George Beranger
Age: 79 | From: Enmore, New South Wales, Australia
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: 59
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
(1916) Second Priest of Bel (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation
(1915) Wade Cameron
Broken Blossoms
(1919) The Spying One
The Walking Dead
(1936) Nolan's Butler (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
(1947) The Geek (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
(1945) Leon (uncredited)
Road House
(1948) Lefty
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 | ||
| Palais de Paris Refuse Man (uncredited) | ||
| 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 | ||
| Renard | ||
| 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 | |
| Director | ||
| 1914 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |