Jaque Catelain

Personal Info

Birthday

February 9, 1897

Day of Death

1965-03-05

(68 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France

Also Known As

Jacques Guérin-Castelain

Jaque-Catelain

Jacques Catelain

Jacques Catelin

Jacque Cathelain

Jaque Catelain

Biography

Jaque Catelain was a French actor who came to prominence in silent films of the 1920s, and who continued acting in films and on stage until the 1950s. He also wrote and directed two silent films himself and was a capable artist and musician.

He had a close association with the director Marcel L'Herbier. He was born as Jacques Guérin-Castelain in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. His father was then the mayor and also moved in literary and theatrical circles, which allowed the young Jacques to encounter many famous names in his childhood.

Known For

French Cancan

La Marseillaise

Le Bonheur

Cordial Agreement

Experiment in Evil

L'Inhumaine

The Tomboy

The Dream

Filmography

1960
Experiment in Evil
as Ambassador
1955
French Cancan
as Le ministre (uncredited)
1950
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Claudius
Love and Companionship
as Mr. Zoïca
1948
Stolen Affections
as Christian Darbel
1940
Comedy of Happiness
as Le directeur de Radio Azur (uncredited)
1939
Cordial Agreement
as Prince Consort
1938
Escadrille of Chance
as Alain
La Marseillaise
as Capitaine Langlade
1936
The Tomboy
as Georges Blanchet
1935
The Imperial Road
as Dan
1934
Le Bonheur
as Geoffroy de Chabré
1933
Dream Castle
as Prince Mirano
1932
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac
as Éraste
1931
The Dream
as Félicien
1930
Illegitimate Child
as Maurice Orland
1929
Princely Nights
as Prince Vassia Heridze
1928
The West
as Arnaud de Saint-Guil
Little Devil May Care
as Delphin Leherg - le fils de Leherg qu'aime Ludivine
1927
Love's Springtime
as Marquis
1926
Le Vertige
as Henri de Cassel - le sosie de Dimitrieff, abattu par Svirsky
1925
The Knight of the Rose
as Octavian
Le Prince charmant
as Le comte Patrice
1924
L'Inhumaine
as Einar Norsen
The Gallery of Monsters
as Riquet's
1923
Le marchand de plaisirs
as Gosta / Donald
The Secret Spring
as Professeur Raoul Vignerte
1922
Don Juan et Faust
as Don Juan de Manara
1921
El Dorado
as Hedwick
Prometheus, Banker
as Toudieu
1920
The Man of the Sea
as Michel
Le Carnaval des vérités
as Juan Tristan
1919
Rose-France
as Laurs
1917
The Blindness of Youth
as Inio