Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-11-26
Place of Birth
Sèvres, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
André Penvern
Biography
André Penvern is a French actor born in Sèvres. At age 17, he began working with National Drama Centers. He went from small parts to stage manager, sound and lightning designer, etc. His meeting with Margot Capelier, casting director, was crucial for him. She introduced him to Fred Zinnemann Otto Preminger John Frankenheimer, Gérard Oury. He alternates between theater and television, encountering Jean Marboeuf Alain Bonnot, Philippe de Broca, Olivier Dahan.
Known For
Inglourious Basterds
as Old French Veterinarian
La Vie en Rose
as Jacques Canetti
The Tenant
as Cafe waiter
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Assistant to Andréani
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Waiter on the Train
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
as Père Dominique
Le Chef
as Le père de Béatrice
Grace of Monaco
as Charles de Gaulle
The Day of the Jackal
as Policeman at Tulle Station
Vidocq
as Veraldi