Frederick August Duprez (September 6, 1884 – October 27, 1938) was an American actor, comedian and singer who performed in vaudeville, phonograph record and film. He made phonograph recordings in the US and the UK in the 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s. Most of the films he appeared in were British. He was also a writer, and wrote the popular stage farce My Wife's Family, filmed three times: first in Britain, in 1931;BFI next in Sweden in 1932; and finally in Finland, in 1933.
Fred Duprez was born in Detroit, Michigan. He died from a heart attack on board a ship en route to England. He was the father of the actress, June Duprez.Full Movie Review.com
Partial filmography
Heads We Go (1933) - George Anderson Meet My Sister (1933) - Hiram Sowerby My Old Duchess (1934) - Jesse Martin Without You (1934) - Baron Gustav von Steinmeyer Love, Life and Laughter (1934) - Sam Greenbaum Danny Boy (1934) - Leo Newman Dance Band (1935) - Lewes No Monkey Business (1935) - Theater Manager Dark World (1935) - Schwartz Ball at Savoy (1936) - Not Herbert A Wife or Two (1936) - Sam Hickleberry Queen of Hearts (1936) - Zulenberg Gypsy Melody (1936) - Herbert P. Melon Hearts of Humanity (1936) - Manager You Must Get Married (1936) - Cyrus P. Hankin The Big Noise (1936) - Henry Hadley Reasonable Doubt (1936) Head over Heels (1937) - Norma's Manager Cafe Colette (1937) - Burnes Knights for a Day (1937) - Custer O-Kay for Sound (1937) - Hyman Goldberger The Pearls of the Crown (1937) - American (uncredited) All That Glitters (1937) - Mortimer Kathleen Mavourneen (1938) - Walter Bryant Hey! Hey! USA (1938) - Cyrus Schultz Take Off That Hat (1938) - Burroughs The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939) - Wilcox (final film role)
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