Louis Dumar (3 April 1896–15 December 1955) was an American actor who had a brief career during the

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. He is probably best remembered today for playing Tigellinus in '' Salomé'' (1922). Dumar was born as Luigi Liserani in

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

in 1896, the son of recently arrived Italian immigrant parents Carlo Liserani and Caterina née Tessitori.Gino Liserani
My Heritage website His two brothers were also actors: his older brother was

Gino Corrado Gino Corrado (born Gino Liserani; 9 February 1893 – 23 December 1982) was an Italian-born film actor."Obituaries." ''Variety'' (Archive: 1905-2000); Los Angeles. Vol. 309, Iss. 10, (Jan 5, 1983): 78-79. Via Proquest. He appeared in more ...

(real name Gino Corrado Liserani), while another brother, Lawrence Liserani, worked mostly as an extra. Louis Dumar's film roles included: Prince Eiderstrom in '' The Great Impersonation'' (1921); Count Cognasto in ''

The Lady from Longacre ''The Lady from Longacre'' is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by George Marshall and starring William Russell, Mary Thurman and Mathilde Brundage.Solomon p.273 It is based on the 1918 novel '' The Lady from Long Acre'' by Victor ...

'' (1921); José De Silva in '' You Never Know'' (1922); Malcolm Thorne in ''

The Golden Gift ''The Golden Gift'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Maxwell Karger and starring Alice Lake, John Bowers (actor), John Bowers, and Harriet Hammond.Munden, p. 303 Plot As described in a film magazine, Nita Gordon (Lak ...

'' (1922), and Tigellinus in '' Salomé'' (1922).''Salomé''
Silent Era Company website Louis Dumar Tigellinus 1922

Dumar was married to Vivian Eleanor Liserani née Marino (1914-1994) from 1940 to his death. They had two children.Louis Dumar
notre Cinéma 2023 website Louis Dumar died in

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in 1955.

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