Yvan Chiffre
Acting
Born: 1936-03-03 in Rousson, Gard, France
Biography
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. 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. Source: Article "Yvan Chiffre" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
The Longest Day
Paratrooper (uncredited)
Le Cercle Rouge
Policeman
Fantomas
Homme de main de Fantômas
The Black Tulip
The Sicilian Clan
Un inspecteur de Le Goff (uncredited)
Borsalino
The Iron Mask
(uncredited)
Fantomas Unleashed
Homme de main de Fantômas
The Gallant Musketeer
Yvon
A Mouse with the Men
Un patineur
Borsalino and Co.
Blood on His Sword
Un baladin (uncredited)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
(uncredited)
The Mysteries of Paris
A sea buckthorn (uncredited)
Easy Down There!
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
Tax Collector
Défense de savoir
The team
Le fou du roi
Taillevent
OSS 117 Is Unleashed
Agent Thibaud
Two Weeks in September
Man on the Motorcycle (uncredited)
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
Christian
Clash of Steel
Guard (uncredited)
The Lone One Takes the Offensive
Time of the Wolves
Fence's henchman (uncredited)
Your Turn, Darling
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
(uncredited)
Make Your Bets Ladies
Un homme de main (uncredited)
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer
Un homme de main
The Majordomo
Paulo
Sale temps pour les mouches
License to Kill
Un homme de main de Li-Hang
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
Christian