Alexander D'Arcy

Acting

Alexander D'Arcy

Born — Died

1908-08-10 — 1996-04-20

Place of birth

Cairo, Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

42 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 M…

Known for

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.

Scene of the Crime

1970

Batman poster
7.3

Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.

Batman

1966

How to Marry a Millionaire poster
6.8

Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.

How to Marry a Millionaire

1953

The Awful Truth poster
7.2

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

The Awful Truth

1937

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre poster
6.3

Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967

Topper Takes a Trip poster
6.6

Mrs. Topper's friend Mrs. Parkhurst has convinced Mrs Topper to file for a divorce from Cosmo due to the strange circumstances of his trip with ghost Marion Kirby. Marion comes back from heaven's door to help Cosmo again, this time only with dog Mr. Atlas. Due to a strange behavior of Cosmo, the judge refuses to divorce them, so Mrs. Parkhurst takes Mrs. Topper on a trip to France where she tries to arrange the final reasons for the divorce. With help of a gold-digging French baron, Marion takes Cosmo to the same hotel to bring them back together and to get her own final ticket to heaven, but the whole thing turns out to be not too easy.

Topper Takes a Trip

1938

Film credits

1960s · 6 titles

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre poster
6.3

Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967

Blood of Dracula's Castle poster
4.3

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.

Blood of Dracula's Castle

1969

Horrors of Spider Island poster
3.4

A bite from a giant spider turns a man into a creature that terrorizes a group of women who survived a plane crash.

Horrors of Spider Island

1960

The Incredible Sex Revolution poster
4.0

Troubled young lass Margaret 'Peggy' Bardot candidly discusses her sexual hang-ups with a psychologist. Bardot's past negative experiences are related in flashback while the psychologist does his to figure out the root cause of her problems.

The Incredible Sex Revolution

1965

Fanny Hill poster
4.0

Young, pretty and innocent, Fanny Hill has lost her parents and must find her way in life amidst the perils of turbulent 18th-century London. She's fortunate enough to rapidly find a place as chambermaid of the effusive Mrs. Brown, who lives in a large house teeming with female 'relatives' in negligée and with very relaxed manners. She also insists that Fanny alone meets various gentlemen who show an ardent interest in her.

Fanny Hill

1964

The Festival Girls poster
6.0

Hollywood stars go wild at the Riviera film festivals.

The Festival Girls

1961

1950s · 7 titles

How to Marry a Millionaire poster
6.8

Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.

How to Marry a Millionaire

1953

Soldier of Fortune poster
6.0

An American woman arrives in Hong Kong to unravel the mystery of her missing photographer husband. After getting nowhere with the authorities, she is led by some underground characters to an American soldier of fortune working in the area against the Communists. He promises to help find her husband.

Soldier of Fortune

1955

Vicki poster
5.5

A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl is revealed.

Vicki

1953

Man on a Tightrope poster
6.6

The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of performers and wild animals with him.

Man on a Tightrope

1953

Riviera Dream poster
NR

This black & white novelty film features Egyptian actor Alex d'Arcy -- playing the part of a discharged American soldier -- traveling the French Riviera in his 1950's Studebaker convertible. d'Arcy meets up with many other movie stars including Charles Boyer, Sonja Henie, Maurice Chevalier, George Raft, Annie Crombez (ski champion), Elsa Maxwell, Bob Stack, Buddy Rogers, Steve Reeves.

Riviera Dream

1950

No artwork available
8.0

Abdullah, absolute monarch of a wealthy Middle Eastern country, has everything a man could want. Everything, that is, until he falls for a beautiful model. She rejects his advances, however, along with his offers of riches and luxury, chosing instead an officer in the king's army as her lover. As all of this is going on, the ruler is oblivious to the growing discontent among his subjects, and the threat of revolt that is increasing with each passing day.

Abdullah's Harem

1955

Vice Dolls poster
6.9

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 realize how bad the criminals are. Fortunately, a kindly hooker, who does know the crooks, saves him from the same fate.

Vice Dolls

1954

1940s · 4 titles

1930s · 15 titles

The Awful Truth poster
7.2

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

The Awful Truth

1937

Topper Takes a Trip poster
6.6

Mrs. Topper's friend Mrs. Parkhurst has convinced Mrs Topper to file for a divorce from Cosmo due to the strange circumstances of his trip with ghost Marion Kirby. Marion comes back from heaven's door to help Cosmo again, this time only with dog Mr. Atlas. Due to a strange behavior of Cosmo, the judge refuses to divorce them, so Mrs. Parkhurst takes Mrs. Topper on a trip to France where she tries to arrange the final reasons for the divorce. With help of a gold-digging French baron, Marion takes Cosmo to the same hotel to bring them back together and to get her own final ticket to heaven, but the whole thing turns out to be not too easy.

Topper Takes a Trip

1938

À Nous la Liberté poster
7.0

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 becoming the head of a successful factory, Louis opts to modernize his company with mechanical innovations. But when his friend Émile finally leaves jail years later and reunites with Louis, the past catches up with them. The two, worried about being apprehended by police, long to flee the confines of industry.

À Nous la Liberté

1931

Fifth Avenue Girl poster
7.0

A wealthy man hires a poor girl to play his mistress in order to get more attention from his neglectful family.

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939

Good Girls Go to Paris poster
7.1

Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English professor Ronald Brooke, she manages to make her dream come true. Besides seeing the sights in the French capital she makes friends with a wealthy family there, the Brands.

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939

Flight to Fame poster
7.5

An evil villain steals a newly invented death ray.

Flight to Fame

1938

She Married an Artist poster
10.0

Because Thornwood's portraits of comely model Sally Dennis are in such great demand, he is obliged to spend virtually all his time with Sally, which prompts Toni to seek retribution in divorce court.

She Married an Artist

1937

Carnival in Flanders poster
7.3

Flanders, Hispanic Monarchy, 1616. The inhabitants of the small town of Boom are busy organizing the annual local festivities when the arrival of the Duke of Olivares, who rules the country on behalf of the King Philip III of Spain, is announced. While the male citizens cowardly surrender to panic like rats on a sinking ship, the brave female citizens, led by the bold wife of the burgomaster, decide to become the best hosts the Spaniards can ever meet.

Carnival in Flanders

1935

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga poster
4.0

Two starstruck visitors to Hollywood sneak into the famous nightclub and end up in a Conga contest and get more than they expected.

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

1939

Stolen Holiday poster
6.4

A young model is set up with her own fashion business by a crooked financier, who sells worthless bonds.

Stolen Holiday

1937

King of Hotels poster
7.0

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 company he can from the staff.

King of Hotels

1932

I Will Love You Always poster
7.0

Alternate French version of the Italian film T'Amero Sempre: Coming to Paris after an unhappy youth, a lonely woman has a love affair but when she is pregnant the man abandons her and she finds work in a beauty salon. Will she be able to find a new happiness?

I Will Love You Always

1933

Three Sons poster
4.5

A shop owner tries to interest his heirs in the family business.

Three Sons

1939

Poliche poster
8.0

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, and accepts a seductive airplane pilot who proposes to her. One day, she discovers that the funny man is just a front behind which there is a serious Didier. She will try to make up and live with him - but the gap between them is already too large.

Poliche

1934

That scoundrel Morin poster
10.0

Life is so dull in a quiet little neighborhood that gossips, eager for some kind of scandal to brighten things up, imagine their haberdasher has been having quite a raunchy sex life.

That scoundrel Morin

1932

1920s · 4 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera