Marcel Herrand (8 October 1897 – 11 June 1953) was a French stage and film actor best remembered for his roles in swashbuckling or

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

s. He appeared in over 25 films between 1932 and 1952, but Herrand's best remembered role is as Lacenaire (based on Pierre François Lacenaire) in

Marcel Carné Marcel Albert Carné (; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include '' Port of Shadows'' (1938), ''Le Jour Se Lève'' (1939), '' The Devil's Envoys ...

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Children of Paradise ''Children of Paradise'' (original French title: ''Les Enfants du Paradis'') is a two-part French romantic drama film by Marcel Carné, produced under war conditions in 1943, 1944, and early 1945 in both Vichy France and Occupied France. Set in ...

'' (''Les Enfants du Paradis'', 1945). Other films in which Herrand appeared include '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1950) and '' Fanfan la Tulipe'' (1952), which also featured Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida, in which Herrand played the role of Louis XV of France.

Selected filmography

* '' The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) … Audignane * '' Les Visiteurs du soir'' (1942) … Baron Renaud * ''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. Li ...

'' (1943) … Bertuccio * ''

The Mysteries of Paris ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (french: Les Mystères de Paris) is a novel by the French writer 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 ser ...

'' (1943) … Rodolphe * ''

Les Enfants du paradis ''Children of Paradise'' (original French title: ''Les Enfants du Paradis'') is a two-part French romantic drama film by Marcel Carné, produced under war conditions in 1943, 1944, and early 1945 in both Vichy France and Occupied France. Set in ...

'' (1945) … Lacenaire * '' Father Serge'' (1945) * '' Fantômas'' (1946) … Fantômas * '' Star Without Light'' (1946) ... Roger Marney * '' The Royalists'' (1947) … Corentin * '' Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948) * '' Ruy Blas'' (1948) … Don Salluste * '' The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (1949) … Larsan * '' The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' (1949) … Larsan * '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1950) … Arbax * '' No Pity for Women'' (1950) * '' Wolves Hunt at Night'' (1952) … Pedro * '' Fanfan la Tulipe'' (1952) … King Louis XV * '' La Putain respectueuse'' (1952) … Senator Clarke

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* 1897 births 1953 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors Male actors from Paris 20th-century French male actors {{france-film-actor-stub