André Deed
Date of birth: 1879-02-22
Place of birth: Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Henri André Augustin Chapais
Biography
Henri André Chapais, known as André Deed (22 February 1879 – 4 October 1940), was a French actor and director, best known for his Foolshead comedies, produced in the 1900s and 1910s. André Deed was one of the first named actors in cinema, and his film series based around Foolshead were a global success.
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Boireau cuirassier
1912-09-08
Boireau's flamboyant military costume gets stuck everywhere he goes.
Cretinetti ficcanaso
1909-11-01
Cretinetti meddles with things and lands into trouble every time, having his head forged on an anvil
Il regalo di Cretinetti
1911-02-01
Cretinetti tries to bring a gift to his sweetheart. He loses the flowers. The tableware set breaks i
Cretinetti distratto
1910-06-07
Cretinetti wakes up in the middle of his sleep and finds himself in outlandish situations, walking t
Cretinetti re dei ladri
1909-04-01
Cretinetti fails as an amateur thief.
Cretinetti s'incarica del trasloco
1911-09-16
Moving Cretinetti style: a tornado of furniture.
The Wig Chase
1906-04-06
Child prank causes chase for few ballons and one lady's wig
Boireau déménage
1906-08-01
Andre Deed is moving out, so he has hired some guys with a cart to move his stuff...... and they hav
Trois sous de poireaux
1906-05-04
A drunk man is going to buy more drink at his wife's expense, which he takes advantage of to get mor
Boireau au harem
1912-12-16
A pasha invites a photographer to his harem. A belly dancer performs for him, and then seduces him,
Boireau et la gigolette
1912-12-16
Andre Deed sees Valentina Frascaroli shoot a man who annoys her in the street and is enchanted. He d
He
1932-02-15
In her village, Ms. Husson seeks to put a price under a rosiere but finding no worthy young pretty g
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac
1932-10-16
Two young lovers. An arranged marriage. An older groom. The lovers develop a plan to convince the gr
Robinson Crusoe
1902-12-20
Georges Méliès adaptation of Robinson Crusoe, the first film adaptation of the story. Filmed in blac
La rose effeuillée
1937-06-18
A washerwoman works so long for the same bosses that she gets to like their young son very much. One
The Mechanical Man
1921-11-01
The story begins with a scientist creating a device shaped like a man that can be remote-controlled
Boireau, roi de la boxe
1912-11-22
At a prize fight, Deed gets int a fight of his own with two other spectators and gets thrown out. He
Cretinetti e l'ago
1911-05-13
Andre Deed was a leading player in short Italian comedies in this period under the character name of
The Delights of the Shoot
1910-01-15
Cretinetti goes hunting with his friends, stalking the ferocious Chicken, and produces a typical Ita
Cretinetti che bello!
1909-01-01
The set-up here is that Cretinetti has been invited to a friend's wedding and dressed up in a fine n
Come fu che l'ingordigia rovinò il Natale a Cretinetti
1910-12-16
Spoiled little Cretinetti almost destroys Christmas....
A Kind-Hearted Policeman
1908-08-16
In this picture we see a man who is vested with authority to enforce the law, but, unlike the usual
The Fear of Zeppelins
1915-11-01
Cretinetti is about to get married and he could not be any happier and more in love with his Junoesq
Gribouille redevient Boireau
1912-01-02
Directed by André Deed.
Cretinetti the Wrestler
1909-06-26
André Deed is tired of being beat up, so a strong man has no trouble selling him one of the springs
The Man Monkey
1909-01-13
A man behaves like a monkey after its brain is transplanted into him.
Modern Sculptors
1908-03-30
The first scene presents before the astonished eyes of the spectators a solid piece of marble, which
Les incohérences de Boireau
1913-01-02
Boireau is sleeping in his bed, floating in the air, when a fire wakes him. So he takes his gun and
Come Cretinetti paga i debiti
1909-03-31
Cretinetti sidesteps his creditors using several amazing tricks.
The White Suit
1908-10-06
The mishaps of a man who steps into the street wearing his brand-new white suit, and who instantly e
An Extraordinary Dislocation
1901-02-01
A clown performs various feats of magic based on his ability to detach and reattach different parts
Two Girls Are in Love with Foolshead
1911-05-19
Short comedy in which Gribouille (Cretinetti) loses his two lovers to two gentlemen.
Cretinetti chauffeur
1910-08-09
Cretinetti's cab runs out of gas and ends up blocking traffic.
The Devil's Son Has a Wedding in Paris
1906-09-02
When Hell gets boring, head for Paris.
The Inexperienced Chauffeur
1906-10-04
The proud owner of a new car in 1907 gets behind the wheel for the first time and weaves down the st
Just Leon
1932-09-30
Léon is hired by a detective agency to monitor a music hall star whose friend is extremely jealous.
L'apprenti architecte
1908-04-04
Jim's mother brings him to an architect's office to secure a position for him, and he is accepted. A
Boireau sert les maçon
1914-02-09
Boireau, apprentice mason, and a coalman fight it out for the affections of the cook.
Il Natale di Cretinetti
1909-12-26
Comedy from a series about the character Cretinetti (Gibrouille). He is organizing a Christmas party
Il Natale di Cretinetti
1911-12-31
Another nice Christmas comedy, produced by Itala Films, with André Deed in his famous Cretinetti cha
Boireau on a Scientific Mission
1912-01-01
Cretinetti cerca un duello
1909-02-01
A quarrel in a club room leads to a duel between two of the characters. Honor is satisfied by the us
Le Nègre du rapide numéro 13
1923-03-31
In the Le Mans railway station, Oscar Ribouis is waiting for the connection that will lead him to Re
Tao
1923-05-04
Jacques Chauvry, the new government delegate for a French protectorate in Cambodia, meets the young
Our Band's Going to the Competition
1907-07-25
An inept marching band heads off to the competition, and then celebrates their surprising victory.
Boireau à l'école
1912-03-22
André Deed in the persona of a juvenile Boireau, has two ambitions: to get along with pretty schoolg
Jim is Fond of Garlic
1908-10-03
In this comedy we see a fellow giving orders to the cook to put plenty of garlic in his food, and sh
Jim's Apprenticeship
1907-05-17
Boireau's father keeps trying to apprentice him to a different trade. Each time, the youngster annoy
The Kingdom of the Fairies
1903-07-25
At the royal court, a prince is presenting the princess whom he is pledged to marry when a witch sud
Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp
1906-10-10
The legend of Aladdin and his magic lamp: Aladdin finds a magic lamp which brings him wealth, luxury
L'ultima monelleria di Cretinetti
1911-08-05
Italian short comedy
Boireau bonhomme de pain d'épice
1913-10-05
Boireau makes a mess, gets pushed around and ends up a gingerbread man.
Boireau swordsman
1913-05-16
Boireau enragé fumeur
1914-05-17
Andre Deed loves his cigars, but not everyone does. He heads off to a tea social, where the hostess