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Mel Ferrer
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American actor, director and producer (1917–2008)
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- Tito's hats
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Film & TV
Elberon, New Jersey, USA
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…
Known for
- Deneuve, la reine Catherine — Self (archive footage)2022
- Morceaux de Cannes2021
- Audrey — Self - Actor / 1st Husband (archive footage)2020
- Saint John Baptist De La Salle: Patron Saint of Teachers2010
- Legenden: Audrey Hepburn — Self (archive footage)2005
- Catherine the Great — Patriarch1996
- Audrey Hepburn: Remembered — Self1993
- Eye of the Widow — CIA Chief Frankenheimer1991
- Christine Cromwell1989
- Outrage! — Judge Michael Lengel1986
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Key facts
- Born
- Melchor Gastón Ferrer , ( 1917-08-25 ) August 25, 1917, Elberon, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- June 2, 2008 (2008-06-02) (aged 90), Santa Barbara, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor director producer
- Years active
- 1937–1998
- Children
- 6, including Sean Hepburn Ferrer
- Relatives
- Emma Ferrer (granddaughter)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mel
- Family name
- Ferrer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Elberon
- Place of death
- Santa Barbara
- Child
- Sean Hepburn Ferrer
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Mel Ferrer - 1960.jpg
- Height
- 191
- Number of children
- 5
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- Commons category
- Mel Ferrer
- date of birth
- 1917-08-25
- date of death
- 2008-06-02
- medical condition
- poliomyelitis
- Commons gallery
- Mel Ferrer
- cause of death
- heart failure
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Mel Ferrer
- start of work period
- 1937-00-00
- end of work period
- 1998-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Melchior Gaston Ferrer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Mel Ferrer
- handedness
- right-handedness
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Encyclopedic overview
Melchor Gastón Ferrer (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor, director, and producer, active in film, theatre, and television. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with Scaramouche (1952), Lili (1953), and Knights of the Round Table (also 1953). He starred opposite his wife, actress Audrey Hepburn, in War and Peace (1956) and produced her film Wait Until Dark (1967).
Beginning in the 1970s, Ferrer acted extensively in Italian films and appeared in several cult hits, including The Antichrist (1974), The Black Corsair (1976) and Nightmare City (1980). He was also a co-founder of the La Jolla Playhouse.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mel Ferrer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.