René Navarre
Date of birth: 1877-07-08
Place of birth: Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
René Navarre (8 July 1877 – 8 February 1968) was a French actor of the silent era. He appeared in 109 films between 1910 and 1946, and was often credited simply as Navarre. His most famous role was probably the master criminal Fantômas.
Movie Credits
The New Dawn
1919-08-01
Judex
1934-03-16
Judex the vigilante enjoins crooked banker Maurice-Ernest Favraux to distribute his ill-gotten fortu
Le train d'amour
1935-10-23
A doctor is married to an overly jealous wife who wants a divorce. He advises one of his very shy pa
The Enchanted Road
1938-11-25
The son of two teachers hits the road and becomes a singing success after being taken in as a proteg
La Belle Revanche
1939-05-12
A painter who has led a free and independent life meets true love. A jealous former lover intervenes
His Uncle from Normandy
1939-06-08
A young American businessman, tired of his hectic life, makes an unexpected inheritance which leads
Les 3 tambours
1939-12-22
12-year old Armand-Pierre embraces the French Revolution and leaves his mother to enlist in the army
Radio Surprises
1940-05-08
The Bontemps family, like all the inhabitants of the village of Coussy la Chapelle, are passionate a
Bécassine
1940-09-03
A little Breton tries to save her boss's daughter an unhappy marriage.
La Justicière
1925-09-18
Méphisto
1931-04-17
On his wedding night with Hilda Bergmann, the daughter of a swedish chemist, the young and rich amer
Le Poison
1911-01-01
Part of the series La Vie telle qu'elle est.
Le Mariage de l'aînée
1911-01-01
Part of the series La Vie telle qu'elle est.
A General Strike
1911-01-01
Part of the series La Vie telle qu'elle est
Le Chef-lieu de canton
1911-01-01
Part of the series La Vie telle qu'elle est
Les Braves Gens
1912-01-01
Part of the series La Vie telle qu'elle est
Le Pont sur l'abîme
1912-01-01
Part of the series La Vie telle qu'elle est.
Tragic Error
1913-01-24
When he goes to Paris an aristocrat steps into a cinema and is shocked by something he sees on scree
The Trust, or The Battles for Money
1911-11-09
A young inventor is kidnapped to force him to tell the secret of his invention, but he foils his cap
The Obsession
1912-10-16
A mother (Renee Carl) goes to see a palm reader who informs her that a loved one is about to die. Th
The Open Eyes
1913-02-14
André Chénier
1910-02-06
The life of French poet André Chénier, precursor of the Romantic movement, who was guillotined durin
L'Intruse
1913-01-01
A child is kidnapped and forced to sell flowers on the street.
The Great Breath
1915-01-01
The patriotic melodrama, set during WWI, revolves around a thief played by René Navarre.
Belphégor
1927-01-01
Belphégor deals with a series of mysterious appearances by a masked-and-robed figure in the Louvre;
Jean Chouan
1926-01-22
This 8 chapter serial drama tells the story of a resistance movement led by Jean "Chouan" Cottereau
The Smuggler
1912-01-01
The story revolves around a smuggler (René Navarre) who rescues a young lady trapped in the canyon.
The Dungeon
1912-10-01
A newly married couple moves into a house. But the bride disappears.
Life As It Is
1911-01-01
A beginning of a series of films directed by Louis Feuillade from 1911-1913
Fantômas
1913-05-09
A French silent film serial which follows the exploits of the archvillain Fantômas, who commits crim
La Cassette de l'émigrée
1912-05-01
The Man Who Has Come a Long Way
1916-01-01
the man who has come a long way
Cheri Bibi
1913-01-01
Silent film
A Race for Millions
1912-12-13
If an old man's niece does not claim her inheritance at the notary's office by the appointed time, h
The Cavalry
1914-01-01
A French silent film directed by Louis Feuillade.
Chéri-Bibi
1938-03-02
An innocent young man, burglar Cheri-Bibi, and his gangsters are sent to a penal colony.
The Living Dead
1912-02-23
The Toledo Chest
1914-08-01
L'Accident
1912-04-19
On his way to visit his mistress, a man has a serious car accident. His wife cares for him with such
The Seneschal's Diamond
1914-02-20
A prominent woman has a very valuable diamond for which she accepts an offer from a jeweler. Two sco
The Way Through the Night
1929-01-01
The Fate of Mothers
1912-01-19
Part of Feuillade's 'Life As It Is' series
The Balancing Act
1908-02-14
At the Hour of Dawn
1914-04-04
When a bandit captures a medieval Italian city, he imprisons and threatens to execute the betrothed
Ferragus
1923-11-30
An adaptation of the first part of Balzac's History of the Thirteen, centered on the secret society
Mam'zelle Spahi
1934-11-09
Two mistresses snubbed by their respective lovers crash a military ball and their lovers then resort
Le gardien du feu
1924-11-14
Jeunes filles d'hier et d'aujourd'hui
1915-01-01
Vidocq
1923-02-23
François Vidocq has deserted to go back to his wife and kids, so he becomes a thief. Unfortunately,
Lysistrata or The Kissing Strike
1910-02-27
The Secret of Forçat
1913-03-14
Bébé veut payer ses dettes
1912-01-01
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo
1940-02-01
The voyages of Pierre Savorgnan de Brassa through Africa. This great explorer, the founder of Brazza
La Réponse du destin
1926-03-01
Leopoldo Quintana is a lawyer who, determined to reach power and capable of anything to get what he
Monsieur Coccinelle
1938-11-02
An average worker who feels downtrodden at work and home, dreams of becoming a dictator. His aunt ha
Mon oncle
1925-01-01
Par un jour de carnaval
All in Good Fun
1955-01-01
Bob Monkhouse introduces the golden age of slapstick comedy.
Manon de Montmartre
1914-02-04