''All Good Americans'' by Laura Perelman and S. J. Perelman. The film stars Madge Evans, Otto Kruger, Robert Young, Un ...

'' (1934) as Mechanic (uncredited) * ''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' () is an adventure novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. It was serialised from 1844 to 1846, and published in book form in 1846. It is one of his most popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers'' (184 ...

'' (1934) as Fencing Master (uncredited) * ''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' ( ) is an operetta by the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The Libretto, librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein (writer), Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's ...

'' (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 ...

'' (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 Sothern. At the 8th Academy Awards, the “Stra ...

'' (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 American musical comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Jack Benny, Joan Bennett and Mary Boland. It was made by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was writ ...

'' (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" () is a folk tale in Arabic added to the ''One Thousand and One Nights'' in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who heard it from Syrian storyteller Hanna Diyab. As one of the most popul ...

'' (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 adventure film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Dale Robertson, Anne Francis and Charles Korvin. It was made by 20th Century Fox and based on the 1947 novel of the same name by Kenneth R ...

'' (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 Sin ...

'' (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 lat ...

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

Around the World in 80 Days ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' () 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 employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate ...

'' (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.

Feature film production

* ''Queen Christina'' (1933), sword fight staging by * ''Cardinal Richelieu'' (1935) as Research dir * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1936), 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