André Cheron (actor)
André Cheron 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. He made his film debut in Arthur Rosson's silent melodrama, The Fighting Demon, starring Richard Talmadge. Other notable films in which he appeared include: Cecil B. DeMille's silent epic The King of Kings in 1927; Emma, starring Marie Dressler; the 1935 classic version of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, starring Greta Garbo and Fredric March; the screwball comedy, Wife vs. Secretary, with Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Myrna Loy; and Edward H. Griffith's 1937 romantic comedy Café Metropole, starring Loretta Young and Tyrone Power. His final acting role was in a small role in the 1941 Bob Hope comedy, Louisiana Purchase.
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
The Fighting Demon The Girl from Montmartre Kiki The Marriage Clause For Alimony Only Gigolo Rose of the Golden West Evening Clothes The King of Kings The Magic Flame Service for Ladies His Private Life Four Devils They Had To See Paris True Heaven The Kiss The Veiled Woman Slightly Scarlet L'énigmatique Mr. Parkes Oh, For a Man! Oriente y Occidente Sea Legs El impostor Possessed I Like Your Nerve L'aviateur Strangers May Kiss Man of the World Hush Money So Big Night World Une heure près de toi Le bluffeur Men of Chance Careless Lady The Painted Woman Emma Hot Pepper Girl Without a Room Caravane La veuve joyeuse The Black Cat The World Moves On I Sell Anything Fashions of 1934 Monte Carlo Nights Now and Forever The Most Precious Thing in Life One Night of Love Viva Villa Riptide I'll Tell the World Carolina L'homme des Folies Bergère Broadway Melody of 1936 The White Cockatoo Broadway Gondolier Don't Bet on Blondes Here's to Romance The Girl from 10th Avenue Love Me Forever The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo Anna Karenina Dressed to Thrill Two Sinners Let's Live Tonight Colleen Wife vs. Secretary Champagne Charlie The Invisible Ray The Princess Comes Across Café Metropole That Certain Woman Kid Galahad God's Country and the Woman Mama Steps Out Espionage Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo Artists and Models Abroad Gold Diggers in Paris I'll Give a Million Navy Secrets Out West with the Peppers Back Street