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Mel Ferrer Biography (1917-)

Full name, Melchor Gaston Ferrer; born August 25, 1917, in Elberon, NJ; son of Jose Maria (a physician) and Marie Irene (O'Donohue) Ferrer; married Frances Pilchard, October 23, 1937 (divorced); married Barbara C. Tripp (divorced);re-married Frances Pilchard (divorced); married Audrey Hepburn (an actress),September 25, 1954 (divorced, 1968); children: one son, one daughter (firstmarriage); one son, one daughter (second marriage); one son (fourth marriage). Addresses: AGENT--Brian Lourn, William Morris Agency, 151 El CaminoDrive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

August 25, 1917

Elberon, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Dancer, You Never Know, Winter Garden Theatre, 1938.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Everywhere I Roam, National Theatre, New York City, 1938.
• Peter Santard, Kind Lady, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1940.
• reporter, Cue for Passion, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1940.
• Tracy Deen, Strange Fruit, Royale Theatre, 1945.
• Ritter Hans, Ondine, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1954.
• Also appeared in The Best Man, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1987.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
• Director, Cyrano de Bergerac, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1946.
• director, Heartsong, Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT, then Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1947.
• producer (with Charles R. Meeker, Jr.) and director, Strike a Match, American Theatre, St. Louis, MO, then Memphis, TN, both 1953.
• FILM DEBUT--Dr. Scott Carter, Lost Boundaries, Film Classics, 1949.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Gobby, Born to Be Bad, RKO, 1950.
• Luis Bello, The Brave Bulls, Columbia, 1951.
• Frenchy Fairmont, Rancho Notorious, RKO, 1952.
• Noel, Marquis de Maines, Scaramouche, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1952.
• Paul Berthalet, Lili, MGM, 1953.
• King Arthur, Knights of the Round Table, MGM, 1953.
• Henrik, Saadia, MGM, 1953.
• Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, War and Peace, Paramount, 1956.
• Captain Westerman, Oh Rosalinda, AFB-Pathe, 1956.
• Robert Cohn, The Sun Also Rises, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
• Viscount Henri de Chevincourt, Paris Does Strange Things, Warner Brothers, 1957.
• Giancarlo Barendero, The Vintage, MGM, 1957.
• Foster MacLain, Fraulein, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958.
• Benson Thacker, The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, MGM, 1959.
• Leopoldo De Karnstein, Blood and Roses, Paramount, 1961.
• Philip Allan, Devil and the Ten Commandments, Cinedia, 1962.
• Major General Robert Haines, The Longest Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962.
• Cleander, Fall of the Roman Empire, Paramount, 1964.
• Steven Orlac, Hands of Orlac (also known as Hands of a Strangler), Continental Distributing, 1964.
• guest star, Paris When It Sizzles, Paramount, 1964.
• Rudy DeMeyer, Sex and the Single Girl, Warner Brothers, 1964.
• title role, El Greco, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966.
• Mel Fields, Brannigan, United Artists, 1975.
• Masimo, The Tempter (also known as Anticristo), AVCO-Embassy, 1978.
• Radcliffe, Screamers (also known as Island of the Fishmen and Something Waits in the Dark), New World, 1978.
• King Eurich, The Norseman, American International, 1978.
• David Mendelsson, Lili Marleen, United Artists, 1979.
• Dr. Walker, The Visitor, International Picture Show/Marvin, 1979.
• Dr. Coleman, The Fifth Floor, Film Ventures International, 1980.
• Morton, Robocop, Orion, 1987.
• Also appeared in A Time for Loving (also known as Paris Was Made for Lovers), London Screen Plays, 1971.
• Eaten Alive (also known as Death Trap, Startlight Slaughter, Horror HotelMassacre, and Legend of the Bayou), Virgo International, 1976.
• Hi-Riders, Dimension, 1978.
• City of the Walking Dead (also known as Nightmare City and Nightmare), Twenty-First Century, 1980.
• The Net, 1975.
• The Black Pirate, 1976.
• The Girl in the Yellow Pajamas, 1977.
• The Amazing Captain Nemo, 1978.
• Yesterday's Tomorrow, 1978.
• Island of Mutations, 1979.
• and Great Alligator, 1980.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
• (As Melchor G. Ferrer) Director, Girl of the Limberlost, Columbia, 1945.
• production assistant, The Fugitive, RKO, 1947.
• director, Vendetta, RKO, 1950.
• director, Secret Fury, RKO, 1950.
• director, Green Mansions, MGM, 1959.
• producer, El Greco, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966.
• director, Every Day Is a Holiday, Columbia, 1966.
• producer, Wait Until Dark, Warner Brothers, 1967.
• producer, A Time for Loving (also known as Paris Was Made for Lovers), London Screen Plays, 1971.
• producer, Embassy, Hemdale Releasing, 1972.
• producer, W (also known as I Want Her Dead), Cinerama, 1974.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Evan Hammer, Behind the Screen, CBS, 1981-82.
• Phillip Erikson, Falcon Crest, CBS, 1981-84.
• MINI-SERIES Nicholas Skinner, Black Beauty, NBC, 1978.
• Judge Elkins, Dream West, CBS, 1986.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Lux Video Theatre, CBS, 1953.
• Omnibus, ABC, 1953-57.
• Also Producer's Showcase, NBC; Zane Grey Theatre, CBS; Bob Hope ChryslerTheatre, NBC; Search, NBC.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Anthony Durano, Fugitive Family, CBS, 1980.
• Dr. Sanford, The Memory of Eva Ryker, CBS, 1980.
• Carl Charnock, One Shoe Makes It Murder, CBS, 1982.
• Arthur Orloff, Seduced, CBS, 1985.
• Judge Michael Lengel, Outrage!, CBS, 1986.
• Frederick, Peter the Great, NBC, 1986.
• PRINCIPAL TELEVISI0N WORK; EPISODIC Director, The Farmer's Daughter, ABC,1963.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO WORK; PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR
• Land of the Free, NBC.
• The Hit Parade, NBC.
• The Hildegarde Program, NBC.
• Writings;FILM
• Every Day Is a Holiday, Columbia, 1966.
• Writings;OTHER
• Tito's Hats (children's book), 1940.