Maurice de Canonge
Maurice de Canonge (March 18, 1894 – January 10, 1979) was a French actor and film director. He is also sometimes known by the name Maurice Cannon.
Maurice de Canonge
- Name
- Maurice de Canonge
- Born
- 18 March 1894
- Birthplace
- Toulon, France
- Died
- 10 January 1979
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Birth Name
- Maurice Camille Louis de Canonge
- Occupation
- Actor, Director
- Full name
- Maurice Camille Louis de Canonge.
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
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Maurice de Canonge (March 18, 1894 – January 10, 1979) was a French actor and film director. He is also sometimes known by the name Maurice Cannon.
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• Name — Maurice de Canonge • Born — 18 March 1894 • Birthplace — Toulon, France • Died — 10 January 1979 • Place of death — Paris, France • Other Names — Maurice Cannon • Birth Name — Maurice Camille Louis de Canonge • Occupation — Actor, Director • Years Active — 1917 - 1971 (film)
Director
Director
• Stowaway Olive (1931) • Olive se marie (1931) • Monsieur cambriole (1931) • Le secret de l'émeraude (1935) • Inspector Grey (1936) • À minuit, le 7 (1937) • Boulot the Aviator (1937) • Un soir à Marseille (1938) • Grisou (1938) • Saint Theresa of Lisieux (1938) • Captain Benoit (1938) • Thérèse Martin (1939) • The Last Metro (1945) • Special Mission (1946) • A Cop (1947) • Judicial Error (1948) • La Bataille du feu (1949) • Last Hour, Special Edition (1949) • The Man from Jamaica (1950) • The Two Girls (1951) • In the Land of the Sun (1952) • Love Always Love (1952) • Boum sur Paris (1953) • The Price of Love (1955) • Three of the Canebière (1955) • Three Sailors (1957) • Judicial Police (1957) • Happy Arenas (1958)
Actor
Actor
• La nouvelle aurore (1919) - Fric-Frac • Les parias de l'amour (1921) • Rapax (1922) • Trilby (1923) - Zouzou • Shadows of Paris (1924) - Robert, A Taxi Driver • The Side Show of Life (1924) - Horatio Bakkus • The Alaskan (1924) - Tautuk • Love's Wilderness (1924) - Pierre Bazin • Peter Pan (1924) - Cookson • The Little French Girl (1925) - Jerry Hamble • The Nude Woman (1926) - Rouchard • Forbidden Hours (1928) - Minor Role (uncredited) • L'évadée (1929) - Drackson • Quand nous étions deux (1930) - Rouchard • Amours viennoises (1931) - Muller • Les quatre vagabonds (1931) - Novac • Olive se marie (1931) • Olive passager clandestin (1931) - Olive • Un de la montagne (1934) - Le directeur de l'hôtel (uncredited) • Adémaï in the Middle Ages (1935) - Un officier anglais • Le coup de trois (1936) - Le marchand de poissons • The Call of Silence (1936) • Le grand refrain (1936) • La bataille du feu (1949) • Dernière heure, édition spéciale (1949) - (uncredited) • Me and the Colonel (1958) - Hollander (uncredited) • The Roots of Heaven (1958) - Haas • Cervantes (1967) • Hot Line (1968) - Director of Hotel (uncredited) • Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971) - 1st Client (final film role)
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1894
Maurice de Canonge born at Toulon.
1978
Maurice de Canonge died at Ballancourt-sur-Essonne.
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Toulon.
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Ballancourt-sur-Essonne.
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Maurice de Canonge is recorded at birth as Maurice Camille Louis de Canonge. Recorded as film director, screenwriter and actor.
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