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'''Eugene Francis Deckers''' ([[Antwerp]], 22 October 1917 &ndash; [[Paris]], [[France]], 1977) was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] stage actor establishing himself on the British stage, Deckers made his first English language film appearance in 1946.<ref name=allmovie>https://www.allmovie.com/artist/eugene-deckers-p18216</ref><ref>http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba82400e4</ref> Formerly a romantic lead, he specialized in "continental" character roles, playing many an obsequious concierge and imperious diplomat. As he grew older, Eugene Deckers expanded his characterization range to include Germans and Italians as well as Frenchmen.<ref name=allmovie/> One of his biggest and best roles was as the amiable arms dealer Peters in ''[[North West Frontier (film)|North West Frontier]]'' (1959).<ref>https://www.allmovie.com/movie/northwest-frontier-v65148/cast-crew</ref> Deckers appeared in [[Sheldon Reynolds (producer)|Sheldon Reynolds]] television series ''[[Foreign Intrigue]]'' in the early-1950s.<ref>http://www.tv.com/shows/foreign-intrigue/</ref> In 1954&ndash;55, Deckers played at least seven different characters in the French-filmed Sheldon Reynolds television series [[Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV Series)|Sherlock Holmes]].<ref>http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=55773</ref> After appearing in over fifty film and television roles, Deckers made his final screen appearance in the [[1969 in film|1969]] film ''[[The Assassination Bureau]]''.<ref>https://www.allmovie.com/artist/eugene-deckers-p18216/filmography</ref>
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{{Infobox person
| name = Eugene Deckers
| image = Eugene Deckers in Crack in the Mirror.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Deckers in ''[[Crack in the Mirror]]'' (1960)
| birth_name = Eugene Francis Deckers
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|10|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Antwerp]], Belgium
| death_date = {{death year and age|1977|1917}}
| death_place = [[Paris]], France
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1947–1960
}}
'''Eugene Francis Deckers''' (22 October 1917, in [[Antwerp]] – 1977, in [[Paris]], [[France]]) was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] actor.


==Career==
==Partial filmography==
[[File:Eugene Deckers in Sherlock Holmes (The Case of the Shy Ballerina).jpg|thumb|Deckers in an episode of ''[[:en:Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV series)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1954)]]
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After establishing himself on the British stage, Deckers made his first English language film appearance in 1946.<ref name=allmovie>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/eugene-deckers-p18216|title=Eugene Deckers - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba82400e4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111211226/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba82400e4|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 11, 2017|title=Eugene Deckers|publisher=}}</ref> Formerly a romantic lead, he specialized in "continental" character roles, playing many an obsequious concierge and imperious diplomat. As he grew older, Eugene Deckers expanded his characterization range to include Germans and Italians as well as Frenchmen.<ref name=allmovie/> One of his biggest and best roles was as the arms dealer Peters in ''[[North West Frontier (film)|North West Frontier]]'' (1959).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1084834/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: North West Frontier (1959)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Deckers appeared in [[Sheldon Reynolds (producer)|Sheldon Reynolds]] television series ''[[Foreign Intrigue]]'' in the early-1950s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/foreign-intrigue/|title=Foreign Intrigue|last=TV.com|website=TV.com}}</ref> In 1954&ndash;55, Deckers played at least seven different characters in the French-filmed Sheldon Reynolds television series ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV Series)|Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=55773|title=Eugene Deckers|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> After appearing in over fifty film and television roles, Deckers made his final screen appearance in the [[1969 in film|1969]] film ''[[The Assassination Bureau]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/eugene-deckers-p18216/filmography|title=Eugene Deckers - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref> While working as an actor, Eugene Deckers also worked as a painter. He is the great uncle of singer Eliza Roe.

==Filmography==
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* ''[[While the Sun Shines]]'' (1947) - Lieutenant Colbert
* ''[[While the Sun Shines]]'' (1947) as Lieutenant Colbert
* ''Woman to Woman'' (1947) - De Rillac
* ''[[Woman to Woman (1947 film)|Woman to Woman]]'' (1947) as De Rillac
* ''[[Dual Alibi]]'' (1947) - French Ringmaster
* ''[[Dual Alibi]]'' (1947) as French Ringmaster
* ''[[Mrs. Fitzherbert]]'' (1947) - Philippe
* ''[[Mrs. Fitzherbert]]'' (1947) as Philippe
* ''[[Against the Wind (1948 film)|Against the Wind]]'' (1948) - Marcel Van Hecke
* ''[[Against the Wind (1948 film)|Against the Wind]]'' (1948) as Marcel Van Hecke
* ''[[Sleeping Car to Trieste]]'' (1948) - Jules
* ''[[Sleeping Car to Trieste]]'' (1948) as Jules
* ''[[Prince of Foxes (film)|Prince of Foxes]]'' (1949) - Borgia Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[Prince of Foxes (film)|Prince of Foxes]]'' (1949) as Borgia Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[Golden Salamander (film)|Golden Salamander]]'' (1950) - Police Chief
* ''[[Golden Salamander (film)|Golden Salamander]]'' (1950) as Police Chief
* ''[[Madeleine (1950 film)|Madeleine]]'' (1950) - Thuau
* ''[[Madeleine (1950 film)|Madeleine]]'' (1950) as Thuau
* ''[[So Long at the Fair]]'' (1950) - Day Porter
* ''[[So Long at the Fair]]'' (1950) as Day Porter
* ''[[Tony Draws a Horse]]'' (1950) - French Waiter (uncredited)
* ''[[Tony Draws a Horse]]'' (1950) as French Waiter (uncredited)
* ''[[The Elusive Pimpernel]]'' (1950) - Captain Merieres
* ''[[The Elusive Pimpernel (1950 film)|The Elusive Pimpernel]]'' (1950) as Captain Merieres
* ''[[Highly Dangerous]]'' (1950) - Alf - the 'contact'
* ''[[Highly Dangerous]]'' (1950) as Alf - the 'contact'
* ''[[Night Without Stars]]'' (1951) - Armand
* ''[[Night Without Stars]]'' (1951) as Armand
* ''[[Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.]]'' (1951) - French Commandant
* ''[[Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.]]'' (1951) as French Commandant
* ''[[The Lavender Hill Mob]]'' (1951) - Customs Official
* ''[[The Lavender Hill Mob]]'' (1951) as Customs Official
* ''[[Hotel Sahara]]'' (1951) - French Spahi officer
* ''[[Hotel Sahara]]'' (1951) as French Spahi Officer
* ''[[The Love Lottery]]'' (1954) - Vernet
* ''[[Foreign Intrigue]]'' (1953) as Various Roles
* ''[[Father Brown (film)|Father Brown]]'' (1954) - French Cavalry Officer
* ''[[The Love Lottery]]'' (1954) as Vernet
* ''[[Father Brown (film)|Father Brown]]'' (1954) as French Cavalry Officer
* ''[[The Colditz Story]]'' (1955) - La Tour
* ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV series)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1954, TV) as Various Roles
* ''[[Doctor at Sea (film)|Doctor at Sea]]'' (1955) - Colonel Perello, chief of police
* ''[[The Colditz Story]]'' (1955) as La Tour
* ''[[Doctor at Sea (film)|Doctor at Sea]]'' (1955) as Colonel Perello, chief of police
* ''[[Man of the Moment (1955 film)|Man of the Moment]]'' (1955) - Day Lift Man
* ''[[Man of the Moment (1955 film)|Man of the Moment]]'' (1955) as Day Lift Man
* ''[[Women Without Men (1956 film)|Women Without Men]]'' (1956) - Pierre
* ''[[Colonel March of Scotland Yard]]'' (1956, TV) as Phillipe
* ''Blonde Bait'' (1956) - Pietre (uncredited)
* ''[[Women Without Men (1956 film)|Women Without Men]]'' (1956) as Pierre
* ''[[Port Afrique]]'' (1956) - Colonel Moussac
* ''[[Port Afrique]]'' (1956) as Colonel Moussac
* ''[[The Iron Petticoat]]'' (1956) - Bartender
* ''[[The Iron Petticoat]]'' (1956) as Bartender
* ''[[Foreign Intrigue (film)|Foreign Intrigue]]'' (1956) - Sandoz
* ''[[Foreign Intrigue (film)|Foreign Intrigue]]'' (1956) as Sandoz
* ''[[House of Secrets (1956 film)|House of Secrets]]'' (1956) - Vidal
* ''[[House of Secrets (1956 film)|House of Secrets]]'' (1956) as Vidal
* ''[[Let's Be Happy]]'' (1957) - Dining Car Attendant
* ''[[Let's Be Happy]]'' (1957) as Dining Car Attendant
* ''[[Seven Thunders (film)|Seven Thunders]]'' (1957) - Emile Blanchard
* ''[[Seven Thunders (film)|Seven Thunders]]'' (1957) as Emile Blanchard
* ''[[Law and Disorder (1958 film)|Law and Disorder]]'' (1958) - French Fisherman (uncredited)
* ''[[Law and Disorder (1958 film)|Law and Disorder]]'' (1958) as French Fisherman (uncredited)
* ''Le fauve est lâché'' (1959) - Toni Luigi
* ''Le fauve est lâché'' (1959) as Toni Luigi
* ''[[North West Frontier (film)|North West Frontier]]'' (1959) - Peters
* ''[[North West Frontier (film)|North West Frontier]]'' (1959) as Peters
* ''[[Crack in the Mirror]]'' (1960) - Magre
* ''[[Crack in the Mirror]]'' (1960) as Magre
* ''[[A Weekend with Lulu]]'' (1961) - Inspector Larue
* ''[[A Weekend with Lulu]]'' (1961) as Inspector Larue
* ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' (1962) - Inspector Quercy (episode 1.4: The Covetous Headsman)
* ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' (1962, TV) as Inspector Quercy
* ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'' (1962) - German Major in church (uncredited)
* ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'' (1962) as German Major In Church (uncredited)
* ''Blague dans le coin'' (1963) - Bennet
* ''Blague dans le coin'' (1963) as Bennet
* ''Coplan prend des risques'' (1964)
* ''[[Coplan Takes Risks]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Lady L]]'' (1965) - Koenigstein
* ''[[Lady L]]'' (1965) as Koenigstein
* ''The Restaurant'' (1966) - Le complice de Novalès
* ''[[The Rat Catchers]]'' (1966, TV) as Henri Dupont
* ''[[The Last Safari]]'' (1967) - Refugee Leader
* ''The Restaurant'' (1966) as Le complice de Novalès
* ''Hell Is Empty'' (1967) - Counsel
* ''[[The Last Safari]]'' (1967) as Refugee Leader
* ''The Limbo Line'' (1968) - Cadillet
* ''[[Hell Is Empty]]'' (1967) as Counsel
* ''[[The Assassination Bureau]]'' (1969) - 'La Belle Amie' desk clerk (uncredited)
* ''[[The Limbo Line]]'' (1968) as Cadillet
* ''[[The Assassination Bureau]]'' (1969) as 'La Belle Amie' desk clerk (uncredited)
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0213895|name=Eugene Deckers}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0213895|name=Eugene Deckers}}


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[[Category:1977 deaths]]
[[Category:1977 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Antwerp]]
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[[Category:French male film actors]]
[[Category:French male film actors]]
[[Category:French male stage actors]]
[[Category:French male stage actors]]

Latest revision as of 18:43, 29 May 2024

Eugene Deckers
Deckers in Crack in the Mirror (1960)
Born
Eugene Francis Deckers

(1917-10-22)22 October 1917
Antwerp, Belgium
Died1977 (aged 59–60)
Paris, France
OccupationActor
Years active1947–1960

Eugene Francis Deckers (22 October 1917, in Antwerp – 1977, in Paris, France) was a Belgian actor.

Career

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Deckers in an episode of Sherlock Holmes (1954)

After establishing himself on the British stage, Deckers made his first English language film appearance in 1946.[1][2] Formerly a romantic lead, he specialized in "continental" character roles, playing many an obsequious concierge and imperious diplomat. As he grew older, Eugene Deckers expanded his characterization range to include Germans and Italians as well as Frenchmen.[1] One of his biggest and best roles was as the arms dealer Peters in North West Frontier (1959).[3] Deckers appeared in Sheldon Reynolds television series Foreign Intrigue in the early-1950s.[4] In 1954–55, Deckers played at least seven different characters in the French-filmed Sheldon Reynolds television series Sherlock Holmes.[5] After appearing in over fifty film and television roles, Deckers made his final screen appearance in the 1969 film The Assassination Bureau.[6] While working as an actor, Eugene Deckers also worked as a painter. He is the great uncle of singer Eliza Roe.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Eugene Deckers - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  2. ^ "Eugene Deckers". Archived from the original on 11 November 2017.
  3. ^ "BFI Screenonline: North West Frontier (1959)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  4. ^ TV.com. "Foreign Intrigue". TV.com.
  5. ^ "Eugene Deckers". www.aveleyman.com.
  6. ^ "Eugene Deckers - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
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