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René Cresté
René Cresté (5 December 1881 – 30 November 1922) was a French stage and film actor and director of the silent film era. Cresté is possibly best recalled as Judex, the title character in the Louis Feuillade-directed crime-adventure serial "Judex", which ran in twelve installments in theaters from 1917 until 1918.
Early life and career.
Born in Paris, France, he began his acting career on the stages of Paris in distinguished theatrical roles in plays such as "Claudine à
his own film production company, Films-René-Cresté, for which he produced and directed several ultimately unsuccessful films.
Death.
René Cresté died in 1922 of tuberculosis. To support the financial needs of his widow and infirmed daughter, a charity gala was organized by friends of the Cresté family in February 1929. Three months following the event, his only daughter Renée died.