Person Details

Birthday: 1893-03-27 02:28:39

Death: 1973-03-08 02:28:39

Aliases: George Berringer , André Beranger , George A. Beranger , J.A. Beringer , George Andre , Andred Beranger , George Augustus Beringer , George Alexandre Beranger , André de Beranger , George André de Beranger , George Andre Beranger , Andre Berenger , George A. Berranger , André DeBeranger

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Enmore, New South Wales, Australia

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Movie Involvements: 56

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
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7

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

(1916) Second Priest of Bel (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation
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6

The Birth of a Nation

(1915) Wade Cameron
Broken Blossoms
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7

Broken Blossoms

(1919) The Spying One
The Walking Dead
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6

The Walking Dead

(1936) Nolan's Butler (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
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7

Nightmare Alley

(1947) The Geek (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
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6

Saratoga Trunk

(1945) Leon (uncredited)
Road House
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7

Road House

(1948) Lefty
Bullets or Ballots
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7

Bullets or Ballots

(1936) Waiter (uncredited)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1949 Waiter
Waiter (uncredited)
1948 Lefty
1947 The Geek (uncredited)
1945 Leon (uncredited)
1942 Salesman
1941 Waiter (uncredited)
Head Waiter
1940 Maitre d'hotel
1939 Cyril
1937 Male Dressmaker
Hotel Clerk
Florist (uncredited)
Lorenz Review Headwaiter
Hat Clerk (as Andre Beranger)
Tenant
1936 Evans, Kathleen's Chauffeur
Albert, the Valet (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Ed Biddle
Mr. Rosewater
Waiter (uncredited)
Designer (uncredited)
Costume Designer Maza (uncredited)
Jeweler (uncredited)
Charles (uncredited)
Nolan's Butler (uncredited)
The Witch Doctor
1935 N/A
Man Wanting Testimonial
Tailor (uncredited)
Wedding Dress Fitter (Uncredited)
Kolia
Matthews
Reporter (uncredited)
1933 Basil Pew
Dinner Guest / Pianist (uncredited)
1932 Alonzo Beal (uncredited)
1931 Fichet
The Poet
Archie
Andre (uncredited)
1930 Potz
Barber
1929 Madame Silvara's Customer
Barry (an actor)
First Stranger (as André Beranger)
Simpson - Guide
1928 Claude de Brie
Claude
1927 Claude (as André Beranger)
George Finch
Count André D'Orville
Maurice
1926 Alphonse Martin
Selim
John Jarvis
Josef André (als André de Beranger)
M. Maurice Lalle, Georgette's Husband (as André Beranger)
Mr. Brent
Gideon Bell
The Grand Duke Paul
J. Percy Sappington - Drama Coach
1925 Guido
Maurice Mansfield
Pat Malone
Lewin
1924 N/A
Lord Byron
Krantz (as André Beranger)
1923 Leo Friend (as André de Beranger)
Pierre
Actor in Wardrobe Line
Vincent Leach
Charles IX (as Andre de Beranger)
Andre Escobar
1919 The Spying One
1917 Captain Franz
Rudolph Creig
Her Husband
Chester Wallace
1916 Carlos
The Butler
Second Priest of Bel (uncredited)
Johan Tonnesen
Jack Brace
Thomas Stuart
Automatic Joe
1915 Manager of the 'Fly-by-Night' Theatrical Troupe
Wade Cameron
1914 N/A
The Accordian Player (as George Berringer)
1913 The Employer
The Bartender
A Tramp
The Accomplice
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1924 Director
1921 Director
1914 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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