Maurice Marsac

Biography

Maurice Marsac was a French actor who appeared in more than 150 American films and television shows between 1943 and 1987. Born in La Croix-Valmer in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, he settled in Southern California and typically played small character roles, often comic waiters or maitre d's. Such parts came his way in The Razor's Edge (1946, uncredited), Herbie Rides Again (1974), and The Jerk (1979), and he also appeared in episodes of I Love Lucy, Hazel, Columbo, Wonder Woman, Soap, The Fall Guy, and L.A. Law. He portrayed Nicodemus in King of Kings, a 1961 biblical epic, and in the early 1960s he starred in the Italian film Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory (1961) and the Spanish film Perro golfo (1963). A nationally ranked croquet player, he was among the top 25 Americans in 1986.

92years old at death

Born March 23, 1915Gassin
Died May 6, 2007Santa Rosa
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Maurice Louis Clément Ferrat (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 16
Career span: 39 years1944 to 1983

Genres

Comedy50%, 8 films
Adventure38%, 6 films
Drama31%, 5 films
Romance31%, 5 films
Crime25%, 4 films

First and latest

Maurice Marsac movies on Netflix

Deal of the Century1983IMDb rating 4.7as Frenchman
The Big Red One1980IMDb rating 7.1as Vichy colonel
Caprice1967IMDb rating 5.5as Auber
Double Trouble1967IMDb rating 5.1as Frenchman
Monkeys, Go Home!1967IMDb rating 5.8as Fontanino
Gambit1966IMDb rating 7.1as Hotel Clerk
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion1965IMDb rating 5.9as Gregory
What a Way to Go!1964IMDb rating 6.9as Rene
Captain Sindbad1963IMDb rating 5.5as Ahmed
Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory1961IMDb rating 4.8as Sir Alfred Whiteman
Tarzan and the Trappers1960IMDb rating 4.8as Rene
Lafayette Escadrille1958IMDb rating 5.5as Sgt. Parris
China Gate1957IMDb rating 6.2as Col. De Sars
The Black Shield of Falworth1954IMDb rating 6.4as Count de Vermois
Against All Flags1952IMDb rating 6.5as Captain Moisson
To Have and Have Not1944IMDb rating 7.8as Gaulist

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Big Red One1980 Drama, Waras Vichy colonel
IMDb rating 7.123K votes
Gambit1966 Comedy, Crimeas Hotel Clerk
IMDb rating 7.17.6K votes
Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory1961as Sir Alfred Whiteman
IMDb rating 4.81.5K votes
What a Way to Go!1964as Rene
IMDb rating 6.96.9K votes
Tarzan and the Trappers1960as Rene
IMDb rating 4.8732 votes
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion1965as Gregory
IMDb rating 5.9826 votes
Captain Sindbad1963as Ahmed
IMDb rating 5.51.2K votes
Caprice1967as Auber
IMDb rating 5.52.0K votes

Most often with

Samuel Fuller directed two of these films. Marcel Dalio appears in three 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.

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Marcel Dalio

Shirley MacLaine

Harry Cording

John Alderson

Samuel FullerDirector, 2 films

Films together

Marcel Dalio3 films together, 1944 to 1958
Marcel Dalio's page
- Lafayette Escadrille1958IMDb rating 5.5Marsac as Sgt. ParrisDalio as Drill Sergeant
- China Gate1957IMDb rating 6.2Marsac as Col. De SarsDalio as Father Paul
- To Have and Have Not1944IMDb rating 7.8Marsac as GaulistDalio as Gerard aka Frenchy
Shirley MacLaine2 films together, 1964 to 1966
Shirley MacLaine's page
- Gambit1966IMDb rating 7.1Marsac as Hotel ClerkMacLaine as Nicole
- What a Way to Go!1964IMDb rating 6.9Marsac as ReneMacLaine as Louisa May Foster
Harry Cording2 films together, 1952 to 1954
Harry Cording's page
- The Black Shield of Falworth1954IMDb rating 6.4Marsac as Count de VermoisCording as Captain of King's Guards
- Against All Flags1952IMDb rating 6.5Marsac as Captain MoissonCording as Gow
John Alderson2 films together, 1952 to 1967
John Alderson's page
- Double Trouble1967IMDb rating 5.1Marsac as FrenchmanAlderson as Iceman
- Against All Flags1952IMDb rating 6.5Marsac as Captain MoissonAlderson as Sailor Harris
Samuel FullerDirector, 2 films, 1957 to 1980
All films by Samuel Fuller
- The Big Red One1980IMDb rating 7.1Marsac as Vichy colonel
- China Gate1957IMDb rating 6.2Marsac as Col. De Sars