Etiévant, Henri

(Henri Gaston Etiévan-Estival / March 13, 1870, Paris, France - August 9, 1953, Paris, France)

   Having trained at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art of Paris, he was an experienced stage actor (he notably worked with André Antoine at the Théâtre Libre) when he entered films. From 1908 (L'Empreinte ou la Main rouge, Henri Burguet) to 1937 (L'Homme du Jour / UK and USA: The Man of the Hour, Julien Duvivier), he played in more than sixty movies and notably portrayed Javert in Albert Capellani's Les Misérables in 1912. His daughter, Yvette Etiévant (1922-2003), was an actress and a talent agent.

 Filmography

1911 ◘ La Fin d'un Joueur (co-director with André Calmettes)

        ◘ Les Décrets de la Providence (co-director with L. Sutto)

        ◘ Leiden eines Doppelgangers (also actor; Germany)

        ◘ Zweite Tur Links (Germany)

        ◘ Lauline (Germany)

        ◘ Weib gegen Weib (Germany)

        ◘ Die beiden Rivalen (Germany)

        ◘ Neuf

        ◘ La Fille de la Camargue Cœur de Titi (also actor)

        ◘ La Pocharde (twelve chapters: "Les Flammes mortelles", "L'Enfant du Crime", "La Mère aux sept Douleurs", "Un Crime dans les Ruines", "Une Lueur dans les Ténèbres", "Le plus grand des Crimes", "Les Cendres du Bonheur", "Claire et Louise", "Le Fils du Médecin", "L'Amour qui naît", "Le Fantôme du Passé", "Les Châtiments")

        ◘ Crépuscule d'Epouvante

1922 ◘ La Fille sauvage (twelve episodes: "Illusions perdues", "Epouse ou Mère", "L'Oiseau tombé du Nid", "L'Ange du Foyer", "Un Cri dans la Nuit", "Dans l'Engrenage", "Un Baiser aux Enchères", "Liliane contre tous", "Entre deux Devoirs", "La Jolie Fugitive", "Les Vautours", "L'Absolution")

1924 ◘ La Neige sur les Pas

        ◘ Kithnou (co-director with Robert Péguy)

1925 ◘ Les Cinquante Ans de Don Juan / Le Réveil de Maddalone

        ◘ La Nuit de la Revanche (shot at the same time and with the same cast as Les Cinquante Ans de Don Juan)

1927 ◘ La Fin de Monte-Carlo (co-director with Mario Nalpas)

        ◘ La Sirène des Tropiques (co-director with Ma­rio Nalpas)

        ◘ La Symphonie pathétique (co-director with Mario Nalpas)

        ◘ Fécondité (co-director with Nicolas Evreinoff)