Jaque Catelain
Acting
Born February 9, 1897 · Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France
Biography
Jaque Catelain was a French actor who came to prominence in silent films of the 1920s, and who continued acting in films and on stage until the 1950s. He also wrote and directed two silent films himself and was a capable artist and musician. He had a close association with the director Marcel L'Herbier. He was born as Jacques Guérin-Castelain in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. His father was then the mayor and also moved in literary and theatrical circles, which allowed the young Jacques to encounter many famous names in his childhood. He showed early enthusiasm for the arts and music, and at the age…
Known For · 40 titles
The Dream
Le Carnaval des vérités
Le marchand de plaisirs
The Inhuman Woman
The Imperial Road
The Secret Spring
El Dorado
Le Bercail
La vocation
Prometheus, Banker
Little Devil May Care
Les mousquetaires du roi
The West
The Tomboy
French Cancan
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Le Vertige
The Blindness of Youth
Rose-France
Don Juan et Faust
Love and Companionship
In A Small Café
Experiment in Evil
The Woman Thief
Apaches of Paris
The Man of the Sea
La Marseillaise
Le Bonheur
Princely Nights
The Last Days of Pompeii
La Mode rêvée
Cordial Agreement
Comedy of Happiness
Illegitimate Child
Love's Springtime
The Gallery of Monsters
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac
Stolen Affections
Dream Castle
The Knight of the Rose