Alexander D'Arcy
37 movies · 2 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 10, 1908
- Died
- Apr 20, 1996 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as
- Alexander Sarruf · Alexandre D'Arcy · Alex D'Arcy · Alexandre Darcy
Biography
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Alexander D'Arcy, ( 10 August 1908 – 20 April 1996) was an Egyptian actor with an international film repertoire.
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Born Alexander Sarruf in Cairo, Egypt, D'Arcy, variously credited as Alexandre D'Arcy, Alex D'Arcy, Alexandre Darcy and Alex d'Arcy appeared in some 45 films, mostly as a suave gentleman or smooth rogue. His first film appearance was in 1927 in The Garden of Allah, before appearing in Alfred Hitchcock's Champagne (1928). He then went to Hollywood where he started by playing supporting roles in several films in the late 1930s including The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) Stolen Holiday (1937), The Awful Truth (1937). In 1953, he was one of Marilyn Monroe's suitors in How to Marry a Millionaire and featured in Abdulla the Great and Soldier of Fortune in 1955.
His roles diminished in importance and by the 1960s he was acting mostly on television before resurfacing in horror films, notably It's Hot in Paradise (1962) and as Dracula in Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969). Evidently a favorite of such cult directors as Roger Corman, Russ Meyer and Sam Fuller, D'Arcy was seen in Corman's St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967), Meyer's The Seven Minutes (1971) and Fuller's Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street (1972).
His last appearance was in a German television detective series in 1973.
He died in West Hollywood, California.
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Known for
Alexander D'Arcy: movies and TV shows
Acting (39)
- 1972 Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
as Mr. Novak
- 1971 The Seven Minutes
as Christian Leroux
- 1970
- 1969 Blood of Dracula's Castle
as Count Charles Townsend (Dracula)
- 1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Joe Aiello
- 1966
- 1965 The Incredible Sex Revolution
as Pierre
- 1964 Fanny Hill
as Admiral
- 1961 The Festival Girls
as Larry Worthington
- 1960 Horrors of Spider Island
as Gary Webster
- 1955 Soldier of Fortune
as Rene Dupont Chevalier
- 1955 Abdullah's Harem
as Marco
- 1954 Vice Dolls
as Louis d'Osterkoff
- 1953 How to Marry a Millionaire
as J. Stewart Merrill
- 1953 Vicki
as Robin Ray
- 1953 Man on a Tightrope
as Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)
- 1950 Riviera Dream
as American Soldier
- 1949
- 1941 The Blonde from Singapore
as Prince Sali
- 1940 Irene
as Mr. Dumont (uncredited)
- 1940 City of Chance
as Baron Joseph
- 1939 Three Sons
as Prince Nicky - Phoebe's Husband
- 1939 Fifth Avenue Girl
as Maitre d'Hotel
- 1939 Good Girls Go to Paris
as Paul Kingston
- 1938 Topper Takes a Trip
as Baron de Rossi
- 1938 Flight to Fame
as Perez
- 1937 She Married an Artist
as Phillip Corval
- 1937 The Awful Truth
as Armand Duvalle
- 1937 Stolen Holiday
as Anatole
- 1935 Carnival in Flanders
as The Captain
- 1934
- 1933 I Will Love You Always
as Jean-Claude
- 1932
- 1932
- 1931 À Nous la Liberté
as Le gigolo
- 1929 Daughter of the Regiment
as Tonio
- 1929 A Romance of Seville
as Ramon
- 1928 Paradise
as Spirdoff
- 1928 Champagne
as (uncredited)
Behind the camera (1)
- 1950 Riviera Dream
Director, Producer, Story
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1939