Philippe De Lacy

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-07-25 (78 years old)

Deathday

1995-07-29

Place of Birth

Nancy, France

Philippe De Lacy

Biography

Philippe De Lacy a.k.a. Philippe deLacy (July 25, 1917 – July 29, 1995) was a former silent film era child actor. Born during World War I, the already fatherless Philippe lost his mother and five siblings when a German shell devastated the family home. Only two days old at the time of tragedy, the boy was kept alive, but barely, in the basement of his grandmother's house. He was adopted by Mrs. Edith De Lacy, who was associated with the U.S. Woman's Overseas Hospital. After the war ended, Mrs. De Lacy brought Philippe to America, where his stunning looks soon created opportunities for him as a model for magazine advertisements. His modeling ...

Acting

1927

Is Zat So?

as Little Jimmy Parker

1927

The Tigress

as Pippa

1925

The Happy Warrior

as Ralph (at 8 years)

1926

Beau Geste

as Digby Geste - younger

1924

Peter Pan

as Michael Darling

1927

The Magic Garden

as John Guido Forrester, as a child

1929

General Crack

as Christian, as a boy

1929

The Royal Rider

as King Michael XI

1927

Love

as Serezha Karenin (as Philippe de Lacy)

1930

The Sins of the Children

as Rudolph Wagenkampf as a Child (uncredited)

1922

1929

The Four Feathers

as Harry Faversham - age 10

1928

The Broken Mask

as Pertio, as a boy

1923

Rosita

as Rosita's Brother

1927

Mother Machree

as Brian - Child

1927

The Way of All Flesh

as August, as a child

1930

1930

One Romantic Night

as Prince Georg

1929

1925

A Lover's Oath

as His Son

1928

Napoleon's Barber

as The Barber's Son

1929

The Marriage Playground

as Terry Wheater

1926

Flesh and the Devil

as Leo as a boy (uncredited)

1929

1926

Don Juan

as Don Juan - at age 10 (uncredited)

1926

Faithful Wives

as The Child

Production

1955

Cinerama Holiday

as Director

1963

© All Rights Reserved 2025