About

Known credits:
78
Birthday:
1884-04-04
Place of birth:
Sens, Yonne, France
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Saturnin Fabre

Overview

Saturnin Fabre, born April 4, 1884 in Sens (Yonne) and died October 24, 1961 in Montgeron (Essonne), is a French actor.

His paternal family was from the south of France (Var and Bouches-du-Rhône). He lived in Deuil-la-Barre. He won a first prize at the Conservatoire and played dramas, boulevard comedies and operettas as well, setting himself up as the "thundering", out of phase phrasing, of French cinema. He approaches the silent cinema since 1911 with Albert Capellani to whom we owe since 1909 the first French feature film: L'Assommoir. In 1929, he switched to talking with The Road is Beautiful Robert Florey. Known for his strong personality, he is one of the most singular supporting roles of pre-war and post-war French cinema, in the tradition of Jean Tissier and Julien Carette. He occupies the screen with such a presence that he often forget the many turnips in which he participates. He is particularly remembered for his tremendous choppy voice and perfect diction.

In the film Marie-Martine Albert Valentin, he addresses to Bernard Blier, who plays his nephew, his most famous replica: "Hold your candle right! ". It is said that at the third resumption of the repartee, it is the public who answered. He has played in almost 79 talking films, mostly comedies, under the direction of 57 different directors (mostly prestigious). In 1948, he signs, from the anagram Ninrutas Erbaf, perfectly wacky memories, under the title Scottish Shower.

He was also a very good clarinetist, and the author of several songs and sketches he performed on stage early in his career.

For the actress Danièle Delorme, "Saturnin Fabre was a hallucinated comedian". Still according to her, "It was a baroque actor, certainly, there was a grain of madness in him. But he was furiously intelligent, with great lucidity ... He embodied excess. " Saturnin Fabre died in 1961 in his property in Montgeron, overwhelmed by pulmonary edema. He is buried in the Carrières-sous-Poissy cemetery in the Yvelines. He never consoled himself for the death of his wife, Suzanne Marie Benoist, in 1957 with whom he was married on November 26, 1925 in Paris XVIII.

The Cannes Film Festival paid him a late tribute, and posthumously, in 1962.

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Known for

Acting
1954 Service Entrance Actor Mr Delécluze, père et bourreau officiel 59
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1954 It's the Paris Life Actor Comte Gontran de Barfleur 58
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1953 The Most Wanted Man Actor W.W. Stone 59
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1953 Virgile Actor Le président 59
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1953 Carnival Actor Dr. Caberlot 59
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1952 Holiday for Henrietta Actor Antoine - a consumer 59
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1951 Les Petites Cardinal Actor Horace Cardinal 58
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1950 Brasil Actor 58
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1950 Girl from Maxim's Actor Le général Petypon du Grêlé 58
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1950 Miquette Actor Le marquis 58
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1950 The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans Actor Mr. Delpierre N/A
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1950 Rome Express Actor Le professeur 59
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1949 La Veuve et l'innocent Actor Achille Panoyau, accused N/A
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1949 Dr. Laennec Actor Laennec Père 59
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1948 Scandals of Clochemerle Actor Alexandre Bourdillat 58
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1948 Si jeunesse savait... Actor Abdul N/A
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1947 Ploum, ploum, tra-la-la Actor Basile Samara N/A
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1946 Gates of the Night Actor Monsieu Sénéchal 59
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1946 We Request a Household Actor Horace Rouvière 58
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1946 Christine se marie Actor Sébastien Aurelle, the musician N/A
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1946 Women's Games Actor Uncle Hubert N/A
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1946 The J3 Actor The high school principal N/A
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1946 A Friend Will Come Tonight Actor Philippe Prunier 59
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1946 Lunegarde Actor Monsieur de Vertumne 58
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1945 The French Way Actor Monsieur Dalban 58
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1944 The White Blackbird Actor Jules Leroy N/A
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1943 Jeannou Actor Frochard N/A
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1943 Le Soleil de minuit Actor Ireniev N/A
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1943 Marie-Martine Actor l'oncle Parpain 59
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1943 White Wings Actor Siméon N/A
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1942 Fantastic Night Actor Thalès 59
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1942 Mademoiselle Swing Actor Grégoire Dimitresco 59
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1942 Opéra-musette Actor Monsieur Honoré N/A
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1941 Ne bougez plus ! Actor Andromaque de Miremir N/A
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1941 The Suitors Club Actor Cabarus 59
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1940 Beating Heart Actor Aristide 59
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1939 Cavalcade of Love Actor Monsieur Dupont-Dufort 58
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1939 Nine Bachelors Actor Comte Adhémar Colombinet de La Jonchère 59
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1939 Monsieur Brotonneau Actor N/A
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1939 The Mayor's Dilemma Actor le père Rossignol 59
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1939 Coral Reefs Actor Hobson 59
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1939 Pasha's Wives Actor Djemal Pacha 59
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1938 The Tamer Actor N/A
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1938 The Tamer Actor M. Dupont N/A
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1938 Beautiful Star Actor Lemarchal 59
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1938 Tricoche and Cacolet Actor Monsieur Van der Pouf 59
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1938 Gargousse Actor Lebrennois, le maire N/A
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1938 Golden Venus Actor N/A
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1938 The Woman Thief Actor Academician N/A
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1937 Le chanteur de minuit Actor N/A
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1937 Désiré Actor Adrien 59
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1937 Colonial Canteen Actor N/A
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1937 Ignace Actor Le baron Gédéon des Orfrais 58
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1937 The Smart People of the 11th Actor Inspector General Burnous 59
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1937 Confessions of a Newlywed Actor Professeur Puget 58
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1937 Pépé le Moko Actor Le Grand Père 62
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1936 The Bureaucrats Actor Le tondu 59
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1936 Generals Without Buttons Actor N/A
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1936 Seven Men, One Woman Actor Derain, député à la Chambre 59
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1936 A Hen on a Wall Actor 59
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1936 Train de plaisir Actor Mr. Bring 58
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1936 Toi, c'est moi Actor N/A
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1935 Le Roman d'un jeune homme pauvre Actor Bévallan 59
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1934 The Free Trade Hotel Actor M. Mathieu 59
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1934 Mam'zelle Spahi Actor Le Colonel du 32ème Spahis N/A
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1934 We Found a Naked Woman Actor 59
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1934 We Found a Naked Woman Actor Le marquis 59
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1934 L'enfant du carnaval Actor N/A
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1934 Les Deux Canards Actor N/A
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1934 Casanova Actor N/A
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1934 Son autre amour Actor Monsieur Léopard, director N/A
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1933 The Premature Father Actor Puma father N/A
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1932 The Improvised Son Actor Mr. Brassart N/A
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1931 The Darling of Paris Actor 59
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1931 Hearts Are Trumps Actor N/A
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1930 Love Songs Actor Monsieur Crespin 59
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1929 The Road Is Fine Actor Le professeur Pique N/A
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1920 She Played and Paid Actor N/A
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