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Ferdinand Guillaume

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Ferdinand Guillaume
Guillaume in 1940
Born19 May 1887
Bayonne, France
Died3 December 1977 (aged 90)
Viareggio, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, Director
Years active1910–1968 (film)

Ferdinand Guillaume (1887–1977) was a French-born Italian actor and film director. He often is known by his stage name Polidor.

In 1910, after working for years in the family circus, he and his brother Natale were hired by Cines Studios where he starred in over 100 comedy silent shorts billed as the character Tontolini. He then went to work for Pasquali Film in Turin.[1]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Stam & Raengo p.116

Bibliography

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  • Robert Stam & Alessandra Raengo. A Companion to Literature and Film. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
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