From Wikipedia Georges Renavent (April 23, 1894 – January 2, 1969) was an American actor in film, Broadway plays and operator of American Grand Guignol. He was born in Paris, France. His first American film appearance was in The Seven Sisters (1915). Fourteen years later, Renavent played an impressive starring role as the Kinkajou in the musical spectacular, Rio Rita (1929). Rio Rita was based on a 1927 stage musical by Florenz Ziegfeld, which originally united Wheeler and Woolsey as a team and made them famous. In 1929, Radio Pictures, later known as RKO Radio Pictures, purchased the film rights to this musical. The last portion of the film was photographed in Technicolor. Renavent also starred in East of Borneo (1931), which was one of the most frequently telecast films of the 1950s and 1960s. East of Borneo starred Rose Hobart as Linda, the wife of African missionary Dr. Clark (Charles Bickford). whom she finds he's been living in luxury as court physician of the Prince of Marudu (Renavent). East of Borneo went on to achieve latter-day fame when avant-garde filmmaker Joseph Cornell spliced together all of the leading lady's close-ups, and came up with a surrealistic exercise titled Rose Hobart (1936). When Cornell screened the film, Salvador Dalí was in attendance. Dalí was incensed that Cornell had created such a masterpiece before he could. In 1936, Renavent played opposite Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in The Invisible Ray (1936). He appeared in Hal Roach's Turnabout (1940). His final film was made in 1952, when he played Ortega in Mara Maru, with Errol Flynn.
Movie | Mara Maru | Ortega | 1952-04-23 |
Movie | Secrets of Monte Carlo | Inspector Marcel Remy | 1951-06-20 |
Movie | It's a Great Feeling | Andre Bernet (uncredited) | 1949-08-01 |
Series | The Philco Television Playhouse | Unknown | 1948-10-03 |
Movie | Tarzan and the Huntress | Man Weighing King (uncredited) | 1947-04-05 |
Movie | Ladies' Man | Mr. Jones, Hotel Manager | 1947-02-07 |
Movie | The Trespasser | Waiter | 1947-07-03 |
Movie | Tarzan and the Leopard Woman | Ivory Merchant (uncredited) | 1946-02-18 |
Movie | The Catman of Paris | Guillard | 1946-04-20 |
Movie | Saratoga Trunk | Ship Captain (uncredited) | 1945-11-21 |
Movie | Experiment Perilous | Voice Instructor (uncredited) | 1944-12-18 |
Movie | The Mask of Dimitrios | Fisherman (uncredited) | 1944-06-23 |
Movie | Casablanca | Conspirator (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
Movie | Mission to Moscow | President Paul van Zeeland (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
Movie | The Hard Way | Embassy Club Headwaiter (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
Movie | Background to Danger | Customs Official with Ana | 1943-07-03 |
Movie | Around the World | French Captain | 1943-11-27 |
Movie | Secret Service In Darkest Africa | Armand | 1943-07-24 |
Movie | Spy Smasher | Governor LeComte | 1942-04-04 |
Movie | Silver Queen | Andres | 1942-11-14 |
Movie | Perils of Nyoka | Maghreb - Vultura's High Priest | 1942-06-27 |
Movie | That Night in Rio | Ambassador | 1941-04-11 |
Movie | They Dare Not Love | Belgian Captain | 1941-05-16 |
Movie | That Hamilton Woman | Hotel Manager (uncredited) | 1941-04-03 |
Movie | Sullivan's Travels | Old Tramp | 1941-11-30 |
Movie | Paris Calling | Butler | 1941-12-04 |
Movie | Brother Orchid | Cable Office Clerk (uncredited) | 1940-06-07 |
Movie | The House Across the Bay | French Official | 1940-03-01 |
Movie | Turnabout | Mr. Ram (as George Renavent) | 1940-05-17 |
Movie | A Dispatch from Reuters | French Official (uncredited) | 1940-10-19 |
Movie | Christmas in July | Office Door Sign-Painter (uncredited) | 1940-10-25 |
Movie | Comrade X | Laszlo | 1940-12-13 |
Movie | The Son of Monte Cristo | Marquis de Chatante | 1940-12-05 |
Movie | Indianapolis Speedway | Headwaiter | 1939-08-05 |
Movie | Lady of the Tropics | Hotel Manager | 1939-08-11 |
Movie | The Three Musketeers | Captain Fageon | 1939-02-17 |
Movie | Mr. Moto's Last Warning | Adm. Jacques Delacour (uncredited) | 1939-01-20 |
Movie | Old Hickory | Jean Lafitte | 1939-12-23 |
Movie | Pack Up Your Troubles | Col. Giraud | 1939-10-24 |
Movie | Everything Happens at Night | Gendarme on Dock | 1939-12-22 |
Movie | Blind Alibi | Art Dealer | 1938-05-20 |
Movie | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Saxon peasant (uncredited) | 1938-05-13 |
Movie | Jezebel | De Lautruc | 1938-03-26 |
Movie | Gold Diggers in Paris | Gendarme | 1938-06-11 |
Movie | Judge Hardy's Children | Mr. Cortot (uncredited) | 1938-03-26 |
Movie | I'll Give a Million | Gendarme | 1938-07-27 |
Movie | Topper Takes a Trip | Magistrate | 1938-12-29 |
Movie | Artists and Models Abroad | Prefect of Police | 1938-12-20 |
Movie | Suez | Bank President | 1938-10-28 |
Movie | Café Metropole | Captain | 1937-04-28 |
Movie | Seventh Heaven | Sergeant Gendarme | 1937-03-25 |
Movie | History Is Made at Night | Insp. Millard (uncredited) | 1937-03-05 |
Movie | The Sheik Steps Out | Count Mario | 1937-09-05 |
Movie | Fight for Your Lady | Joris | 1937-11-05 |
Movie | Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Nick | 1937-09-17 |
Movie | Love and Hisses | Count Guerin | 1937-12-21 |
Movie | Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo | Renault | 1937-12-17 |
Movie | China Clipper | Pan American Union Speaker (uncredited) | 1936-08-11 |
Movie | The Invisible Ray | Chief of the Surete | 1936-01-20 |
Movie | Lloyd's of London | French Lieutenant | 1936-11-25 |
Movie | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Gen. Canrobert (uncredited) | 1936-10-20 |
Movie | Rose Hobart | Man (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1936-12-09 |
Movie | Folies Bergère | Premier of France | 1935-02-22 |
Movie | The White Cockatoo | Pierre | 1935-01-29 |
Movie | Whipsaw | Monetta | 1935-12-18 |
Movie | Folies Bergère | Premier of France | 1935-05-09 |
Movie | Captain Blood | French Captain (uncredited) | 1935-12-26 |
Movie | Bombay Mail | Dr. Maurice Lenoir | 1934-01-06 |
Movie | Moulin Rouge | Frenchman | 1934-01-10 |
Movie | Fashions of 1934 | Paris Couturier (uncredited) | 1934-02-14 |
Movie | Stingaree | Coutouriere (uncredited) | 1934-05-24 |
Movie | Private Detective 62 | Ship's Captain Henri LaFarge (Uncredited) | 1933-06-10 |
Movie | Queen Christina | French Ambassador | 1933-12-26 |
Movie | Arsène Lupin | Duval (uncredited) | 1932-02-26 |
Movie | Whistlin' Dan | Captain Serge Karloff | 1932-03-19 |
Movie | East of Borneo | Prinz Hashin | 1931-08-01 |
Movie | Slightly Scarlet | Inspector | 1930-02-22 |
Movie | Scotland Yard | Dr. Dean | 1930-10-19 |
Movie | Rio Rita | Gen. Ravinoff | 1929-09-15 |
Movie | The Light | Auchat | 1919-01-12 |