Marcel Dalio

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Marcel Dalio (born July 17, 1900 as Israel Moshe Blauschild in Paris , † November 20, 1983 there ) was a French actor. He played important roles in the Jean Renoir films La grande illusion ( The great illusion ) and La règle du jeu ( The rules of the game ).

Life

Dalio grew up as the son of Romanian immigrants in Paris. He attended the conservatory there and then began training as an actor. In the 1920s he was seen as a young man with black curls in various revues and cabaret programs. Dalio made his film debut in 1931. In the second half of the 1930s he played his best roles, in Robert Siodmak's White Freight for Rio and in Julien Duvivier's Pépé le Moko - In the Dark of Algiers . After giving the Rosenthal in Jean Renoir's The Great Illusion , Renoir deliberately cast him against the role cliché in The Rules of the Game . Dalio played the Marquis de la Cheyniest, the host of the hunting party, as a bustling landlord and not as a noble noble. After this probably the biggest role of his career, Dalio could not enjoy stardom. After 27 roles in French films, he had to leave France head over heels as a Jew during the Second World War. He went to Hollywood; his family, whom he had left behind in France, died in the Nazi concentration camps.

In Hollywood he played the typical French or at least corresponded to the clichés, and was seen, among other things, as a restaurant owner, fashion designer or bartender. In Casablanca he was the croupier in Rick's Cafe and in To Have and Not to Have he was seen as the hotel owner Frenchy, who is involved in the resistance against the Nazis. After the war, Dalio played mostly dodgy film characters from the demimonde in France and the USA. In the 1970s he also took on comic roles in films with Louis de Funès , including the real Rabbi Jacob in The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob and Tailor in Chest or Club .

In addition to his roles in over 170 films, Dalio also took part in theater productions; in particular the theater director Roger Planchon worked with him frequently. Dalio's memoirs were published under the title “Mes années folles”.

The stage name Dalio emerged as a nickname based on the Danilo of the operetta The Merry Widow . Marcel Dalio was married to the French actress Madeleine Lebeau . They separated in 1942.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Dalio, Marcel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blauschild, Israel Moshe (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French actor
DATE OF BIRTH 17th July 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris , France
DATE OF DEATH November 20, 1983
Place of death Paris , France