Person Details

Birthday: 1936-03-03 14:28:55

Death: 2016-09-27 14:28:55

Aliases: Ivan Chiffre

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Rousson, Gard, France

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Movie Involvements: 19

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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 3.0.

Most Famous Work

The Sicilian Clan
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8

The Sicilian Clan

(1969) Un Inspecteur (non crédité)
Le Cercle Rouge
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8

Le Cercle Rouge

(1970) Policeman
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer
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8

OSS 117: Mission for a Killer

(1965) Un homme de main
Blood on His Sword
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5

Blood on His Sword

(1961) Un baladin (uncredited)
The Mysteries of Paris
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6

The Mysteries of Paris

(1962) A sea buckthorn (uncredited)
OSS 117 Is Unleashed
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6

OSS 117 Is Unleashed

(1963) Agent Thibaud
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
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6
Time of the Wolves
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5

Time of the Wolves

(1970) L'homme de main du receleur (uncredited)

Acting

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1989 Director
1984 Director
1975 Director
1965 Action Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1989 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1989 Screenplay
1975 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1975 Master at Arms
1969 Stunt Coordinator
1967 Stunts
Year Role Movie/Tv

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