Eugene Deckers

Belgian actor (1917–1977)

Eugene Deckers
Deckers in Crack in the Mirror (1960)
Born	Eugene Francis Deckers (1917-10-22)22 October 1917 Antwerp, Belgium
Died	1977 (aged 59–60) Paris, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1947–1960

Eugene Francis Deckers (22 October 1917, in Antwerp – 1977, in Paris, France) was a Belgian actor.

Career

After establishing himself on the British stage, Deckers made his first English language film appearance in 1946.^[1]^[2] Formerly a romantic lead, he specialized in "continental" character roles, playing many an obsequious concierge and imperious diplomat. As he grew older, Eugene Deckers expanded his characterization range to include Germans and Italians as well as Frenchmen.^[1] One of his biggest and best roles was as the arms dealer Peters in North West Frontier (1959).^[3] Deckers appeared in Sheldon Reynolds television series Foreign Intrigue in the early-1950s.^[4] In 1954–55, Deckers played at least seven different characters in the French-filmed Sheldon Reynolds television series Sherlock Holmes.^[5] After appearing in over fifty film and television roles, Deckers made his final screen appearance in the 1969 film The Assassination Bureau.^[6] While working as an actor, Eugene Deckers also worked as a painter. He is the great uncle of singer Eliza Roe.

Filmography

While the Sun Shines (1947) as Lieutenant Colbert
Woman to Woman (1947) as De Rillac
Dual Alibi (1947) as French Ringmaster
Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947) as Philippe
Against the Wind (1948) as Marcel Van Hecke
Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948) as Jules
Prince of Foxes (1949) as Borgia Henchman (uncredited)
Golden Salamander (1950) as Police Chief
Madeleine (1950) as Thuau
So Long at the Fair (1950) as Day Porter
Tony Draws a Horse (1950) as French Waiter (uncredited)
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) as Captain Merieres
Highly Dangerous (1950) as Alf - the 'contact'
Night Without Stars (1951) as Armand
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) as French Commandant
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) as Customs Official
Hotel Sahara (1951) as French Spahi Officer
Foreign Intrigue (1953) as Various Roles
The Love Lottery (1954) as Vernet
Father Brown (1954) as French Cavalry Officer
Sherlock Holmes (1954, TV) as Various Roles
The Colditz Story (1955) as La Tour
Doctor at Sea (1955) as Colonel Perello, chief of police
Man of the Moment (1955) as Day Lift Man
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956, TV) as Phillipe
Women Without Men (1956) as Pierre
Port Afrique (1956) as Colonel Moussac
The Iron Petticoat (1956) as Bartender
Foreign Intrigue (1956) as Sandoz
House of Secrets (1956) as Vidal
Let's Be Happy (1957) as Dining Car Attendant
Seven Thunders (1957) as Emile Blanchard
Law and Disorder (1958) as French Fisherman (uncredited)
Le fauve est lâché (1959) as Toni Luigi
North West Frontier (1959) as Peters
Crack in the Mirror (1960) as Magre
A Weekend with Lulu (1961) as Inspector Larue
The Saint (1962, TV) as Inspector Quercy
The Longest Day (1962) as German Major In Church (uncredited)
Blague dans le coin (1963) as Bennet
Coplan Takes Risks (1964)
Lady L (1965) as Koenigstein
The Rat Catchers (1966, TV) as Henri Dupont
The Restaurant (1966) as Le complice de Novalès
The Last Safari (1967) as Refugee Leader
Hell Is Empty (1967) as Counsel
The Limbo Line (1968) as Cadillet
The Assassination Bureau (1969) as 'La Belle Amie' desk clerk (uncredited)

References

^ ^a ^b "Eugene Deckers - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
^ "Eugene Deckers". Archived from the original on 11 November 2017.
^ "BFI Screenonline: North West Frontier (1959)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
^ TV.com. "Foreign Intrigue". TV.com.
^ "Eugene Deckers". www.aveleyman.com.
^ "Eugene Deckers - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.