Charles de Rochefort
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De Roche in 1924
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| Born | Charles d'Authier de Rochefort 7 July 1887 Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales, France |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1911–1932 |
Charles d'Authier de Rochefort (7 July 1887 – 31 January 1952) was a French film actor, principally of the silent era. He appeared in 34 films between 1911 and 1932. He also directed seven films between 1930 and 1931.[1]
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Early life
De Rochefort was born in Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. He was the son of Paul Charles Dominique d'Authier de Rochefort and Camille Caroline Rose Félicité Guelfucci.[2][3]
Career
He portrayed Pharaoh Rameses II in the biblical prologue of Cecil B. DeMille's silent film The Ten Commandments (1923).
Among the films he directed was the French-language version of Paramount on Parade (1930), and Magie moderne (1931), a French film about television released as Televisione in Italy, along with five other versions in five different languages. This latter film was produced at the Joinville Studios of Paramount Pictures at Joinville-le-Pont in Paris.
In 1943 he wrote the book Le Film de Mes Souvenirs (Secrets de Vedettes).
Personal life
During the Second World War he was interned by the German occupiers but was released due to the influence of his friend, the actress Michèle Alfa.
Death
He died 31 January 1952 in Paris, France.
Selected filmography
- The Mask of Horror (1912)
- Fille du peuple (1920)
- The Spanish Jade (1922)
- The Black Diamond (1922)
- King of the Camargue (1922)
- Law of the Lawless (1923)
- The Cheat (1923)
- Hollywood (1923) cameo appearance
- The Marriage Maker (1923)
- The Ten Commandments (1923)
- The White Moth (1924)
- Shadows of Paris (1924)
- Love and Glory (1924)
- The Princess and the Clown (1924)
- Madame Sans-Gene (1925) with Gloria Swanson
- Paramount en parade (1930) director; French-language version of Paramount on Parade
- Television (1931)
- Magie moderne (1931) co-director with Dimitri Buchowetzki; other versions released by Paramount: in Dutch (De Sensatie van de Toekomst), Italian (Televisione), Swedish (Tradlost och karleksfullt), Polish (Swiat bez grnic), Czech (Svet bez hranic), and Romanian (Televiziune) versions
- Southern Cross (1932)
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- ↑ Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Extrait de naissance de Charles de Rochefort
- ↑ Death certificate n°8/86/1952 on Les Gens du Cinéma
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