Pierre Fresnay

Biography

Pierre Fresnay was a French stage and film actor born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach on April 4, 1897, encouraged by his uncle to pursue a career in theater and film. He became a pensionnaire of the Comédie-Française in early 1915 and later appeared in notable roles at the Théatre de Paris and other stages. Fresnay's film credits include Vincent de Paul in "Monsieur Vincent" (1947) and Commissaire Wens in "The Murderer Lives at Number 21" (1942).