Marcel Herrand


Marcel Herrand was a French stage and film actor best remembered for his roles in swashbuckling or historical films.
He appeared in over 25 films between 1932 and 1952, but Herrand's best remembered role is as Lacenaire in Marcel Carné's Children of Paradise. Other films in which Herrand appeared include The Last Days of Pompeii and Fanfan la Tulipe, which also featured Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida, in which Herrand played the role of Louis XV of France.

Selected filmography

In the Service of the Tsar The Pavilion Burns ... AudignaneLes Visiteurs du soir ... Baron RenaudThe Count of Monte Cristo ... BertuccioThe Mysteries of Paris ... RodolpheLes Enfants du paradis ... LacenaireFather Serge Messieurs Ludovic Star Without Light ... Roger MarneyThe Royalists ... CorentinFantômas Dilemma of Two Angels Ruy Blas ... Don SallusteThe Mystery of the Yellow Room ... LarsanThe Perfume of the Lady in Black ... LarsanThe Last Days of Pompeii ... ArbaxNo Pity for Women One Only Loves Once Young Love Wolves Hunt at Night ... PedroFanfan la Tulipe ... King Louis XV