Pierre Paul Vermoyal (18 October 1888 – 28 September 1925) was a

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stage and film actor.

Biography

Vermoyal was born in

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. He began his career on the stages of the

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theatre in the

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area of

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in the 1910s. His first known film appearance was in the 1916 Maurice Mariaud directed short film ''Le roi de l'étain'', produced by

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. He would go on to appear in a number of films during the 1910s directed by Mariaud,

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and

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, among others. In 1922 he appeared in the

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directed

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'' as Maître Ferrand. The film serial ran in twelve installments and was based on the novel of the same name by

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. Other prominent film roles of the era include appearances in the

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directed '' Koenigsmark'' (1923), starring

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and

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; the

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; and the American film '' The Arab'' (1924), directed by Rex Ingram and starring

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and

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. His final film appearance was in the 1925

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directed ''Au-delà de la mort '' (also known as ''Plus loin que la mort'' and ''Pour l’amour de son frère.'') Paul Vermoyal died on 28 September 1925 at age 36 in

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, France.Notre Cinéma
Retrieved 18 September 2016.

Partial filmography

References

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* 1888 births 1925 deaths French male stage actors French male film actors French male silent film actors People from Aisne Male actors from Hauts-de-France 20th-century French male actors {{france-film-actor-1880s-stub