René Dary

René Dary

Known for

Acting

Born

July 18, 1905

Birthplace

Paris, France

Died

October 7, 1974 (aged 69)

Biography

René Dary (19 July 1905 – 6 October 1974) was a French film actor. Dary began his career as a child actor.

Young Clément Mary, as was his original name, was born 18 July 1905 in Paris 6th arrondissement. He got his chance in the Spring of 1910 when he was only five. His father Abélard Mary had put in his head to go and promote himself and his two young kids as extras at the Gaumont studio. Mary, who had been an actor, had become a rundown clown in bars because of his gambling and kept things going with some furniture trade. He had set his hopes for his kids, and gambled well this time, as they were all hired for a peplum, Les Derniers Jours de Babylone. Young Clément's native playfulness, h...

Best known work

Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
1954
The Loves of Hercules
The Loves of Hercules
1960
Risky Business
Risky Business
1967
Goto, Island of Love
Goto, Island of Love
1969
A Trap for Cinderella
A Trap for Cinderella
1965
Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre
Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre
1965
Daniella by Night
Daniella by Night
1961
Horizon
Horizon
1967
120, rue de la Gare
120, rue de la Gare
1946
Children of Chaos
Children of Chaos
1944

Filmography

  1. 1978

    Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaTV

    as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

  2. 1969

  3. 1968

    Baal's CompanionsTV

    as Commissaire principal Lefranc (7 episodes)

  4. 1967

    Risky Business

    as le maire

  5. 1967

    Fire of Love

    as Marois

  6. 1967

    Horizon

    as Father

  7. 1965

    A Trap for Cinderella

    as Doctor Doulin

  8. 1965

    Operation Diplomatic Passport

    as Head of the D.S.T.

  9. 1965

    Belphegor, or The Phantom of the LouvreTV

    as Commissaire Ménardier (4 episodes)

  10. 1963

    La RouteTV

    as Mathieu (15 episodes)

  11. 1963

  12. 1962

  13. 1961

    Napoléon II, the Eagle

    as Educator of the Duke

  14. 1961

  15. 1961

    Skin and Bones

    as Director

  16. 1961

    L'Exécution

    as Lavaur

  17. 1960

    The Loves of Hercules

    as Il generale

  18. 1960

    The Delinquents

    as Le Goff

  19. 1959

  20. 1959

    DiscoramaTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  21. 1958

    Sins of Youth

    as L'oncle Léon Bertier

  22. 1954

    Touchez Pas au Grisbi

    as Henri Ducros dit Riton

  23. 1950

    Fugitive from Montreal

    as Pierre Chambrac

  24. 1950

  25. 1950

    A Certain Mister

    as Le Pouce, membre de la bande

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