Fred Duprez
| Fred Duprez | |
|---|---|
 Caricature by George Cooke, 1916: Copyright, V & A Museum | |
| Born |
September 6, 1884 Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Died |
October 27, 1938 Shipboard, en route to UK |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian and writer |
Fred Duprez (September 6, 1884 – October 27, 1938) was an American film actor and comedian, who appeared mainly in British films.[1] He was also a writer, and wrote the popular stage farce My Wife's Family,[2] filmed three times in Britain, firstly in 1931;[3] once in Sweden in 1932 ; and once in Finland, in 1933.[4]
Fred Duprez was born in Detroit, Michigan. He died from a heart attack on board a ship en route to England. He was the father of the actress, June Duprez.[5]
Selected filmography
- Heads We Go (1933) - George Anderson
- Meet My Sister (1933) - Hiram Sowerby
- My Old Duchess (1934) - Jesse Martin
- Without You (1934) - Baron Gustav von Steinmeyer
- Love, Life and Laughter (1934) - Sam Greenbaum
- Danny Boy (1934) - Leo Newman
- Dance Band (1935) - Lewes
- No Monkey Business (1935) - Theater Manager
- Dark World (1935) - Schwartz
- Ball at Savoy (1936) - Not Herbert
- A Wife or Two (1936) - Sam Hickleberry
- Queen of Hearts (1936) - Zulenberg
- Gypsy Melody (1936) - Herbert P. Melon
- Hearts of Humanity (1936) - Manager
- You Must Get Married (1936) - Cyrus P. Hankin
- The Big Noise (1936) - Henry Hadley
- Reasonable Doubt (1936)
- Head over Heels (1937) - Norma's Manager
- Cafe Colette (1937) - Burnes
- Knights for a Day (1937) - Custer
- O-Kay for Sound (1937) - Hyman Goldberger
- Pearls of the Crown (1937) - American (uncredited)
- All That Glitters (1937) - Mortimer
- Kathleen Mavourneen (1938) - Walter Bryant
- Hey! Hey! USA (1938) - Cyrus Schultz
- Take Off That Hat (1938) - Burroughs
- The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939) - Wilcox (Last appearance)
References
- ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | DUPREZ, Fred". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. April 16, 2009. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/DUPREZ1941MyWifeFamily
- ↑ http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6beb6b5b
- ↑ "VOI MEITÄ! ANOPPI TULEE (1933) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ↑ Full Movie Review.com
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