Marcel Simon (actor)

{{Short description|French actor}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Marcel Simon

| image =File:Marcel Simon 1938.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Simon in 1938.

| birth_date = 31 August 1872

| birth_place = Brussels, Belgium

| death_date =16 October 1958 (aged 86)

| death_place = Paris, France

| othername =

| occupation =Actor

| yearsactive = 1908–1950 (film)

}}

Marcel Simon (August 31, 1872 – October 16, 1958) was a Belgian stage and film actor, active in France. His screen career began in the silent era lasting until his final appearance in The Treasure of Cantenac (1950). An early role was that of Joseph Rouletabille in two films by Maurice Tourneur, but during the sound era he played supporting roles as a character. On stage he originated several parts in the farces of Georges Feydeau, of whom he was a friend.Sassoon p.795 Baker p.122