Albert Dieudonné

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1889-11-26

Deathday 1976-03-19 (86 years old)

Place of Birth Paris, France

Albert Dieudonné

Biography

Albert Dieudonné was a French actor,screenwriter, film director and novelist. Dieudonné was born in Paris, France, and made his acting debut in silent film in 1908 for The Assassination of the Duke of Guise, with musical score by Camille Saint-Saëns. In 1924, he directed the film drama Catherine, in which he also appeared as a major character. Jean Renoir acted as his assistant director on the film. Between 1915 and 1916, Dieudonné acted in five films for director Abel Gance, including the 1915 film La Folie du Docteur Tube and the 1916 film Le périscope. In 1927 he was hired back to star in the title role in Gance's epic film, Napoléon. In 1929 Dieudonné wrote a novel that was made into a 1930 musical comedy film titled "La Douceur D'Aimer" (Sweetness of Love), and he wrote the script for the 1936 La Garçonne. Albert Dieudonné died in Paris in 1976.

Known For

Actor

1968
Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite

as Self - Interviewee

1941
Madame Sans-Gêne

as Napoléon 1er

1935
Napoléon Bonaparte

as Napoléon Bonaparte

1927
Backbiters

as Maurice Laisné

1927
Napoleon

as Napoléon Bonaparte

1916
Alsace

as Jacques Obey

1916
Le périscope

as William Bell

1915
1913
The Black Diamond

as Luc Ogier

1908

Writer

1940
African Diary

as Writer

1936
The Tomboy

as Writer

1930
The Sweetness of Loving

as Scenario Writer

1917
Les chacals

as Writer

Director

1927
Backbiters

as Director