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Yvan Chiffre

Actor

Yvan Chiffre

Born March 3, 1936 in Rousson, Gard, FranceDied September 27, 201632 films

Yvan Chiffre (3 March 1936 – 27 September 2016) was a French director, producer, and stunt coordinator. He is the father of Philippe Chiffre, Romain Chiffre and the grand father of César Chiffre.

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He was the stunt coordinator of Thunderball and Triple Cross by Terence Young, Is Paris Burning? by René Clément, Z by Costa Gavras, Hotel Paradiso by Peter Glenville.

He was also the official stunt double of Jean Marais and Alain Delon, was stunt man on the Longest Day, and stunt double of Cary Grant in Charade, Sterling Hayden in Poppies Are Also Flowers, Eddie Constantine in Lucky Jo and many others...

He also contributed to major French films like Zorro by Duccio Tessari, La Grande Vadrouille by Gérard Oury, Le Cercle Rouge by Jean-Pierre Melville, and more than 200 others.

In 1992, he published an autobiography A l'ombre des stars, about his stuntman life.

In 2014, he received in Paris the UNESCO prize.

In 2017, the Academy Award, Oscars In Memoriam honors Yvan Chiffre for his life achievement.

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Essential films

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The Longest Day poster7.6The Longest Day1962Fantomas poster6.8Fantomas1964The Sicilian Clan poster7.6The Sicilian Clan1969Fantomas Unleashed poster6.7Fantomas Unleashed1965Borsalino poster6.9Borsalino1970The Black Tulip poster6.3The Black Tulip1964OSS 117: Mission for a Killer poster7.5OSS 117: Mission for a Killer1965Borsalino and Co. poster6.4Borsalino and Co.1974

Filmography

32 films as actor
  1. 1984Cheech & Chong's The Corsican BrothersTax Collector
  2. 1984Le fou du roiTaillevent
  3. 1974Borsalino and Co.
  4. 1973Défense de savoirThe team
  5. 1971The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow(uncredited)
  6. 1971Easy Down There!
  7. 1970Le Cercle RougePoliceman
  8. 1970Borsalino
  9. 1970Time of the WolvesFence's henchman (uncredited)
  10. 1969The Sicilian ClanUn inspecteur de Le Goff (uncredited)
  11. 1967Two Weeks in SeptemberMan on the Motorcycle (uncredited)
  12. 1966Sale temps pour les mouches
  13. 1966The Lone One Takes the Offensive
  14. 1966The Poppy Is Also a Flower(uncredited)
  15. 1965Fantomas UnleashedHomme de main de Fantômas
  16. 1965OSS 117: Mission for a KillerUn homme de main
  17. 1965Make Your Bets LadiesUn homme de main (uncredited)
  18. 1965The MajordomoPaulo
  19. 1964FantomasHomme de main de Fantômas
  20. 1964A Mouse with the MenUn patineur
  21. 1964License to KillUn homme de main de Li-Hang
  22. 1964The Black Tulip
  23. 1964The Gallant MusketeerYvon
  24. 1964Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-MarcChristian
  25. 1964Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with FrançoiseChristian
  26. 1963OSS 117 Is UnleashedAgent Thibaud
  27. 1963Your Turn, Darling
  28. 1962The Iron Mask(uncredited)
  29. 1962Clash of SteelGuard (uncredited)
  30. 1962The Mysteries of ParisA sea buckthorn (uncredited)
  31. 1962The Longest DayParatrooper (uncredited)
  32. 1961Blood on His SwordUn baladin (uncredited)