Albert Dieudonné
Actor
- Born
- November 26, 1889 · Paris, France
- Died
- March 19, 1976 (age 86)
Albert Dieudonné was a French actor,screenwriter, film director and novelist.
Dieudonné was born in Paris, France, and made his acting debut in silent film in 1908 for The Assassination of the Duke of Guise, with musical score by Camille Saint-Saëns. In 1924, he directed the film drama Catherine, in which he also appeared as a major character. Jean Renoir acted as his assistant director on the film.
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Between 1915 and 1916, Dieudonné acted in five films for director Abel Gance, including the 1915 film La Folie du Docteur Tube and the 1916 film Le périscope. In 1927 he was hired back to star in the title role in Gance's epic film, Napoléon. In 1929 Dieudonné wrote a novel that was made into a 1930 musical comedy film titled "La Douceur D'Aimer" (Sweetness of Love), and he wrote the script for the 1936 La Garçonne.
Albert Dieudonné died in Paris in 1976.
Known for
Napoleon
January 10, 1927
The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
November 17, 1908
The Madness of Dr Tube
January 1, 1915
Backbiters
November 9, 1927
The Black Diamond
May 19, 1913
Napoléon Bonaparte
November 5, 1935
Madame Sans-Gêne
October 7, 1941
Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
January 1, 1968
The Kiss of Judas
March 30, 1909
Alsace
January 2, 1916
The Red Hand
November 17, 1908
Autour de Napoléon
January 1, 1928
Acting17
- 1968Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite as Self - Interviewee
- 1941Madame Sans-Gêne as Napoléon 1er
- 1935Napoléon Bonaparte as Napoléon Bonaparte
- 1928Autour de Napoléon
- 1927Backbiters as Maurice Laisné
- 1927Napoleon as Napoléon Bonaparte
- 1916Alsace as Jacques Obey
- 1916Le périscope as William Bell
- 1916Le fou de la falaise
- 1915L'héroïsme de Paddy