Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio, actually Israel Moshe Blue Shield ( born July 17, 1900 in Paris, France, † November 20, 1983 ) was a French actor. He played important roles in the Jean Renoir film La grande illusion ( The Great Illusion ) and La regle du jeu ( The Rules).
Life
Dalio grew up as the son of Romanian immigrants in Paris. He attended the Paris Conservatory, and then began an acting exercise. In the 1920s, he was seen as curly black hair young man in several revues and cabaret programs. In 1931 Dalio his debut with the film. In the second half of the 1930s Dalio had its probably best roles. He played in Robert Siodmak's White freight for Rio and Julien Duvivier's Pépé le Moko in - In the dark of Algiers. After he had given in Jean Renoir's La Grande Illusion Rosenthal, Renoir cast him in The rule of the game against the conscious role stereotype. Dalio played the Marquis de la Cheyniest, the host of the hunting party as a bustling house Lord, and not just as a make nobles. After that probably the biggest role of his career Dalio but could not enjoy stardom. After 27 roles in the French film he had to leave on the head and went to the U.S. to Hollywood as a Jew France during World War II neck. His family he had left behind in France, died in the concentration camps of the Nazis.
In Hollywood, he played the typical, or at least corresponding to the stereotypes, the French, was to be seen, among other things as a restaurant owner, fashion designer or bartender. In Casablanca, he gave the croupier at Rick 's Cafe. After the war, Dalio played both in France and in the USA in movies, mostly shady figures of the demimonde. In the 1970s, Dalio took over comic roles in movies with Louis de Funès, so Dalio was the real Rabbi Jacob The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob in.
In addition to his roles in over 170 films Dalio appeared again and again in theater productions, particularly the theater director Roger Planchon worked often with Dalio. Dalios memoirs were published under the title "Mes années folles ".
The artist name Dalio originated as a nickname in reference to the Danilo operetta The Merry Widow. Dalio was married to the French actress Madeleine Lebeau. The two broke up in 1942.