Max Régnier (4 December 1907 - 5 August 1993) was a French dramatist, playwright, theater director and actor. He was managing director of the théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin from 1949 up to 1969. He was the father of actor

Yves Rénier Yves Rénier (29 September 1942 – 24 April 2021)
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Filmography

Cinema

as an actor unless stated otherwise *

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

: ''Le Coup de trois'' by

Jean de Limur Jean de Limur (13 November 1887, Vouhé, Charente-Maritime – 5 June 1976, Paris) was a French film director, actor and screenwriter. His works include '' La Garçonne'' (1936) and '' The Letter'' (1929). A French army officer and a designer, h ...

: le secrétaire du commissaire * 1936 : ', short by

Robert Péguy Robert Péguy (14 December 1883 – 21 July 1968) was a French film director best known for his films of the 1920s and 1930s. He directed some 30 films between 1910 and 1946. His career peaked in the 1930s. Selected filmography * ''600,000 ...

: Monsieur Croquignolle *

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...

: '' Monsieur Bégonia'' by

André Hugon André Hugon (17 December 1886 – 22 August 1960) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards, particularly of the 1920s and into sound. Hugon was born in Algiers in 1886 wh ...

: Max / Monsieur Bégonia *

1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...

: ' by

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1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

: ' by

Jean Tedesco Jean Tedesco (1895–1958) was a French film director, film critic and screenwriter. Chief editor of the ''Cinéa'' magazine he also was managing director of the théâtre du Vieux-Colombier between 1924 and 1934 where he showed avant-garde films ...

(+ scriptwriting and dialogues) *

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

: ''L'Art d'être courtier'' by

Henri Verneuil Henri Verneuil (; born Ashot Malakian; 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International Fi ...

– short (only co scriptwriter)

Television

Actor * 1979 : ', ''Les Petites Têtes'' by

André Gillois Maurice Diamant-Berger (8 February 1902 – 18 June 2004), known as André Gillois, was a French writer, radio pioneer and - during the Second World War - general Charles de Gaulle's spokesman in London. Life Before the war he worked for the c ...

and Max Régnier, directed by

Pierre Sabbagh Pierre Sabbagh (18 July 1918 – 30 September 1994) was a major personality in French television, as a journalist, producer and director. Pierre Alain Sabbagh was born in Lannion (Côtes-d'Armor) and died in Paris. He was the younger son of ...

* 1981 : ''Au théâtre ce soir'', ''Mort ou vif'' by Max Régnier, directed by

Theater

* 1944 : ''Eclats de rire,'' directed by , théâtre des Célestins * 1947 : ''Mort ou vif'' de Max Régnier, directed by

Christian-Gérard Christian Gérard Mazas (4 October 1903 – 27 July 1984), known as Christian-Gérard,Sometimes spelt without hyphen. was a French stage and film actor as well as theater director. Theatre Comedian * 1932 : ' by Jacques Deval, directed by J ...

, théâtre de l'Étoile (author and actor) * 1948 : ''Il vaux mieux en rire,'' directed by Émile Audiffred, Les Tournées Audiffred * 1955 : ''Les Petites Têtes'' by

and Max Régnier, directed by

Fernand Ledoux Fernand Ledoux (born Jacques Joseph Félix Fernand Ledoux, 24 January 1897, Tirlemont – 21 September 1993, Villerville) was a French film and theatre actor of Belgian origin. He studied with Raphaël Duflos at the CNSAD, and began his ca ...

, : Daniel (co writer and actor) * 1957 : ''Champagne et Whisky'' by Max Régnier, directed by the author,

théâtre de la Renaissance The name Théâtre de la Renaissance has been used successively for three distinct Parisian theatre companies. The first two companies, which were short-lived enterprises in the 19th century, used the Salle Ventadour, now an office building on th ...

: Lestissac (author, theatre director and actor) * 1963 : ''Bonsoir Madame Pinson'' after Arthur Lovegrove, adaptation by Max Régnier and André Gillois, directed by , théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (co adaptator) * 1965 : ''Le Plus grand des hasards'' by Max Régnier and André Gillois, mise-en-scène

Georges Douking Georges Douking (born Georges Ladoubée; 6 August 1902 – 20 October 1987) was a French stage, film, and television actor. He also directed stage plays such as the premier presentation of Jean Giraudoux's ''Sodom and Gomorrah'' at the Thé ...

, théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin : Hubert Cabanel (coauteur et acteur)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Regnier, Max 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights 20th-century French male actors 1907 births 1993 deaths Place of birth missing Place of death missing