Charles Darnay — A Tale of Two Cities Character Profile

About Charles Darnay

A French aristocrat who renounces his family's cruel legacy to start anew in England. He is imprisoned during the Revolution and saved only by Carton's ultimate sacrifice.

Character Facts

Played by

Donald Woods

Appears in

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Role

Supporting

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• Sydney Carton (Ronald Colman)
• Lucie Manette (Elizabeth Allan)
• Miss Pross (Edna May Oliver)
• Stryver (Reginald Owen)
• Mrs. Cruncher (Eily Malyon)
• Marquis St. Evremonde (Basil Rathbone)
• Background Singers (uncredited) (William Ripley Dorr)
• Judge in 'Old Bailey' (E. E. Clive)
• The Vengeance (Lucille La Verne)
• Jarvis Lorry (Claude Gillingwater)
• Jerry Cruncher (Billy Bevan)
• Madame De Farge (Blanche Yurka)