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.
