Fernand Ledoux (born Jacques Joseph Félix Fernand Ledoux, 24 January 1897, Tirlemont – 21 September 1993,[1] Villerville) was a French film and theatre actor of Belgian origin. He studied with Raphaël Duflos at the CNSAD, and began his career with small roles at the Comédie-Française. He appeared in close to eighty films, with his best remembered role being the stationmaster Roubaud in Jean Renoir's La Bête humaine (1938), but he remained primarily a theatrical actor for the duration of his career.

Fernand Ledoux
Ledoux in 1992
Born
Jacques Joseph Félix Fernand Ledoux

(1897-01-24)24 January 1897
Tirlemont, France
Died21 September 1993(1993-09-21) (aged 96)
Villerville, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1918–1982

Married to Fernande Thabuy, with whom he had four children, Ledoux was an amateur painter, and lived for many years at Pennedepie in Normandy. Later he moved to Villerville, where he died and where he is buried.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Fernand Ledoux". IMDb.