George Beranger
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 27, 1893
- Died
- March 8, 1973
- Birthplace
- Enmore, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Filmography
Dancing in the Dark 1949
as Waiter
You're My Everything 1949
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Fan 1949
as Alphonse - Philippe's Assistant (uncredited)
Road House 1948
as Lefty
Nightmare Alley 1947
as The Geek (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk 1945
as Leon (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body 1942
as Salesman
Our Wife 1941
as Waiter (uncredited)
She Knew All the Answers 1941
as Head Waiter
He Stayed for Breakfast 1940
as Maitre d'hotel
Beauty for the Asking 1939
as Cyril
I'll Take Romance 1937
as Male Dressmaker
Hollywood Round-Up 1937
as Hotel Clerk
Fight for Your Lady 1937
as Florist (uncredited)
San Quentin 1937
as Lorenz Review Headwaiter
Café Metropole 1937
as Hat Clerk (as Andre Beranger)
Ready, Willing and Able 1937
as Tenant
King of Hockey 1936
as Evans, Kathleen's Chauffeur
Walking on Air 1936
as Albert, the Valet (uncredited)
China Clipper 1936
as Waiter (uncredited)
Hot Money 1936
as Ed Biddle
The Big Noise 1936
as Mr. Rosewater
Bullets or Ballots 1936
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Singing Kid 1936
as Designer (uncredited)
Snowed Under 1936
as Costume Designer Maza (uncredited)
Colleen 1936
as Jeweler (uncredited)
Love Before Breakfast 1936
as Charles (uncredited)
The Walking Dead 1936
as Nolan's Butler (uncredited)
King of the Islands 1936
as The Witch Doctor
Dangerous 1935
Actor
Stars Over Broadway 1935
as Man Wanting Testimonial
Ship Cafe 1935
as Tailor (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes 1935
as Wedding Dress Fitter (Uncredited)
Once in a Blue Moon 1935
as Kolia
One New York Night 1935
as Matthews
Clive of India 1935
as Mr. St. Aubin
The Payoff 1935
as Reporter (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent 1934
as Steamship Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Mama Loves Papa 1933
as Basil Pew
Ex-Lady 1933
as Dinner Guest / Pianist (uncredited)
Olsen’s Big Moment 1933
as Partygoer (Uncredited)
Ladies of the Jury 1932
as Alonzo Beal (uncredited)
Surrender 1931
as Fichet
The Age for Love 1931
as The Poet
Annabelle's Affairs 1931
as Archie
Three Girls Lost 1931
as Andre (uncredited)
The Boudoir Diplomat 1930
as Potz
Lilies of the Field 1930
as Barber
Darkened Rooms 1929
as Madame Silvara's Customer
Glad Rag Doll 1929
as Barry (an actor)
Strange Cargo 1929
as First Stranger (as André Beranger)
Stark Mad 1929
as Simpson - Guide
Beware of Bachelors 1928
as Claude de Brie
Powder My Back 1928
as Claude
The Garden of Eden 1928
as Palais de Paris Refuse Man (uncredited)
If I Were Single 1927
as Claude (as André Beranger)
The Small Bachelor 1927
as George Finch
Altars of Desire 1927
as Count André D'Orville
Paradise for Two 1927
as Maurice
The Popular Sin 1926
as Alphonse Martin
The Lady of the Harem 1926
as Selim
The Eagle of the Sea 1926
as John Jarvis
Fig Leaves 1926
as Josef André (als André de Beranger)
So This Is Paris 1926
as M. Maurice Lalle, Georgette's Husband (as André Beranger)
Miss Brewster's Millions 1926
as Mr. Brent
The Bat 1926
as Gideon Bell
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter 1926
as The Grand Duke Paul
Hot Cakes for Two 1926
as J. Percy Sappington - Drama Coach
Time, the Comedian 1925
as Art Student (as George Andre Beranger)
The Big Parade 1925
as Patriotic Letter Reader
- A Woman's Faith
A Woman's Faith 1925
as Leandre Turcott
Grounds for Divorce 1925
as Guido
Are Parents People? 1925
as Maurice Mansfield
The Man in Blue 1925
as Pat Malone
Confessions of a Queen 1925
as Lewin
Beauty and the Bad Man 1925
as L.I.B. Bell
His Hour 1924
Actor
Western Luck 1924
Director
Beau Brummel 1924
as Lord Byron
Poisoned Paradise 1924
as Krantz (as André Beranger)
The Man Life Passed By 1923
as Leo Friend (as André de Beranger)
Tiger Rose 1923
as Pierre
The Extra Girl 1923
as Actor in Wardrobe Line
Dulcy 1923
as Vincent Leach
Ashes of Vengeance 1923
as Charles IX (as Andre de Beranger)
The Bright Shawl 1923
as Andre Escobar
The Leopardess 1923
as Pepe
Burn 'Em Up Barnes 1921
Director
Number 17 1921
Screenplay, Director
A Manhattan Knight 1920
Director, Scenario Writer
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl 1919
as The Spying One
Sandy 1918
as Carter Nelson
The Spotted Lily 1917
as Captain Franz
- Time Locks and Diamonds
Time Locks and Diamonds 1917
as Ramon Mendoza
A Daughter of the Poor 1917
as Rudolph Creig
A Love Sublime 1917
as Her Husband
Those Without Sin 1917
as Chester Wallace
Mixed Blood 1916
as Carlos
Manhattan Madness 1916
as The Butler
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916
as Second Priest of Bel (uncredited)
Pillars of Society 1916
as Johan Tonnesen
The Half-Breed 1916
as Jack Brace
The Good Bad-Man 1916
as Thomas Stuart
- Let Katie Do it
Let Katie Do it 1916
as Witness to Accident
- The She-Devil
The She-Devil 1916
as Renard
Flirting with Fate 1916
as Automatic Joe
- Bred in the Bone
Bred in the Bone 1915
as Manager of the 'Fly-by-Night' Theatrical Troupe
The Birth of a Nation 1915
as Wade Cameron
- Baby's Ride
Baby's Ride 1914
Director
The Avenging Conscience 1914
Actor
Home, Sweet Home 1914
as The Accordian Player (as George Berringer)
The Adopted Brother 1913
as The Employer
- When Love Forgives
When Love Forgives 1913
as The Bartender
The Switchtower 1913
as A Tramp
- The Well
The Well 1913
as The Accomplice
Credits from TMDB.