Alexander D'Arcy
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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.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.011 |
Birthday | 1908-08-10 |
Place of Birth | Cairo, Egypt |
Also Known As | Alexander Sarruf, Alexandre D'Arcy, Alex D'Arcy, Alexandre Darcy, Alex d'Arcy, |
1953
How to Marry a Millionaire
6.8/515
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
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How to Marry a Millionaire
1964
Fanny Hill
4.1/15
Cult filmmaker Russ Meyer takes on directorial duties in Zugsmith s adaptation of the notorious erotic classic Fanny Hill. Set in pre-Victorian London...
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Fanny Hill
1960
Horrors of Spider Island
3.4/72
A bite from a giant spider turns a man into a creature that terrorizes a group of women who survived a plane crash.
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Horrors of Spider Island
1969
Blood of Dracula's Castle
4.5/30
Count Dracula and his wife capture beautiful young women and chain them in their dungeon, to be used when they need to satisfy their thirst for blood.
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Blood of Dracula's Castle
1937
The Awful Truth
7.205/303
Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.
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The Awful Truth
1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
6.275/102
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1953
Vicki
5.5/19
A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl is revealed.
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Vicki
1940
City of Chance
5.2/7
Texas girl goes to New York, becomes a newspaper reporter, and tries to get her gambler boyfriend to come home.
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City of Chance
1932
King of Hotels
0/0
A hotel worker who is really an aristocrat falls for a lady customer but instead of getting married he prefers to stay at work and get what female com...
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King of Hotels
1932
That scoundrel Morin
0/0
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That scoundrel Morin
1934
Poliche
0/0
Didier Méreuil, affectionately called Poliche, is in love with Rosine, a beautiful girl, so he does everything to please her. She does not love him, a...
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Poliche
1938
Topper Takes a Trip
6.409/22
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Topper Takes a Trip
1949
The Red Angel
0/0
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The Red Angel
1961
The Festival Girls
5/2
Hollywood stars go wild at the Riviera film festivals.
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The Festival Girls
1937
Stolen Holiday
6.6/6
A young model is set up with her own fashion business by a crooked financier, who sells worthless bonds.
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Stolen Holiday
1937
She Married an Artist
0/0
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She Married an Artist
1972
Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
5/1
A private detective (Glenn Corbett) infiltrates a gang of drug-dealing extortionists who prey on politicians.
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Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
1955
Abdullah's Harem
0/0
Abdullah, absolute monarch of a wealthy Middle Eastern country, has everything a man could want. Everything, that is, until he falls for a beautiful m...
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Abdullah's Harem
1941
The Blonde from Singapore
5/3
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The Blonde from Singapore
1939
Fifth Avenue Girl
7/23
A wealthy man hires a poor girl to play his mistress in order to get more attention from his neglectful family.
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Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
Good Girls Go to Paris
7.1/9
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Good Girls Go to Paris
1965
The Incredible Sex Revolution
2/1
Troubled young lass Margaret 'Peggy' Bardot candidly discusses her sexual hang-ups with a psychologist. Bardot's past negative experiences are related...
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The Incredible Sex Revolution
1929
A Romance of Seville
5/2
Dolores and Ramon celebrate their arranged betrothal with little enthusiasm: Dolores has a lover, and Ramon wants his freedom so that he can pursue Pe...
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A Romance of Seville
1950
Riviera Dream
0/0
This black & white novelty film features Egyptian actor Alex d'Arcy -- playing the part of a discharged American soldier -- traveling the French Rivie...
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Riviera Dream
1940
Irene
6/6
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate. Charm...
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Irene
1939
Three Sons
3.2/2
A shop owner tries to interest his heirs in the family business.
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Three Sons
1955
Soldier of Fortune
5.9/29
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Soldier of Fortune
1971
The Seven Minutes
5.6/13
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The Seven Minutes
1928
Champagne
5.2/71
Betty, the rebellious daughter of a millionaire, decides to marry the penniless Jean—against her father's will—and runs away to France and lives a lif...
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Champagne
1928
Paradise
0/0
The daughter of a poor clergyman wins £500 and goes to find happiness on the Riviera.
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Paradise
1953
Man on a Tightrope
6.5/30
The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of performe...
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Man on a Tightrope
1954
Vice Dolls
7/2
In this French crime drama, a young man gets revenge upon the criminals who caused his grandfather to kill himself. Unfortunately, the fellow doesn't...
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Vice Dolls
1935
Carnival in Flanders
7.3/42
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Carnival in Flanders
1929
Daughter of the Regiment
0/0
Marie, adopted as a baby by Warrant Officer Guippo, helps a smuggler escape because he saved his life previously. She finds him again in Paris while s...
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Daughter of the Regiment
1938
Flight to Fame
5/1
An evil villain steals a newly invented death ray.
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Flight to Fame
1931
À Nous la Liberté
7.054/92
In this classic French satire, Louis, a convict, escapes from prison and takes on legitimate work, making his way up in the business world. Eventually...
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À Nous la Liberté
1939
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
3.5/2
Two starstruck visitors to Hollywood sneak into the famous nightclub and end up in a Conga contest and get more than they expected.
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