Fred Cavens
Fred Cavens was born on Aug 30, 1882 in Belgium. Fred Cavens's big-screen debut came with The Three Must-Get-Theres directed by Max Linder in 1922, strarring Bernajoux. Fred Cavens is known for The King of Kings directed by Cecil B. DeMille, H.B. Warner stars as Jesus - The Christ and Dorothy Cumming as Mary - The Mother. The upcoming new movie Fred Cavens plays is The King of Kings which will be released on Jan 01, 2004.
Fencing master and graduate of the Military Institute of Physical Education and Fencing (Belgium), he was responsible for bringing style and technique to the duels in Hollywood films. Born of French parents, Cavens had started in a military school at the age of seven and by the time he was 15 had decided to take up the sword. He graduated from the Institute at 18 and was a fencing master at 21. Soon after his marriage, to a danseuse in a Belgian opera company, he emigrated to the US. His son Albert Cavens was his associate in the teaching and performing fencing stunts in Hollywood movies.
Birthday
Aug 30, 1882Place of Birth
Lacken, Belgium
Known For
Movies & TV Shows
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- 19605.5
- 1959
stunts
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- 1952
stunts
7.5 - 19526.4
- 19505.8
- 1948
stunts
7.0 - 19476.7
- 19446.3
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- 19397.0
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- 1937
stunts
7.6 - 1936
stunts
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- 1922
stunts
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