Victor French

Victor French

actor, director, additional crew

Victor French was born on Dec 04, 1934 in USA. Victor French's big-screen debut came with The Magnificent Seven directed by John Sturges in 1960, strarring Front Office Clerk (uncredited). Victor French is known for Little House: The Last Farewell directed by Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert stars as Laura Ingalls Wilder and Dean Butler as Almanzo Wilder. The upcoming new movie Victor French plays is Rock-A-Doodle which will be released on Apr 03, 1992.

Victor French was the son of a stuntman. His debut was a small role in Lassie (1954), uncredited. He had his first real acting experiences in western-films, where he usually played the "bad guy" due to his rather gruff look. This changed with La petite maison dans la prairie (1974), (as Isaiah Edwards). In 1977, he left La petite maison dans la prairie (1974) to play in his own sitcom Carter Country (1977), which lasted for two seasons. French then teamed up again with Michael Landon in Les routes du paradis (1984), as (Mark Gordon). French, along with Leonard Nimoy, founded LA's "Company of Angels", one of the area's earliest attempts to establish LA as a type of "Off-Broadway-West Coast". Its limited seating arrangement (99 seats) served as the prototype of LA's Equity-Waiver code. After he left the company in the mid 1970s, he went on to teach acting privately. He was well sought-after, and it became apparent that he had to take students on "by referral only". His philosophy and style was gentle and encouraging to young actors just entering the field. He directed in LA Theaters and won the Critics Circle Award for "12 Angry Men." In the 1980s, he declined to play "bad guys." Victor French died 1989 after finishing the last episode of Les routes du paradis (1984).

  • Birthday

    Dec 04, 1934
  • Place of Birth

    Santa Barbara, California, USA

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