- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 25, 1905
- Place of Birth
- Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium
- Died
- November 2, 1970
Fernand Gravey
Fernand Gravey (25 December 1905 in Ixelles (Belgium) – 2 November 1970 in Paris, France), also known as Fernand Gravet in the United States, was the son of actors Georges Mertens and Fernande Depernay, who appeared in silent films produced by pioneer Belge Cinéma Film (a subsidiary of Pathé). Gravey started performing at age five under his father's direction. Before World War I, he received an education in Britain and could speak both French and English fluently, something which became useful in his movie roles. During the war, Gravey served in the British Merchant Marine Corp. In 1936, he married the French actress Jane Renouardt, who was 15 years his senior. They remained together until his death on 2 November 1970 of a heart-attack. Jane died on 3 February 1972. They had no children. Gravey performed in four films in 1913 and 1914 (as Fernand Mertens), but his first film of impor…
Filmography
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
tvLa Maison des bois
1971 · Le marquis de Fresnoy
movieThe Hideout
1971 · Labrize
Pas moral pour deux sous
moviePas moral pour deux sous
1971 · Daniel Wilde
moviePromise at Dawn
1970 · Jean-Michel Serusier
movieGive Her the Moon
1970 · Captain Ragot
movieThe Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 · Police sergeant
movieGuns for San Sebastian
1967 · Governor
movieHow to Steal a Million
1966 · Grammont
movieThe Woman from Beirut
1965 · Dr. Castello
tvHarry's Girls
1963 · Andre Giraud
movieThe Crumblers Are Doing Well
1961 · François Legrand
tvDiscorama
1959 · Self
movieToto in Paris
1958 · Il dottor Duclos
movieSchool for Coquettes
1958 · Stanislas de La Ferronière
movieHardboiled Egg Time
1958 · Raoul Grandvivier
movieLa Garçonne
1957 · Georges Sauvage
movieMitsou
1956 · Pierre Duroy-Lelong
movieSlightly Ahead
1956 · Olivier Parker, le faux entraîneur hippique, escroc
tvCinépanorama
1956 · Self
movieThirteen at the Table
1955 · Antoine Villardier
tvMGM Parade
1955 · Self
movieRoyal Affairs in Versailles
1953 · Molière
movieThe Age of Indiscretion
1953 · Padre di Andrea, presidente del tribunale
movieMy Husband Is Marvelous
1953 · Claude Chatel
movieThe Happiest of Men
1952 · Armand Dupuis-Martin
movieMy Wife Is Formidable
1951 · Raymond Corbier, sculpteur et mari de Sylvia
movieGunman in the Streets
1950 · Commissioner Dufresne
movieLe Traqué
1950 · Commissioner Dufresne
movieLa Ronde
1950 · Charles Breitkopf, son mari
movieMademoiselle Josette, ma femme
1950 · André Ternay
movieDu Guesclin
1949 · Bertrand du Guesclin
movieCaptain Blomet
1947 · Blomet
movieOnce Is Enough
1946 · Jacques Reval
moviePaméla
1945 · Paul Barras
movieLa Rabouilleuse
1944 · Colonel Philippe Brideau
movieDomino
1943 · Dominique
movieCaptain Fracasse
1943 · Baron de Cigognac
movieFantastic Night
1942 · Denis
movieThreesome Romance
1942 · Charles
movieFoolish Husbands
1941 · Gérard Barbier
movieFour Flights to Love
1939 · Pierre Leblan
movieThe Last Turning
1939 · Frank Maurice
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938 · Rene (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Great Waltz
1938 · Johann 'Schani' Strauss II
movieHollywood Goes to Town
1938 · Self
movieFools for Scandal
1938 · Rene
movieScreen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938 · Self
movieThe Lie of Nina Petrovna
1937 · Lieutenant Franz Korff
movieThe King and the Chorus Girl
1937 · Alfred Bruger VII
movieMister Flow
1936 · Antonin Rose
movieSymphonie D'Amour
1936 · Charles Panard
movieSeven Men, One Woman
1936 · Viscount Brémontier
movieFanfare of Love
1935 · Jean Rameau / Jeanette, piano des " Tulipes Hollandaises "
movieTouche-à-tout
1935 · Georges Martin aka 'Touche-à-Tout'
movieVarieté
1935 · Pierre
movieMonsieur Sans-Gêne
1935 · Fernand Martin
movieAntonia
1935 · Captain Douglas Parker
movieSi j'étais le patron
1934 · Henri Janvier
C'était un musicien
movieC'était un musicien
1934 · Jean
movieThe Queen's Affair
1934 · Carl
movieCourt Waltzes
1933 · Franz
movieThe Premature Father
1933 · Édouard Puma & Fred
movieBitter Sweet
1933 · Carl Linden
Early to Bed
movieEarly to Bed
1933 · Carl
movieThe Improvised Son
1932 · Fernand Brassart
moviePassionately
1932 · Robert Perceval
movieA Star Vanishes
1932 · Self
movieLadies Hairdresser
1932 · Mario
movieYou Will Be a Duchess
1932 · Marquis André de la Cour
movieUn homme en habit
1931 · André de Lussanges
movieLet's Get Married
1931 · Francis Latour
movieLove Songs
1930 · Armand Petitjean
Loyalty
movieLoyalty
1914 · Jonge Jefke / Young Jefke
movieMonsieur Beulemeester, Civic Guard
1913 · Le petit Paul
movieSaïda Makes Off with the Manneken Pis
1913 · Fernand Mertens