Biography

His parents worked at the Comédie Française of which he became a sociétaire in 1927 . He left in 1929.

He studied in France and Great Britain. Fluent in English, he made his debut in a London theater and continued his training at the Paris Conservatory .

André Luguet's film career began in 1909, appearing in films by Léonce Perret (The Soul of the Violin) and Louis Feuillade (the Fantômas series).

Jacques Feyder directed him in 1930 in Le Spectre vert and in 1931 in his first talking film, "Si l'empereur savait ça".

Having been typecast towards the end of his career in roles of "old heartthrobs," such as in Michel Boisrond 's "Une Parisienne" (1957), John Huston 's "Les Racines du ciel" (1958), and André Berthomieu 's "Sacrée Jeunesse" (1958), he found roles more suited to his talents in the theater, notably with André Roussin in "Les Oeufs de l'autruche" , "Lors l'enfant paraît", and "On ne sait jamais". He also authored several plays.