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 assignments brought him to the attention of Hollywood, and he appeared in his first film in a bit part at the age of four. Phillipe's childhood story was used as the subject of a fictional children's book, Little Philippe of Belgium, written by Madeline Brandeis as part of her "Children of the World" series. De Lacy freelanced for several studios in the 1920s, but mostly for Paramount. In 1924 he played the role of Michael Darling in the classic silent version of Peter Pan, with Betty Bronson. He played the young Don Juan at ten years of age …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Flesh and the Devil (1926) — Leo as a boy (uncredited)
2. Peter Pan (1924) — Michael Darling
3. Love (1927) — Serezha Karenin (as Philippe de Lacy)
4. The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928) — Heir Apparent
5. Beau Geste (1926) — Digby Geste - younger
6. Don Juan (1926) — Don Juan - at age 10 (uncredited)
7. Sarah and Son (1930) — Bobby
8. Rosita (1923) — Rosita's Brother
9. The Sins of the Children (1930) — Rudolph Wagenkampf as a Child (uncredited)
10. Mother Machree (1927) — Brian - Child
11. The Way of All Flesh (1927) — August, as a child
12. The Four Feathers (1929) — Harry Faversham - age 10
13. The Marriage Playground (1929) — Terry Wheater
14. 4 Devils (1928) — Adolf - as a Boy
15. One Romantic Night (1930) — Prince Georg
16. A Lover's Oath (1925) — His Son
17. Napoleon's Barber (1928) — The Barber's Son
18. Thelma (1922) — Viking Prince (uncredited)
19. Is Zat So? (1927) — Little Jimmy Parker
20. The Tigress (1927) — Pippa
21. The Happy Warrior (1925) — Ralph (at 8 years)
22. The Magic Garden (1927) — John Guido Forrester, as a child
23. General Crack (1929) — Christian, as a boy
24. The Royal Rider (1929) — King Michael XI
25. A Doll's House (1922) — Ivar
26. The Broken Mask (1928) — Pertio, as a boy
27. Square Shoulders (1929) — Eddie
28. The Riddle: Woman (1920)
29. The Redeeming Sin (1929) — Petit
30. The Wheel of Fortune (1923)
31. Faithful Wives (1926) — The Child
32. The Elegy (1927)
33. Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922) — One of the kids
34. What's a Wife Worth? (1921) — Child (uncredited)
35. Divorce (1923) — 'Dicky' Parker
36. My Neighbor's Wife (1925) — William Jordan Jr.

Directed

1. Cinerama Holiday (1955) — Director
2. The Best of Cinerama (1963) — Director