{{short description|American actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Armand Kaliz | image = Armand Kaliz in The Aviator.jpg | caption = Kaliz in ''[[The Aviator (1929 film)|The Aviator]]'' (1929) | other_names = Armand Kalisz | birth_name = Armand David Kalisz | birth_date = {{birth date|1882|10|23}} | birth_place = [[Warsaw, Poland]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1941|2|1|1882|10|23}} | death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S. | occupation = Film actor | years_active = 1917–1941 | spouse = {{Unbulleted list|Madeline Hatch Weiner (m. 1931)|Amelia Stone (1910–?, divorced)}} }}

'''Armand David Kali(s)z''' (October 23, 1882<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Armand_Kalisz&birth=1883&birth_x=1-0-0&name_x=_1|title=Ancestry.com|last=Birth year according 1910 census and 1907 passenger list|date=|website=[[Ancestry.com]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> or 1883<ref name=":1" /> &ndash; February 1, 1941) 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]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Armand_Kalisz&birth=1883&birth_x=1-0-0&name_x=_1|title=Ancestry.com|last=Birth place according passport application|date=|website=[[Ancestry.com]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> [[Poland]], Kaliz was a headliner in [[vaudeville]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Played Three-a-Day|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18199501/armand_kaliz/|work=News-Journal|date=April 24, 1927|location=Ohio, Mansfield|page=17}}</ref>

He arrived in the United States in September 1907, having sailed from [[Southampton]] to New York on the S/S ''St. Louis''. His [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut came in ''The Hoyden'' (1907). His other plays on Broadway included ''The Kiss Burglar'' (1918) and ''Spice of 1922'' (1922).<ref>{{cite web|title=Armand Kaliz|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/armand-kaliz-47421|website=Internet Broadway Database|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=11 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311190118/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/armand-kaliz-47421|archive-date=11 March 2018}}</ref>

He appeared in films such as ''[[The Temptress (1926 film)|The Temptress]]'' (1926) 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 International|United Press]] article published in 1939 described Kaliz as "one of the leading wholesale liquor dealers in the West."<ref name="ppg">{{cite news|last1=Othman|first1=Frederick c.|title=Bit Player Coast's Top Liquor Man|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18210872/armand_kaliz/|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|agency=United Press|date=May 6, 1939|location=Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh|page=20|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = March 11, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> He became involved with the business after the repeal of Prohibition when he was a wine taster for an importer.<ref name="ppg" />

==Personal life== In April 1910<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/34/?name=Amelia_Stone&marriage=1910-4&marriage_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1&spouse=_Kalisz&spouse_x=_1|title=Ancestry.com|last=Marriage date|date=|website=[[Ancestry.com]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> he married his first wife actress [[Amelia Stone]] (1882&ndash;1966).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/bmd_death/?name=Amelia_Stone&birth=1882&death=1966&birth_x=0&death_x=0&name_x=1_1&_phsrc=GRC4637&_phstart=successSource|title=Ancestry.com|last=Amelia Stone birth death years|date=|website=[[Ancestry.com]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> In 1931, Kaliz married Madeline Hatch Weiner, an actress from a wealthy family in New York.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Armand Kaliz, Stage Star, Elopes to Tia Juana [sic] With Madeline Hatch Weiner|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18199767/armand_kaliz/|work=Press and Sun-Bulletin|agency=Associated Press|date=April 21, 1931|location=New York, Binghamton|page=31|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = March 11, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> Kaliz died on February 1, 1941, in Beverly Hills Emergency Hospital, from a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Armand Kaliz|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18200730/armand_kaliz/|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=February 3, 1941|location=California, Los Angeles|page=13|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = March 11, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref>

==Partial filmography== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''[[The Siren (1917 film)|The Siren]]'' (1917) - Armand * ''[[Innocent (1918 film)|Innocent]]'' (1918) - Louis Doucet * ''[[Let's Get a Divorce]]'' (1918) - Adhemar * ''[[The Yellow Ticket (1918 American film)|The Yellow Ticket]]'' (1918) - Count Rostov * ''The Zero Hour'' (1918) - Esau Brand * ''[[A Temperamental Wife]]'' (1919) - Countt Tosoff de Zoolac * ''[[Yellow Fingers]]'' (1926) - De Vries * ''[[The Belle of Broadway]]'' (1926) - Count Raoul de Parma * ''[[The Temptress (1926 film)|The Temptress]]'' (1926) - Marquis de Torre Bianca * ''[[Josselyn's Wife (1926 film)|Josselyn's Wife]]'' (1926) - Pierre Marchand * ''[[The Better Way]]'' (1926) - Stock Broker * ''[[Wandering Girls]]'' (1927) - Maurice Dumond * ''[[Say It with Diamonds (1927 film)|Say It with Diamonds]]'' (1927) - Armand Armour * ''[[Fast and Furious (1927 film)|Fast and Furious]]'' (1927) - Dupont * ''[[The Stolen Bride (1927 film)|The Stolen Bride]]'' (1927) - Baron von Heimburg * ''[[Temptations of a Shop Girl]]'' (1927) - André Le Croix * ''[[The Love Mart]]'' (1927) - Jean Delicado * ''[[That's My Daddy]]'' (1927) - Lucien Van Tassel * ''[[The Wife's Relations]]'' (1928) - Clifford Rathburn * ''[[A Woman's Way (1928 film)|A Woman's Way]]'' (1928) - Jean * ''[[The Devil's Cage]]'' (1928) - Pierre * ''[[Lingerie (film)|Lingerie]]'' (1928) - Jack Van Cleeve * ''[[Noah's Ark (1928 film)|Noah's Ark]]'' (1928) - The Frenchman / Leader of the King's Guard * ''[[Broadway Babies]]'' (1929) - Tony Ginetti - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited) * ''[[Twin Beds (1929 film)|Twin Beds]]'' (1929) - Monty Solari * ''[[Gold Diggers of Broadway]]'' (1929) - Barney Barnett * ''[[The Marriage Playground]]'' (1929) - Prince Matriano * ''[[The Aviator (1929 film)|The Aviator]]'' (1929) - Maj. Jules Gaillard * ''[[The Unholy Three (1930 film)|The Unholy Three]]'' (1930) - Jeweler (uncredited) * ''[[Mysterious Mr. Parkes|L'Énigmatique Monsieur Parkes]]'' (1930) - Malatroff * ''[[Kiss Me Again (1931 film)|Kiss Me Again]]'' (1931) - M. Bachegalupé (uncredited) * ''[[Little Caesar (film)|Little Caesar]]'' (1931) - De Voss * ''[[God's Gift to Women]]'' (1931) - Mons. Rancour * ''[[Men of the Sky (1931 film)|Men of the Sky]]'' (1931) - Senor Mendoca * ''[[Sweepstakes (film)|Sweepstakes]]'' (1931) - Maitre D' (uncredited) * ''[[Honeymoon Lane (film)|Honeymoon Lane]]'' (1931) - King of Bulgravia * ''[[This Modern Age]]'' (1931) - André de Graignon (replaced by Albert Conti) (scenes deleted) * ''[[Three Wise Girls]]'' (1932) - Andre * ''[[Ex-Lady]]'' (1933) - Man Flirting with Iris (uncredited) *''[[Secret Sinners (1933 film)|Secret Sinners]]'' (1933) - Armand Blum * ''[[Design for Living (film)|Design for Living]]'' (1933) - Mr. Burton (uncredited) * ''[[Flying Down to Rio]]'' (1933) - One of the Three Greeks #3 * ''[[Caravan (1934 film)|Caravan]]'' (1934) - Chief of Hussars (uncredited) * ''[[Fashions of 1934]]'' (1934) - Paris Cafe Manager (uncredited) * ''[[The Cat and the Fiddle (film)|The Cat and the Fiddle]]'' (1934) - King in Show (uncredited) * ''[[George White's Scandals (1934 film)|George White's Scandals]]'' (1934) - Count Dekker * ''[[Upper World (film)|Upper World]]'' (1934) - Maurice (uncredited) * ''[[Kansas City Princess]]'' (1934) - Chez Maurice Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''[[Caravan (1934 film)|Caravan]]'' (1934) - Hussar Colonel (uncredited) * ''[[Lottery Lover]]'' (1935) - Frenchman (uncredited) * ''[[Ruggles of Red Gap]]'' (1935) - Clothing Salesman (uncredited) * ''[[Here's to Romance]]'' (1935) - Andriot * ''[[Diamond Jim]]'' (1935) - Jewelry Salesman * ''[[Desire (1936 film)|Desire]]'' (1936) - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited) * ''[[Champagne Charlie (1936 film)|Champagne Charlie]]'' (1936) - Cashier (uncredited) * ''[[The King and the Chorus Girl]]'' (1937) - Theatre Manager (uncredited) * ''[[A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' (1937) - (uncredited) * ''[[Cafe Metropole]]'' (1937) - Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''[[Algiers (1938 film)|Algiers]]'' (1938) - French Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''[[Battle of Broadway]]'' (1938) - Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) * ''[[A Trip to Paris]]'' (1938) - Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''[[Gold Diggers in Paris]]'' (1938) - Stage Manager * ''[[Josette (1938 film)|Josette]]'' (1938) - Thomas * ''[[I'll Give a Million (1938 film)|I'll Give a Million]]'' (1938) - Hotel Manager * ''[[Letter of Introduction]]'' (1938) - Jules the Barber (uncredited) * ''[[Vacation from Love]]'' (1938) - M. Fumagolly, Divorce Lawyer * ''[[Artists and Models Abroad]]'' (1938) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''[[Topper Takes a Trip]]'' (1938) - Hotel Clerk * ''[[Off the Record (film)|Off the Record]]'' (1939) - Chatteau * ''[[The Ice Follies of 1939]]'' (1939) - Count (uncredited) * ''[[Midnight (1939 film)|Midnight]]'' (1939) - Lebon * ''[[For Love or Money (1939 film)|For Love or Money]]'' (1939) - Nanda * ''[[Chasing Danger]]'' (1939) - Arab (uncredited) * ''[[Miracles for Sale]]'' (1939) - François (uncredited) * ''[[Ninotchka]]'' (1939) - Louis - the Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''[[Remember? (1939 film)|Remember?]]'' (1939) - Marcel * ''[[Brother Orchid]]'' (1940) - Frenchman (uncredited) * ''[[Down Argentine Way]]'' (1940) - Hotel Manager * ''[[Arise, My Love]]'' (1940) - Orchestra Leader (uncredited) * ''[[Bitter Sweet (1940 film)|Bitter Sweet]]'' (1940) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''[[Ziegfeld Girl (film)|Ziegfeld Girl]]'' (1941) - Pierre - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''[[Skylark (1941 film)|Skylark]]'' (1941) - Jeweler (uncredited) (final film role) {{div col end}}

==References== {{Portal|Biography|France|Film|Theater}} {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Armand Kaliz}} *{{IMDb name|0435920|Armand Kaliz}} *{{IBDB name|47421}}

{{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaliz, Armand}} [[Category:1880s births]] [[Category:1941 deaths]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American male silent film actors]] [[Category:American vaudeville performers]] [[Category:French emigrants to the United States]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:Male actors from Paris]]