Albert Dieudonné
Actor
Biography
Albert Dieudonné was a French actor,screenwriter, film director and novelist.
Dieudonné was born in Paris, France, and made his acting debut in silent film in 1908 for The Assassination of the Duke of Guise, with musical score by Camille Saint-Saëns. In 1924, he directed the film drama Catherine, in which he also appeared as a major character. Jean Renoir acted as his assistant director on the film.
Between 1915 and 1916, Dieudonné acted in five films for director Abel Gance, including the 1915 film La Folie du Docteur Tube and the 1916 film Le périscope. In 1927 he was hired back to star in the title role in Gance's epic film, Napoléon. In 1929 Dieudonné wrote a novel that was made into a 1930 musical comedy film titled "La Douceur D'Aimer" (Sweetness of Love), and he wrote the script for the 1936 La Garçonne.
Albert Dieudonné died in Paris in 1976.
As Director
Filmography
Napoleon
as Napoléon Bonaparte 1927
The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
1908
The Madness of Dr. Tube
as Young Man 1915
Backbiters
as Maurice Laisné 1927
The Black Diamond
as Luc Ogier 1913
Napoléon Bonaparte
as Napoléon Bonaparte 1935
Alsace
as Jacques Obey 1916
Madame Sans-Gêne
as Napoléon 1er 1941
Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
as Self - Interviewee 1968
The Kiss of Judas
as Jean 1908
L'héroïsme de Paddy
1915
Le fou de la falaise
1916
Le périscope
as William Bell 1916
Bonaparte et la révolution
as Napoléon Bonaparte (archive footage) 1972
The Red Hand
1908
A Bald Lie
1911