Paul Dupuis
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Paul Dupuis was a French Canadian
film actor who was born in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada and performed in British films during the late 1940s. The roles he played were mainly as the romantic leading man. He died in Saint-Sauveur in Quebec.
His films include Johnny Frenchman
(1945), The White Unicorn (1947), La Forteresse
(1947),
Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948), Passport to Pimlico
(1949), The Romantic Age
(1949), The Reluctant Widow (1950), and Ti Coq (1953). He was also seen in the popular Quebec television series Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut
.
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
film actor who was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada and performed in British films during the late 1940s. The roles he played were mainly as the romantic leading man. He died in Saint-Sauveur in Quebec.
His films include Johnny Frenchman
Johnny Frenchman
Johnny Frenchman is a 1945 British film produced by Ealing Studios and directed by Charles Frend. The film was produced by Michael Balcon from a screenplay by T.E.B...
(1945), The White Unicorn (1947), La Forteresse
La Forteresse (film)
La Forteresse is a 1947 Canadian feature film directed by Fyodor Otsep that uses a french language screenplay by Rian James and Leonard Lee...
(1947),
Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948), Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico is a 1949 British comedy film made by Ealing Studios and starred Stanley Holloway, Margaret Rutherford, and Hermione Baddeley. It was directed by Henry Cornelius....
(1949), The Romantic Age
The Romantic Age
The Romantic Age is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville. The screenplay by Peggy Barwell and Edward Dryhurst is based on the French novel Lycee des jeunes filles by Serge Véber....
(1949), The Reluctant Widow (1950), and Ti Coq (1953). He was also seen in the popular Quebec television series Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut
Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut
Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on Radio-Canada from 1956 to 1970. One of the longest-running programs in the history of Canadian television, the series produced 495 episodes during its 14-year run and was one of the first influential...
.
Filmography
- Yellow CanaryYellow Canary (film)Yellow Canary is a 1943 British drama film starring Anna Neagle, Richard Greene and Albert Lieven. Neagle plays a British Nazi sympathiser who travels to Halifax, Canada trailed by spies from both sides during the Second World War.-Plot:...
(1943) - Johnny FrenchmanJohnny FrenchmanJohnny Frenchman is a 1945 British film produced by Ealing Studios and directed by Charles Frend. The film was produced by Michael Balcon from a screenplay by T.E.B...
(1945) - The Laughing LadyThe Laughing LadyThe Laughing Lady is a 1946 British musical drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Anne Ziegler, Webster Booth and Francis L. Sullivan. During the French Revolution, a young aristocrat makes a deal with Robespierre that he will locate and steal some diamonds from Britain in order to save...
(1946) - La forteresseLa Forteresse (film)La Forteresse is a 1947 Canadian feature film directed by Fyodor Otsep that uses a french language screenplay by Rian James and Leonard Lee...
(1947) - The White UnicornThe White UnicornThe White Unicorn is a 1947 British drama film directed by Bernard Knowles and starring Margaret Lockwood, Joan Greenwood, Ian Hunter and Dennis Price....
(1947) - Against the WindAgainst the Wind (1948 film)Against the Wind is a black-and-white British film directed by Charles Crichton and produced by Michael Balcon, released through Ealing Studios in 1948...
(1948) - Sleeping Car to TriesteSleeping Car to TriesteSleeping Car to Trieste is a 1948 is a British film directed by John Paddy Carstairs. The film is a remake of the 1932 film Rome Express, with essentially the same characters and many of the same actors.-Plot:...
(1948) - Passport to PimlicoPassport to PimlicoPassport to Pimlico is a 1949 British comedy film made by Ealing Studios and starred Stanley Holloway, Margaret Rutherford, and Hermione Baddeley. It was directed by Henry Cornelius....
(1949) - Madness of the HeartMadness of the HeartMadness of the Heart is a 1949 British drama film directed by Charles Bennett and starring Margaret Lockwood, Paul Dupuis and Kathleen Byron.-Cast:* Margaret Lockwood - Lydia Garth* Paul Dupuis - Paul de Vandiere* Kathleen Byron - Verite Faimont...
(1949) - The Romantic AgeThe Romantic AgeThe Romantic Age is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville. The screenplay by Peggy Barwell and Edward Dryhurst is based on the French novel Lycee des jeunes filles by Serge Véber....
(1949) - The Reluctant WidowThe Reluctant Widow (film)The Reluctant Widow is a 1950 British drama film directed by Bernard Knowles and starring Jean Kent, Guy Rolfe, Paul Dupuis and Lana Morris. It is based on the novel The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer, with the screenplay written by Gordon Wellesley and others. A French governess marries a...
(1950) - Fugitive from MontrealFugitive from MontrealFugitive from Montreal Fugitive from Montreal Fugitive from Montreal (French title:L'inconnue de Montréal is a 1950 French-Canadian drama film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring René Dary, Patricia Roc and Paul Dupuis...
(1950) - Étienne Brûlé gibier de potence (1952)
- Tit Coq (1953)
- Passion de femmes (1955)
- Les pépées font la loiLes pépées font la loiLes pépées font la loi , is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by Raoul André, written by Raymond Caillava, starring Claudine Dupuis and Louis de Funès.- Cast :* Claudine Dupuis : Elvire, a daughter of Flora...
(1955) - NapoleonNapoléon (1955 film)Napoléon is a 1955 French historical epic film directed by Sacha Guitry that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon I of France.The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles,...
(1955)