Mel Ferrer

Also known as Melchor Gastón Ferrer, Melchor Gaston Ferrer

American actor, director and producer (1917–2008)

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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…

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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

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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.