Fernand Gravey
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1905-12-25
- Died
- 1970-11-02
- Place of birth
- Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium
- Also known as
- Fernand Mertens · Fernand Gravet · Фернан Граве
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (71)
How to Steal a Million
1966
as Grammont
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
as Police sergeant
Guns for San Sebastian
1967
as Governor
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
as Molière
La Ronde
1950
as Charles Breitkopf, son mari
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Rene (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
The Last Turning
1939
as Frank Maurice
Slightly Ahead
1956
as Olivier Parker, le faux entraîneur hippique, escroc
Mitsou
1956
as Pierre Duroy-Lelong
Fantastic Night
1942
as Denis
Seven Men, One Woman
1936
as Viscount Brémontier
The Queen's Affair
1934
as Carl
Mister Flow
1936
as Antonin Rose
Toto in Paris
1958
as Il dottor Duclos
Fanfare of Love
1935
as Jean Rameau / Jeanette, piano des " Tulipes Hollandaises "
The Great Waltz
1938
as Johann 'Schani' Strauss II
Promise at Dawn
1970
as Jean-Michel Serusier
Hardboiled Egg Time
1958
as Raoul Grandvivier
The King and the Chorus Girl
1937
as Alfred Bruger VII
Bitter Sweet
1933
as Carl Linden
Thirteen at the Table
1955
as Antoine Villardier
The Woman from Beirut
1965
as Dr. Castello
Gunman in the Streets
1950
as Commissioner Dufresne
Saïda Makes Off with the Manneken Pis
1913
as Fernand Mertens
Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme
1950
as André Ternay
Give Her the Moon
1970
as Captain Ragot
Du Guesclin
1949
as Bertrand du Guesclin
Captain Fracasse
1943
as Baron de Cigognac
Threesome Romance
1942
as Charles
Domino
1943
as Dominique
Paméla
1945
as Paul Barras
Four Flights to Love
1939
as Pierre Leblan
Once Is Enough
1946
as Jacques Reval
Fools for Scandal
1938
as Rene
Si j'étais le patron
1934
as Henri Janvier
Varieté
1935
as Pierre
The Age of Indiscretion
1953
as Padre di Andrea, presidente del tribunale
Monsieur Sans-Gêne
1935
as Fernand Martin
Antonia
1935
as Captain Douglas Parker
My Husband Is Marvelous
1953
as Claude Chatel
Early to Bed
1933
as Carl
The Lie of Nina Petrovna
1937
as Lieutenant Franz Korff
Passionately
1932
as Robert Perceval
La Rabouilleuse
1944
as Colonel Philippe Brideau
You Will Be a Duchess
1932
as Marquis André de la Cour
Un homme en habit
1931
as André de Lussanges
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938
as Self
Le Traqué
1950
as Commissioner Dufresne
My Wife Is Formidable
1951
as Raymond Corbier, sculpteur et mari de Sylvia
La Garçonne
1957
as Georges Sauvage
C'était un musicien
1934
as Jean
The Crumblers Are Doing Well
1961
as François Legrand
Love Songs
1930
as Armand Petitjean
School for Coquettes
1958
as Stanislas de La Ferronière
Court Waltzes
1933
as Franz
Monsieur Beulemeester, Civic Guard
1913
as Le petit Paul
Touche-à-tout
1935
as Georges Martin aka 'Touche-à-Tout'
The Hideout
1971
as Labrize
The Happiest of Men
1952
as Armand Dupuis-Martin
The Improvised Son
1932
as Fernand Brassart
Captain Blomet
1947
as Blomet
Let's Get Married
1931
as Francis Latour
Ladies Hairdresser
1932
as Mario
Symphonie D'Amour
1936
as Charles Panard
Pas moral pour deux sous
1971
as Daniel Wilde
Foolish Husbands
1941
as Gérard Barbier
A Star Vanishes
1932
as Self
The Premature Father
1933
as Édouard Puma & Fred
Loyalty
1914
as Jonge Jefke / Young Jefke
About 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… With 76 credits spanning from 1913 to 1976, Fernand Gravey has appeared in 71 films and 5 TV shows.
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- How to Steal a Million (1966) — as Grammont
- The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) — as Police sergeant
- Guns for San Sebastian (1967) — as Governor
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — as (archive footage)
- Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953) — as Molière
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