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André Cheron (actor)

{{Short description|French-American actor (1880–1952)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = André Cheron

| image = André Cheron in Navy Secrets.jpg

| caption = Cheron in Navy Secrets (1939)

| birth_name = André Louis Duval

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1880|08|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1952|01|26|1880|08|26|df=yes}}

| death_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1925–1941

| spouse = {{marriage|Charleen Lippincott
|1931}}

}}

André Cheron (born André Louis Duval; 24 August 1880 – 26 January 1952) was a French-born American character actor of the late silent and early sound film eras. During his 16-year career he appeared in over 100 films, usually in smaller roles, although with the occasional featured part.

Life and career

Born André Louis Duval on August 24, 1880, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, Cheron immigrated to the United States where he entered the film industry in 1925 under the stage name André Cheron, which came from his mother's maiden name, Marie Chéron.{{cite web | url=http://www.alostfilm.com/2013_03_01_archive.html#! | publisher=A Lost Film | title=Snow White's first French version | accessdate=May 30, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530160217/http://www.alostfilm.com/2013_03_01_archive.html | archivedate=May 30, 2015 }} He made his film debut in Arthur Rosson's silent melodrama, The Fighting Demon, starring Richard Talmadge.{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9011 | title=The Fighting Demon: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= March 30, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402160851/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9011 | archivedate= April 2, 2014}} Other notable films in which he appeared include: Cecil B. DeMille's silent epic The King of Kings in 1927;{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=10078 | title=The King of Kings: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= March 30, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403135108/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=10078 | archivedate= April 3, 2014}} Emma (1932), starring Marie Dressler;{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7805 | title=Emma: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= March 30, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223142935/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7805 | archivedate= December 23, 2014}} the 1935 classic version of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, starring Greta Garbo and Fredric March;{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7195 | title=Anna Karenina: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= March 30, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417053948/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7195 | archivedate= April 17, 2015}} the screwball comedy, Wife vs. Secretary (1936), with Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Myrna Loy;{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4863 | title=Wife Vs. Secretary: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= March 30, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528201122/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4863 | archivedate= May 28, 2015}} and Edward H. Griffith's 1937 romantic comedy Café Metropole, starring Loretta Young and Tyrone Power.{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3926 | title=Café Metropole: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= March 30, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528224738/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3926 | archivedate= May 28, 2015}} His final acting role was in a small role in the 1941 Bob Hope comedy, Louisiana Purchase.{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=27023 | title=Louisiana Purchase: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= March 30, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402175357/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=27023 | archivedate= April 2, 2014}}

Cheron married Charleen Lippincott on February 11, 1931, who was 29 years younger than him. He died on January 26, 1952, at the age of 72 in San Francisco, California.

Filmography

(Per AFI database, and imdb.com){{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/SearchResult.aspx?s=&Type=CA&Tbl=AN&CatID=&ID=17959&searchedFor=André_Cheron_&SortType=ASC&SortCol=RELEASE_YEAR | publisher=American Film Institute | title=André Cheron | accessdate=May 30, 2015}}{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0156005/ | publisher=imdb.com | title=André Cheron | accessdate=May 30, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116122913/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0156005/ | archivedate=January 16, 2015}}

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Category:People from Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Category:Male actors from Île-de-France

Category:1880 births

Category:1952 deaths

Category:American male silent film actors

Category:American male film actors

Category:20th-century American male actors

Category:French emigrants to the United States