Eugene Silvain was born on January 17, 1851 in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France. He was an actor, known for La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928) and Molière, sa vie, son oeuvre (1922). He was previously married to Louise Silvain and Annie Whiteford. He died on August 21, 1930 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.