Armand Kali(s)z (October 23, 1882 or 1883 – February 1, 1941) was an American stage and

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of the

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and early sound period of the 1930s. Prior to that, he was an actor in vaudeville and on the legitimate stage.

Career

Born in

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, Kaliz was a headliner in

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. He arrived in the United States in September 1907, having sailed from

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to New York on the S/S ''St. Louis''. His

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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 ''The Temptress'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno, Lionel Barrymore, and Roy D'Arcy. It premiered on October 10, 1926. The film melodrama was based on a novel by ...

'' (1926) with actresses such as

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, making some 82 film appearances between 1917 and 1941. After 1933, the majority of his small roles in films went uncredited.

Liquor dealing

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article published in 1939 described Kaliz as "one of the leading wholesale liquor dealers in the West." He became involved with the business after the repeal of Prohibition when he was a wine taster for an importer.

Personal life

In April 1910 he married his first wife actress Amelia Stone (1882–1966). In 1931, Kaliz married Madeline Hatch Weiner, an actress from a wealthy family in New York. Kaliz died on February 1, 1941, in Beverly Hills Emergency Hospital, from a

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Partial filmography

* '' The Siren'' (1917) - Armand * ''

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'' (1918) - Louis Doucet * ''

Let's Get a Divorce ''Let's Get a Divorce'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film starring Billie Burke and written for the screen by husband and wife team John Emerson and Anita Loos. The film was produced by the Famous Players-Lasky company and distributed through ...

'' (1918) - Adhemar * ''

The Yellow Ticket ''The Yellow Ticket'' is a 1931 pre-Code American drama film based on the 1914 play of the same name by Michael Morton, produced by the Fox Film Corporation, directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Elissa Landi, Lionel Barrymore and Laurence Oli ...

'' (1918) - Count Rostov * ''The Zero Hour'' (1918) - Esau Brand * ''

A Temperamental Wife ''A Temperamental Wife'' is a 1919 silent film adventure drama directed by David Kirkland and starring Constance Talmadge, Wyndham Standing and Ben Hendricks Sr. Based on a stage play entitled Information, Please, written by Jane Cowl and Ja ...

'' (1919) - Countt Tosoff de Zoolac * ''

Yellow Fingers ''Yellow Fingers'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and written by Eve Unsell. The film stars Olive Borden, Ralph Ince, Claire Adams, Edward Peil, Sr., Otto Matieson, and Nigel De Brulier. The film was released ...

'' (1926) - De Vries * ''

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'' (1926) - Count Raoul de Parma * ''

'' (1926) - Marquis de Torre Bianca * '' Josselyn's Wife'' (1926) - Pierre Marchand * ''

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'' (1926) - Stock Broker * ''

Wandering Girls ''Wandering Girls'' is a 1927 American silent film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Dorothy Revier, Eugenie Besserer and Frances Raymond.Quinlan p.127 Cast * Dorothy Revier as Peggy Marston * Eugenie Besserer as Peggy's Mother * Frances ...

'' (1927) - Maurice Dumond * '' Say It with Diamonds'' (1927) - Armand Armour * ''

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'' (1927) - Dupont * '' The Stolen Bride'' (1927) - Baron von Heimburg * ''

Temptations of a Shop Girl ''Temptations of a Shop Girl'' is a lost 1927 silent crime drama directed by Tom Terriss, with Betty Compson and Pauline Garon leading the cast. B-movie studio Chadwick Pictures was the production company. Cast * Betty Compson – Ruth Harring ...

'' (1927) - André Le Croix * ''

The Love Mart ''The Love Mart'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice starring Billie Dove, Gilbert Roland and Noah Beery, and featuring Boris Karloff. The film is lost. Cast * Billie Dove as Antoinette Frobelle * Gilbert Roland ...

'' (1927) - Jean Delicado * ''

That's My Daddy ''That's My Daddy'' is a 1928 American silent comedy starring Reginald Denny and Barbara Kent. The film's story is credited to Denny; though the direction is credited to Fred C. Newmeyer, Denny claimed to have directed most of the film himself. ...

'' (1927) - Lucien Van Tassel * ''

The Wife's Relations ''The Wife's Relations'', ''The Lost Heiress'', is a lost 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Maurice Marshall and starring Shirley Mason, Ben Turpin and Gaston Glass.Katchmer p.954 Cast * Shirley Mason as Patricia Dodd * Ben Turpi ...

'' (1928) - Clifford Rathburn * '' A Woman's Way'' (1928) - Jean * '' The Devil's Cage'' (1928) - Pierre * ''

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'' (1928) - Jack Van Cleeve * ''

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'' (1928) - The Frenchman / Leader of the King's Guard * ''

Broadway Babies ''Broadway Babies'', aka ''Broadway Daddies'' (UK) and ''Ragazze d'America'' (Italy), is a 1929 talkie, all-talking Pre-Code Hollywood, Pre-Code black and white American musical film produced and distributed by First National Pictures, a subsidi ...

'' (1929) - Tony Ginetti - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited) * '' Twin Beds'' (1929) - Monty Solari * ''

Gold Diggers of Broadway ''Gold Diggers of Broadway'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Winnie Lightner and Nick Lucas. Distributed by Warner Bros., the film is the second all-talking, all-Technicolor feature-length fi ...

'' (1929) - Barney Barnett * ''

The Marriage Playground ''The Marriage Playground'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lothar Mendes, and written by Doris Anderson, J. Walter Ruben, and Edith Wharton. The film stars Mary Brian, Fredric March, Lilyan Tashman, Huntley Gordon, Kay Fran ...

'' (1929) - Prince Matriano * '' The Aviator'' (1929) - Maj. Jules Gaillard * ''

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'' (1930) - Jeweler (uncredited) * '' L'Énigmatique Monsieur Parkes'' (1930) - Malatroff * '' Kiss Me Again'' (1931) - M. Bachegalupé (uncredited) * '' Little Caesar'' (1931) - De Voss * ''

God's Gift to Women ''God's Gift to Women'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic musical comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Frank Fay, Laura LaPlante, and Joan Blondell. The film, based on the play ''The Devil Was Sick'' by Jane Hinton, was original ...

'' (1931) - Mons. Rancour * '' Men of the Sky'' (1931) - Senor Mendoca * ''

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'' (1931) - Maitre D' (uncredited) * '' Honeymoon Lane'' (1931) - King of Bulgravia * ''

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'' (1931) - André de Graignon (replaced by Albert Conti) (scenes deleted) * ''

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'' (1932) - Andre * ''

Ex-Lady ''Ex-Lady'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy/drama film directed by Robert Florey. The screenplay by David Boehm is a remake of the Barbara Stanwyck film '' Illicit (1931),'' both crediting a story (actually a play) by Edith Fitzgerald and R ...

'' (1933) - Man Flirting with Iris (uncredited) *'' Secret Sinners'' (1933) - Armand Blum * ''

Design for Living ''Design for Living'' is a comedy play written by Noël Coward in 1932. It concerns a trio of artistic characters, Gilda, Otto and Leo, and their complicated three-way relationship. Originally written to star Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt and Cowa ...

'' (1933) - Mr. Burton (uncredited) * ''

Flying Down to Rio ''Flying Down to Rio'' is a 1933 American pre-Code RKO musical film famous for being the first screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, although Dolores del Río and Gene Raymond received top billing and the leading roles. Among the ...

'' (1933) - One of the Three Greeks #3 * '' Caravan'' (1934) - Chief of Hussars (uncredited) * ''

Fashions of 1934 ''Fashions of 1934'' is a 1934 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by William Dieterle with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley. The screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert and Carl Erickson was based on the story ''The Fash ...

'' (1934) - Paris Cafe Manager (uncredited) * '' The Cat and the Fiddle'' (1934) - King in Show (uncredited) * ''

George White's Scandals ''George White's Scandals'' were a long-running string of Broadway revues produced by George White that ran from 1919–1939, modeled after the ''Ziegfeld Follies''. The "Scandals" launched the careers of many entertainers, including W. C. Fie ...

'' (1934) - Count Dekker * '' Upper World'' (1934) - Maurice (uncredited) * ''

Kansas City Princess ''Kansas City Princess'' is a 1934 American comedy film starring Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell. The film was directed by William Keighley with a script written by Sy Bartlett and Manuel Seff. Warner Bros. sought to duplicate the success of ' ...

'' (1934) - Chez Maurice Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Caravan'' (1934) - Hussar Colonel (uncredited) * ''

Lottery Lover ''Lottery Lover'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and written by Franz Schulz and Billy Wilder. The film stars Lew Ayres, Pat Paterson, Peggy Fears, Sterling Holloway, Walter Woolf King and Alan Dinehart. The film wa ...

'' (1935) - Frenchman (uncredited) * ''

Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy western film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 ...

'' (1935) - Clothing Salesman (uncredited) * ''

Here's to Romance ''Here's to Romance'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Nino Martini, Genevieve Tobin and Anita Louise.Solomon p. 359 Synopsis The wife of a music teacher, who has been angered by her husband's phi ...

'' (1935) - Andriot * ''

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'' (1935) - Jewelry Salesman * ''

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'' (1936) - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited) * '' Champagne Charlie'' (1936) - Cashier (uncredited) * '' The King and the Chorus Girl'' (1937) - Theatre Manager (uncredited) * '' A Star Is Born'' (1937) - (uncredited) * ''

Cafe Metropole ''Cafe Metropole'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith, released by 20th Century Fox and starring Loretta Young, Tyrone Power and Adolphe Menjou. Plot In Paris in 1937, Victor Lobard owns the very exclusive C ...

'' (1937) - Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - French Police Sergeant (uncredited) * '' Battle of Broadway'' (1938) - Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Stage Manager * '' Josette'' (1938) - Thomas * '' I'll Give a Million'' (1938) - Hotel Manager * ''

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'' (1938) - Jules the Barber (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - M. Fumagolly, Divorce Lawyer * ''

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'' (1938) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Hotel Clerk * '' Off the Record'' (1939) - Chatteau * ''

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'' (1939) - Count (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Lebon * '' For Love or Money'' (1939) - Nanda * ''

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'' (1939) - Arab (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - François (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Louis - the Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Marcel * '' Brother Orchid'' (1940) - Frenchman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Hotel Manager * ''

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'' (1940) - Orchestra Leader (uncredited) * '' Bitter Sweet'' (1940) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) - Pierre - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) - Jeweler (uncredited) (final film role)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaliz, Armand 1880s births 1941 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Vaudeville performers French emigrants to the United States 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Paris