Fernand Herrmann

Birth : 1886-02-21, Paris, France

History

Fernand Herrmann (February 21, 1886 – April 1925) was a French silent film actor. He starred in some 26 films between 1914 and 1925. He appeared in films such as the Louis Feuillade-directed Les Vampires serial that ran in installments from 1915 to 1916, and Barabbas in 1920. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fernand Herrmann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Autour d'un berceau
René Fréville
The Irony of Fate
Vindicta
One of the longest films ever made
The Buccaneer's Son
A melodrama.
The Two Girls
Pierre Mannin, le pére
Two small girls whose father is in prison are collected by their grandfather after losing their mother in a shipwreck.
Puissance du hasard
Parisette
One of the longest films ever made
Barrabas
L'avocat Jacques Varèse
Rudolph Strelitz, known as 'Barrabas', is the leader of a brutal underground gang causing chaos and destruction in the lives of civilized people. A lawyer, Claude Varèse, is strongly determined to bring Strelitz to justice for the purpose of revenge, after his father was unjustly guillotined for the murder of Laure d'Hérigny, the mistress of an American millionaire. Later, the sister of Claude Varèse, Françoise, is kidnapped by Dr Lucius, one of the henchmen of Barrabas. Serialised over 12 chapters.
L'engrenage
M. de Calvières
Mme de Calvières (Sylvia Lux) and her brother Roger (Édouard Mathé), due to an unpaid debt, fall into a difficult situation.
L'Homme sans visage
Without a job and no money to spend, Blanche Mery (Gina Manès) has to accept a job offered by Gunter (Édouard Mathé), a strange millionaire wearing the black mask.
Friendly Advice
Georges Midewski
This silent French film begins with Georges feeling miserable, as he has ambitions of being a great musician but is forced to eke out a living giving lessons. So, he writes a friend to ask his advice. The friend tries to remake Georges and make him a bit of a playboy. However, when it comes to wooing a rich American, the advice is not exactly perfect.
The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris
Juan José Moréno
Paris is prey to an invisible terror against which the police can do nothing: a sinister organization that sows chaos and death. The intrepid journalist Philippe Guérande and his partner embark on a long crusade to put an end to the crimes of the Great Vampire and Irma Vep, his dangerous accomplice. (A ten episode movie serial.)
The Toledo Chest
Severo Torelli
Pisa, 1494. Young Severo, who has sworn to stab the tyrant in his town, learns that it is his own father.
Le calvaire
Hubert Frondier
A French silent film directed by Louis Feuillade.
The Trust, or The Battles for Money
An Accomplice
A young inventor is kidnapped to force him to tell the secret of his invention, but he foils his captors thanks to a pen with invisible ink.