Albert Cavens

Albert Cavens
Albert Cavens
	Cavens in Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Born	1 October 1906; Brussels, Belgium
Died	17 December 1985 (aged 79); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California
Other names	Al Cavens
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1913–1972

Albert Cavens (1 October 1906 – 17 December 1985)^[1] was a Belgian-born American actor.

Biography

Cavens moved to the United States soon after birth and began his career only aged 8 in a number of films in 1914, including The Town of Nazareth, also starring Charlotte Burton. However, after 1914, Cavens took a break from acting. He returned to it as an adult over thirty years later, playing Valvert, the nobleman whom Cyrano duels with while reciting a poem, in Cyrano de Bergerac (1950). (Cavens was the son of Fred Cavens, a fencing instructor in Hollywood). Between 1950 and 1969, he made a number of appearances in film and television, and appeared in Star Trek in 1969 shortly before his retirement

Cavens died in 1995. He was buried in Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.^[2]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1914	A Slice of Life	Bobby Harte	Short
1943	Edge of Darkness	Soldier	Uncredited
1946	Monsieur Beaucaire		Uncredited
1949	California	Miner	Uncredited
1947	The Farmer's Daughter	Photographer	Uncredited
1947	Secret Beyond the Door	Guest in Home Tour	Uncredited
1948	Return of the Bad Men	Townsman	Uncredited
1948	Adventures of Don Juan	Spanish Soldier	Uncredited
1949	The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend	Townsman	Uncredited
1949	Barbary Pirate	Pirate	Uncredited
1950	Young Man with a Horn	Club Patron	Uncredited
1950	The Flame and the Arrow	Guard	Uncredited
1950	Dial 1119	Bus Passengen	Uncredited
1950	Cyrano de Bergerac	Vicomte de Valvert
1950	Gambling House	Court Clerk	Uncredited
1951	Call Me Mister	Reporter	Uncredited
1951	Double Crossbones	Pirate	Uncredited
1951	The Law and the Lady	Servant	Uncredited
1951	Starlift	Field Officer	Uncredited
1952	At Sword's Point	Claire's Fencing Instructor	Uncredited
1952	The Half-Breed	Clerk	Uncredited
1952	Clash by Night	Restaurant Patron	Uncredited
1952	Hellgate	Prisoner	Uncredited
1953	The Mississippi Gambler	Etienne - Fencing Instructor	Uncredited
1953	Affair with a Stranger	Minor Role	Uncredited
1953	The Robe	Sword-fighting Soldier	Uncredited
1954	White Christmas	Soldier	Uncredited
1956	Tennessee's Partner	Townsman	Uncredited
1956	Forever, Darling	Theatre Patron	Uncredited
1956	A Kiss Before Dying	Restaurant Patron	Uncredited
1956	The First Traveling Saleslady	Cattleman at Desk	Uncredited
1956	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt	Police Officer	Uncredited
1956	Tension at Table Rock	Trail Herder	Uncredited
1956	Around the World in 80 Days	Featured player	Uncredited
1957	Jailhouse Rock	Nightclub Patron	Uncredited
1958	As Young as We Are	Jessup	Uncredited
1958	The Party Crashers	Waiter	Uncredited
1959	Stranger in My Arms	Memorial Service Attendee	Uncredited
1959	Rio Bravo	Henchman	Uncredited
1959	Al Capone	Police Officer	Uncredited
1959	The Wild and the Innocent	Townsman	Uncredited
1959	The Purple Gang	Police Officer	Uncredited
1960	Oklahoma Territory	Juror	Uncredited
1960	The Boy and the Pirates	Dutch Captain
1960	One Foot in Hell	Townsman	Uncredited
1961	Pocketful of Miracles	Reception Guest	Uncredited
1962	Kid Galahad	Fight Spectator	Uncredited
1962	The Manchurian Candidate	Delegate	Uncredited
1963	The Jolly Genie	Antique Dealer
1963	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	Spectator	Uncredited
1964	Bedtime Story	Casino Patron	Uncredited
1965	How to Murder Your Wife	Juror	Uncredited
1965	The Glory Guys	Trooper	Uncredited
1965	McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force	Bar Patron	Uncredited
1966	The Ghost and Mr. Chicken	Trial Spectator	Uncredited
1967	The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin	Townsman	Uncredited
1967	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying	Treasure Hunter	Uncredited
1967	The St. Valentine's Day Massacre	Reporter	Uncredited
1968	The Shakiest Gun in the West	Townsman	Uncredited
1969	More Dead Than Alive	Barfly	Uncredited
1969	True Grit	Boarding House Guest	Uncredited
1969	The Love God?	Club Patron	Uncredited
1969	The Great Bank Robbery	Townsman	Uncredited
1970	The Phynx	Meeting Guest	Uncredited
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	My Little Margie		1 episode
1957-1961	Zorro	Ship's Captain, Bandit at Meeting, Avilla's Second Opponent, Sailor	4 episodes
1959	Peter Gunn	Bank Guard	1 episode
1961	The Wonderful World of Disney	Sailor	1 episode
	Have Gun – Will Travel	Jaillet	1 episode
	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis		1 episode
1967-1968	The Invaders		3 episodes (uncredited)
1969	Star Trek	Second Fop	S3:E23, "All Our Yesterdays"

References

^ Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 98. ISBN 9780810835474.
^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

External links

Albert Cavens at IMDb
Albert Cavens at Memory Alpha

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[1] Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 98. ISBN 9780810835474.

[2] Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

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