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Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer

Acting·1917–2008·80 films

Melchor Gastón Ferrer (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with Scaramouche, Lili, and Knights of the Round Table. He starred opposite his wife, actress Audrey Hepburn, in War and Peace and produced her film Wait Until Dark. He also acted extensively in European films and appeared in several cult hits, including The Antichrist (1974), The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975), The Black Corsair (1976), and Nightmare City (1980).

As Actor

The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark (1967)French-Canadian Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
War and Peace
War and Peace (1956)Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)Cleander
Eaten Alive
Eaten Alive (1976)Harvey Wood
Paris When It Sizzles
Paris When It Sizzles (1964)Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (uncredited)
Nightmare City
Nightmare City (1980)General Murchison
Eaten Alive!
Eaten Alive! (1980)Professor Carter
Rancho Notorious
Rancho Notorious (1952)Frenchy Fairmont
The Visitor
The Visitor (1979)Dr. Walker
Brannigan
Brannigan (1975)Mel Fields
The Antichrist
The Antichrist (1974)Massimo Oderisi
Scaramouche
Scaramouche (1952)Noel, Marquis de Maynes
Knights of the Round Table
Knights of the Round Table (1953)Arthur
Lili Marleen
Lili Marleen (1981)David Mendelssohn
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)Rudy DeMeyer
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)Benson Thacker
Island of the Fishmen
Island of the Fishmen (1979)Radcliffe (US version)
Audrey
Audrey (2020)Self - Actor / 1st Husband (archive footage)
Lili
Lili (1953)Paul Berthalet
A Thousand Billion Dollars
A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982)Cornelius A. Woaegen, president of GTI
The Suspicious Death of a Minor
The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975)Police superintendent
The Great Alligator
The Great Alligator (1979)Joshua
The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1947)Father Serra (uncredited)
Elena and Her Men
Elena and Her Men (1956)Le comte Henri de Chevincourt
Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad (1950)Gobby
Blood and Roses
Blood and Roses (1960)Leopoldo De Karnstein
The Pyjama Girl Case
The Pyjama Girl Case (1977)Professor Henry Douglas
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)Philip Allan
The Black Corsair
The Black Corsair (1976)Van Gould
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises (1957)Robert Cohn
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great (1996)Patriarch
L'immoralità
L'immoralità (1978)Vera Husband
The Norseman
The Norseman (1978)King Eurich
The Amazing Captain Nemo
The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978)Dr. Robert Cook
Silent Action
Silent Action (1975)District Attorney Mannino
The Fifth Floor
The Fifth Floor (1978)Dr. Sidney Coleman
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)Capt. Alfred Westerman
Lost Boundaries
Lost Boundaries (1949)Dr. Scott Mason Carter
The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac (1960)Stephen Orlac
Eye of the Widow
Eye of the Widow (1991)CIA Chief Frankenheimer
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood (1978)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Outrage!
Outrage! (1986)Judge Michael Lengel
Mayerling
Mayerling (1957)Crown Prince Rudolph
The Girl from the Red Cabaret
The Girl from the Red Cabaret (1973)Dalton Harvey
Deadly Game
Deadly Game (1982)Stephan Mathiesen
The Brave Bulls
The Brave Bulls (1951)Luís Bello
Vultures Over the City
Vultures Over the City (1981)Sheriff
Saadia
Saadia (1953)Henrik
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993)Self
Hi-Riders
Hi-Riders (1978)Sheriff
Seagulls Fly Low
Seagulls Fly Low (1978)Roberto Micheli
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022)Self (archive footage)
El Greco
El Greco (1966)El Greco (Domenico Teotocopulo)
Seduced
Seduced (1985)Arthur Orloff
The Vintage
The Vintage (1957)Giancarlo Barandero
Gangbusters
Gangbusters (1977)Peseti
A Time for Loving
A Time for Loving (1972)Doctor Harrison
One Shoe Makes it Murder
One Shoe Makes it Murder (1982)Carl Charnock
Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress
Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress (1977)David
El señor de La Salle
El señor de La Salle (1964)Juan Bautista de La Salle
Charge of the Black Lancers
Charge of the Black Lancers (1962)Andrea Di Tula
The Net
The Net (1975)Aurelio Morelli
Forbidden
Forbidden (1955)Don Paolo Salinas
Fraulein
Fraulein (1958)Maj. Foster MacLain
The Memory of Eva Ryker
The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980)Dr. Sanford
The Laws of War
The Laws of War (1961)Marco
Carola
Carola (1973)Gen. Franz von Clodius
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
Ladies Man
Ladies Man (1960)Georges Gauthier
Fugitive Family
Fugitive Family (1980)Anthony Durano
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn (2005)Self (archive footage)
Yesterday's Tomorrow
Yesterday's Tomorrow (1978)Colonel Stone
A Tender Sunset
A Tender Sunset (1984)Franz Bollenstein
Saint John Baptist De La Salle: Patron Saint of Teachers
Saint John Baptist De La Salle: Patron Saint of Teachers (2010)

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