René Navarre

René Navarre ( born July 8, 1877 in Limoges, France, † February 8, 1968 in Azay -sur -Cher, France) was a French actor and film director.

Life

He worked as an actor at the Théâtre Michel, when he was discovered in 1910 by Louis Feuillade for the film and with La gardienne du feu had his film debut. He joined in 1911 in the successful film series La vie est qu'elle adjusting to. But not until 1913/14, Navarre experienced the peak of his film career in the lead role of Fantômas in Feuillades Erstverfilmung a popular detective novels of its time. So a total of 5 films were made with the mysterious criminals - a role that turned out to be double-edged for Navarre in retrospect, he was still measured from now on his haunting game as Fantômas. He had recorded only average performance. In 1916 he founded his own production company, making it not very successful. In 1919 he formed together with Gaston Leroux and Arthur Bernède the " Société des Cinéromans ," the film adaptation of literary works devoted himself. Navarre took over in the movies of society often even the main roles, so in Vidocq (1922 ) and Belphegor (1927 ) to literary models of Bernède. In the talkie he only appeared in supporting roles in insignificant films in appearance.

Weblink

• René Navarre at the Internet Movie Database (English)

• Theater actors
• Silent film actresses
• Actor
• Film Director
• Frenchman
• Born in 1877
• Died in 1968
• Man