Alexander D'Arcy
Acting
Born August 10, 1908, Cairo, Egypt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexander D'Arcy, ( 10 August 1908 – 20 April 1996) was an Egyptian actor with an international film repertoire. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander D'Arcy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- 1972Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street — Mr. Novak
- 1971The Seven Minutes — Christian Leroux
- Scene of the Crime — Mr. Novak
- 1969Blood of Dracula's Castle — Count Charles Townsend (Dracula)
- 1967The St. Valentine's Day Massacre — Joe Aiello
- Batman — Shop Owner
- 1965The Incredible Sex Revolution — Pierre
- 1964Fanny Hill — Admiral
- 1961The Festival Girls — Larry Worthington
- 1960Horrors of Spider Island — Gary Webster
- 1955Abdullah's Harem — Marco
- 1955Soldier of Fortune — Rene Dupont Chevalier
- 1954Vice Dolls — Louis d'Osterkoff
- 1953How to Marry a Millionaire — J. Stewart Merrill
- 1953Man on a Tightrope — Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)
- 1953Vicki — Robin Ray
- 1950Riviera Dream — American Soldier, Director, Producer, Story
- 1949The Red Angel
- 1941The Blonde from Singapore — Prince Sali
- 1940City of Chance — Baron Joseph
- 1940Irene — Mr. Dumont (uncredited)
- 1939Fifth Avenue Girl — Maitre d'Hotel
- 1939Good Girls Go to Paris — Paul Kingston
- 1939Three Sons — Prince Nicky - Phoebe's Husband
- 1938Flight to Fame — Perez
- 1938Topper Takes a Trip — Baron de Rossi
- 1937She Married an Artist — Phillip Corval
- 1937Stolen Holiday — Anatole
- 1937The Awful Truth — Armand Duvalle
- 1935Carnival in Flanders — The Captain
- 1934Poliche
- 1933I Will Love You Always — Jean-Claude
- 1932King of Hotels
- 1932That scoundrel Morin
- 1931À Nous la Liberté — Le gigolo
- 1929A Romance of Seville — Ramon
- 1929Daughter of the Regiment — Tonio
- 1928Champagne — (uncredited)
- 1928Paradise — Spirdoff
Appearances as themselves (1)
- 1939Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga — Himself (uncredited)