Jacques Varennes

Known for

Acting

Born

November 8, 1894

Birthplace

Mantes-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Oise [now Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines], France

Died

September 6, 1958 (aged 63)

Biography

Jacques Varennes (6 September 1894 – 8 November 1958) was a French film actor who appeared in around seventy films during his career. He appeared in Maurice Tourneur's 1938 historical film The Patriot.

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Best known work

Diabolique

1955

Orpheus

1950

Poison

1951

Le Rouge et le Noir

1954

Fric-Frac

1939

Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953

The Eagle with Two Heads

1948

Dear Caroline

1951

Three Sinners

1950

If Paris Were Told to Us

1956

Filmography

1959
Quai des illusions
1957
The Strange Mr. Steve
as Arthur, manservant
1956
Murderers and Thieves
as The president of the assizes
1956
If Paris Were Told to Us
as Scherer
1956
Maid in Paris
1955
Une fille épatante
as Le Président
1955
Diabolique
as Dr. Bridoux
1954
Le Rouge et le Noir
as President of the tribunal
1954
On Trial
as Le juge d'instruction
1953
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Colbert
1953
Mandat d'amener
as Attorney General
1953
Le chemin de la drogue
as Garbo
1951
Poison
as Le procureur
1951
Dear Caroline
as Le marquis de Bièvre
1950
Three Sinners
as Hervé Annequin
1950
Orpheus
as Judge
1948
The Spice of Life
1948
The Eagle with Two Heads
as Comte de Foehn
1948
The Devil Who Limped
as General de La Fayette
1945
Check on the King
as Le duc de Montgobert
1945
Paméla
as Rochecotte
1944
From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain
as (voice)
1944
La Malibran
as General de La Fayette
1943
Vautrin the Thief
as Grandville
1943
Finance noire
as The prefect of police