Grock
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Grock.
Born: January 10, 1880
Place of Birth: Loveresse, Switzerland
Known For
Farewell Mister Grock
The life of Adrien Wettach, famous in the annals of the circus under the name of Grock, world famous Swiss clown. A series of images from Épinal, retracing the career of a European artist, within the framework of world history. Lots of children, wars, an eccentric Russian countess, Countess Barinoff, who grows old admiring the clown, and a very long quibble about a party wall, all serve to highlight the star's final number.
Grock
Grock must return to the scene once more. Half-movie, half-documentary, this film memorably records Grock's showmanship.
What for?
Céleste Noménoé, a provincial actor, comes to Paris for an inheritance. He also gets a part in a movie. The managers of a music-hall notice him. He takes the stage name of Grock.
Filmography
as Adrien Wettach, aka 'Grock'
as er selbst
as Céleste Noménoé