Francis Pierlot
Biography
Francis Pierlot was a stage and film actor who amassed more than 90 film credits from 1914 to 1953. Born in Boston, he began his association with the stage at age eight, working as an usher at the Boston Grand Opera House and later holding jobs with the Old Globe Theater before selling tickets. At seventeen he organized a troupe of amateur performers that appeared around Boston. During his early years he worked mainly in stock theater and vaudeville, and he made his Broadway debut in Please Get Married in 1919. His first screen credit came in 1914, but he did not turn to film work full time until 1940, when he was sixty-three. He became known for small roles as gray-haired, well-dressed figures such as judges, priests, and lawyers. His final film was the biblical epic The Robe (1953), in which he played a manservant.
79years old at death
- Born Massachusetts
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 12 years1940 to 1952
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First role
Pierlot first became associated with the theater at age 8, when he took a job as an usher in the Boston Grand Opera House.
A change of course
When Pierlot was 17, he put together a troupe of amateurs to entertain audiences, and the group gave performances in Boston and the area around it.
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Worked with
Francis Pierlot shares two films with Doris Lloyd, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Jacques Tourneur
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