Saturnin Fabre

1884-1961

Biography: life and films

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Saturnin Fabre was a French film actor. He was born in Sens, France on 4 April 1884 and died in Montgeron, France on 24 October 1961. A superb character actor with a forceful presence and distinctive voice, Fabre graced 79 films, many of which are now considered classics (Pépé le Moko, Les Portes de la nuit). He worked with some of the greatest filmmakers in France, including Albert Capellani, Julien Duvivier, Marcel L'Herbier and Sacha Guitry, and was equally adept at playing in popular comedies (alongside such stars as Fernandel) and serious dramas. In addition to being a fine actor, Fabre was also a talented musician - he could play the clarinet and composed several songs.
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Filmography

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La Rafale (1920) [a]

Mademoiselle de La Seiglière (1921) [a]

L'Amour chante (1930) [a]

La Route est belle (1930) [a]

Atout coeur (1931) [a]

Ma cousine de Varsovie (1931) [a]

Paris-Beguin (1931) [a]

Le Fils improvisé (1932) [a]

Le Père prématuré (1933) [a]

Les Deux canards (1933) [a]

Son autre amour (1933) [a]

Casanova (1934) [a]

L'Enfant du carnaval (1934) [a]

L'Hôtel du libre échange (1934) [a]

Mam'zelle Spahi (1934) [a]

On a trouvé une femme nue (1934) [a]

Le Roman d'un jeune homme pauvre (1935) [a]

La Guerre des gosses (1936) [a]

Le Voleur de femmes (1936) [a]

Messieurs les ronds de cuir (1936) [a]

Sept hommes, une femme (1936) [a]

Toi, c'est moi (1936) [a]

Train de plaisir (1936) [a]

Une poule sur un mur (1936) [a]

Désiré (1937) [a]

Ignace (1937) [a]

La Vénus de l'or (1937) [a]

Le Chanteur de minuit (1937) [a]

Les Dégourdis de la 11ème (1937) [a]

Pépé le Moko (1937) [a]

Vous n'avez rien à déclarer? (1937) [a]

Belle étoile (1938) [a]

Gargousse (1938) [a]

Le Cantinier de la coloniale (1938) [a]

Le Dompteur (1938) [a]

Le Récif de corail (1938) [a]

Les Otages (1938) [a]

Tricoche et Cacolet (1938) [a]

Ils étaient neuf célibataires (1939) [a]

L'Esclave blanche (1939) [a]

Le Corsaire (1939) [a]

Monsieur Brotonneau (1939) [a]

Battement de coeur (1940) [a]

Cavalcade d'amour (1940) [a]

Le Club des soupirants (1941) [a]

Ne bougez plus (1941) [a]

La Nuit fantastique (1942) [a]

Mademoiselle Swing (1942) [a]

Opéra-Musette (1942) [a]

Jeannou (1943) [a]

Le Soleil de minuit (1943) [a]

Les Ailes blanches (1943) [a]

Marie-Martine (1943) [a]

Le Merle blanc (1944) [a]

Fausse alerte (1945) [a]

Christine se marie (1946) [a]

Jeux de femmes (1946) [a]

Les J3 (1946) [a]

Les Portes de la nuit (1946) [a]

Lunegarde (1946) [a]

On demande un ménage (1946) [a]

Un ami viendra ce soir (1946) [a]

Ploum, ploum, tra-la-la (1947) [a]

Clochemerle (1948) [a]

Si jeunesse savait (1948) [a]

Docteur Laennec (1949) [a]

La Veuve et l'innocent (1949) [a]

Rome-express (1949) [a]

La Dame de chez Maxim (1950) [a]

Miquette et sa mère (1950) [a]

Le Mariage de Mademoiselle Beulemans (1951) [a]

Les Petites Cardinal (1951) [a]

La Fête à Henriette (1952) [a]

Carnaval (1953) [a]

L'Ennemi public no 1 (1953) [a]

Virgile (1953) [a]

C'est la vie parisienne (1954) [a]

Escalier de service (1954) [a]



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