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Derrick Raoul Edouard Alfred De Marney (21 September 1906 – 18 February 1978) was an English stage and film actor and producer, of French and Irish ancestry.


Actor

The son of Violet Eileen Concanen and Arthur De Marney, and the grandson of noted Victorian
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Alfred Concanen, he appeared on the London stage from 1922 and films from 1928. It was his performance in the lead role of the play ''Young Mr Disraeli'' at the Kingsway and
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theatres that brought him the offer of a long term film contract from
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's ''
Young and Innocent ''Young and Innocent'', released in the US as ''The Girl Was Young'', is a 1937 British crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Nova Pilbeam and Derrick De Marney. Based on the 1936 novel '' A Shilling for Candles'' by Jos ...
'' (1937). Other early film roles include
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, this time in ''
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. When Laurence Housman's play ''Victoria Regina'' was banned by the Lord Chamberlain (in 1935 the royal ...
'' (1937) and its sequel, ''
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'' (1938). After ''Young and Innocent'', he alternated between leading roles and supporting parts in films. He was cast in the title role of ''
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'' (1947); a character part in which he played a man formerly suspected of murder who plots against his young niece, an heiress 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 ''
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'' (1966). Although he had a home in
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in
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, De Marney was taken ill while staying with friends at
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in
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. He died of
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and
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at the nearby
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on 18 February 1978. He was buried in the family plot at
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in South London.


Producer and director

With his brother, the actor
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, 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
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's film ''
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'' (1943). He also produced and starred in the thrillers ''
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'' (1945), ''
She Shall Have Murder ''She Shall Have Murder'' is a 1950 British drama film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Rosamund John, Derrick De Marney and Felix Aylmer. The screenplay concerns a law office clerk who becomes a detective. Premise A law office clerk who as ...
'' (1950), and ''
Meet Mr. Callaghan ''Meet Mr. Callaghan'' is a 1954 British crime film, crime drama film directed by Charles Saunders (director), Charles Saunders and starring Derrick De Marney. Based on the 1938 novel ''The Urgent Hangman'' by Peter Cheyney, which Cheyney had t ...
'' (1954), a role he had created on stage. He also produced and wrote '' No Way Back'' (1949), which starred his brother Terence. He directed the documentary shorts ''Malta G.C.'' and '' London Scrapbook'' in 1942.


Partial filmography

:''As actor, unless otherwise noted.'' * '' Two Little Drummer Boys'' (1928) - Jack Carsdale * '' The Valley of Ghosts'' (1928) - Arthur Wilmot * '' The Forger'' (1928) - Basil Hale * '' Adventurous Youth'' (1928) - The Englishman * '' Stranglehold'' (1931) - Phillip * ''
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'' (1931) - Peter * '' Money for Nothing'' (1932) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Laughter of Fools'' (1933) - Captain Vidal * ''
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'' (1934) - Jim * ''
The Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in London, having ...
'' (1934) - Member of the League (uncredited) * ''
Immortal Gentleman ''Immortal Gentleman'' is a 1935 British historical drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Basil Gill, Rosalinde Fuller and Dennis Hoey.Wood p.82 It was a low-budget B film, which usually did not have historical settings. Synops ...
'' (1935) - James Carter / Tybalt * '' Windfall'' (1935) - Tom Spooner * ''
Once in a New Moon ''Once in a New Moon'' is a 1935 British science fiction film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Eliot Makeham, René Ray and Morton Selten. It is a quota quickie, made at Shepperton Studios.Wood p.83 Plot When a dead star passes planet ...
'' (1935) - Hon. Bryan-Grant * '' Things to Come'' (1936) - Richard Gordon * ''
Cafe Mascot ''Cafe Mascot'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Geraldine Fitzgerald. It was produced by Gabriel Pascal, and made at Wembley Studios. A young man discovers £1,000 in a taxi. The kindly man gives it t ...
'' (1936) - Jerry Wilson * ''
Land Without Music ''Land Without Music'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Richard Tauber, Diana Napier and Jimmy Durante. It was made at Denham Studios. The film was one of a number of operetta films made in Britain during the ...
'' (1936) - Rudolpho Strozzi * ''
Conquest of the Air ''Conquest of the Air'' is a 1936 documentary film or docudrama on the history of aviation up to that time. The film features historical footage, and dramatic re-creations, of the developments of commercial and military aviation; including the e ...
'' (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''
The Pearls of the Crown ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (french: Les Perles de la couronne) is a 1937 French comedy film of historically based fiction by Sacha Guitry who plays four roles in it (many of the other performers play multiple roles, as well). Guitry's Jean Mar ...
'' (1937) - Darnley (uncredited) * ''
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. When Laurence Housman's play ''Victoria Regina'' was banned by the Lord Chamberlain (in 1935 the royal ...
'' (1937) - Younger Disraeli * ''
Young and Innocent ''Young and Innocent'', released in the US as ''The Girl Was Young'', is a 1937 British crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Nova Pilbeam and Derrick De Marney. Based on the 1936 novel '' A Shilling for Candles'' by Jos ...
'' (1937) - Robert Tisdall * ''
Blond Cheat ''Blond Cheat'' is a 1938 romantic comedy 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 sto ...
'' (1938) - Michael Ashburn * ''
Sixty Glorious Years ''Sixty Glorious Years'' is a 1938 British colour film directed by Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and director. He was one of the most successful British filmmakers f ...
'' (1938) - Benjamin Disraeli * ''
Flying Fifty-Five ''Flying Fifty-Five'' is a 1939 British sports-drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Derrick De Marney, Nancy Burne, Marius Goring, John Warwick and Peter Gawthorne. It was made by Admiral Films at Welwyn Studios. The film is bas ...
'' (1939) - Bill Urquhart * ''
The Lion Has Wings ''The Lion Has Wings'' is a 1939 British, black-and-white, documentary-style, propaganda war film that was directed by Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Alexander Korda and Michael Powell. The film was produced by London Film Productions and ...
'' (1939) - Bill - Navigator * ''
The Second Mr. Bush ''The Second Mr. Bush'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Wallace Evennett, Evelyn Roberts and Kay Walsh. It was made at Welwyn Studios by British National Films.Wood p.99 Cast * Wallace Evennett as ...
'' (1940) - Tony * ''
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'' (1940) - Gilbert Silver * ''
Three Silent Men ''Three Silent Men'' is a 1940 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Sebastian Shaw, Derrick De Marney, Patricia Roc and Arthur Hambling. The screenplay concerns a pacifist surgeon who must operate to save the life of the i ...
'' (1940) - Captain John Mellish * '' Dangerous Moonlight'' (1941) - Mike Carroll * ''
The First of the Few ''The First of the Few'' (US title ''Spitfire'') is a 1942 British black-and-white biographical film produced and directed by Leslie Howard, who stars as R. J. Mitchell, the designer of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft. David Niven co ...
'' (1942) - Squadron Leader Jefferson * '' London Scrapbook'' (1942, director) * ''
The Gentle Sex ''The Gentle Sex'' is a 1943 United Kingdom, British black-and-white romantic comedy-drama war film, film director, directed and narrated by Leslie Howard (actor), Leslie Howard. It was film producer, produced by Concanen Productions, Two Cities ...
'' (1943, producer) * ''
Latin Quarter The Latin Quarter of Paris (french: Quartier latin, ) is an area in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, and bistro ...
'' (1945, also producer) - Charles Garrie * ''
Uncle Silas ''Uncle Silas'', subtitled "A Tale of Bartram Haugh", is an 1864 Victorian Gothic mystery-thriller novel by the Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Despite Le Fanu resisting its classification as such, the novel has also been hailed as a work ...
'' (1947) - Uncle Silas * ''
Sleeping Car to Trieste ''Sleeping Car to Trieste'' is a 1948 British comedy thriller film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Jean Kent, Albert Lieven, Derrick De Marney and Rona Anderson. It was shot at Denham Studios outside London. The film's sets were d ...
'' (1948) - George Grant * '' No Way Back'' (1949, producer and screenwriter) * ''
She Shall Have Murder ''She Shall Have Murder'' is a 1950 British drama film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Rosamund John, Derrick De Marney and Felix Aylmer. The screenplay concerns a law office clerk who becomes a detective. Premise A law office clerk who as ...
'' (1950, also producer) - Dagobert Brown * ''
Meet Mr. Callaghan ''Meet Mr. Callaghan'' is a 1954 British crime film, crime drama film directed by Charles Saunders (director), Charles Saunders and starring Derrick De Marney. Based on the 1938 novel ''The Urgent Hangman'' by Peter Cheyney, which Cheyney had t ...
'' (1954, also producer) -
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* ''
Private's Progress ''Private'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 During the Second World War, young undergrad ...
'' (1956) - Pat * '' The March Hare'' (1956) - Capt. Marlow * ''Doomsday at Eleven'' (1963) - Judge Alderbrook * ''
The Projected Man ''The Projected Man'' is a 1966 British science fiction film directed by Ian Curteis, written by Peter Bryan, John C. Cooper, and Frank Quattrocchi, and starring Bryant Haliday, Mary Peach, Norman Wooland, Ronald Allen, and Derek Farr. It wa ...
'' (1966) - Latham (final film role)


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