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André Penvern

Acting

Born November 26, 1947 · Sèvres, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Also known as Andre Penvern

Biography

André Penvern is a French actor born in Sèvres. At age 17, he began working with National Drama Centers. He went from small parts to stage manager, sound and lightning designer, etc. His meeting with Margot Capelier, casting director, was crucial for him. She introduced him to Fred Zinnemann Otto Preminger John Frankenheimer, Gérard Oury. He alternates between theater and television, encountering Jean Marboeuf Alain Bonnot, Philippe de Broca, Olivier Dahan.

Filmography27 titles

Inglourious Basterds

2009as Old French Veterinarian

The Tenant

1976as Cafe waiter

The Bohemian Life

1992as Police Inspector

The Day of the Jackal

1973as Policeman at Tulle Station

La Vie En Rose

2007as Jacques Canetti

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

1973as Assistant to Andréani

Around the World in 80 Days

2021as Monsieur Lome

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988as Waiter on the Train

Das Boot

2018as Georges

French Connection II

1975as Bartender

Maximilian

2017as Guillaume Hugonet

Belle and Sebastian, Friends for Life

2017as Urbain, the mayor

Paulette

2012as Walter

The Happy Prince

2018as Monsieur Dupoirier

The Chef

2012as Le père de Béatrice

Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse

2004as Père Dominique

Animal

1977as Stanislas, le directeur de production

Grace of Monaco

2014as Charles de Gaulle

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

1977as French Policeman (uncredited)

March or Die

1977as 'Top Hat'

The Holcroft Covenant

1985as Frederick Leger

Someone Behind the Door

1971as Intern

Ready to Wear

1994as Hotel Clerk

French Postcards

1979as Jean-Louis

Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers

1984as Courtier I

The Model Couple

1977as Television speaker

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

1988as Henri Bretonne