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Jean Worms

Jean Worms

1884 - 1943

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The actor Jean Worms, whose parents Blanche Barretta and Gustave Worms were active at the Comédie-Française, belonged to the Frenchi film pioneers and his first movie can be backdated to 1910 where he appeared in "L'auberge rouge" (10).

He became established in the still emerging silent film era with movies like "Une vengeance d'Edgar Poë" (12), "Méprise fatale" (12), "Par la vérité" (17) and "Marion de Lorme" (18).

In the 20s he only appeared very seldom in movies like "Miss Rovel" (21).

Only in the sound film of the 30s his cinematical engagements increased again and he impersonated numerous support roles in movies like "Rive gauche" (31), "Fantômas" (32), "Le masque qui tombe" (33), "Le billet de mille" (35), "La garçonne" (36), "L'argent" (36), "Gribouille" (37), "La tragédie impériale" (38) and "La loi du nord" (39).

Jean Worms remained active as an actor till to his death, to his last movies belong "Vidocq" (40), "De Mayerling à Sarajevo" (40) and "Une femme disparaît" (44).
 

Other movies with Jean Worms: 
Caboudal (11) La conquête du bonheur (12) Le roi de la mer (17) Le porteur aux Halles (17) L'attentat de la maison rouge (17) 48, avenue de l'Opéra (17) Lorsqu'une femme veut (18) La marâtre (18) Le marchand de sable (31) Les nuits de Port Said (32) Stupéfiants (32) L'ordonnance (33) Le voleur (33) Volga en flammes (34) Roses noires (35) Antonia, romance hongroise (35) L'or dans la rue (35) Port-Arthur (36) La danseuse rouge (37) Maman Colibri (37) Abus de confiance (37) Adrienne Lecouvreur (38) Prisons de femmes (38) La cité des lumières (38) Trois de St Cyr (39) Entente cordiale (39) Brazza ou l'épopée du Congo (40) 


 
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