George Beranger

Career overview

George Beranger was born in Enmore, New South Wales, Australia on March 27, 1893, and died on March 8, 1973. He began his career playing Shakespearean roles at the age of sixteen with the Walter Bentley Players. He later emigrated from Australia to California, United States in 1912.

In the United States, Beranger worked in the silent film industry in Hollywood as an actor, director, and film writer, working in both New York and Hollywood. Throughout his career, he used several names and pseudonyms, including André Beranger, George Alexandre Beranger, André de Beranger, George Andre de Beranger, and Geo. According to a researcher, he reinvented himself in Hollywood by claiming French parentage, birth on a French ocean liner off the coast of Australia, and a Paris education. By the 1920s, Beranger had become a star and appeared in the movies of Ernst Lubitsch. He is also known for his work on the film The Birth of a Nation.

Over the course of his career, Beranger accumulated 115 known acting credits. His professional background spanned stage and Hollywood work, establishing him as an Australian-born figure in the American silent film era.