Noël Roquevert

Birthday: 18 December 1892, Doué-la-Fontaine, Maine-et-Loire, France

Birth Name: Noël Louis Raymond Bénévent

Noël Roquevert, later to develop into the archetypal bossy retired military officer, was born into a family of actors in Brittany. Before embodying all those old grumpy characters which made him famo ...Show More

Noël Roquevert, later to develop into the archetypal bossy retired military officer, was born into a family of actors in Brittany. Before embodying all those old grumpy characters which made him famous he first appeared on stage as a ... baby ! Incredible but true. He performed in 150 plays and was among Sacha Guitry's regulars. He never stopped working in his long career. Only a broken heart (he didn't recover from his wife Paulette's death) caused him to call it quits. Hide