George Beranger

George Beranger

Acting
Born 1893-03-27 - Died 1973-03-08Enmore, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Movies (110)

The Walking Dead
6.3

The Walking Dead

1936Movie6.3
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916Movie7.1
Nightmare Alley
7.2

Nightmare Alley

1947Movie7.2
The Birth of a Nation
5.9

The Birth of a Nation

1915Movie5.9
Love Before Breakfast
6.1

Love Before Breakfast

1936Movie6.1
Ex-Lady
6.3

Ex-Lady

1933Movie6.3
Bullets or Ballots
6.6

Bullets or Ballots

1936Movie6.6
Clive of India
5.1

Clive of India

1935Movie5.1
Road House
6.7

Road House

1948Movie6.7
Café Metropole
7.3

Café Metropole

1937Movie7.3
China Clipper
5.8

China Clipper

1936Movie5.8
The Bright Shawl
7.0

The Bright Shawl

1923Movie7.0
The Adopted Brother
4.7

The Adopted Brother

1913Movie4.7
She Knew All the Answers
6.6

She Knew All the Answers

1941Movie6.6
Ladies of the Jury
6.8

Ladies of the Jury

1932Movie6.8
Manhattan Madness
5.5

Manhattan Madness

1916Movie5.5
Stars Over Broadway
5.6

Stars Over Broadway

1935Movie5.6
The Big Parade
7.6

The Big Parade

1925Movie7.6
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
6.9

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919Movie6.9
Jimmy the Gent
6.4

Jimmy the Gent

1934Movie6.4
A Woman's Faith
8.0

A Woman's Faith

1925Movie8.0
Over My Dead Body
8.0

Over My Dead Body

1942Movie8.0
Don't Bet on Blondes
5.8

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935Movie5.8
I'll Take Romance
6.3

I'll Take Romance

1937Movie6.3
Fight for Your Lady
5.6

Fight for Your Lady

1937Movie5.6
The Fan
6.0

The Fan

1949Movie6.0
Snowed Under
7.4

Snowed Under

1936Movie7.4
Beau Brummel
7.0

Beau Brummel

1924Movie7.0
The Leopardess
8.0

The Leopardess

1923Movie8.0
He Stayed for Breakfast
8.0

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940Movie8.0
A Love Sublime

A Love Sublime

1917Movie
Our Wife
6.8

Our Wife

1941Movie6.8
Hollywood Round-Up
5.3

Hollywood Round-Up

1937Movie5.3
Mama Loves Papa
10.0

Mama Loves Papa

1933Movie10.0
Let Katie Do it

Let Katie Do it

1916Movie
Time Locks and Diamonds

Time Locks and Diamonds

1917Movie
The Half-Breed
6.5

The Half-Breed

1916Movie6.5
Sandy

Sandy

1918Movie
Beauty and the Bad Man
7.0

Beauty and the Bad Man

1925Movie7.0
The Extra Girl
6.4

The Extra Girl

1923Movie6.4
Dancing in the Dark
6.0

Dancing in the Dark

1949Movie6.0
Ship Cafe
8.0

Ship Cafe

1935Movie8.0
The Singing Kid
7.0

The Singing Kid

1936Movie7.0
Glad Rag Doll
9.0

Glad Rag Doll

1929Movie9.0
So This Is Paris
6.4

So This Is Paris

1926Movie6.4
The Garden of Eden
5.9

The Garden of Eden

1928Movie5.9
The Spotted Lily

The Spotted Lily

1917Movie
Colleen
5.8

Colleen

1936Movie5.8
Lilies of the Field
4.3

Lilies of the Field

1930Movie4.3
Dangerous
6.6

Dangerous

1935Movie6.6
Ready, Willing and Able
5.4

Ready, Willing and Able

1937Movie5.4
Time, the Comedian
3.0

Time, the Comedian

1925Movie3.0
The Man in Blue
9.0

The Man in Blue

1925Movie9.0
Saratoga Trunk
6.1

Saratoga Trunk

1945Movie6.1
Three Girls Lost
8.0

Three Girls Lost

1931Movie8.0
Home, Sweet Home
5.0

Home, Sweet Home

1914Movie5.0
The Avenging Conscience
5.9

The Avenging Conscience

1914Movie5.9
You're My Everything
4.8

You're My Everything

1949Movie4.8
Paradise for Two
9.0

Paradise for Two

1927Movie9.0
A Daughter of the Poor

A Daughter of the Poor

1917Movie
Those Without Sin

Those Without Sin

1917Movie
The Big Noise
7.5

The Big Noise

1936Movie7.5
The Payoff
5.5

The Payoff

1935Movie5.5
The Well

The Well

1913Movie
Hot Money
7.0

Hot Money

1936Movie7.0
Beauty for the Asking
5.7

Beauty for the Asking

1939Movie5.7
San Quentin
6.7

San Quentin

1937Movie6.7
Olsen’s Big Moment
9.0

Olsen’s Big Moment

1933Movie9.0
Walking on Air
6.3

Walking on Air

1936Movie6.3
Once in a Blue Moon
9.0

Once in a Blue Moon

1935Movie9.0
Strange Cargo
8.0

Strange Cargo

1929Movie8.0
The Small Bachelor
8.0

The Small Bachelor

1927Movie8.0
The Popular Sin
3.3

The Popular Sin

1926Movie3.3
One New York Night
7.5

One New York Night

1935Movie7.5
The Good Bad-Man
6.2

The Good Bad-Man

1916Movie6.2
Ashes of Vengeance
6.0

Ashes of Vengeance

1923Movie6.0
Fig Leaves
5.9

Fig Leaves

1926Movie5.9
When Love Forgives
8.0

When Love Forgives

1913Movie8.0
King of Hockey
5.4

King of Hockey

1936Movie5.4
The Age for Love
9.0

The Age for Love

1931Movie9.0
Altars of Desire
8.0

Altars of Desire

1927Movie8.0
The Bat
6.4

The Bat

1926Movie6.4
The She-Devil

The She-Devil

1916Movie
Are Parents People?
10.0

Are Parents People?

1925Movie10.0
The Boudoir Diplomat
3.0

The Boudoir Diplomat

1930Movie3.0
Darkened Rooms
6.6

Darkened Rooms

1929Movie6.6
Surrender
5.5

Surrender

1931Movie5.5
Stark Mad
5.5

Stark Mad

1929Movie5.5
Hot Cakes for Two
8.0

Hot Cakes for Two

1926Movie8.0
The Eagle of the Sea
10.0

The Eagle of the Sea

1926Movie10.0
Dulcy
7.0

Dulcy

1923Movie7.0
Annabelle's Affairs
8.0

Annabelle's Affairs

1931Movie8.0
His Hour
7.0

His Hour

1924Movie7.0
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
7.3

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

1926Movie7.3
King of the Islands
8.0

King of the Islands

1936Movie8.0
The Man Life Passed By
3.0

The Man Life Passed By

1923Movie3.0
The Switchtower
5.0

The Switchtower

1913Movie5.0
The Lady of the Harem
7.0

The Lady of the Harem

1926Movie7.0
Confessions of a Queen
7.3

Confessions of a Queen

1925Movie7.3
Grounds for Divorce
8.0

Grounds for Divorce

1925Movie8.0
Mixed Blood

Mixed Blood

1916Movie
Tiger Rose
5.4

Tiger Rose

1923Movie5.4
Flirting with Fate
5.8

Flirting with Fate

1916Movie5.8
If I Were Single
9.0

If I Were Single

1927Movie9.0
Powder My Back
10.0

Powder My Back

1928Movie10.0
Poisoned Paradise
8.0

Poisoned Paradise

1924Movie8.0
Miss Brewster's Millions
8.0

Miss Brewster's Millions

1926Movie8.0
Pillars of Society

Pillars of Society

1916Movie
Bred in the Bone

Bred in the Bone

1915Movie
Beware of Bachelors
10.0

Beware of Bachelors

1928Movie10.0