Eugene Deckers

Eugene Deckers

Eugene Deckers (1917–1977) was a Belgian stage actor establishing himself on the British stage, Deckers made his first English language film appearance in 1946. Formerly a romantic lead, he specialized in "continental" character roles, playing many an obsequious concierge and imperious diplomat. As he grew older, Eugene Deckers expanded his characterization range to include Germans and Italians as well as Frenchmen. Deckers appeared in Sheldon Reynolds television series Foreign Intrigue in the early-1950s. In 1954–55, Deckers played at least seven different characters in the French-filmed Sheldon Reynolds television series Sherlock Holmes. After appearing in over fifty film and television roles, Deckers made his final screen appearance in the 1969 film The Assassination Bureau.

Partial filmography

• Dual Alibi (1947)
• Against the Wind (1948)
• Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
• Golden Salamander (1950)
• Madeleine (1950)
• So Long at the Fair (1950)
• The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)
• Highly Dangerous (1950)
• Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
• The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
• Hotel Sahara (1951)
• The Love Lottery (1954)
• Father Brown (1954)
• The Colditz Story (1955)
• Women Without Men (1956)
• Port Afrique (1956)
• The Iron Petticoat (1956)
• Foreign Intrigue (1956)
• Let's Be Happy (1957)
• Seven Thunders (1957)
• Law and Disorder (1958)
• North West Frontier (1959)
• Crack in the Mirror (1960)
• A Weekend with Lulu (1961)
• The Longest Day (1962)
• Lady L (1965)
• The Limbo Line (1968)
• The Assassination Bureau (1969)

External links

• Eugene Deckers at the Internet Movie Database