Marcel Herrand (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl ɛʁɑ̃]; 8 October 1897 – 11 June 1953) was a French stage and film actor best remembered for his roles in swashbuckling or historical films.
He appeared in over 25 films between 1932 and 1952, but Herrand's best remembered role is as Lacenaire (based on Pierre François Lacenaire) in Marcel Carné's Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis, 1945). Other films in which Herrand appeared include The Last Days of Pompeii (1950) and Fanfan la Tulipe (1952), which also featured Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida, in which Herrand played the role of King Louis XV.
Selected filmography
In the Service of the Tsar (1936)
The Pavilion Burns (1941) ... Audignane
Les Visiteurs du soir (1942) ... Baron Renaud
The Count of Monte Cristo (1943) ... Bertuccio
The Mysteries of Paris (1943) ... Rodolphe
Les Enfants du paradis (1945) ... Lacenaire
Father Serge (1945)
Messieurs Ludovic (1946)
Star Without Light (1946) ... Roger Marney
The Royalists (1947) ... Corentin
Fantômas (1947)
Dilemma of Two Angels (1948)
Ruy Blas (1948) ... Don Salluste
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1949) ... Larsan
The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1949) ... Larsan
The Last Days of Pompeii (1950) ... Arbax
No Pity for Women (1950)
One Only Loves Once (1950)
Young Love (1951)
Wolves Hunt at Night (1952) ... Pedro
Fanfan la Tulipe (1952) ... King Louis XV
The Respectful Prostitute (1952) ... Senator Clarke