Person Details

Birthday: 1908-08-10 23:27:35

Death: 1996-04-20 23:27:35

Aliases: Alexander Sarruf , Alexandre D'Arcy , Alex D'Arcy , Alexandre Darcy , Alex d'Arcy

Gender: N/A

Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt

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Movie Involvements: 15

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Scene of the Crime
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6

Scene of the Crime

(1970) Mr. Novak
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
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6
Soldier of Fortune
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6

Soldier of Fortune

(1955) Rene Dupont Chevalier
Horrors of Spider Island
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4

Horrors of Spider Island

(1960) Gary Webster
Man on a Tightrope
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6

Man on a Tightrope

(1953) Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)
The Seven Minutes
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5

The Seven Minutes

(1971) Christian Leroux
Blood Of Dracula's Castle
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5

Blood Of Dracula's Castle

(1969) Count Charles Townsend (Dracula)
Vicki
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6

Vicki

(1953) Robin Ray

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1972 Mr. Novak
1971 Christian Leroux
1970 Mr. Novak
1969 Count Charles Townsend (Dracula)
1967 Joe Aiello
1966 Shop Owner
1965 Pierre
1964 Admiral
1961 Larry Worthington
1960 Gary Webster
1955 Marco
Rene Dupont Chevalier
1954 Louis d'Osterkoff
1953 J. Stewart Merrill
Robin Ray
Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)
1949 N/A
1940 Mr. Dumont (uncredited)
Baron Joseph
1939 Prince Nicky - Phoebe's Husband
Maitre d'Hotel
Himself (uncredited)
Paul Kingston
1938 Baron de Rossi
Perez
1937 Phillip Corval
Armand Duvalle
Anatole
1935 The Captain
1934 N/A
1932 N/A
N/A
1931 Le gigolo
1929 Tonio
Ramon
1928 Spirdoff
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Year Character Movie/Tv

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