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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You're My Everything | Waiter (uncredited) | 1949-07-22 |
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Dancing in the Dark | Waiter | 1949-12-02 |
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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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Our Wife | Waiter (uncredited) | 1941-08-20 |
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She Knew All the Answers | Head Waiter | 1941-05-13 |
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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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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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I'll Take Romance | Male Dressmaker | 1937-11-17 |
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Ready, Willing and Able | Tenant | 1937-03-06 |
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San Quentin | Lorenz Review Headwaiter | 1937-05-24 |
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Café Metropole | Hat Clerk (as Andre Beranger) | 1937-04-28 |
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Bullets or Ballots | Waiter (uncredited) | 1936-06-06 |
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Colleen | Jeweler (uncredited) | 1936-03-21 |
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King of Hockey | Evans, Kathleen's Chauffeur | 1936-12-19 |
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The Big Noise | Mr. Rosewater | 1936-06-22 |
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King of the Islands | The Witch Doctor | 1936-02-22 |
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Hot Money | Ed Biddle | 1936-07-18 |
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The Singing Kid | Designer (uncredited) | 1936-04-10 |
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Love Before Breakfast | Charles (uncredited) | 1936-03-09 |
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Walking on Air | Albert, the Valet (uncredited) | 1936-09-11 |
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Snowed Under | Costume Designer Maza (uncredited) | 1936-03-29 |
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China Clipper | Waiter (uncredited) | 1936-08-11 |
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The Walking Dead | Nolan's Butler (uncredited) | 1936-03-01 |
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One New York Night | Matthews | 1935-03-08 |
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Dangerous | 1935-12-25 | |
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Don't Bet on Blondes | Wedding Dress Fitter (Uncredited) | 1935-07-13 |
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The Payoff | Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-01-09 |
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Clive of India | Mr. St. Aubin | 1935-01-25 |
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Stars Over Broadway | Man Wanting Testimonial | 1935-11-23 |
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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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Jimmy the Gent | Steamship Ticket Clerk (uncredited) | 1934-03-09 |
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Ex-Lady | Dinner Guest / Pianist (uncredited) | 1933-05-15 |
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Mama Loves Papa | Basil Pew | 1933-07-14 |
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Ladies of the Jury | Alonzo Beal (uncredited) | 1932-02-02 |
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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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Three Girls Lost | Andre (uncredited) | 1931-04-19 |
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Surrender | Fichet | 1931-12-06 |
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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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Darkened Rooms | Madame Silvara's Customer | 1929-11-23 |
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Strange Cargo | First Stranger (as André Beranger) | 1929-03-31 |
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Stark Mad | Simpson - Guide | 1929-02-02 |
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Glad Rag Doll | Barry (an actor) | 1929-05-04 |
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The Garden of Eden | Palais de Paris Refuse Man (uncredited) | 1928-02-04 |
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Powder My Back | Claude | 1928-03-10 |
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Beware of Bachelors | Claude de Brie | 1928-10-27 |
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If I Were Single | Claude (as André Beranger) | 1927-12-17 |
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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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Miss Brewster's Millions | Mr. Brent | 1926-03-22 |
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The Bat | Gideon Bell | 1926-03-14 |
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Hot Cakes for Two | J. Percy Sappington - Drama Coach | 1926-01-17 |
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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 Lady of the Harem | Selim | 1926-11-01 |
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Fig Leaves | Josef André (als André de Beranger) | 1926-08-22 |
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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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Grounds for Divorce | Guido | 1925-07-27 |
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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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Are Parents People? | Maurice Mansfield | 1925-07-14 |
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The Man in Blue | Pat Malone | 1925-06-21 |
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Poisoned Paradise | Krantz (as André Beranger) | 1924-02-29 |
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Beau Brummel | Lord Byron | 1924-03-30 |
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His Hour | 1924-09-29 | |
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Dulcy | Vincent Leach | 1923-08-27 |
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Tiger Rose | Pierre | 1923-12-09 |
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The Bright Shawl | Andre Escobar | 1923-04-22 |
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The Man Life Passed By | Leo Friend (as André de Beranger) | 1923-12-24 |
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The Extra Girl | Actor in Wardrobe Line | 1923-10-28 |
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Ashes of Vengeance | Charles IX (as Andre de Beranger) | 1923-08-06 |
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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl | The Spying One | 1919-05-13 |
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Those Without Sin | Chester Wallace | 1917-03-01 |
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The Spotted Lily | Captain Franz | 1917-10-01 |
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A Love Sublime | Her Husband | 1917-03-11 |
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A Daughter of the Poor | Rudolph Creig | 1917-03-17 |
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Let Katie Do it | Witness to Accident | 1916-01-09 |
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Mixed Blood | Carlos | 1916-12-18 |
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Flirting with Fate | Automatic Joe | 1916-01-01 |
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The Half-Breed | Jack Brace | 1916-07-30 |
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The Good Bad-Man | Thomas Stuart | 1916-04-21 |
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Second Priest of Bel (uncredited) | 1916-09-04 |
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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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Manhattan Madness | The Butler | 1916-10-01 |
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Bred in the Bone | Manager of the 'Fly-by-Night' Theatrical Troupe | 1915-10-07 |
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The Birth of a Nation | Wade Cameron | 1915-03-08 |
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Home, Sweet Home | The Accordian Player (as George Berringer) | 1914-05-16 |
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The Avenging Conscience | 1914-08-02 | |
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The Well | The Accomplice | 1913-06-12 |
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The Adopted Brother | The Employer | 1913-08-29 |
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When Love Forgives | The Bartender | 1913-08-02 |
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The Switchtower | A Tramp | 1913-06-15 |
