George Rigaud


Pedro Jorge Rigato Delissetche, better known by his stage names George Rigaud, Georges Rigaud or Jorge Rigaud, was an Argentine film actor who appeared in 194 films between 1932 and 1981.
Born in Buenos Aires, he went to live in France with his parents. He started his career in French films, using the name Georges Rigaud. The 1933 film Bastille Day, in which he shared the lead with Annabella, made him a promising actor in French cinema. Rigaud starred in various European films during the 1930s. In 1941, he returned to Argentina where he resumed his film career. In 1956, he returned to Europe and eventually settled in Spain. He went on to appear in Spanish, Italian and French films. Rigaud was killed in a road accident in Madrid.

Selected filmography

Fantômas Beauty Spot Under the Leather Helmet The Regiment's Champion Bastille Day Idylle au Caire The Orderly A Love Story Divine Nitchevo Charley's Aunt Parisian Life Nuits de feu Sarati the Terrible Wells in Flames Final Accord The Postmaster's Daughter There's No Tomorrow Facing Destiny Abandonment Three Argentines in Montmartre Paris Underground I Walk Alone The Trap Native Son They Fired with Their Lives Mi calle The Colossus of Rhodes The Happy Thieves as Spanish Police InspectorThe Secret of the Black Widow The Black Tulip Brandy That Man in Istanbul The Hell of Manitoba Black Box Affair Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula Savage Pampas Honeymoon, Italian Style Grand Slam It's Your Move Guns of the Magnificent Seven One on Top of the Other Marta A Lizard in a Woman's Skin Death Walks on High Heels Horror Express All the Colors of the Dark Knife of Ice His Name Was Holy Ghost The Case of the Bloody Iris Eyeball Timm Thaler