Jaque Catelain

Biography

Jaque Catelain was a French actor who came to prominence in silent films of the 1920s, and who continued acting in films and on stage until the 1950s. He also wrote and directed two silent films himself and was a capable artist and musician. He had a close association with the director Marcel L'Herbier. He was born as Jacques Guérin-Castelain in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. His father was then the mayor and also moved in literary and theatrical circles, which allowed the young Jacques to encounter many famous names in his childhood. He showed early enthusiasm for the arts and music, and at the age of 16 he entered the Académie Julian in Paris to study fine arts. With the outbreak of war in the following year, he changed direction and chose to study acting at the Conservatoire, enrolling in the class of Paul Mounet, before being mobilised into the artillery. In 1914 Catelain met Marcel L'Herbier, then a writer and critic, who became a major influence on his life and career, and with whom he formed a lifelong friendship. When L'Herbier began directing films in 1917, Catelain became his leading man of choice and starred in twelve of his silent films, starting with Le Torrent, and they m…

Movies & TV Shows

1. French Cancan (1955) — Le ministre (uncredited)
2. Experiment in Evil (1960) — Ambassador
3. La Marseillaise (1938) — Capitaine Langlade
4. The Inhuman Woman (1924) — Einar Norsen
5. El Dorado (1921) — Hedwick
6. Le Bonheur (1934) — Geoffroy de Chabré
7. The Man of the Sea (1920) — Michel
8. The Gallery of Monsters (1924) — Riquet's
9. The Last Days of Pompeii (1950) — Claudius
10. Little Devil May Care (1928) — Delphin Leherg - le fils de Leherg qu'aime Ludivine
11. The Tomboy (1936) — Georges Blanchet
12. Comedy of Happiness (1940) — Le directeur de Radio Azur (uncredited)
13. Cordial Agreement (1939) — Prince Consort
14. Le Bercail (1919)
15. Le Vertige (1926) — Henri de Cassel - le sosie de Dimitrieff, abattu par Svirsky
16. Adrienne Lecouvreur (1938)
17. Rose-France (1919) — Laurs
18. Dream Castle (1933) — Prince Mirano
19. Prometheus, Banker (1921) — Toudieu
20. The Knight of the Rose (1925) — Octavian
21. The Secret Spring (1923) — Professeur Raoul Vignerte
22. Illegitimate Child (1930) — Maurice Orland
23. The Imperial Road (1935) — Dan
24. Stolen Affections (1948) — Christian Darbel
25. Monsieur de Pourceaugnac (1932) — Éraste
26. La vocation (1929)
27. The Woman Thief (1938)
28. Escadrille of Chance (1938) — Alain
29. Love and Companionship (1950) — Mr. Zoïca
30. The Blindness of Youth (1917) — Inio
31. The West (1928) — Arnaud de Saint-Guil
32. Princely Nights (1929) — Prince Vassia Heridze
33. La Mode rêvée (1940)
34. The Dream (1931) — Félicien
35. Le Carnaval des vérités (1920) — Juan Tristan
36. Don Juan et Faust (1922) — Don Juan de Manara
37. Love's Springtime (1927) — Marquis
38. Apaches of Paris (1927)
39. Le marchand de plaisirs (1923) — Gosta / Donald
40. Le Prince charmant (1925) — Le comte Patrice

Directed

1. The Gallery of Monsters (1924) — Director
2. Le marchand de plaisirs (1923) — Director