Rodolphe Marcilly was born on June 29, 1898 in Saint-Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France [now Saint-Malo]. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Le marchand de sable (1932), La fiancée des ténèbres (1945) and La duchesse de Langeais (1942). He died on March 27, 1976 in Paris, France.