George Beranger

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 …

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Birth of a Nation (1915) — Wade Cameron
2. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) — Second Priest of Bel (uncredited)
3. Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919) — The Spying One
4. Nightmare Alley (1947) — The Geek (uncredited)
5. The Big Parade (1925) — Patriotic Letter Reader
6. The Walking Dead (1936) — Nolan's Butler (uncredited)
7. Dangerous (1935)
8. Bullets or Ballots (1936) — Waiter (uncredited)
9. Road House (1948) — Lefty
10. The Avenging Conscience (1914)
11. San Quentin (1937) — Lorenz Review Headwaiter
12. Jimmy the Gent (1934) — Steamship Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
13. The Bat (1926) — Gideon Bell
14. So This Is Paris (1926) — M. Maurice Lalle, Georgette's Husband (as André Beranger)
15. Fig Leaves (1926) — Josef André (als André de Beranger)
16. Ex-Lady (1933) — Dinner Guest / Pianist (uncredited)
17. The Fan (1949) — Alphonse - Philippe's Assistant (uncredited)
18. Saratoga Trunk (1945) — Leon (uncredited)
19. The Extra Girl (1923) — Actor in Wardrobe Line
20. Beau Brummel (1924) — Lord Byron
21. Home, Sweet Home (1914) — The Accordian Player (as George Berringer)
22. Love Before Breakfast (1936) — Charles (uncredited)
23. The Good Bad-Man (1916) — Thomas Stuart
24. Café Metropole (1937) — Hat Clerk (as Andre Beranger)
25. Beauty for the Asking (1939) — Cyril
26. Clive of India (1935) — Mr. St. Aubin
27. China Clipper (1936) — Waiter (uncredited)
28. The Half-Breed (1916) — Jack Brace
29. The Garden of Eden (1928) — Palais de Paris Refuse Man (uncredited)
30. Ladies of the Jury (1932) — Alonzo Beal (uncredited)
31. Flirting with Fate (1916) — Automatic Joe
32. Darkened Rooms (1929) — Madame Silvara's Customer
33. Ready, Willing and Able (1937) — Tenant
34. The Payoff (1935) — Reporter (uncredited)
35. Hollywood Round-Up (1937) — Hotel Clerk
36. You're My Everything (1949) — Waiter (uncredited)
37. Walking on Air (1936) — Albert, the Valet (uncredited)
38. Confessions of a Queen (1925) — Lewin
39. Manhattan Madness (1916) — The Butler
40. Fight for Your Lady (1937) — Florist (uncredited)

Directed

1. Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1921) — Director
2. Western Luck (1924) — Director
3. Number 17 (1921) — Director
4. A Manhattan Knight (1920) — Director
5. Baby's Ride (1914) — Director