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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1882-10-23 (142 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Armand Kaliz

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Armand Kali(s)z (October 23, 1882 or 1883 - February 1, 1941) was a French born American film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s. Born in Paris, or in Warsaw, Poland Kaliz was a headliner in vaudeville.

He arrived in the USA in 1907. His Broadway debut came in The Hoyden (1907). His other plays on Broadway included The Kiss Burglar (1918) and Spice of 1922 (1922).

He appeared in films such as The Temptress (1926) with actresses such as Greta Garbo, making some 82 film appearances between 1917 and 1941. After 1933, the majority of his small roles in films went uncredited.

Known For

Acting

1941

Ziegfeld Girl as Pierre, Headwaiter (uncredited)

1940

Down Argentine Way as Hotel Manager
Brother Orchid as Frenchman (uncredited)
Arise, My Love as Orchestra Leader (Uncredited)
Bitter Sweet as Headwaiter (uncredited)

1939

Remember? as Marcel
Midnight as Lebon
Miracles for Sale as François
Ninotchka as Louis the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Off the Record as Chatteau
The Ice Follies of 1939 as Count (uncredited)

1938

Letter of Introduction as Jules the Barber (uncredited)
Gold Diggers in Paris as Stage Manager
Topper Takes a Trip as Hotel Clerk
Josette as Thomas
I'll Give a Million as Hotel Manager
Vacation from Love as M. Fumagolly, Divorce Lawyer

1937

Café Metropole as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

1936

Desire as Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)

1935

Diamond Jim as Jewelry Salesman

1934

Fashions of 1934 as Paris Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Love Detectives as John Smith
George White's Scandals as Count Dekker
Caravan as Chief of Hussars (Uncredited)

1933

Flying Down to Rio as One of the Three Greeks
Secret Sinners as Armand Blum
Design for Living as Mr. Burton (uncredited)
Ex-Lady as Man Flirting with Iris (uncredited)

1932

1931

Little Caesar as De Voss
Honeymoon Lane as King of Bulgravia
God's Gift to Women as Mons. Rancour
Sweepstakes as Maitre D'
Kiss Me Again as M. Bachegalupé (uncredited)
Men of the Sky as Senor Mendoca

1929

Broadway Babies as Tony Ginetti - the Nightclub Manager
Gold Diggers of Broadway as Barney Barnett

1928

Noah's Ark as The Frenchman / Leader of the King's Guard

1927

That's My Daddy as Lucien Van Tassel
The Love Mart as Jean Delicado
The Stolen Bride as Baron von Heimburg
Say It with Diamonds as Armand Armour

1926

The Temptress as Marquis de Torre Bianca
The Belle of Broadway as Count Raoul de Parma
Yellow Fingers as De Vries
Josselyn's Wife as Pierre Marchand

1919

A Temperamental Wife as Countt Tosoff de Zoolac

1918

The Yellow Ticket as Count Rostov
Innocent as Louis Doucet

1917

The Siren as Armand

Writing

1928