Fred Cavens

Frédéric Adolphe Cavens was a Belgian-born fencing master who emigrated to Hollywood and worked as an actor, stuntman and fencing master from the silent film era, then in television. He trained Jean Peters in the film Anne of the Indies and Guy Williams in the television role of Zorro.
Cavens was married to Elizabeth Francoise Saymons ; they were the parents of Albert Frederic Rene Cavins, who followed in his father's footsteps.

Filmography

Complete filmography

Director (feature film)

The Three Must-Get-Theres as Assistant Director

Cast (feature film)

The Three Must-Get-Theres as Bernajoux
The Sword of Valor
The [King of Kings (1927 film)|The King of Kings]
The Iron Mask as DeRochefort's Ruffian
Breed of the Border as Mike Cavins
The World Moves On as French taxi driver
Paris Interlude as Mechanic
The [Count of Monte Cristo (1934 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo] as Fencing Master
The [Merry Widow (1934 film)|The Merry Widow] as Gendarme
Marie Galante as Postmaster
Kid Courageous as Louie - Henchman
Lottery Lover as French stage doorman
Folies Bergère de Paris as Airport official
Love [on the Run (1936 film)|Love on the Run] as French waiter
Café Metropole as Train guard
Kidnapped as Minor Role
Artists and Models Abroad as Guard
The [Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film)|The Man in the Iron Mask] as Francois
Pack Up Your Troubles as French infantry captain
Eagle Squadron as Frenchman
Around the World as Instructor
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as Thief
Till [We Meet Again (1944 film)|Till We Meet Again] as Carpenter
The Exile as Alec - Coachman
Fortunes of Captain Blood as Turnkey
Lydia Bailey as Fencing instructor
The Iron Mistress as Aged Swordsman
Dreamboat as Fencer
The Mississippi Gambler as Emile Maitre - Fencing Master
The Robe as Sword-fighting soldier
Around the World in 80 Days as Minor Role
The Lost World as French member
Hell Is for Heroes as Old Man

Dance (feature film)

The Three Musketeers as Dance arr.

Feature film production

Queen Christina, sword fight staging by
Cardinal Richelieu as Research dir
Romeo and Juliet, created and staged duels and sword fights
Tower of London as Fencing instructor
The Man in the Iron Mask as Fencing dir.
The Black Swan as Fencing instructor
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as Fencing instructor
Don Ricardo Returns as Fencing instructor
Forever Amber as Technical Advisor
The Black Arrow as Fencing master
Bagdad as Technical Advisor
Adventures of Don Juan as Fencing instructor
Buccaneer's Girl as Fencing instructor
Cyrano de Bergerac as Fencing master
Anne of the Indies as Jean Peters' fencing instructor
Lydia Bailey as Fencing instructor
Dreamboat as Clifton Webb's fencing instructor
Son of Ali Baba as Fencing coach
The Mississippi Gambler as Fencing tech adv.
The Robe as Fencing instructor
Casanova's Big Night as Supv of dueling scenes
The Vagabond King as Technical Advisor