Marcel Dalio
Biography
Marcel Dalio was a French actor who studied at the Paris Conservatoire and appeared in revues from 1920 before moving into French films in the 1930s, at first as a leading man. His first big screen success came in Pépé le Moko (1937), followed by starring roles in Jean Renoir's Grand Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939). After leaving France in 1940, he settled in Hollywood, where he worked in many wartime films, usually cast as a Frenchman, among them The Shanghai Gesture (1941), The Song of Bernadette (1943) and To Have and Have Not (1944). He continued to act on both sides of the Atlantic in later decades, with roles in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Sabrina (1954), Pillow Talk (1959) and How to Steal a Million (1966), and he also appeared in numerous television shows. He worked on close to 200 productions between 1931 and 1982.
83years old at death
- Born 5th arrondissement of Paris
- Died 16th arrondissement of Paris
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Marcel Benoît Blauschild (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 32
- Career span
- 39 years1937 to 1976
Genres
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About the name
Dalio acted in French films during the 1930s, after appearing in stage plays starting in the 1920s, and he was typically credited under the mononym "Dalio".
Marcel Dalio movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Henry King directed three of these films, Howard Hawks two and Jean Renoir two. Eugene Borden appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Eugene Borden's page
Jean-Paul Belmondo's page
Audrey Hepburn's page
Maurice Marsac's page
Gaston Modot's page
Humphrey Bogart's page
Henry KingDirector, 3 films, 1943 to 1957
All films by Henry King
All films by Howard Hawks
All films by Jean Renoir
Also two films together20 more actors
- Tony CurtisThe List of Adrian Messenger (1963) and The Perfect Furlough (1958)
- Frank SinatraThe List of Adrian Messenger (1963) and Can-Can (1960)
- Sig RumanOn the Riviera (1951) and The Song of Bernadette (1943)
- Philippe NoiretTender Scoundrel (1966) and Lady L (1965)
- Ava GardnerThe Sun Also Rises (1957) and The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
- Mike MazurkiDonovan's Reef (1963) and The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
- Walter SandeAnything Goes (1956) and To Have and Have Not (1944)
- Gene TierneyOn the Riviera (1951) and The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
- Gladys CooperThe List of Adrian Messenger (1963) and The Song of Bernadette (1943)
- Louis JourdanMade in Paris (1966) and Can-Can (1960)
- Jean GabinGrand Illusion (1937) and Pépé le Moko (1937)
- Ann CodeeCan-Can (1960) and On the Riviera (1951)
- Gérard BuhrLa Loi des hommes (1962) and Baby Beats the Band (1951)
- Nancy KulpAnything Goes (1956) and Sabrina (1954)
- Marcel HillaireMade in Paris (1966) and Sabrina (1954)
- Philippe LemaireSwords of Blood (1962) and Baby Beats the Band (1951)
- Jacqueline BeerMade in Paris (1966) and Pillow Talk (1959)
- Julien CaretteThe Rules of the Game (1939) and Grand Illusion (1937)
- Nicolas AmatoBaby Beats the Band (1951) and The Rules of the Game (1939)
- Georges PécletGrand Illusion (1937) and Pépé le Moko (1937)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Marcel Dalio's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$57.7 million
10 of the 32 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 32 films: 10 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 18 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 18Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$19M32.5% of the total
- 2$10M17.3% of the total
- 3$8.4M14.6% of the total
- 4$6.6M11.4% of the total
- 5$5.3M9.2% of the total
- 6$4.4M7.6% of the total
- 7$3.6M6.3% of the total
- 8$274K0.5% of the total
$328,780from the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.