Louis Alfred Doumet, known by his stage name of Doumel, (born 2 December 1889 in
Marseille; died 23 May 1954 in
Reillanne)[1] 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,[2] 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.[3]
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 directed
Marcel Pagnol, as the ill-advised friend of Marius, and with
Fernandel in Ignace directed by
Pierre Colombier.
^"A Bobino", Paris-soir, 21 October 1932, p 5. Retrieved 21 September 2017. (in French) -
"Doumel, à Archachon", L'Avenir d'Arcachon, 26 August 1928, p 2. Retrieved 21 September 2017. (in French)