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Etienne Decroux(1898-1991)

  • Actor
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Etienne Decroux was born on 19 July 1898 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Children of Paradise (1945), Scandals of Clochemerle (1948) and The Last Turning (1939). He died on 12 March 1991 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
BornJuly 19, 1898
DiedMarch 12, 1991(92)
BornJuly 19, 1898
DiedMarch 12, 1991(92)
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Known for

Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Pierre Brasseur in Children of Paradise (1945)
Children of Paradise
8.3
  • Anselme Debureau(as Étienne Decroux)
  • 1945
Scandals of Clochemerle (1948)
Scandals of Clochemerle
7.1
  • Le docteur Mouraille
  • 1948
The Last Turning (1939)
The Last Turning
6.8
  • Le patron du bistrot(as Ducroux)
  • 1939
Gambling Hell (1942)
Gambling Hell
6.5
  • Un autre matelot(as Decroux)
  • 1942

Credits

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Actor

  • Les compagnons de Baal (1968)
    Les compagnons de Baal
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Compagnon Ukobach
    • 1968
  • Like a Hair in the Soup (1957)
    Like a Hair in the Soup
    6.2
    • Le fou
    • 1957
  • The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1952)
    The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
    7.0
    • Le haut hurleur (voice)
    • 1952
  • Occupe-toi d'Amélie..! (1949)
    Occupe-toi d'Amélie..!
    6.8
    • (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Scandals of Clochemerle (1948)
    Scandals of Clochemerle
    7.1
    • Le docteur Mouraille
    • 1948
  • Les petites annonces matrimoniales
    Short
    • Le poète
    • 1947
  • Capitaine Blomet (1947)
    Capitaine Blomet
    5.5
    • 1947
  • Voyage surprise (1947)
    Voyage surprise
    6.9
    • Mikhaïl
    • 1947
  • Dreams of Love (1947)
    Dreams of Love
    • 1947
  • Messieurs Ludovic (1946)
    Messieurs Ludovic
    5.5
    • Le guide (as Decroux)
    • 1946
  • Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Pierre Brasseur in Children of Paradise (1945)
    Children of Paradise
    8.3
    • Anselme Debureau (as Étienne Decroux)
    • 1945
  • Le Voyageur sans bagage (1944)
    Le Voyageur sans bagage
    6.3
    • 1944
  • Pierre Fresnay in Le Corbeau (1943)
    Le Corbeau
    7.8
    • Le garçon du cercle (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Adieu Léonard (1943)
    Adieu Léonard
    6.1
    • Prasmoquier (as Decroux)
    • 1943
  • L'escalier sans fin (1943)
    L'escalier sans fin
    • Le colonial
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • E. Decroux
  • Born
    • July 19, 1898
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • March 12, 1991
    • Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France(undisclosed)

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