Roy D’Arcy (born Roy Francis Giusti; February 10, 1894 – November 15, 1969) was an American film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s noted for his portrayal of flamboyant villains. He appeared in 50 different films between 1925 and 1939, such as The Temptress in 1926 with actresses such as Greta Garbo.
Finishing his film career around the age of 45, D’Arcy retired to his own real estate business. He died in 1969 and was buried at Montecito Memorial Park in Colton, California.
Partial filmography
Pretty Ladies (1925) – Paul Thompson
The Merry Widow (1925) – Crown Prince Mirko
Graustark (1925) – Dangloss
The Masked Bride (1925) – Prefect of Police
La Bohème (1926) – Vicomte Paul
Monte Carlo (1926) – Prince Boris
Beverly of Graustark (1926) – General Marlanax
The Gay Deceiver (1926) – Count de Sano
Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) – Comte de Chatellerault
The Temptress (1926) – Manos Duras
Valencia (1926) – Don Fernando
Winners of the Wilderness (1927) – Capt. Dumas
Frisco Sally Levy (1927) – I. Stuart Gold
Lovers (1927) – Señor Galdos
On Ze Boulevard (1927) – Counnt de Guissac
Adam and Evil (1927) – Mortimer Jenkins
The Road to Romance (1927) – Don Balthasar
Riders of the Dark (1928) – Eagan
The Actress (1928) – Gadd
Forbidden Hours (1928) – Duke Nicky
Beware of Blondes (1928) – Harry
Domestic Meddlers (1928) – Lew
Beyond the Sierras (1928) – Owens
The Last Warning (1928) – Harvey Carleton
Girls Gone Wild (1929) – Tony Morelli
The Woman from Hell (1929) – Slick Glicks
The Black Watch (1929) – Rewa Ghunga
Romance (1930) – Minor Role (uncredited)
The Gay Buckaroo (1931) – Dave Dumont
Discarded Lovers (1932) – Andre Leighton
The Shadow of the Eagle (1932, Serial) – Gardner
File 113 (1932) – De Clameran
Love Bound (1932) – Juan de Leon
Broadway to Cheyenne (1932) – Jess Harvey
Sherlock Holmes (1932) – Manuel Lopez (uncredited)
The Whispering Shadow (1933) – Professor Alexis Steinbeck
Flying Down to Rio (1933) – One of the Three Greeks #1
Orient Express (1934) – Josef Grunlich
Sing and Like It (1934) – Mr. Gregory – Leading Man in Show
Kentucky Blue Streak (1935) – Harry Johnson
Outlawed Guns (1935) – Jack Keeler
Captain Calamity (1936) – Samson
Revolt of the Zombies (1936) – Gen. Mazovia
Captain Calamity (1936) – Samson
Hollywood Boulevard (1936) – The Sheik
Under Strange Flags (1937) – Captain Morales
The Legion of Missing Men (1937) – Shiek Ibrahim-Ul-Ahmed
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) – Actor in ‘Patria’ (uncredited)
Chasing Danger (1939) – Corbin (final film role)
External Links
Actor Roy D’Arcy – Wikipedia
