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{{Short description|French actor and comedian}}
'''Louis Alfred Doumet''', known by his stage name of '''Doumel''',  (born 2 December 1889 in [[Marseille]]; died 23 May 1954 in [[Reillanne]])<ref>[http://data.bnf.fr/14053185/doumel/ Doumel (1889-1954): pseudonyme individuel], Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 21 September 2017.</ref> was a French actor and comedian active in the inter-war years.
== Biography ==
Having moved to Paris thanks to the passion for the southern style, which flowered at the time with operettas and films on the subject, Doumel started to appear in small music halls and theatres, entertaining audiences with comic stories from Marseille,<ref>[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k7639242h/f5.item.r=doumel.zoom "A Bobino"], ''Paris-soir'', 21 October 1932, p 5. Retrieved 21 September 2017. {{in lang|fr}}<br>- [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5422089w/f2.item.r=doumel.zoom "Doumel, à Archachon"], ''L'Avenir d'Arcachon'', 26 August 1928, p 2. Retrieved 21 September 2017. {{in lang|fr}}</ref> where he met other actors such as Gorlett and [[Rellys]]. Louis Doumel also appeared in various operettas and plays and recorded some discs of tall stories and Marseille jokes.<ref>[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k820052k/f5.item.r=doumel.zoom "DISQUES: Parmi les nouveautés"], ''Le Populaire'', 10 May 1930, p 5. Retrieved 21 September 2017. {{in lang|fr}}<br>- [http://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0000367492 ''Histoires Marseillaises'' (2 et 3)] catalogue entry at Bibliothèques spécialisées de la Ville de Paris. (Audio clips are available at this site.)</ref>
He appeared in his first film in 1926 and continued making films until the [[Second World War]]. He is best known for his appearances in ''[[César (film)|César]]'' directed [[Marcel Pagnol]], as the ill-advised friend of Marius, and with [[Fernandel]] in ''Ignace'' directed by [[Pierre Colombier]].
== Filmography ==
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* 1926 : ''[[L'Inconnue des Six Jours]]'' (dir. [[René Sti]])
* 1931 : ''[[Atout cœur]]'' (dir. [[Henry Roussell]]) - Cinema client
* 1931 : ''[[Durand Versus Durand|Durand contre Durand]]'' (dir. [[Eugène Thiele]] and [[Léo Joannon]])
* 1931 : ''[[The Levy Department Stores|Les Galeries Lévy et Cie]]'' (also known as ''Les Galeries Washington'' and ''The Levy Department Stores'') (dir. [[André Hugon]]) - César Patenolle<ref>[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6393128r/f21.image.r=doumel?rk=1244641;2 "Les Galeries Lévy et Cie"], ''Oran-Spectacles'', 1 October 1932, p 15. Retrieved 21 September 2017. {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
* 1931 : ''[[La belle Madame Moïse]]'' (dir. [[Edmond T. Gréville]], short film)
* 1931 : ''[[Crime passionnel (film)|Crime passionnel]]'' (dir. [[Edmond T. Gréville]], short film)
* 1932 : ''[[La Guerre des sauterelles]]'' (dir. [[Edmond T. Gréville]], short film)
* 1933 : ''[[The Illustrious Maurin]]'' (dir. [[André Hugon]]) - Capoufigue
* 1933 : ''[[La Prison de Saint-Clothaire]]'' (dir. [[Pierre-Jean Ducis]])
* 1934 : ''[[Prince Jean (1934 film)|Le Prince Jean]]'' (dir. [[Jean de Marguenat]]) - Café waiter
* 1934 : ''[[Deux mille deux cent vingt deux C F 2]]'' (dir. [[Victor de Fast]], short film)
* 1935 : ''[[Arènes joyeuses]]'' (dir. [[Karl Anton]])
* 1935 : ''[[Dora Nelson (1935 film)|Dora Nelson]]''<ref>[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5466191n/f5.item.r=doumel.zoom "CINÉMA-THÉATRE"], ''L'Indépendant du Berry'', 17 April 1937. Retrieved 21 September 2017. {{in lang|fr}}</ref> (dir. [[René Guissart (director)|René Guissart]]) - Taxi driver
* 1935 : ''[[Juanita (1935 film)|Juanita]]'' (dir. [[Pierre Caron (director)|Pierre Caron]])
* 1935 : ''[[Marseille (1935 film)|Marseille]]'' (dir. [[Jean Monti]] and [[Jean Margueritte]], short film)
* 1936 : ''[[Adventure in Paris|Aventure à Paris]]'' (English title: ''Adventure in Paris'') (dir. [[Marc Allégret]])
* 1936 : ''[[Blanchette (1937 film)|Blanchette]]'' (dir. [[Pierre Caron (director)|Pierre Caron]])
* 1936 : ''[[César (film)|César]]'' (dir. [[Marcel Pagnol]]) - Fernand
* 1936 : ''[[Prête-moi ta femme]]'' (dir. [[Maurice Cammage]])
* 1936 : ''[[Seven Men, One Woman|Sept hommes, une femme]]'' (Eng. title: ''Seven Men, One Woman'') (dir. [[Yves Mirande]])
* 1936 : ''[[Une gueule en or]]'' (dir. [[Pierre Colombier]]) - The Barman
* 1937 : ''[[Balthazar (1937 film)|Balthazar]]'' (dir. [[Pierre Colombier]])<ref>Georges Damas, [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k56060165/f6.image.r=doumel?rk=1587990;4 "Balthazar de Pierre Colombier], ''Ciné France'', 11 February 1938, p 6. Retrieved 21 September 2017. {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
* 1937 : ''[[L'Escadrille de la chance]]'' (dir. [[Max de Vaucorbeil]])
* 1937 : ''[[Ignace (film)|Ignace]]'' (dir. [[Pierre Colombier]]) - The Ajudant-chef
* 1937 : ''[[The Kings of Sport|Les Rois du sport]]'' (English title: ''The Kings of Sport'') (dir. [[Pierre Colombier]]) - Boxing Club President
* 1938 : ''[[Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur]]'' (dir. [[Max de Vaucorbeil]]) - Napoleon I
* 1938 : ''[[Rail Pirates]]'' (dir. [[Christian-Jaque]]) - Morganty<ref>[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k56060165/f7.image.r=doumel?rk=1587990;4 "Les Pirates du rail de Christian Jaque"], ''Ciné France'', 11 February 1938, p 7. Retrieved 21 September 2017. {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
* 1938 : ''[[L'Avion de minuit]]'' (dir. [[Dimitri Kirsanoff]])
* 1938 : ''[[Ceux de demain]] / L'enfant de troupe'' (dir. [[Adelqui Millar]] and [[Georges Pallu]])
* 1938 : ''[[Le Dompteur]]'' (dir. [[Pierre Colombier]])
* 1938 : ''[[Lights of Paris]]'' (dir. [[Richard Pottier]]) - The Manager
* 1938 : ''[[The President (1938 film)|The President]]'' (dir. [[Fernand Rivers]]) - Marius
* 1939 : ''[[Grey contre X]]'' (dir. [[Pierre Maudru]] and [[Alfred Gragnon]])
* 1940 : ''[[La Comédie du bonheur]]'' (English title: ''Comedy of Happiness'') (dir. [[Marcel L'Herbier]])<ref>[http://www.cinema-francais.fr/les_films/films_l/films_lherbier_marcel/la_comedie_du_bonheur.htm ''La Comédie du bonheur''], ''cinema-francais.fr''. Retrieved 21 September 2017. {{in lang|fr}}</ref> - Pernamboc
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[[Category:1889 births]]
[[Category:1954 deaths]]
[[Category:French male film actors]]
[[Category:20th-century French male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Marseille]]
[[Category:French male comedians]]
[[Category:Comedians from Marseille]]