Marcel Herrand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marcel Herrand

1897-1953 French actor

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1897

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 11-Jun-1953

Profession: actor, stage actor, film actor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Marcel Herrand (8 October 1897 – 11 June 1953) 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 (based on Pierre François Lacenaire) in Marcel Carné's Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis, 1945).
Other films in which Herrand appeared include The Last Days of Pompeii (1950) and Fanfan la Tulipe (1952), which also featured Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida, in which Herrand played the role of Louis XV of France.