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 Actor Charles Prince in the early 1910s | |
| Born | Charles Prince Seigneur (1872-04-27)27 April 1872 |
| Died | 18 July 1933(1933-07-18) (aged 61) Paris,France |
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| Years active | 1906–1933 |
Charles Prince Seigneur (27 April 1872 – 18 July 1933) was aFrench-born film actor and comedian, best known for his screen persona "Rigadin" in numerous shortslapstick comedies.[1] He was also known as "Moritz" in Germany, "Whiffles" in England and the US, and "Tartufini" in Italy. He was the second biggest film star in the world in the years leading up toWorld War I, just behind his rivalMax Linder. Prince's "Rigadin" character was similar to Linder's "Max" in that they were both upper-classdandies that were constantly getting into trouble with authority figures and love interests. Prince began his acting career on the stage and was hired byPathé Frères in 1908.[2] He made more than 200 films as "Rigadin" from 1909 until 1920. By 1920 his popularity had faded and he played supporting roles in a handful of films in the 1920s and 1930s.[3] Two of his Rigadin shorts,Rigadin Directeur de Cinéma andRigadin et le Chien de la Baronne, were preserved by theAcademy Film Archive in 2010.[4]
In 1900 he marriedAimée Campton, an English dancer working in Paris[5] Their only daughter was Renée Petitdemange (1901–1993). The couple divorced in April 1905[6] Prince's great-grandson is French film directorCris Ubermann.
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