Derrick De Marney
Derrick De Marney (born September 21, 1906 in London , † February 18, 1978 in London ) was a British actor and film producer .
Life
De Marney made his stage debut in London in 1922. His portrayal in "Young Mr Disraeli" at the Kingsway Theater (and the resumption at Piccadilly) led in 1928 to a long-term contract with film producer Alexander Korda . His most famous role was that of Robert Tisdall, who was falsely suspected of murder in Alfred Hitchcock's Young and Innocent (1937). Other roles of these years were Benjamin Disraeli (a repeat of his stage success) in Queen Victoria (1937), and its sequel, Sixty Glorious Years (1938).
De Marney played leading and supporting roles in alternating order. In 1947 he gave another memorable performance in the title part of Uncle Silas ; as an aging fortune hunter, he starred alongside Jean Simmons in this film . This was followed by leading roles in self-produced works before he concentrated on his stage work and only accepted smaller engagements for films and then television. De Marney played his last screen role in The Projected Man (1966).
With his brother Terence De Marney , who also worked as an actor , he ran the production company " Concanen Productions ", with which they produced a number of documentaries about the Polish Air Force, including The White Eagle and Diary of a Polish Airman (both in 1942), however also feature films like Leslie Howard's The Gentle Sex (1943). He produced himself in the thrillers Latin Quarter (1945), She Shall Have Murder (1950), Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954) - in a role developed for the stage - and the No Way Back (1949), which he also scripted , in which his brother Terence played the main role.
In 1942 De Marney was responsible for directing two short documentary films.
Filmography (selection)
- 1928: Two Little Drummer Boys
- 1928: Adventurous Youth
- 1936: What will come (Things to Come)
- 1937: Young and Innocent (Young and Innocent)
- 1937: Queen Victoria (Victoria the Great)
- 1938: Sixty Glorious Years
- 1942: The First of the Few
- 1955: The best man in the military (Private's Progress)
Web links
- Derrick De Marney in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Derrick De Marney in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Derrick De Marney at screenonline.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Marney, Derrick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1978 |
| Place of death | London |