Fernand Gravey

Fernand Gravey

Fernand Gravey (25 December 1905 in Ixelles (Belgium) – 2 November 1970 in Paris, France), also known as Fernand Gravet in the United States, was the son of actors Georges Mertens and Fernande Depernay, who appeared in silent films produced by pioneer Belge Cinéma Film (a subsidiary of Pathé). Gravey started performing at age five under his father's direction. Before World War I, he received an education in Britain and could speak both French and English fluently, something which became useful in his movie roles. During the war, Gravey served in the British Merchant Marine Corp. In 1936, he married the French actress Jane Renouardt, who was 15 years his senior. They remained together until his death on 2 November 1970 of a heart-attack. Jane died on 3 February 1972. They had no children. Gravey performed in four films in 1913 and 1914 (as Fernand Mertens), but his first film of importance was L'Amour Chante, released in 1930. In 1933, he made Bitter Sweet, his first English language movie, which became more famous in its 1940 incarnation with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. In 1937, after several more French and British movies, Gravey went to Hollywood, where the spelling of his last name was altered to Gravet, and he became the focus of a rather extensive Hollywood publicity campaign (instructing moviegoers to pronounce his name properly: "Rhymes with Gravy"). Unfortunately for Gravey, he was offered only standard parts, the type of Gallic-lover roles that Louis Jourdan played in the 1950s and 1960s. The first two films he made in Hollywood were for Warner Brothers: The King and the Chorus Girl (1937), with Joan Blondell and Jane Wyman, and Fools for Scandal (1938), with Carole Lombard and Ralph Bellamy. Gravey then signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was cast as Johann Strauss in the expensive biopic The Great Waltz, with Luise Rainer and Miliza Korjus. MGM next planned to star Gravey in a film version of Rafael Sabatini's adventure novel Scaramouche, but instead he returned to France just before the Nazi occupation began. Although he had agreed to appear in German-approved French films, Gravey was an underminer of the invaders as a member of the French Secret Army and the Foreign Legion. At the end of the war, Gravey was considered a war hero, and continued to be featured in French productions such as La Ronde (with Danielle Darrieux), and Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954). Among his last English language performances were How to Steal a Million (1966), Guns for San Sebastian (1968) and The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969), in which he played the police inspector. Source: Article "Fernand Gravey" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Заголовок: Fernand Gravey
  • Популярність: 1.877
  • Відомий за: Acting
  • День народження: 1905-12-25
  • Місце народження: Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium
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  • Також відомий як: Fernand Mertens, Fernand Gravet, Фернан Граве
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Fernand Gravey Фільми

  • 1966
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    Як украсти мільйон

    Як украсти мільйон

    7.5 1966 HD

    Дія відбувається в Парижі. Молода дівчина, дочка мільйонера, який потайки...

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  • 1934
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    The Queen's Affair

    The Queen's Affair

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1950
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    Gunman in the Streets

    Gunman in the Streets

    6.4 1950 HD

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  • 1939
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    Le Dernier Tournant

    Le Dernier Tournant

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Great Waltz

    The Great Waltz

    5.5 1938 HD

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  • 1958
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    Totò a Parigi

    Totò a Parigi

    6.2 1958 HD

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  • 1949
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    Du Guesclin

    Du Guesclin

    5.1 1949 HD

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  • 1939
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    Paradis perdu

    Paradis perdu

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1935
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    Fanfare d'amour

    Fanfare d'amour

    7 1935 HD

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  • 1943
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    Le Capitaine Fracasse

    Le Capitaine Fracasse

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    La Nuit fantastique

    La Nuit fantastique

    5.9 1942 HD

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  • 1950
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    La Ronde

    La Ronde

    7.4 1950 HD

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  • 1932
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    Tu seras duchesse

    Tu seras duchesse

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    Une étoile disparaît

    Une étoile disparaît

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    Passionnément

    Passionnément

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Early to Bed

    Early to Bed

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    Le Fils improvisé

    Le Fils improvisé

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Marions-nous

    Marions-nous

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1933
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    Le Père prématuré

    Le Père prématuré

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    Touche-à-tout

    Touche-à-tout

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Le Grand Refrain

    Le Grand Refrain

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1942
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    Romance à trois

    Romance à trois

    5.5 1942 HD

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  • 1944
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    La Rabouilleuse

    La Rabouilleuse

    7 1944 HD

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  • 1946
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    Il suffit d'une fois

    Il suffit d'une fois

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    Capitaine Blomet

    Capitaine Blomet

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    Le Traqué

    Le Traqué

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1952
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    Le Plus Heureux des hommes

    Le Plus Heureux des hommes

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1965
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    La dama de Beirut

    La dama de Beirut

    4.5 1965 HD

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  • 1956
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    Mitsou ou Comment l'esprit vient aux filles...

    Mitsou ou Comment l'esprit vient aux filles...

    3 1956 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Madwoman of Chaillot

    The Madwoman of Chaillot

    7.1 1969 HD

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  • 1937
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    The King and the Chorus Girl

    The King and the Chorus Girl

    5.5 1937 HD

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  • 1956
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    Courte-tête

    Courte-tête

    6.1 1956 HD

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  • 1938
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    Fools for Scandal

    Fools for Scandal

    6.2 1938 HD

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  • 1951
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    Ma femme est formidable

    Ma femme est formidable

    4.7 1951 HD

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  • 1968
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    La Bataille de San Sebastian

    La Bataille de San Sebastian

    7 1968 HD

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  • 1933
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    Bitter Sweet

    Bitter Sweet

    7 1933 HD

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  • 1941
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    Histoire de rire

    Histoire de rire

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1913
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    Monsieur Beulemeester, garde civique

    Monsieur Beulemeester, garde civique

    6 1913 HD

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  • 1958
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    Le Temps des œufs durs

    Le Temps des œufs durs

    5 1958 HD

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  • 1914
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    La fille de Delft

    La fille de Delft

    6.5 1914 HD

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  • 1957
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    La Garçonne

    La Garçonne

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1913
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    Saïda a enlevé Manneken-Pis

    Saïda a enlevé Manneken-Pis

    5.3 1913 HD

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  • 1970
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    Les Caprices de Marie

    Les Caprices de Marie

    5.4 1970 HD

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  • 1943
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    Domino

    Domino

    5.2 1943 HD

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  • 1958
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    L'École des cocottes

    L'École des cocottes

    1.5 1958 HD

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  • 1954
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    Si Versailles m'était conté

    Si Versailles m'était conté

    6.8 1954 HD

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  • 1970
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    Promise at Dawn

    Promise at Dawn

    5.3 1970 HD

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  • 1936
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    Mister Flow

    Mister Flow

    6.5 1936 HD

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  • 1961
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    Les croulants se portent bien

    Les croulants se portent bien

    2 1961 HD

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  • 1953
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    L'età dell'amore

    L'età dell'amore

    7 1953 HD

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  • 1935
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    Varieté

    Varieté

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1932
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    Coiffeur pour dames

    Coiffeur pour dames

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1938
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    Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1935
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    Monsieur Sans-Gêne

    Monsieur Sans-Gêne

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1976
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    That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    6.8 1976 HD

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  • 1934
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    Si j'étais le patron

    Si j'étais le patron

    6.7 1934 HD

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  • 1938
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    Hollywood Goes to Town

    Hollywood Goes to Town

    7 1938 HD

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  • 1936
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    Sept hommes, une femme

    Sept hommes, une femme

    5.7 1936 HD

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  • 1945
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    Paméla

    Paméla

    5.7 1945 HD

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  • 1937
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    Le Mensonge de Nina Petrovna

    Le Mensonge de Nina Petrovna

    5.6 1937 HD

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  • 1935
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    Antonia, romance hongroise

    Antonia, romance hongroise

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    La Guerre des valses

    La Guerre des valses

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    C'était un musicien

    C'était un musicien

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1930
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    L'amour chante

    L'amour chante

    5 1930 HD

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  • 1971
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    L'explosion

    L'explosion

    2 1971 HD

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  • 1953
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    Mon mari est merveilleux

    Mon mari est merveilleux

    3.5 1953 HD

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  • 1955
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    Treize à table

    Treize à table

    4.5 1955 HD

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  • 1950
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    Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme

    Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1963
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    Harry's Girls

    Harry's Girls

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1971
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    La Maison des bois

    La Maison des bois

    6.3 1971 HD

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  • 1959
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    Discorama

    Discorama

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1956
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    Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

    8 1956 HD

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