Georges Tréville

Georges Tréville
Born
Georges Troly

28 July 1875
Died30 May 1944(1944-05-30) (aged 68)
Wy-dit-Joly, Picardy, France
Occupation(s)Film actor, Film director
ChildrenRoger Tréville

Georges Tréville (28 July 1875 – 30 May 1944) was a French actor and film director.

Born as Georges Troly, during the silent era, he played the gentlemen thief Arsène Lupin in several short films. He also went to Britain to direct and star in the Éclair film series of Sherlock Holmes stories for the Éclair film company.[1] Tréville later directed two British films for the Ideal Film Company. He was married to actress Fanny Delisle (1881–1969) and their son Roger Tréville (1902–2005) was also a stage and film actor.

Selected filmography

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Actor

Director

Bibliography

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  • Abel, Richard. The Ciné Goes to Town: French Cinema, 1896-1914. University of California Press, 1998.
  • St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010

References

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  1. ^ Davies, David Stuart (2007). Starring Sherlock Holmes. Titan Books. p. 14. ISBN 978-1845765378.
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