Occupation Actor Years active 1920s-1970s | Name Rene Lefevre Role Actor | |
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Full Name Rene Paul Louis Lefevre Movies The Crime of Monsieur, Le Million, Le Doulos, Lady Killer, Be Beautiful But Shut Similar People Marc Allegret, Georges Lacombe, Jean Gremillon, Rene Clair, Jean‑Pierre Melville | ||
René Lefèvre, born René Paul Louis Lefèvre, (6 March 1898 - 23 May 1991) was a French actor and writer. Throughout his career, he worked with several notable directors, like Jean Renoir, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jules Dassin, and René Clair.
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Career
Lefèvre made his debut in the 1920s when he acted in numerous films in small roles. His first film of note was Le Million, directed by René Clair in 1931. He later had the fortune of starring in the title role in The Crime of Monsieur Lange, directed by Jean Renoir. He kept appearing in films until the late 70s, landing a small role in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Doulos in 1962. He died in 1991 in Poissy.
Filmography
Actor
1982
Bonnes gens (TV Movie) as
Magloire
1980
Les incorrigibles (TV Mini Series) as
Professeur Sulzer
- 6eme épisode (1980) - Professeur Sulzer
- 4eme épisode (1980) - Professeur Sulzer
1975
Les cinq dernières minutes (TV Series) as
Benjamin / Louis Falconnet / Félix
- Mort à la criée (1979) - Benjamin
- Le fil conducteur (1976) - Louis Falconnet
- La mémoire longue (1975) - Félix
1977
Un oursin dans la poche as
Le grand-père de Nelly
1977
Bergeval père et fils (TV Series) as
Louis Bergeval
1976
Body of My Enemy as
Pierre Leclercq
1975
La simple histoire d'un merveilleux poste de télévision (TV Movie) as
M. Schepffer
1973
Les Mohicans de Paris (TV Series) as
Plantard
- Episode #1.26 (1973) - Plantard
- Episode #1.25 (1973) - Plantard
- Episode #1.14 (1973) - Plantard
- Episode #1.13 (1973) - Plantard
- Episode #1.8 (1973) - Plantard
- Episode #1.7 (1973) - Plantard
- Episode #1.4 (1973) - Plantard
- Episode #1.3 (1973) - Plantard
1972
Légion (TV Movie) as
Toine
1969
Café du square (TV Series) as
Corbut, le pharmacien
1969
La cravache d'or (TV Series) as
Flavien Genêt
1966
Vive la vie (TV Series) as
Benjamin Vincent
1968
Les compagnons de Baal (TV Mini Series) as
Pépère
- L'Héritage de Nostradamus (1968) - Pépère
- La nuit du huit de trèfle (1968) - Pépère
- L'inquiétant Professeur Lomer (1968) - Pépère
- Le spectre rouge (1968) - Pépère
- Les mystères de l'Île Saint-Louis (1968) - Pépère
- Le secret de Diogène (1968) - Pépère
1968
L'homme de l'ombre (TV Series) as
Le patron
1967
La bonne peinture (TV Movie) as
Etienne Moudru, le clochard
1967
Shock Troops as
Colonel Guers
1966
Rouletabille (TV Series) as
Vieux Bob
- Le parfum de la dame en noir (1966) - Vieux Bob
1966
Angelique and the King as
Colbert (as René Lefebvre)
1965
Les saintes chéries (TV Series) as
Sergent Noël, le locataire
- Ève et la maison de campagne (1965) - Sergent Noël, le locataire (as René Lefebvre)
1964
Un gosse de la butte as
Monsieur Bosquet
1964
L'amour médecin (TV Movie) as
Sganarelle
1964
La caméra explore le temps (TV Series)
- Le mystère de Choisy (1964)
1963
La foire aux cancres (Chronique d'une année scolaire) as
L'inspecteur
1963
Miss Shumway Goes West as
Doc
1962
The Snitch as
Gilbert Varnove (as René Lefevre)
1962
Comme un poisson dans l'eau as
M. Dumesnil
1961
Un miracle ou deux (TV Movie) as
Le docteur Santarem
1960
Isma Visco (TV Series)
- L'empirisme (1960) - (as René Lefebvre)
1959
Gaslight (TV Movie)
1959
Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon as
Le comte Antoine d'Éon
1958
The Mask of the Gorilla as
Le commissaire Blavet
1958
La liberté surveillée as
Benoît
1958
Be Beautiful But Shut Up as
Monsieur Raphael
1958
C'est la faute d'Adam as
Le comte Norbert de Cazaubon
1957
He Who Must Die as
Yannakos
1957
La garçonne as
Professeur Vignabos
1955
Bel-Ami Der Frauenheld von Paris as
Walter
1955
Bel Ami as
Le banquier Walter
1953
Bufere as
Amédée Didier (uncredited)
1952
Seuls au monde as
François Hermenault
1952
Trois femmes as
Monsieur Cachelin (segment "Coralie")
1949
L'escadron blanc as
L'adjudant Devars
1949
Le point du jour as
Dubard
1947
They Are Not Angels as
Baptiste
1945
Box of Dreams as
Marc
1943
Arlette et l'amour as
Le notaire
1943
À la Belle frégate as
Jean
1942
La femme que j'ai le plus aimée as
Georges, le fils de l'industriel
1942
Opéra-musette as
Marcel Lampluche
1940
Musicians of Heaven as
Victor Barthélémy
1939
Petite peste as
Jacques Chantelouve
1939
Feux de joie as
Roland
1939
Place de la Concorde as
Ripotot
1938
À nous la jeunesse (Short)
1938
La piste du sud as
L'instituteur Saillant
1938
Nuits de princes as
Wassili Wronsky
1937
Le gagnant (Short)
1937
Lady Killer as
René
1937
Le choc en retour as
Max de Bellecour
1937
Mes tantes et moi as
Eloi
1937
Trois... six... neuf as
Pierre
1936
Feu la mère de madame (Short) as
Lucien
1936
Le coup de trois as
Monsieur Popolka
1936
The Crime of Monsieur Lange as
Amédée Lange
1935
Vogue, mon coeur as
Jim Ashbury
1935
Les époux scandaleux as
Jean
1934
L'amour en cage as
Charles
1934
Les deux canards as
Gélidon
1934
La femme idéale as
Grégoire Vachette
1933
La paix chez soi (Short) as
Triel
1933
Paprika as
Paul Charvin
1932
L'âne de Buridan as
Georges
1932
Sa meilleure cliente as
Gaston
1932
La fleur d'oranger as
Raymond de Méricourt
1932
Seul as
Eugène Bricot
1932
Monsieur, Madame et Bibi as
Monsieur Paul Baumann (as Lefebvre)
1932
Un chien qui rapporte as
René Brodart (as René Lefebvre)
1931
On opère sans douleur
1931
Moon Over Morocco as
Jacques Le Guérantec
1931
Jean de la Lune as
Jean de la Lune (as René Lefebvre)
1931
Le Million as
Michel Bouflette
1931
Mon ami Victor as
Victor de Fleury (as René Lefebvre)
1930
Les deux mondes as
Un soldat
1930
Marius à Paris (Short) as
Bonichon's son
1930
The Road to Paradise as
Jean
1930
Le ruisseau as
Un client
1930
Rapacité as
Edmond Chabert
1929
Pivoine (Short) as
Macaroni
1929
Ces dames aux chapeaux verts as
Ulysse Hiacinther
1929
Un soir au cocktail's bar as
Bar clerk
1928
Pas si bête as
Séraphin (as René Lefebvre)
1928
L'eau du Nil as
Arthur de Sorgepoix (as René Lefebvre)
1928
Le tourbillon de Paris as
Faverger
1927
Le sous marin de cristal as
Comte des Hurlettes
1927
Fleur d'amour
1927
Le mariage de Mademoiselle Beulemans as
Séraphin Meulemeester (as René Lefebvre)
1925
Knock, ou le triomphe de la médecine as
Jean - le voiturier (as Levebvre)
Writer
1959
Rue de Paris (novel)
1959
Douze heures d'horloge (dialogue)
1953
Bufere (French dialogue - french credits only)
1952
Seuls au monde
1951
Under the Paris Sky (adaptation - as Rene Lefevre) / (dialogue - as Rene Lefevre)
1950
Un sourire dans la tempête (dialogue)
1949
L'escadron blanc (writer)
1948
La carcasse et le tord-cou (writer)
1945
Box of Dreams (adaptation) / (screenplay)
1942
Opéra-musette (dialogue) / (screenplay)
1941
Parade en 7 nuits (dialogue)
1940
Musicians of Heaven (adaptation) / (dialogue) / (novel)
Assistant Director
1929
La meilleure maîtresse (assistant director)
1928
Pas si bête (assistant director)
1928
L'eau du Nil (assistant director)
1928
Le prince Jean (assistant director - as Lefebvre)
1927
Le sous marin de cristal (assistant director - as Lefebvre)
1927
Fleur d'amour (assistant director)
Director
1942
Opéra-musette
Self
1975
Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- L'imagination et le front populaire au pouvoir 1935-1936 (1975) - Self
1969
Au cinéma ce soir (TV Series) as
Self
- Le point du jour (1974) - Self
- Le chemin du paradis (1974) - Self
- Le million (1974) - Self
- Les musiciens du ciel (1969) - Self
1973
Samedi soir (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 31 March 1973 (1973) - Self
1964
Cinéastes de notre temps (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Jean Vigo (1964) - Self
1961
Les échos du cinéma (TV Series short) as
Self
- Episode #1.24 (1961) - Self
1957
Les joies de la vie (TV Series) as
Self
- Jean Renoir (1957) - Self
1950
L'or du Rhône (Documentary short) as
Speaker (voice)
1938
Sommes-nous défendus? (Documentary) as
Le journaliste
Archive Footage
2016
Compression (TV Series documentary)
- Compression Gueule d'amour de Jean Grémillon (2016)
1979
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Les Acteurs des années 30: Viens voir les comédiens (1979) - Self
1977
Ciné Follies (Documentary)
References
René Lefèvre (actor) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA