Marcel Dalio (17 July1900 in Paris, France – 20 November1983 in Paris) was a Frenchcharacter actor. July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... A character actor is an actor who predominantly performs supporting parts, often in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ...
During a long Hollywood career impersonating waiters, MarcelDalio, previously one of the most refined character performers of the prewar French cinema (a distinction confirmed by the simple use of his surname alone in the credits), conveyed with unfailing good taste the hauteur of a man who served others from a position of power.
Despite this success in a leading role, Dalio was destined to remain mainly a character actor.
Dorothy Parker is said to have connived at his salvation by pointing him out at a party as "the great French actor Dalio." Unfortunately, the parts that came his way were those of waiters and domestics, leavened with the occasional curé or military officer, the sort of roles handed out to most accented émigrés.
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