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name: "Alexander D'Arcy"
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born: "10 August 1908"
died: "20 April 1996"
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# Alexander D'Arcy

Actor. Born 10 August 1908 in Cairo, Egypt. Died 20 April 1996.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 August 1908, Cairo, Egypt
- **Died:** 20 April 1996
- **Also known as:** Alexander Sarruf, Alexandre D'Arcy, Alex D'Arcy, Alexandre Darcy, Alex d'Arcy
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_D%27Arcy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2603039, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0195422/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77159

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Awful Truth*](https://film.one/film/the-awful-truth.md) (89)

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## Biography

Alexander D'Arcy, born Alexandre Sarruf, was an Egyptian actor who appeared in films from the late 1920s until the 1970s. He made his screen debut in *The Garden of Allah* (1927) and appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's *Champagne* (1928).

He moved to Hollywood in the 1930s and took supporting roles in several films, including *The Awful Truth* (1937), in which he played Armand Duvalle, *The Prisoner of Zenda* (1937) and *Stolen Holiday* (1937). Later credits include *How to Marry a Millionaire* (1953).

From the 1960s he worked increasingly in television and horror films, among them *Horrors of Spider Island* (1960), *Batman* (1966), *The St. Valentine's Day Massacre* (1967) and *Blood of Dracula's Castle* (1969). His final screen appearance was in a 1973 episode of the German series *Tatort*. He died in West Hollywood, California, in 1996.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Awful Truth* (1937), Fi1m 89, as Armand Duvalle — [page](https://film.one/film/the-awful-truth.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street* (1972), as Mr. Novak
- *The Seven Minutes* (1971), as Christian Leroux
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Mr. Novak
- *Blood of Dracula's Castle* (1969), as Count Charles Townsend (Dracula)
- *The St. Valentine's Day Massacre* (1967), as Joe Aiello
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Shop Owner
- *The Incredible Sex Revolution* (1965), as Pierre
- *Fanny Hill* (1964), as Admiral
- *The Festival Girls* (1961), as Larry Worthington
- *Horrors of Spider Island* (1960), as Gary Webster
- *Soldier of Fortune* (1955), as Rene Dupont Chevalier
- *Abdullah's Harem* (1955), as Marco
- *Vice Dolls* (1954), as Louis d'Osterkoff
- *How to Marry a Millionaire* (1953), as J. Stewart Merrill
- *Vicki* (1953), as Robin Ray
- *Man on a Tightrope* (1953), as Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)
- *Riviera Dream* (1950), as American Soldier · Director, Producer, Story
- *The Red Angel* (1949), Actor
- *The Blonde from Singapore* (1941), as Prince Sali
- *Irene* (1940), as Mr. Dumont (uncredited)
- *City of Chance* (1940), as Baron Joseph
- *Three Sons* (1939), as Prince Nicky - Phoebe's Husband
- *Fifth Avenue Girl* (1939), as Maitre d'Hotel
- *Good Girls Go to Paris* (1939), as Paul Kingston
- *Topper Takes a Trip* (1938), as Baron de Rossi
- *Flight to Fame* (1938), as Perez
- *She Married an Artist* (1937), as Phillip Corval
- *The Awful Truth* (1937), as Armand Duvalle — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-awful-truth.md)
- *Stolen Holiday* (1937), as Anatole
- *Carnival in Flanders* (1935), as The Captain
- *Poliche* (1934), Actor
- *I Will Love You Always* (1933), as Jean-Claude
- *That scoundrel Morin* (1932), Actor
- *King of Hotels* (1932), Actor
- *À Nous la Liberté* (1931), as Le gigolo
- *Daughter of the Regiment* (1929), as Tonio
- *A Romance of Seville* (1929), as Ramon
- *Paradise* (1928), as Spirdoff
- *Champagne* (1928), as (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Alexander D'Arcy](https://film.one/media/person/1229622/gallery-d8edecdaaeae.jpg) Alexander D'Arcy — Trailer screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Alexander_Darcy_in_Topper_Takes_a_Trip_trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Alexander D'Arcy](https://film.one/media/person/1229622/gallery-60065f62733d.jpg) Alexander D'Arcy — Image via TMDB

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