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- Birth nameVictor Franssen
- Victor Francen was born on August 5, 1888 in Tienen, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Hold Back the Dawn (1941), Hell and High Water (1954) and The Beast with Five Fingers (1946). He was married to Mary Marquet, Renée Corciade and Eleanor Kreutzer. He died on November 18, 1977 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
- SpousesRenée Corciade (divorced)Eleanor Kreutzer (divorced)
- Much active on stage in the 1930's, touring Europe, Canada and South America. Member of the Comedie Francaise until forced to flee Paris in 1940 as a result of the German invasion.
- Suave, bushy-browed, placid-faced Belgian-born character actor from the stage and a lead in French films who left Europe and settled in America during the war years, typically a Nazi or other foreign-accented villain in Hollywood.
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