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Émile Chautard

Acting

0.5 Popularity Sep 06, 1864 (69 years old) Paris, France

Émile Chautard (7 September 1864 – 24 April 1934) was a French-American film director, actor, and screenwriter, most active in the silent era. He directed 107 films between 1910 and 1924. He also appeared in 66 films between 1911 and 1934. Chautard was born in Paris. After a significant career b...

Biography

Émile Chautard (7 September 1864 – 24 April 1934) was a French-American film director, actor, and screenwriter, most active in the silent era. He directed 107 films between 1910 and 1924. He also appeared in 66 films between 1911 and 1934. Chautard was born in Paris. After a significant career beginning as a stage actor at the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe and moving up to the head of film production at Éclair Films' Paris studio in 1913, Chautard emigrated to the United States around 1914. From 1914 to about 1918, Chautard worked for the World Film Company based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. At World, along with a group of other French-speaking film technicians including Maurice Tourneur, Léonce Perret, George Archainbaud, Albert Capellani and Lucien Andriot, he developed such films as the 1915 version of Camille, and taught a young apprentice film cutter at the World studio: Josef von Sternberg. In 1919 Chautard hired von Sternberg as his assistant director for The Mystery of the Yellow Room, for his own short-lived production company. Choosing Hollywood over a return to France, Chautard went to work for Famous Players-Lasky and other studios. He received some high-profile assignments, for instance a Colleen Moore vehicle and two features for Derelys Perdue, but he was a generation older than other directors in Hollywood's French colony. After 1924 Chautard did not direct again, but continued to make film appearances, in the von Sternberg film Blonde Venus (1932), where he appears for his former protege as "Night club owner Chautard". Chautard died in Los Angeles, California. He is interred at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Filmography 93

1934
Wonder Bar Movie

as Pierre (uncredited)

1934
Man of Two Worlds Movie

as Natkusiak

1933
Design for Living Movie

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

1933
The Solitaire Man Movie

as French Hotel Clerk

1933
The Devil's in Love Movie

as Father Carmion

1933
The Three Musketeers Movie

as Gen. Pelletier

1933
The California Trail Movie

as Don Marco Ramirez

1932
The bluffer Movie

as Oscar Brown

1932
Blonde Venus Movie

as Chautard, Cabaret Manager in France (uncredited)

1932
The Man from Yesterday Movie

as Priest

1932
Shanghai Express Movie

as Major Lenard

1932
Cock of the Air Movie

as French Ambassador

1931
The Yellow Ticket Movie

as Headwaiter

1931
The Road to Reno Movie

as Andre

1931
The Common Law Movie

as Doorman (uncredited)

1931
The Big House Movie

as Pop

1931
The Big Trail Movie

as Padre

1931
The Little Cafe Movie

as Philibert

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Émile Chautard Photo
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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday September 06, 1864 (69 years old)
Died April 24, 1934
Place of Birth Paris, France
Also Known As Emil Chautard, Emile Chautard
Years Active 1910 - 1934
Popularity 0.5
Career Stats
93 Total Credits
50 Movie Roles
2 Photos