Armand Kaliz


Armand David Kaliz was an American stage and film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s. Prior to that, he was an actor in vaudeville and on the legitimate stage.

Career

Born in Warsaw, Poland, Kaliz was a headliner in vaudeville.
He arrived in the United States in September 1907, having sailed from Southampton to New York on the S/S St. Louis. His Broadway debut came in The Hoyden. His other plays on Broadway included The Kiss Burglar and Spice of 1922.
He appeared in films such as The Temptress with actresses such as Greta Garbo, making some 82 film appearances between 1917 and 1941. After 1933, the majority of his small roles in films went uncredited.

Liquor dealing

A United Press 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. 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 heart attack.

Partial filmography

The Siren - ArmandInnocent - Louis DoucetLet's Get a Divorce - AdhemarThe Yellow Ticket - Count RostovThe Zero Hour - Esau BrandA Temperamental Wife - Countt Tosoff de ZoolacYellow Fingers - De VriesThe Belle of Broadway - Count Raoul de ParmaThe Temptress - Marquis de Torre BiancaJosselyn's Wife - Pierre MarchandThe Better Way - Stock BrokerWandering Girls - Maurice DumondSay It with Diamonds - Armand ArmourFast and Furious - DupontThe Stolen Bride - Baron von HeimburgTemptations of a Shop Girl - André Le CroixThe Love Mart - Jean DelicadoThat's My Daddy - Lucien Van TasselThe Wife's Relations - Clifford RathburnA Woman's Way - JeanThe Devil's Cage - PierreLingerie - Jack Van CleeveNoah's Ark - The Frenchman / Leader of the King's GuardBroadway Babies - Tony Ginetti - the Nightclub Manager Twin Beds - Monty SolariGold Diggers of Broadway - Barney BarnettThe Marriage Playground - Prince MatrianoThe Aviator - Maj. Jules GaillardThe Unholy Three - Jeweler L'Énigmatique Monsieur Parkes - MalatroffKiss Me Again - M. Bachegalupé Little Caesar - De VossGod's Gift to Women - Mons. RancourMen of the Sky - Senor MendocaSweepstakes - Maitre D' Honeymoon Lane - King of BulgraviaThis Modern Age - André de Graignon Three Wise Girls - AndreEx-Lady - Man Flirting with Iris