André Cheron (actor)
André Cheron (born André Louis Duval; 24 August 1880 – 26 January 1952) was a French-born American character actor of the late silent and early sound film eras. During his 16-year career he appeared in over 100 films, usually in smaller roles, although with the occasional featured part. Life and careerBorn André Louis Duval on August 24, 1880, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, Cheron immigrated to the United States where he entered the film industry in 1925 under the stage name André Cheron, which came from his mother's maiden name, Marie Chéron.[1] He made his film debut in Arthur Rosson's silent melodrama, The Fighting Demon, starring Richard Talmadge.[2] Other notable films in which he appeared include: Cecil B. DeMille's silent epic The King of Kings in 1927;[3] Emma (1932), starring Marie Dressler;[4] the 1935 classic version of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, starring Greta Garbo and Fredric March;[5] the screwball comedy, Wife vs. Secretary (1936), with Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Myrna Loy;[6] and Edward H. Griffith's 1937 romantic comedy Café Metropole, starring Loretta Young and Tyrone Power.[7] His final acting role was in a small role in the 1941 Bob Hope comedy, Louisiana Purchase.[8] Cheron married Charleen Lippincott on February 11, 1931, who was 29 years younger than him.[1] He died on January 26, 1952, at the age of 72 in San Francisco, California. Filmography(Per AFI database, and imdb.com)[9][10]
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