Prince, Charles

(Charles Petitdemange / April 27, 1872, Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France - July 18, 1933, Paris, France)

   After completing his secondary studies, he entered the Paris Conservatory. He won a first prize for comedy in 1896 and made his stage debut under the pseudonym of Seigneur, signing a two-year contract at the Théâtre de l'Odéon. Then he joined the Var­iétés troupe as Prince and soon became of the most popular boulevard actors. Hired by Pathé, he won in­ternational fame starring in comic movies (more than 200 movies from 1908 L'Armoire normande, short, Georges Monca, to 1933 Mille Neuf Cents, short, Roger Goupillières). Famous as Rigadin in France, he was known as Whiffles in England and the USA, as Moritz in Germany, and as Tartufini in Italy.

 Filmography

        ◘ Les Surprises du Divorce (short; also actor)

        ◘ Trois Femmes pour un Mari (short; also actor)

        ◘ Le Bon Juge (short; also actor)

        ◘ Le Coup de Fouet (short; also actor)

        ◘ Ferdinand le Noceur (short; also actor)

        ◘ Le Fils à Papa (short; also actor)

        ◘ Monsieur le Directeur (short; also actor)

1914 ◘ Les Trente Millions de Gladiator (short; also actor)

        ◘ Bébé (short; also actor)

        ◘ La Famille Boléro (short; also actor)

        ◘ La Femme à Papa (short; also actor)

        ◘ Le Voyage de Corbillon (short; also actor)

1916 ◘ La Mariée récalcitrante (short; also actor)

        ◘ No. 30 Série 10 (short; also actor)

        ◘ Madame et son Filleul / USA: Madame and Her Godchild (also actor)

        ◘ Chouquette et son As (also actor)

        ◘ Si jamais je te pince! (short; also actor)

        ◘ Les Femmes collantes (short; also actor)

1921 ◘ Le Meurtrier de Théodore (co-director with Georges Monca; also actor)