Victor Francen was born on August 5, 1888 in Tienen, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Hold Back the Dawn (1941), Hell and High Water (1954) and I Accuse (1938). He was married to Mary Marquet, Renée Corciade and Eleanor Kreutzer. He died on November 18, 1977 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
Much active on stage in the 1930's, touring Europe, Canada and South America. Member of the Comedie Francaise until forced to flee Paris in 1940 as a result of the German invasion.
Suave, bushy-browed, placid-faced Belgian-born character actor from the
stage and a lead in French films who left Europe and settled in America
during the war years, typically a Nazi or other foreign-accented
villain in Hollywood.