1893-03-27 Enmore, New South Wales, Australia
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.
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Dancing in the Dark | Waiter | 1949-12-02 |
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You're My Everything | Waiter (uncredited) | 1949-07-22 |
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Road House | Lefty | 1948-09-22 |
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Nightmare Alley | The Geek (uncredited) | 1947-10-09 |
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Saratoga Trunk | Leon (uncredited) | 1945-11-21 |
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Over My Dead Body | Salesman | 1942-01-15 |
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She Knew All the Answers | Head Waiter | 1941-05-13 |
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Our Wife | Waiter (uncredited) | 1941-08-20 |
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He Stayed for Breakfast | Maitre d'hotel | 1940-08-31 |
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Beauty for the Asking | Cyril | 1939-02-24 |
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Ready, Willing and Able | Tenant | 1937-03-06 |
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Hollywood Round-Up | Hotel Clerk | 1937-11-06 |
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Fight for Your Lady | Florist (uncredited) | 1937-11-05 |
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Café Metropole | Hat Clerk (as Andre Beranger) | 1937-04-28 |
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I'll Take Romance | Male Dressmaker | 1937-11-17 |
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San Quentin | Lorenz Review Headwaiter | 1937-05-24 |
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The Singing Kid | Designer (uncredited) | 1936-04-10 |
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King of Hockey | Evans, Kathleen's Chauffeur | 1936-12-19 |
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Walking on Air | Albert, the Valet (uncredited) | 1936-09-11 |
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Colleen | Jeweler (uncredited) | 1936-03-21 |
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The Big Noise | Mr. Rosewater | 1936-06-22 |
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Hot Money | Ed Biddle | 1936-07-18 |
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Bullets or Ballots | Waiter (uncredited) | 1936-06-06 |
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China Clipper | Waiter (uncredited) | 1936-08-11 |
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King of the Islands | The Witch Doctor | 1936-02-22 |
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Snowed Under | Costume Designer Maza (uncredited) | 1936-03-29 |
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The Walking Dead | Nolan's Butler (uncredited) | 1936-02-29 |
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Love Before Breakfast | Charles (uncredited) | 1936-03-09 |
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Don't Bet on Blondes | Wedding Dress Fitter (Uncredited) | 1935-07-13 |
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Once in a Blue Moon | Kolia | 1935-05-10 |
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Ship Cafe | Tailor (uncredited) | 1935-11-09 |
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Stars Over Broadway | Man Wanting Testimonial | 1935-11-23 |
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The Payoff | Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-01-09 |
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One New York Night | Matthews | 1935-03-08 |
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Dangerous | 1935-12-25 | |
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Clive of India | Mr. St. Aubin | 1935-01-25 |
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Jimmy the Gent | Steamship Ticket Clerk (uncredited) | 1934-03-09 |
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Mama Loves Papa | Basil Pew | 1933-07-14 |
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Ex-Lady | Dinner Guest / Pianist (uncredited) | 1933-05-15 |
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Ladies of the Jury | Alonzo Beal (uncredited) | 1932-02-02 |
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Three Girls Lost | Andre (uncredited) | 1931-04-19 |
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Surrender | Fichet | 1931-12-06 |
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The Age for Love | The Poet | 1931-10-17 |
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Annabelle's Affairs | Archie | 1931-06-14 |
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The Boudoir Diplomat | Potz | 1930-12-05 |
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Lilies of the Field | Barber | 1930-01-05 |
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Strange Cargo | First Stranger (as André Beranger) | 1929-03-31 |
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Darkened Rooms | Madame Silvara's Customer | 1929-11-23 |
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Glad Rag Doll | Barry (an actor) | 1929-05-04 |
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Stark Mad | Simpson - Guide | 1929-02-02 |
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Beware of Bachelors | Claude de Brie | 1928-10-27 |
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Powder My Back | Claude | 1928-03-10 |
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The Garden of Eden | Palais de Paris Refuse Man (uncredited) | 1928-02-04 |
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Paradise for Two | Maurice | 1927-01-23 |
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Altars of Desire | Count André D'Orville | 1927-02-15 |
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The Small Bachelor | George Finch | 1927-11-06 |
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If I Were Single | Claude (as André Beranger) | 1927-12-17 |
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The Lady of the Harem | Selim | 1926-11-01 |
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So This Is Paris | M. Maurice Lalle, Georgette's Husband (as André Beranger) | 1926-07-31 |
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The Eagle of the Sea | John Jarvis | 1926-10-17 |
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The Popular Sin | Alphonse Martin | 1926-11-22 |
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The Grand Duchess and the Waiter | The Grand Duke Paul | 1926-02-21 |
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Fig Leaves | Josef André (als André de Beranger) | 1926-08-22 |
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Hot Cakes for Two | J. Percy Sappington - Drama Coach | 1926-01-17 |
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Miss Brewster's Millions | Mr. Brent | 1926-03-22 |
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The Bat | Gideon Bell | 1926-03-14 |
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Are Parents People? | Maurice Mansfield | 1925-07-14 |
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A Woman's Faith | Leandre Turcott | 1925-08-09 |
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The Big Parade | Patriotic Letter Reader | 1925-11-05 |
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Confessions of a Queen | Lewin | 1925-03-30 |
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The Man in Blue | Pat Malone | 1925-06-21 |
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Grounds for Divorce | Guido | 1925-07-27 |
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Beauty and the Bad Man | L.I.B. Bell | 1925-03-29 |
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Beau Brummel | Lord Byron | 1924-03-30 |
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His Hour | 1924-09-29 | |
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Poisoned Paradise | Krantz (as André Beranger) | 1924-02-29 |
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The Leopardess | Pepe | 1923-03-26 |
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Dulcy | Vincent Leach | 1923-08-27 |
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Ashes of Vengeance | Charles IX (as Andre de Beranger) | 1923-08-06 |
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The Bright Shawl | Andre Escobar | 1923-04-22 |
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Tiger Rose | Pierre | 1923-12-09 |
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The Extra Girl | Actor in Wardrobe Line | 1923-10-28 |
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The Man Life Passed By | Leo Friend (as André de Beranger) | 1923-12-24 |
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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl | The Spying One | 1919-05-13 |
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Sandy | Carter Nelson | 1918-07-01 |
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A Love Sublime | Her Husband | 1917-03-11 |
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Those Without Sin | Chester Wallace | 1917-03-01 |
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A Daughter of the Poor | Rudolph Creig | 1917-03-17 |
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The Spotted Lily | Captain Franz | 1917-10-01 |
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Let Katie Do it | Witness to Accident | 1916-01-09 |
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Flirting with Fate | Automatic Joe | 1916-01-01 |
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Second Priest of Bel (uncredited) | 1916-09-04 |
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The Good Bad-Man | Thomas Stuart | 1916-04-21 |
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Mixed Blood | Carlos | 1916-12-18 |
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The She-Devil | Renard | 1916-01-06 |
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Pillars of Society | Johan Tonnesen | 1916-08-27 |
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The Half-Breed | Jack Brace | 1916-07-30 |
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Manhattan Madness | The Butler | 1916-10-01 |
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The Birth of a Nation | Wade Cameron | 1915-03-08 |
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Bred in the Bone | Manager of the 'Fly-by-Night' Theatrical Troupe | 1915-10-07 |
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The Avenging Conscience | 1914-08-02 | |
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Home, Sweet Home | The Accordian Player (as George Berringer) | 1914-05-16 |
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The Switchtower | A Tramp | 1913-06-15 |
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The Well | The Accomplice | 1913-06-12 |
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When Love Forgives | The Bartender | 1913-08-02 |
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The Adopted Brother | The Employer | 1913-08-29 |
