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René Dary
Acting

René Dary
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1905-07-18,Paris, France
Gender
Male
Biography
René Dary (19 July 1905 – 6 October 1974) was a French film actor. Dary began his career as a child actor. Young Clément Mary, as was his original name, was born 18 July 1905 in Paris 6th arrondissement. He got his chance in the Spring of 1910 when he was only five. His father Abélard Mary had put in his head to go and promote himself and his two young kids as extras at the Gaumont studio. Mary, who had been an actor, had become a rundown clown in bars because of his gambling and kept things going with some furniture trade. He had set his hopes for his kids, and gambled well this time, as they were all hired for a peplum, Les Derniers Jours de Babylone. Young Clément's native playfulness, his histrionic acting making him older than he was, his borrowed street talk, and his ease on the set to charm everyone, from actors to technicians, soon began to attract the attention of producer-director Louis Feuillade. Feuillade tested him and designed a whole series around him, the Bébé series. All in all Mary would play in 74 Bébé comedies between 1910 and 1912, according to Braquet (76 between December 1910 and February 1913, according to Lacassin, while IMDb lists 73 titles), such as Bébé apache, Napoléon, Bébé et les cosaques, Bébé en Maroc etc. Feuillade permitted little Mary to do anything forbidden at home. Often his character would be a spoiled brat, have impossible tantrums and pester all adults around him, but he could also help children and old people in distress, showing his good heart after all. Often his mother would be played by Renée Carl, a leading Gaumont actress in her own. And often the child was placed in adult situations, as millionaire, marriage candidate or underworld 'apache'. For over two years Bébé was the best known child actor worldwide. The extremely good box office made papa Mary wealthy too, but his money hunger caused also the downfall of his son. Abélard bought a small cinema in Ménilmontant and called it Bébé-Cinéma, counting on a franchise by Gaumont to show his son's films. This was the limit for Feuillade, who was already fed up with the pretense of the father's self-promotion as his son's manager and his continuous demands for raises for his son. Besides, Clément was reaching an age where his cuteness as child actor was passing. Already mid-1912 another young kid had been picked up in Belleville, near the studios, and had started as supporting actor to Clément in the film Bébé adopte un petit frère, but replaced him completely in March 1913 (February 1913, according to Francis Lacassin) under the character name of Bout-de-Zan (a name he already wore as Bébé's co-actor). Abélard went to court against Gaumont. The court ruled that the breach of contract was just, but also that Mary was allowed to continue acting as Bébé at Pathé's subsidiary Eclectic Films, and he did so until 1916. Yet, it was no competition for Gaumont's Bout-de-Zan. As Abel mentions, Bout-de-Zan was more plebeian while Bébé was 'au fond' bourgeois as type. Still, in the end Poyen did some 50 films for Gaumont, less than Mary.

Filmography

7.421

Risky Business
1967-12-21

5.667

Bifur 3
1945-08-29

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

7.2

Touchez Pas au Grisbi
1954-03-17

Operation Diplomatic Passport

7

Operation Diplomatic Passport
1965-03-31

A Certain Mister

5.25

A Certain Mister
1950-05-24

8

The Fugitive
1947-02-07

Eight Men in a Castle

8

Eight Men in a Castle
1942-12-09

Sidonie Panache

8.5

Sidonie Panache
1934-10-19

5.5

Hélène
1936-10-17

À nous deux, madame la vie

9.5

À nous deux, madame la vie
1937-03-26

7

S.O.S. Sahara
1938-08-17

Un fichu métier

8

Un fichu métier
1938-10-05

6.5

Moulin Rouge
1940-12-08

9

Forte tête
1942-06-10

Nord-Atlantique

10

Nord-Atlantique
1939-04-13

Mélodie pour toi

7

Mélodie pour toi
1942-11-11

L'Esprit de Sidi-Brahim

10

L'Esprit de Sidi-Brahim
1939-12-08

After the Storm

7

After the Storm
1941-01-02

8

Homeport
1943-02-10

Le café du port

7

Le café du port
1940-05-08

The Loves of Hercules

3.476

The Loves of Hercules
1960-08-19

À la Belle Frégate

8

À la Belle Frégate
1943-04-01

Cité de l'espérance

8

Cité de l'espérance
1948-10-27

Le Diamant de cent sous

10

Le Diamant de cent sous
1948-01-07

9

Sins of Youth
1958-10-31

Suzanne and Her Brigands

7

Suzanne and Her Brigands
1949-06-15

The Unknown N° 13

8

The Unknown N° 13
1949-06-21

120, rue de la Gare

5.667

120, rue de la Gare
1946-02-06

8

Bébé apache
1910-12-24

Daniella by Night

4.125

Daniella by Night
1961-04-28

The Delinquents

7

The Delinquents
1960-06-22

Bébé veut imiter Saint-Martin

0

Bébé veut imiter Saint-Martin
1911-10-19

Children of Chaos

5.6

Children of Chaos
1944-04-26

Five Red Tulips

6.167

Five Red Tulips
1949-03-23

A Trap for Cinderella

5.868

A Trap for Cinderella
1965-10-22

La Trouvaille de Bébé

8

La Trouvaille de Bébé
1910-12-16

Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks

10

Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks
1912-08-30

Bébé fait du spiritisme

10

Bébé fait du spiritisme
1912-10-01

Bébé Runs After His Watch

8

Bébé Runs After His Watch
1911-05-26

Bébé Runs After His Watch

8

Bébé Runs After His Watch
1911-05-26

Tonight We Kill

4

Tonight We Kill
1959-09-15

Goto, Island of Love

6.276

Goto, Island of Love
1969-01-29

9

Tom Thumb
1912-10-31

Bébé's Masterpieces

4.5

Bébé's Masterpieces
1910-01-01

Bébé soigné son père

0

Bébé soigné son père
1912-01-01

Jusqu'à plus soif

4.333

Jusqu'à plus soif
1962-05-16

Napoléon II, the Eagle

7.75

Napoléon II, the Eagle
1961-11-01

7

Skin and Bones
1961-04-28

Règlements de compte

3.667

Règlements de compte
1963-03-05

8.5

L'Exécution
1961-01-29

5.5

Horizon
1967-04-12

Jimmy Pulls The Trigger

5.5

Jimmy Pulls The Trigger
1912-01-01

The Postmaster's Daughter

7

The Postmaster's Daughter
1938-03-03

3.333

Fire of Love
1967-04-28

Bébé a le béguin

10

Bébé a le béguin
1911-05-01

Bébé Corrects His Father

8

Bébé Corrects His Father
1911-11-10

Bébé sur la Canebière

9.5

Bébé sur la Canebière
1911-02-10

8

Bébé nègre
1911-01-20

7

Baby Fisherman
1910-12-30

Bébé, victime d'une erreur judiciaire

0

Bébé, victime d'une erreur judiciaire
1912-01-01

Bébé veut payer ses dettes

0

Bébé veut payer ses dettes
1912-01-01

7

The Rebel
1938-10-28

Fugitive from Montreal

6.5

Fugitive from Montreal
1950-11-17

0

Bébé juge
1912-01-01

Bébé n’aime pas sa concierge

0

Bébé n’aime pas sa concierge
1912-01-01

Bébé et Jeanne d'Arc

0

Bébé et Jeanne d'Arc
1913-01-10

Le Suicide de Bébé

0

Le Suicide de Bébé
1912-01-10

Bébé roi de Rome

0

Bébé roi de Rome
1911-11-05

Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre

6.941

Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre
1965-03-06

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

9

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978-09-24

8

La Route
1963-12-21

8

Discorama
1959-02-04

Baal's Companions

7

Baal's Companions
1968-07-29