Biography
Charles Prince Seigneur (27 April 1872 – 18 July 1933) was a French-born film actor and comedian, best known for his screen persona "Rigadin" in numerous short slapstick comedies. He was also known as "Moritz" in Germany, "Whiffles" in England and the US, and "Tartufini" in Italy. He was the second biggest film star in the world in the years leading up to World War I, just behind his rival Max Linder. Prince's "Rigadin" character was similar to Linder's "Max" in that they were both upper-class dandys that were constantly getting into trouble with authority figures and love interests. Prince began his acting career on the stage and was hired by Pathé Frères in 1908. He made over 200 films as "Rigadin" from 1909 until 1920. By 1920 his popularity had faded and he played supporting roles in a handful of films in the 1920s and 1930s. Two of his Rigadin shorts, Rigadin Directeur de Cinéma and Rigadin et le Chien de la Baronne, were preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
Filmography
all 39
Movies 39
Director 1
Le Coq du régiment (1933)
Buridan's Donkey (1932)
Sa meilleure cliente (1932)
Departure (1931)
The cushion pad (1930)
Kiss Me (1929)
Le meurtrier de Théodore (1921)
Chouquette et son as (1920)
Madame and Her Godchild (1919)
I Married My Widow's Sister (1916)
Rigadin No Longer Loves Cinema (1916)
The Champagne of Rigadin (1915)
Rigadin est jaloux (1915)
Whiffles Wins a Beauty Prize (1915)
Le Bon Juge (1913)
Rigadin in the Balkans (1913)
Rigadin veut faire du cinéma (1912)
Whiffles, Cubic Artist (1912)
The Surprises of Divorce (1912)
Le ménage de Rigadin (1912)
Rigadin: Defender of Virtue (1912)
La Doctoresse (1911)
Rigadin et la doctoresse (1911)
Rigadin Has a Sensitive Soul (1911)
Rigadin n'aime pas le vendredi 13 (1911)
Rigadin tzigane (1911)
L'Ombrelle (1911)
Rigadin fait de la contrebande (1911)
Rigadin pêche à la ligne (1911)
Rigadin's Nose (1911)
Le Clown et le Pasha (1911)
Le médecin de service (1910)
Rigadin et son sosie (1910)
Le nègre blanc (1910)
Rigadin et l'escalope de veau (1910)
Les timidités de Rigadin (1910)
Rigadin se décide à travailler (1910)
Romance of a Boot and a Dancing Slipper (1909)
The Dinner of January 9th (1909)
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GenderMale
Birthday1872-04-27
Deathday1933-07-17 (61 years old)
Birth NameCharles Ernest René Petitdemange
Birth PlaceMaisons-Laffitte, France
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsPrince Rigadin, Charles Ernest René Petitdemange
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