André Deed was one of the first named actors in cinema, and his film series based around Foolshead were a global success.

[1] In 1908, Deed negotiated a lucrative move to the Itala studios in Turin, and he began starring in the Cretinetti comedy series directed by Giovanni Pastrone, an artist later thought by Martin Scorsese as the father of many innovations often attributed to D.W. Griffith and Cecil B.

[2] Deed worked with an Italian crew consisting of Alberto Collo and Emilio Ghione, two local actors, and his future wife, Valentina Frascaroli.

Deed planned a trilogy of fantasy-adventure films: Il documento umano (1920), L'Uomo Meccanico (The Mechanical Man) (1921) and Lo strano amore di Mado, which was never made.

Deed finished his career working as a warehouseman at the Pathe film studios located in the Parisian suburb of Joinville-le-Pont.