Derrick De Marney
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Derrick De Marney was an English stage and film actor and producer, of French and Irish ancestry.
and Piccadilly
Theatres that brought him an offer of a long term film contract from Alexander Korda
. He is perhaps best known for his starring role as Robert Tisdall, wrongly accused of murder in Alfred Hitchcock
's Young and Innocent
(1937). Other early film roles include Benjamin Disraeli (a role he also played on stage in Young Mr. Disraeli) in Victoria the Great
(1937), and its sequel, Sixty Glorious Years
(1938).
After Young and Innocent, he alternated between leading roles and supporting parts in films. In 1947, he had another memorable part with the title role of Uncle Silas
; a character part in which he played an evil old fortune hunter plotting against a young woman played by Jean Simmons
. After a couple of more leads in self-produced films, he tended to concentrate on the theatre, only taking small roles in film and television thereafter. His last role was in the horror film The Projected Man
(1966).
, he formed Concanen Productions and produced a number of wartime documentaries on the Polish air force, including The White Eagle and Diary of a Polish Airman (both 1942), as well as Leslie Howard
's film The Gentle Sex
(1943). He also produced and starred in the thrillers Latin Quarter
(1945), She Shall Have Murder (1950), Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954), a role he had created on stage, and No Way Back (1949), which he also wrote, and which starred his brother Terence.
Actor
On the London stage from 1922 and films from 1928. It was his performance of "Young Mr Disraeli" at the KingswayKingsway
-Canada:*Burnaby—Kingsway, a federal electoral district in British Columbia between 1988 and 1997*Kingsway , a road in Edmonton, Alberta *Kingsway , a road in Vancouver, British Columbia...
and Piccadilly
Piccadilly
Piccadilly is a major street in central London, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is completely within the city of Westminster. The street is part of the A4 road, London's second most important western artery. St...
Theatres that brought him an offer of a long term film contract from Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
Sir Alexander Korda was a Hungarian-born British producer and film director. He was a leading figure in the British film industry, the founder of London Films and the owner of British Lion Films, a film distributing company.-Life and career:The elder brother of filmmakers Zoltán Korda and Vincent...
. He is perhaps best known for his starring role as Robert Tisdall, wrongly accused of murder in Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
's Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent is a 1937 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney and John Longden...
(1937). Other early film roles include Benjamin Disraeli (a role he also played on stage in Young Mr. Disraeli) in Victoria the Great
Victoria the Great
Victoria the Great is a 1937 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook and Walter Rilla. The film biography of Queen Victoria concentrating initially on the early years of her reign with her marriage to Prince Albert and her subsequent rule after...
(1937), and its sequel, Sixty Glorious Years
Sixty Glorious Years
Sixty Glorious Years is a 1938 British film directed by Herbert Wilcox. The film is a sequel to the 1937 film Victoria the Great.The film is also known as Queen of Destiny in the US.- Cast :*Anna Neagle as Queen Victoria...
(1938).
After Young and Innocent, he alternated between leading roles and supporting parts in films. In 1947, he had another memorable part with the title role of Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery-thriller novel by the Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It is notable as one of the earliest examples of the locked room mystery subgenre...
; a character part in which he played an evil old fortune hunter plotting against a young woman played by Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE was an English actress. She appeared predominantly in motion pictures, beginning with films made in Great Britain during and after World War II – she was one of J...
. After a couple of more leads in self-produced films, he tended to concentrate on the theatre, only taking small roles in film and television thereafter. His last role was in the horror film The Projected Man
The Projected Man
The Projected Man is a British science fiction film starring Mary Peach, Bryant Haliday, Norman Wooland, and Ronald Allen. It was released in the United States by Universal Studios, as a double bill with Island of Terror. The plot revolves around a scientist, Dr...
(1966).
Producer
With his brother, the actor Terence De MarneyTerence De Marney
Terence De Marney was a British film, stage, radio, and television actor, as well as theatre director and writer.-Actor:...
, he formed Concanen Productions and produced a number of wartime documentaries on the Polish air force, including The White Eagle and Diary of a Polish Airman (both 1942), as well as Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard (actor)
Leslie Howard was an English stage and film actor, director, and producer. Among his best-known roles was Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind and roles in Berkeley Square , Of Human Bondage , The Scarlet Pimpernel , The Petrified Forest , Pygmalion , Intermezzo , Pimpernel Smith...
's film The Gentle Sex
The Gentle Sex
The Gentle Sex is a 1943 British, black-and-white romantic comedy-drama war film directed and narrated by Leslie Howard. It was produced by Concanen Productions, Two Cities Films and Derrick de Marney.-Synopsis:...
(1943). He also produced and starred in the thrillers Latin Quarter
Latin Quarter (film)
Latin Quarter is a 1945 British thriller, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Derrick De Marney, Joan Greenwood and Beresford Egan. The film is an adaptation of the play L'Angoisse by Pierre Mills and C. Vylars...
(1945), She Shall Have Murder (1950), Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954), a role he had created on stage, and No Way Back (1949), which he also wrote, and which starred his brother Terence.
Selected filmography
Actor- Two Little Drummer BoysTwo Little Drummer BoysTwo Little Drummer Boys is a 1928 British silent comedy film directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Georgie Wood, Derrick De Marney and Alma Taylor. The film was based on the 1899 play Two Little Drummer Boys by Walter Howard and was shot at Southall Studios...
(1928) - The ForgerThe Forger (film)The Forger is a 1928 British silent crime film directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Nigel Barrie, Lillian Rich and James Raglan. It was based on the 1927 novel The Forger by Edgar Wallace...
(1928) - The Valley of GhostsThe Valley of Ghosts (film)The Valley of Ghosts is a 1928 British silent mystery film directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Miriam Seegar, Ian Hunter and Leo Sheffield...
(1928) - The Scarlet PimpernelThe Scarlet Pimpernel (1934 film)The Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1934 adaptation of The Scarlet Pimpernel, the classic adventure novel by Baroness Orczy. It was produced by Alexander Korda, directed by Harold Young and stars Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon, along with Raymond Massey.-Plot:...
(1934) - Things to ComeThings to ComeThings to Come is a British science fiction film produced by Alexander Korda and directed by William Cameron Menzies. The screenplay was written by H. G. Wells and is a loose adaptation of his own 1933 novel The Shape of Things to Come and his 1931 non-fiction work, The Work, Wealth and Happiness...
(1936) - Victoria the GreatVictoria the GreatVictoria the Great is a 1937 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook and Walter Rilla. The film biography of Queen Victoria concentrating initially on the early years of her reign with her marriage to Prince Albert and her subsequent rule after...
(1937) - Young and InnocentYoung and InnocentYoung and Innocent is a 1937 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney and John Longden...
(1937) - Blond CheatBlond CheatBlond Cheat is a 1938 film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Joan Fontaine, Derrick De Marney, and Cecil Kellaway. The film was produced by William Sistrom, and originally released by RKO Radio Pictures. The original story is by Aladar Lazlo. The screenplay is by Harry Segall, Charles...
(1938) - Sixty Glorious YearsSixty Glorious YearsSixty Glorious Years is a 1938 British film directed by Herbert Wilcox. The film is a sequel to the 1937 film Victoria the Great.The film is also known as Queen of Destiny in the US.- Cast :*Anna Neagle as Queen Victoria...
(1938) - Flying Fifty-FiveFlying Fifty-FiveFlying Fifty-Five is a 1939 British, black-and-white, drama, racing film, directed by Reginald Denham and starring Ronald Shiner as Scrubby Oaks, Derrick De Marney, Nancy Burne, John Warwick and Peter Gawthorne. It was produced by Admiral Films...
(1939) - The Lion Has WingsThe Lion Has WingsThe Lion Has Wings is a 1939 British, black-and-white, documentary-style, propaganda, war film. The film was directed by Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Alexander Korda and Michael Powell...
(1939) - Three Silent MenThree Silent MenThree Silent Men is a 1940 British crime film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Sebastian Shaw, Derrick De Marney, Patricia Roc and Arthur Hambling...
(1940) - Dangerous MoonlightDangerous MoonlightDangerous Moonlight is a 1941 British film, starring Anton Walbrook, best known for its score written by Richard Addinsell with orchestrations by Roy Douglas, which includes the Warsaw Concerto...
(1941) - The First of the FewThe First of the FewThe First of the Few, known as Spitfire in the United States, is a 1942 British film directed by and starring Leslie Howard as R.J. Mitchell, the designer of the Supermarine Spitfire, alongside co-star David Niven. The film's score was written by William Walton...
(1942) - Latin QuarterLatin Quarter (film)Latin Quarter is a 1945 British thriller, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Derrick De Marney, Joan Greenwood and Beresford Egan. The film is an adaptation of the play L'Angoisse by Pierre Mills and C. Vylars...
(1945) - Uncle SilasUncle Silas (film)Uncle Silas is a 1947 British drama film directed by Charles Frank and starring Jean Simmons, Katina Paxinou and Derrick De Marney. It is an adaptation of the novel Uncle Silas...
(1947) - Sleeping Car to TriesteSleeping Car to TriesteSleeping Car to Trieste is a 1948 is a British film directed by John Paddy Carstairs. The film is a remake of the 1932 film Rome Express, with essentially the same characters and many of the same actors.-Plot:...
(1948) - Private's ProgressPrivate's ProgressPrivate's Progress is a 1956 British comedy film based on the novel by Alan Hackney. It was directed and produced by John and Roy Boulting, from a script by John Boulting and Frank Harvey.-Plot:...
(1956) - Danger ManDanger ManDanger Man is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the program and wrote many of the scripts...
(1965), episode 64 ' The Mercenaries ' - The Projected ManThe Projected ManThe Projected Man is a British science fiction film starring Mary Peach, Bryant Haliday, Norman Wooland, and Ronald Allen. It was released in the United States by Universal Studios, as a double bill with Island of Terror. The plot revolves around a scientist, Dr...
(1966)