Marcel Dalio
- Birthday
- Jul 17, 1900
Bio: Short of stature but giant in talent, French actor Marcel Dalio entered films in 1933. He gained world-wide renown for his brilliant work in the Jean Renoir classics La Grande Illusion (1937) and Rules of the Game (1938). When the Nazis marched into Paris, the Jewish Dalio fled to the United States with his actress wife Madeleine Le Beau (the wisdom of his sudden… More Bio: Short of stature but giant in talent, French actor Marcel Dalio entered films in 1933. He gained world-wide renown for his brilliant work in the Jean Renoir classics La Grande Illusion (1937) and Rules of the Game (1938). When the Nazis marched into Paris, the Jewish Dalio fled to the United States with his actress wife Madeleine Le Beau (the wisdom of his sudden flight was confirmed when the Nazis distributed a photograph of Dalio, labelled "The Typical Jew"). Launching his Hollywood career in 1941, Dalio was never able to rescale the heights of prominence that he'd enjoyed in France. In fact, he was often unbilled, even for his memorable role as the cynical croupier in 1942's Casablanca. The best of Dalio's Hollywood character parts included Clemenceau in Wilson (1945), Danny Kaye's nervous business associate in On the Riviera (1951), and the "dirty" old Italian in Catch-22 (1970). A frequent visitor to American television, Dalio was cast as Inspector Renault (the role originated by Claude Rains) in the short-lived 1955 TV version of Casablanca. In his final years, Marcel Dalio returned to the French film industry; his last movie assignment was 1980's Vaudoux aux Caraibes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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Le monocle rit jaune (The Monocle) (2013)
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Les amants du Tage (The Lovers of Lisbon) (2012)
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Naples au baiser de feu (The Kiss of Fire) (2011)
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L'aile ou la cuisse (The Wing and the Thigh) (1976)
- Tailor
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La Bête (The Beast) (1975)
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Marcel Dalio Videos
Sabrina
2 minutes 2 seconds
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
2 minutes 24 seconds
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
29 seconds
Catch 22
4 minutes 34 seconds
Rules Of The Game
13 seconds
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