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George Beranger
Actor, Director
Died March 8, 1973 (79 years)
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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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 1950 | Wabash Avenue · as Wax Museum Attendant |
| 1949 | Dancing in the Dark · as Waiter |
| 1949 | The Fan · as Philippe's Assistant |
| 1949 | You're My Everything · as Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Chicken Every Sunday · as Jake Barker |
| 1948 | Unfaithfully Yours · as Maître D'hôtel |
| 1948 | The Snake Pit · as Patient |
| 1948 | Road House · as Lefty |
| 1948 | Cry of the City · as Barber |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley · as The Geek (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim · as Office Clerk |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk · as Leon (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Spider · as Apartment Manager |
| 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 |
| 1938 | The Lone Wolf in Paris · as Hotel Desk Manager |
| 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 | Wake Up and Live · as Pianist |
| 1937 | Dangerous Holiday · as Violin Teacher |
| 1937 | Café Metropole · as Hat Clerk (as Andre Beranger) |
| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able · as Tenant |
| 1937 | Stolen Holiday · as Swiss Waiter |
| 1936 | King of Hockey · as Evans, Kathleen's Chauffeur |
| 1936 | Love on the Run · as Comedy Reactionary |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel · as Headwaiter |
| 1936 | Down the Stretch · as William J. Cooper |
| 1936 | Walking on Air · as Albert, The Valet (uncredited) |
| 1936 | China Clipper · as Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Love Begins at 20 · as Eddie - Office Worker |
| 1936 | Hot Money · as Ed Biddle |
| 1936 | The Big Noise · as Mr. Rosewater |
| 1936 | Hearts Divided · as Jefferson's Secretary |
| 1936 | Bullets or Ballots · as Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Times Square Playboy · as Jewelry Store Clerk |
| 1936 | The Singing Kid · as Designer (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Snowed Under · as Costume Designer Maza (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Colleen · as Jeweler (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Walking Dead · as Nolan's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Love Before Breakfast · as Charles (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Story of Louis Pasteur · as Louis Pasteur's Assistant |
| 1936 | Anything Goes · as Man With Silly Walk |
| 1935 | |
| 1935 | Stars Over Broadway · as Man Wanting Testimonial |
| 1935 | The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo · as Casino Assistant |
| 1935 | The Payoff · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes · as Wedding Dress Fitter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Flame Within · as Prince Hassan |
| 1935 | Once in a Blue Moon · as Kolia |
| 1935 | Gold Diggers of 1935 · as Head Waiter |
| 1935 | One New York Night · as Matthews |
| 1935 | Clive of India · as Mr. St. Aubin |
| 1934 | The Captain Hates the Sea · as Jeweler |
| 1934 | Young and Beautiful · as Henri Briand |
| 1934 | Kiss and Make-Up · as Dr. Lamar's Butler |
| 1934 | Hollywood Party · as Durante's Barber |
| 1934 | Jimmy the Gent · as Steamship Ticket Clerk |
| 1934 | Coming Out Party · as Joyce's Party Decorator |
| 1933 | Ex-Lady · as Dinner Guest / Pianist (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Love Is a Racket · as Manager Of Elizabeth Morgan's |
| 1932 | Ladies of the Jury · as Alonzo Beal (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Surrender · as Fichet |
| 1931 | Three Girls Lost · as Andre (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Lilies of the Field · as Barber |
| 1929 | Glad Rag Doll · as Barry (an Actor) |
| 1929 | Darkened Rooms · as Madame Silvara's Customer |
| 1927 | The Small Bachelor · as George Finch |
| 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 |
| 1925 | The Big Parade · as Undetermined Minor Role |
| 1925 | Are Parents People? · as Maurice Mansfield |
| 1925 | Confessions of a Queen · as Lewin |
| 1924 | |
| 1924 | Beau Brummel · as Lord Byron |
| 1923 | Tiger Rose · as Pierre |
| 1923 | The Extra Girl · as Actor In Wardrobe Line |
| 1923 | Ashes of Vengeance · as Charles Ix (as Andre De Beranger) |
| 1923 | The Bright Shawl · as Andre Escobar |
| 1919 | The Fall of Babylon · as Second Priest Of Bel |
| 1919 | Broken Blossoms or the Yellow Man and the Girl · as The Spying One |
| 1916 | Intolerance · as Second Priest Of Bel (uncredited) |
| 1916 | Manhattan Madness · as The Butler |
| 1916 | The Half-Breed · as Jack Brace |
| 1916 | Flirting with Fate · as Automatic Joe |
| 1916 | The Good Bad-Man · as Thomas Stuart |
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation · as Wade Cameron |
| 1914 | |
| 1914 | Home, Sweet Home · as The Accordian Player (as George Berringer) |