Louis Dumar (3 April 1896 – 15 December 1955) was an American actor with a brief career during the

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. He is best remembered today for his role as Tigellinus in '' Salomé'' (1922). Dumar was born Luigi Liserani in

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, in 1896, the son of recently arrived Italian immigrant parents, Carlo Liserani and Caterina (née Tessitori).Gino Liserani
My Heritage website He had two brothers who were also actors: his older brother,

Gino Corrado Gino Corrado (born Gino Liserani; 9 February 1893 – 23 December 1982) was an Italian-born film actor."Obituaries." '' Variety'' (Archive: 1905–2000); Los Angeles. Vol. 309, Iss. 10, (5 January 1983): 78–79. He appeared in more than 400 ...

(born Gino Corrado Liserani), and another brother, Lawrence Liserani, who mostly worked as an extra. Louis Dumar's film roles included: Prince Eiderstrom in '' The Great Impersonation'' (1921); Count Cognasto in '' The Lady from Longacre'' (1921); José De Silva in '' You Never Know'' (1922); Malcolm Thorne in '' The Golden Gift'' (1922), and Tigellinus in '' Salomé'' (1922).''Salomé''
Silent Era Company website Louis Dumar Tigellinus 1922

Dumar was married to Vivian Eleanor Liserani née Marino (1914-1994) from 1940 to his death. They had two children.Louis Dumar
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in 1955.

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