Jean Dax (born Gontran-Théodore-Louis-Henri Willar; 17 September 1879 – 6 June 1962) was a French actor who appeared in more than 70 films during his career. He appeared in
Maurice Tourneur
Maurice Félix Thomas (; 2 February 1876 – 4 August 1961), known as Maurice Tourneur (), was a French film director and screenwriter.
Life
Born Maurice Félix Thomas in the Épinettes district (17th arrondissement of Paris), his father was a w ...
's 1928 film ''
The Crew''
[Waldman, p. 142]
Selected filmography
* ''
The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1911)
* ''
The King of Paris'' (1923)
* ''
Education of a Prince'' (1927)
* ''
The Crew'' (1928)
* ''
The Secret Courier'' (1928)
* ''
The Love of the Brothers Rott'' (1929)
* ''
Der Kongreß tanzt
''Der Kongress tanzt'' (English: ''The Congress Dances'') is a German musical comedy film produced in 1931 by Ufa, directed by Erik Charell, starring Lilian Harvey as Christel Weinzinger, the glove seller, Willy Fritsch as Tsar Alexander I ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930)
* ''
Gloria'' (1931)
* ''
Monsieur, Madame and Bibi'' (1932)
* ''
Our Lord's Vineyard'' (1932)
* ''
In the Name of the Law'' (1932)
* ''
Charlemagne
Charlemagne ( ; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was List of Frankish kings, King of the Franks from 768, List of kings of the Lombards, King of the Lombards from 774, and Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian ...
'' (1933)
* ''
The Uncle from Peking
''The Uncle from Peking'' (French: ''L'oncle de Pékin'') is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Jacques Darmont and starring Armand Bernard, Janine Merrey and Pierre Brasseur.Rège p.285
The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé B ...
'' (1934)
* ''
The Queen of Biarritz'' (1934)
* ''
Little Jacques'' (1934)
* ''
The Slipper Episode'' (1935)
* ''
Port Arthur'' (1936)
* ''
Mayerling
Mayerling is a small village (pop. 200) in Lower Austria belonging to the municipality of Alland in the district of Baden (district of Austria), Baden. It is situated on the Schwechat river, in the Vienna Woods, Wienerwald (''Vienna woods''), so ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Charley's Aunt
''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot in ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Counsel for Romance
''Counsel for Romance'' (French: ''Un mauvais garçon'') is a 1936 French romantic comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and Raoul Ploquin and starring Danielle Darrieux, Henri Garat and Jean Dax.
Production
The film was made as a co-production ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Great Refrain'' (1936)
* ''
Madelon's Daughter'' (1937)
* ''
My Priest Among the Rich'' (1938)
References
Bibliography
* Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2001.
External links
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1879 births
1962 deaths
French male film actors
French male silent film actors
20th-century French male actors
Male actors from Paris
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