Lou Marcelle

Lou Marcelle (Saint Louis, January 3, 1909 – Glendale, October 4, 1994) was an American actor and voice actor, known for voicing movie trailers during the Golden Age of Hollywood of the 1940s.

 Biography 
He was married to Martha Marcelle from 1936 to 1976 (the year of her death). Two children were born from the marriage.

Marcelle appear around 30 films, both an actor and a voice actor, but above all a narrator. He is the narrator in Casablanca (1942).

 Filmography (as narrator for movie trailers) 
 Casablanca, directed by Michael Curtiz (1942)
 Background to Danger, directed by Raoul Walsh (1943)
 Northern Pursuit, directed by Raoul Walsh (1943)
 Destination Tokyo, directed by Delmer Daves (1943)
 Action in Arabia, directed by Léonide Moguy (1943)
 The Doughgirls, directed by James V. Kern (1944)
 Never Say Goodbye, directed by James V. Kern (1946)
 I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes, directed by William Nigh (1948)
 Task Force, directed by Delmer Daves (1949)
 Perfect Strangers, directed by Bretaigne Windust (1950)
 Three Secrets, directed by Robert Wise (1950)
 Operation Pacific, directed by George Waggner (1951)
 Thunder Over the Plains, directed by André De Toth (1953)
 East of Eden, directed by Elia Kazan (1955)
 Top Secret Affair, directed by H.C. Potter (1957)

 Other websites 
 Lou Marcelle on IMDb
 Lou Marcelle on AllMovie - All Media Network

Category:1909 births
Category:1994 deaths
Category:American voice actors