Born July 27, 1906· Luxeuil-les-Bains, Haute-Saône, France
† Died December 25, 1996
28Roles★ 7.8Average rating
Born in the spa town of Luxeuil-les-Bains in eastern France, Duchesne entered the cinematic world after training in the theatrical traditions of his region. He debuted in the mid-1930s and accumulated a repertoire of roughly thirty titles, ranging from early adventures such as Vers l’abîme (1934) and the historical epic Taras Bulba (1936) to genre pieces like The Indian Tomb (1938) and The Lost Wo…