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name: "Lucien Prival"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lucien-prival"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 July 1901"
died: "3 June 1994"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:58.767964+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Lucien Prival

Actor. Born 14 July 1901 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 3 June 1994.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 July 1901, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 3 June 1994
- **Active:** 1935–1940

## Biography

Lucien Prival (1901–1994) was an American character actor who appeared in more than seventy films between 1926 and 1953, often in supporting or uncredited roles as Germanic or European figures.

Born in New York City, he lived in Berlin from 1912 to 1919 before returning to the United States, where he worked as a salesman until entering stage work and signing with First National Pictures. He frequently portrayed villains or authority figures resembling Erich von Stroheim.

Among his credits are *The Racket* (1928), *Hell's Angels* (1930) as Baron Von Kranz, *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935) as the butler, *History Is Made at Night* (1937), *The Great Dictator* (1940), and *High Noon* (1952).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, everything.explained.today.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Great Dictator* (1940), Fi1m 80, as Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-dictator.md)
- *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935), Fi1m 89, as Butler — [page](https://film.one/film/bride-of-frankenstein.md)

## Also known for

- *Man Hunt* (1941)
- *Hell's Angels* (1930), Baron Von Kranz
- *The Mortal Storm* (1940), Passport Official on Train
- *History Is Made at Night* (1937), Private Detective
- *The Racket* (1928), Chick

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