Alexander D'Arcy

Alexander D'Arcy was an Egyptian-born American actor whose career took in films made on both sides of the Atlantic, and he was often cast as a polished gentleman or a smooth rogue, once described as a possible successor to Rudolph Valentino. Born in Cairo, he made his screen debut in 1927 in The Garden of Allah, worked in France, and later settled in Hollywood. There he played supporting parts through the late 1930s, among them The Awful Truth (1937). In How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) he was one of several men vying for the attention of Marilyn Monroe's character, and he also appeared in Soldier of Fortune (1955). As his roles shrank, he moved largely into television during the 1960s and returned to horror movies, taking the title part in Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969). He also worked for the directors Roger Corman, Russ Meyer and Sam Fuller.