Louis Salou was born on April 23, 1902 in Quimper, France as Louis Vincent Goulven Salou. He was an actor, known for Children of Paradise (1945), The Loves of Colette (1948) and La Chartreuse de Parme (1948). He died on October 12, 1948 in Paris, France.
Often played perfidious or unlikable characters, generally high-positioned men with haughty, melliflous attitude
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Magnetic, commanding screen presence
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Chameleonic performances, being often unrecognizable from movie to movie
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Subtle, refined acting technique
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Fact
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During the shooting of Les amants de Vérone (1949) (Salou's final film), actress Marianne Oswald had noted a melancholic, self-destructive side of Louis, stating that he looked like 'a big bird in front of a rifle'. He died before time the movie was released, possibly by suicide.
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Died in his Fontenay-aux-roses apartment. He was buried in Bagneux.
He was also a poet, founding an avant-garde newspaper called 'Raison d'être' to print his own works. Several of his poems were later published in the 1949 'Poètes catholiques (Catholic Poets)' collection.
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After his studies, he briefly worked at the PTT (Postal, telegraph and telephone service) as a telegraph operator.
His father was a Gendarme from Brittany who had later been relocated to Oissel (Louis' birthplace). His mother was from Vexin.
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The circumstances of his death are obscure to this day: some sources state he died of a heart attack, others mention suicide by an overdose of sleeping pills.
Accomplished stage actor. His theatrical career began when his friend Max Jacob introduced to him to Georges Pitoëff. Impressed by the young Salou's incandescent desire to do some stage work, Pitoëff took him in his prestigious company and personally directed him in 32 plays. During his career, Louis also collaborated with Jean Cocteau, Pierre Fresnay, Jean Meyer, Raymond Rouleau and Fred Pasquali.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Les amants de Vérone
1949
Ettore Maglia
Fabiola
1949
Fulvius Petronius
Carrefour du crime
1948
Frédéric Salou
Éternel conflit
1948
Chardeuil
The Loves of Colette
1948
La Chartreuse de Parme
1948
Le prince Ernest IV
Les requins de Gibraltar
1947
Gordon
Les atouts de Monsieur Wens
1947
Frédéric-Sébastien Dolo
Rita
1947
Jérôme / Silvio
Counter Investigation
1947
Ludovic Bresson dit Paragraphe
Devil and the Angel
1946
Furet
La revanche de Roger la Honte
1946
Le commissaire Lacroix
Adieu chérie
1946
Maxime
A Friend Will Come Tonight
1946
Le commissaire Louis Martin
Roger la Honte
1946
Le commissaire Lacroix
Sylvie et le fantôme
1946
Anicet
Seul dans la nuit
1945
Toby
La vie de bohème
1945
Colline
Angel and Sinner
1945
Le lieutenant Fifi
Le père Serge
1945
Le comte Fedor Ivanovitch Kedrov
Children of Paradise
1945
Édouard comte de Montray
Farandole
1945
Le professeur de piano
Le voyageur sans bagages
1944
Maître Uspard
Bonsoir mesdames, bonsoir messieurs
1944
Stephen Morizot - le directeur de Radio Globe
Voyage sans espoir
1943
L'inspecteur Sorbier
Monsieur des Lourdines
1943
Muller
Mademoiselle Béatrice
1943
Maurin-Gautier
Carnival of Sinners
1943
Le directeur des jeux (uncredited)
Le loup des Malveneur
1943
Le docteur Andrieu
Le comte de Monte Cristo, 2ème époque: Le châtiment
1943
Beauchamp
Lettres d'amour
1942
Monsieur de Mortemort
Le bienfaiteur
1942
Deltouche - le bijoutier (as Salou)
Huit hommes dans un château
1942
Delaunay
Défense d'aimer
1942
Loysel
Le journal tombe à cinq heures
1942
Perrier des Gachons
La symphonie fantastique
1942
Le directeur de l'Opéra (uncredited)
Boléro
1942
Professeur Archaimbaud
Mam'zelle Bonaparte
1942
Ernest
Premier bal
1941
François
Les nuits blanches de Saint-Pétersbourg
1938
Michel (as Salou)
La machine à sous
1932
Short
Le journaliste
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Les étoiles ne meurent jamais
1957
Documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
L'Occupation sans relâche - Les artistes pendant la guerre
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Children of Paradise (1945) as Édouard comte de Montray
The Loves of Colette (1948) as Actor
La Chartreuse de Parme (1948) as Le prince Ernest IV
Les atouts de Monsieur Wens (1947) as Frédéric-Sébastien Dolo
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