Ticky Holgado
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 24, 1944
- Died
- January 22, 2004
- Birthplace
- Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Joseph Holgado, known professionally as Ticky Holgado (24 June 1944 – 22 January 2004), was a French actor. Known for his short stature, distinctive face and heavy Southern accent, he was a frequent collaborator with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Holgado's original vocation was to be a musician. After playing in a band as a teenager, he found work in the French music industry and was eventually employed as a personal secretary by singer Claude François, then by Johnny Hallyday. He became an actor in his mid-thirties and began appearing in small roles, mostly in comedy films. He gradually became a familiar face in French films. In 1991, Holgado appeared in two films that allowed him to gain greater fame, Delicatessen by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, then Une époque formidable..., by Gérard Jugnot, where he played a part written especially for him. During the years that followed, Holgado was very active as a character actor. He was nominated twice to the César Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for Une époque formidable..., then for French Twist (1994). In September 2003, Holgado announced the remission of his lung cancer, which had considerably rarefied his appearances on the screen since 2000. On 5 January 2004, he had just begun work on a new film with Claude Lelouch, but he succumbed to cancer on 22 January 2004. He left a posthumous message, in the form of a document which appeared on his hospital bed after taking him to surgery to remove his fourth cancerous tumor. Holgado declared there: "It is necessary to tell to people that it's absolutely necessary to stop smoking". Ticky Holgado was buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery (45th division). Source: Article "Ticky Holgado" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
La Tête haute 2005
as Robert
The Courage to Love 2005
as Dieu
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles" 2005
as Self
A Very Long Engagement 2004
as Germain Pire
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens 2004
as God
The Masked Avenger: Lagardere 2003
as Passepoil
The Car Keys 2003
as Happy Ending Singer
Young, Beautiful and Screwed Up 2003
as Jojo
Ruby & Quentin 2003
as Martineau
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... 2002
as Boubou
Shooting Stars 2002
as Angelo
Monsieur Batignole 2002
as Lucien Morel
- An Afternoon
An Afternoon 2001
as Le barbier
Amélie 2001
as Man in Photo
Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana 2001
as Jean Bordenave
Philosophale 2001
as Commissaire Ernest-August Mallory
Most Promising Young Actress 2000
as le sans-abri
Hallyday par Johnny 2000
as Self
Actors 2000
as Legless tramp
Le Schpountz 1999
as Oncle Baptiste
Le sourire du clown 1999
as Ian
Prison à domicile 1999
as Jules Klarh
Let There Be Light! 1998
as L'ange René
Love & Confusions 1997
as The sexologist
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest 1997
as Alcoholic Man
The Best Job in the World 1996
as Baudoin
Men, Women: A User's Manual 1996
as le père de Loulou
Let's Hope It Lasts 1996
as Joseph Ponty
Lumière & Company 1995
as (segment "Claude Lelouch")
Funny Bones 1995
as Battiston
Les Milles 1995
as Capitaine Moinard
The City of Lost Children 1995
as Ex-Acrobat
Les Miserables 1995
as Kind Hoodlum
French Twist 1995
as Antoine
Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard 1993
as Beaulouis
Lost in Transit 1993
as Serge
Drôles d'oiseaux 1993
as Benoit Cabane
Tango 1993
as Waiter
The Honour of the Tribe 1993
as Martial
The Supper 1992
as Jacques
Leopard Ties 1992
as Magellan
My Life Is Hell 1991
as le diable
Mother 1991
as Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor
Une époque formidable 1991
as 'Crayon'
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck 1991
as Le Ténardier
Delicatessen 1991
as Marcel Tapioca
- De justesse
De justesse 1991
Actor
Uranus 1990
as Mégrin, l'avocat
My Mother's Castle 1990
as Binucci, hunting whip
The Hairdresser's Husband 1990
as Morvoisieux Son-in-Law
Sans peur et sans reproche 1988
as Mignard de Parthode
Lady Cops 1987
as Inspecteur Blondel
Levy & Goliath 1987
as Fake hunchback
Sale Destin 1987
Actor
Manon of the Spring 1986
as Rural engineering specialist
Nuit d'ivresse 1986
as Maurice, electro
Farewell Fred 1985
as Barman
Brigade of Death 1985
Actor
- Comment draguer tous les mecs
Comment draguer tous les mecs 1984
as Brother Gontran
My New Partner 1984
as Alphonse
Le fou du roi 1984
as Geux
The Seducers of Saint-Tropez 1983
as Ticky
It's Called Catastrophe 1983
as Alphonse
Move Along, There Is Nothing to See! 1983
as Le planton
On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge 1982
as Le garagiste
Belles, blondes et bronzées 1981
as Gus
Madame Claude 2 1981
as (uncredited)
Les surdoués de la première compagnie 1981
as Warrant officer's neighbor (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.