George Beranger
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Beranger (27 March 1893 – 8 March 1973), also known as André Beranger, was an Australian actor and Hollywood and stage director. Beranger began playing Shakespearean roles at the age of sixteen with the Walter Bentley Players. He then emigrated from Australia to California, United States in 1912 and worked in the silent film industry in Hollywood. According to a researcher, he "reinvented himself in Hollywood, claiming French parentage, birth on a French ocean liner off the coast of Australia and a Paris education." Beranger worked under the names George Alexandre Beranger and André de Beranger. By the 1920s, Beranger had become a star, appearing in the movies of Ernst Lubitsch and D. W. Griffith. He also directed ten films between 1914 and 1924. Beranger owned a large Spanish-style home in Laguna Beach, rented a room at the Hollywood Athletic Club and owned an apartment in Paris, France. Beranger eventually appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1950. Beranger's career dissipated following the 1930s Great Depression and the advent of sound film, and his roles in later films were small and often uncredited. He supplemented his income as a draftsman for the Los Angeles City Council. He sold his large properties and moved into a modest cottage beside his house in Laguna Beach. He entered into a "lavender marriage" with a neighbouring widow, but they never shared the same house and he continued his gay lifestyle unabated. Beranger retired in 1952 and lived his later years in seclusion. He was found dead of natural causes in his home on 8 March 1973. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Beranger licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1949 · Dancing in the Dark as Waiter
- 1949 · You're My Everything as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1948 · Road House as Lefty
- 1947 · Nightmare Alley as The Geek (uncredited)
- 1945 · Saratoga Trunk as Leon (uncredited)
- 1942 · Over My Dead Body as Salesman
- 1941 · Our Wife as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1941 · She Knew All the Answers as Head Waiter
- 1940 · He Stayed for Breakfast as Maitre d'hotel
- 1939 · Beauty for the Asking as Cyril
- 1937 · I'll Take Romance as Male Dressmaker
- 1937 · Hollywood Round-Up as Hotel Clerk
- 1937 · Fight for Your Lady as Florist (uncredited)
- 1937 · San Quentin as Lorenz Review Headwaiter
- 1937 · Café Metropole as Hat Clerk (as Andre Beranger)
- 1937 · Ready, Willing and Able as Tenant
- 1936 · King of Hockey as Evans, Kathleen's Chauffeur
- 1936 · Walking on Air as Albert, the Valet (uncredited)
- 1936 · China Clipper as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1936 · Hot Money as Ed Biddle
- 1936 · The Big Noise as Mr. Rosewater
- 1936 · Bullets or Ballots as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1936 · The Singing Kid as Designer (uncredited)
- 1936 · Snowed Under as Costume Designer Maza (uncredited)
- 1936 · Colleen as Jeweler (uncredited)
- 1936 · Love Before Breakfast as Charles (uncredited)
- 1936 · The Walking Dead as Nolan's Butler (uncredited)
- 1936 · King of the Islands as The Witch Doctor
- 1935 · Dangerous as
- 1935 · Stars Over Broadway as Man Wanting Testimonial
- 1935 · Ship Cafe as Tailor (uncredited)
- 1935 · Don't Bet on Blondes as Wedding Dress Fitter (Uncredited)
- 1935 · Once in a Blue Moon as Kolia
- 1935 · One New York Night as Matthews
- 1935 · Clive of India as Mr. St. Aubin
- 1935 · The Payoff as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1933 · Mama Loves Papa as Basil Pew
- 1933 · Ex-Lady as Dinner Guest / Pianist (uncredited)
- 1932 · Ladies of the Jury as Alonzo Beal (uncredited)
- 1931 · Surrender as Fichet
- 1931 · The Age for Love as The Poet
- 1931 · Annabelle's Affairs as Archie
- 1931 · Three Girls Lost as Andre (uncredited)
- 1930 · The Boudoir Diplomat as Potz
- 1930 · Lilies of the Field as Barber
- 1929 · Darkened Rooms as Madame Silvara's Customer
- 1929 · Glad Rag Doll as Barry (an actor)
- 1929 · Strange Cargo as First Stranger (as André Beranger)
- 1929 · Stark Mad as Simpson - Guide
- 1928 · Beware of Bachelors as Claude de Brie
- 1928 · Powder My Back as Claude
- 1928 · The Garden of Eden as Palais de Paris Refuse Man (uncredited)
- 1927 · If I Were Single as Claude (as André Beranger)
- 1927 · The Small Bachelor as George Finch
- 1927 · Altars of Desire as Count André D'Orville
- 1927 · Paradise for Two as Maurice
- 1926 · The Popular Sin as Alphonse Martin
- 1926 · The Lady of the Harem as Selim
- 1926 · The Eagle of the Sea as John Jarvis
- 1926 · Fig Leaves as Josef André (als André de Beranger)
- 1926 · So This Is Paris as M. Maurice Lalle, Georgette's Husband (as André Beranger)
- 1926 · Miss Brewster's Millions as Mr. Brent
- 1926 · The Bat as Gideon Bell
- 1926 · The Grand Duchess and the Waiter as The Grand Duke Paul
- 1926 · Hot Cakes for Two as J. Percy Sappington - Drama Coach
- 1925 · Grounds for Divorce as Guido
- 1925 · Are Parents People? as Maurice Mansfield
- 1925 · The Man in Blue as Pat Malone
- 1925 · Confessions of a Queen as Lewin
- 1924 · His Hour as
- 1924 · Beau Brummel as Lord Byron
- 1924 · Poisoned Paradise as Krantz (as André Beranger)
- 1923 · The Man Life Passed By as Leo Friend (as André de Beranger)
- 1923 · Tiger Rose as Pierre
- 1923 · The Extra Girl as Actor in Wardrobe Line
- 1923 · Dulcy as Vincent Leach
- 1923 · Ashes of Vengeance as Charles IX (as Andre de Beranger)
- 1923 · The Bright Shawl as Andre Escobar
- 1919 · Broken Blossoms as The Spying One
- 1917 · The Spotted Lily as Captain Franz
- 1917 · A Daughter of the Poor as Rudolph Creig
- 1917 · A Love Sublime as Her Husband
- 1917 · Those Without Sin as Chester Wallace
- 1916 · Mixed Blood as Carlos
- 1916 · Manhattan Madness as The Butler
- 1916 · Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Second Priest of Bel (uncredited)
- 1916 · Pillars of Society as Johan Tonnesen
- 1916 · The Half-Breed as Jack Brace
- 1916 · The Good Bad Man as Thomas Stuart
- 1916 · The She-Devil as Renard
- 1916 · Flirting with Fate as Automatic Joe
- 1915 · Bred in the Bone as Manager of the 'Fly-by-Night' Theatrical Troupe
- 1915 · The Birth of a Nation as Wade Cameron
- 1914 · The Avenging Conscience as
- 1914 · Home, Sweet Home as The Accordian Player (as George Berringer)
- 1913 · The Adopted Brother as The Employer
- 1913 · When Love Forgives as The Bartender
- 1913 · The Switchtower as A Tramp
- 1913 · The Well as The Accomplice