Fernand Ledoux
Encyclopedia
Fernand Ledoux was a French
film and theatre actor of Belgian
origin. He studied with Raphaël Duflos at the CNSAD
, and began his career with small roles at the Comédie-Française
. He appeared in close to eighty films, with his most famous turn coming as the stationmaster Roubaud in Jean Renoir
's La Bête humaine
of 1938, but he remained primarily a theatrical actor for the duration of his career.
Ledoux was married to Fernande Thabuy, with whom he had four children; he was an amateur painter, and lived for many years at Pennedepie in Normandy
. Later he moved to Villerville, where he died and where he is buried.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film and theatre actor of Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
origin. He studied with Raphaël Duflos at the CNSAD
CNSAD
The Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique is France's national drama academy in Paris...
, and began his career with small roles at the Comédie-Française
Comédie-Française
The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few state theaters in France. It is the only state theater to have its own troupe of actors. It is located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris....
. He appeared in close to eighty films, with his most famous turn coming as the stationmaster Roubaud in Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
's La Bête humaine
La Bête Humaine (film)
La Bête Humaine is a film directed by Jean Renoir, with cinematography by Curt Courant...
of 1938, but he remained primarily a theatrical actor for the duration of his career.
Ledoux was married to Fernande Thabuy, with whom he had four children; he was an amateur painter, and lived for many years at Pennedepie in Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
. Later he moved to Villerville, where he died and where he is buried.
Selected filmography
- La Bête HumaineLa Bête Humaine (film)La Bête Humaine is a film directed by Jean Renoir, with cinematography by Curt Courant...
(1938) - Le Lit à colonnesLe Lit à colonnesLe Lit à colonnes is a French drama film from 1942, directed by Roland Tual, written by Charles Spaak, starring Fernand Ledoux and Jean Marais. The scenario was based on a novel of Louise de Vilmorin...
(1942) - Les Visiteurs du SoirLes Visiteurs du soirThe Devil's Envoys is a 1942 film by French film director Marcel Carné, famous for his romantic tragedy, Children of Paradise...
(1942) - Wolves Hunt at NightWolves Hunt at NightWolves Hunt at Night , is a French comedy film from 1952, directed by Bernard Borderie, written by Bernard Borderie, starring Jean-Pierre Aumont and Louis de Funès.- Cast :* Jean-Pierre Aumont : Cyril Dormoy, an agent of Mollert...
(1952) - Act of LoveAct of Love (1953 film)Act of Love is a 1953 romantic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Kirk Douglas and Dany Robin. It is based on the novel The Girl on the Via Flaminia by Alfred Hayes. A Parisian falls in love with an American soldier near the end of World War II.-Plot:Robert Teller visits a seaport in...
(1953) - Papa, maman, la bonne et moiPapa, maman, la bonne et moiPapa, maman, la bonne et moi , is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois, written by Marcel Aymé, starring Robert Lamoureux and Louis de Funès.- Cast :* Robert Lamoureux : Robert Langlois, the son, future lawyer...
(1954) - Papa, maman, ma femme et moiPapa, maman, ma femme et moiPapa, maman, ma femme et moi , is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois, written by Marcel Aymé, starring Robert Lamoureux and Louis de Funès...
(1955) - La Loi des ruesLa Loi des ruesLa Loi des rues , is a French drama film from 1956, directed by Ralph Habib, written by Jean Ferry, starring Raymond Pellegrin and Louis de Funès...
(1956) - He Who Must DieHe Who Must DieHe Who Must Die , is a 1957 French film directed by Jules Dassin. It is based on the novel Christ Recrucified by Nikos Kazantzakis. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jean Servais - Photis* Carl Möhner - Agha...
(1957) - Les MisérablesLes Misérables (1958 film)Les Misérables is a film version of the Victor Hugo novel released in France on March 12, 1958. Written by Michel Audiard and René Barjavel, the film was directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois...
(1958) - The Truth (1960)
- The Big Gamble (1961)
- The Longest DayThe Longest Day (film)The Longest Day is a 1962 war film based on the 1959 history book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about "D-Day", the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during World War II....
(1962) - Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)
- The TrialThe Trial (1962 film)The Trial is a 1962 film directed by Orson Welles, who also wrote the screenplay based on the novel of the same name by Franz Kafka...
(1962) - Le Glaive et la BalanceLe glaive et la balanceLe glaive et la balance is a 1963 French-Italian drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was written by Cayatte, Henri Jeanson and Charles Spaak. It stars the American actor, Anthony Perkins as the protagonist.-Plot:...
(1963) - Up from the BeachUp from the BeachUp from the Beach is a 1965 Anglo-American war film directed by Robert Parrish and starring Cliff Robertson, Red Buttons and James Robertson Justice...
(1965) - La Communale (1965)
- Sous le signe du taureau (1968)
- Peau d'ÂnePeau d'ÂnePeau d'Âne is a 1970 French musical film directed by Jacques Demy. It is also known by the English titles Once Upon a Time and The Magic Donkey. The film was adapted by Demy from Donkeyskin, a fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a king who wishes to marry his daughter...
(1970) - Moi y'en a vouloir des sous (1973)
- Bel Ordure (1973)
- Les Granges brûléesLes Granges BrûléesLes Granges Brûlées is an album by Jean Michel Jarre, released on Eden Roc in France and Canada in 1973. It is the soundtrack to the film of the same name starring Simone Signoret and Alain Delon...
(1973) - Les Chinois à Paris (1974)
- Alice ou la Dernière FugueAlice or the Last EscapadeAlice or the Last Escapade. is a 1977 film written and directed by Claude Chabrol. Its title in French is Alice ou la dernière fugue...
(1977) - À chacun son enfer (1977)
- Mille milliards de dollars (1982)
- Les MisérablesLes Misérables (1982 film)Les Misérables is a 1982 French drama film directed by Robert Hossein. It is one of the numerous screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo.-Plot summary:...
(1982)