ACTOR

André Antoine

1858 - 1943

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André Antoine (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe ɑ̃twan]; 31 January 1858 – 23 October 1943) was a French actor, theatre manager, film director, author, and critic who is considered the father of modern mise en scène in France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André Antoine has received more than 88,400 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). André Antoine is the 682nd most popular actor (up from 688th in 2019), the 1,221st most popular biography from France (up from 1,235th in 2019) and the 59th most popular French Actor.

André Antoine was a French actor and theatre director. He is most famous for founding the Théâtre Libre in Paris in 1887.

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  • 61.20

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, André Antoine ranks 682 out of 13,578. Before him are Edna Purviance, Inger Nilsson, Anne Hathaway, Takashi Shimura, Uma Thurman, and Hugo Weaving. After him are Ethan Hawke, Cléo de Mérode, Maureen O'Hara, Erik Bruhn, Ryan Gosling, and Tim Roth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, André Antoine ranks 33. Before him are Jagadish Chandra Bose, Princess Louise of Belgium, Giovanni Segantini, Michael Hainisch, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, and Eugène Dubois. After him are Prince Valdemar of Denmark, Alessandro Moreschi, Lovis Corinth, Saad Zaghloul, Prince Henry of Battenberg, and Gaetano Mosca. Among people deceased in 1943, André Antoine ranks 33. Before him are Leslie Howard, Etty Hillesum, Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, Hans Scholl, Franz Oppenheimer, and Mordechai Anielewicz. After him are Oskar Schlemmer, Viktor Lutze, Lydia Litvyak, Luz Long, Nicholas J. Spykman, and Pavel Milyukov.

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In France

Among people born in France, André Antoine ranks 1,221 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis, Count of Évreux (1276), Isabella of Hainault (1170), Vanessa Paradis (1972), Franck Ribéry (1983), Jean-Marie Leclair (1697), and Sonia Rykiel (1930). After him are Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), Philippe Troussier (1955), Jean Vigo (1905), Camille Jordan (1838), Charles, Duke of Berry (1686), and Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (1543).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, André Antoine ranks 59. Before him are Marion Cotillard (1975), Coluche (1944), Pierre Brice (1929), Louis Jourdan (1921), Claudette Colbert (1903), and François Cluzet (1955). After him are Cléo de Mérode (1875), Charles Boyer (1899), Emmanuelle Béart (1963), Nathalie Baye (1948), Max Linder (1883), and Jean-Louis Barrault (1910).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Swallow and the Titmouse
Herr Pierre Van Groot owns two barges. Van Groot, his wife, and his sister-in-law navigate along the north channels between Belgium and France. Herr Pierre transports construction material in his barges but he earns extra francs trafficking in diamonds, which he hides in the boat’s rudder. Pierre engages a new first mate, Michel, who gets wise to the diamond smuggling. The film was shot in 1920, but only shown once in its 80 minute entirety at a private screening in 1924.
Jun 5th 19246.4 / 10
La Terre
As Jean is walking across the countryside in search of work, he helps and befriends a young woman, Françoise, who is having trouble controlling the cow that she is leading. Jean finds work at a local farm, but he soon finds himself caught in the middle of the conflicts in Françoise's family.
Oct 13th 19216.3 / 10
Le Coupable
At trial the prosecuting attorney makes a startling confession: the defendant is his son whose pitiful fate led him to murder. The attorney left the young man's pregnant mother, and the unwed poor thing had to fight against a hostile world.
Oct 5th 19175.5 / 10