[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Born Henri André Augustin Chapais in Le Havre on February 22, 1879, Chapais was the son of a customs official. The family moved to Nice when Henri André was young. Unusual for an actor, he attended lycée in Nice, while acting with a small theatre company.
Later André moved to Paris and began to appear in vaudeville theatre and cabaret, including at the Folies Bergère. In 1901, cinema pioneer Georges Méliès directed André Deed in several films. Deed would later incorporate many of Méliès' trick-shots into his comedies. Deed also became a director but was best known for his ‘Foolshead’ comedies, produced in the 1900s and 1910s. André Deed was one of the first-name actors in cinema, and his film series based around ‘Foolshead’ were a global success.
Deed finished his career working as a warehouseman at the Pathe film studios located in the Parisian suburb of Joinville-le-Pont.
André was married to actress Valentina Frascaroli from 1918-1940. He died in Paris on October 4, 1940 at the age of 61.
Deed appeared in three Euro Silent westerns: “Cretinetti fra gli indiani” in 1910 as Cretinetti, “Cretinetti: Foolshead’s Last Roundup” in 1911 as (Cretinetti) and “Leo, the Indian” in 1913 as Boireau/Leo
DEED, André (aka Turíbio) (Henri André Augustin
Chapais) [2/22/1879, La Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France – 10/4/1940,
Paris, Île-de-France, France] – acrobat, director, writer, film actor, singer,
married to actress Valentina Frascaroli [1890-1955] (1918-1940).
Cretinetti fra gli indiani – 1910 (Cretinetti)
Cretinetti: Foolshead’s Last Roundup – 1911 (Cretinetti)
Leo, the Indian – 1913 (Boireau/Leo)
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