Yvan Chiffre
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 3, 1936
- Died
- September 27, 2016
- Birthplace
- Rousson, Gard, France
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.
Filmography
President's Target 1989
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers 1984
as Tax Collector, Stunt Coordinator, Fight Choreographer
Le fou du roi 1984
as Taillevent, Director
- Die 1000 Tode des Yvan Chiffre
Die 1000 Tode des Yvan Chiffre 1976
as Self
From Hong Kong with Love 1975
Director, Writer
Zorro 1975
Master at Arms
Borsalino and Co. 1974
Actor
Défense de savoir 1973
as The team
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow 1971
as (uncredited)
Easy Down There! 1971
Actor
Le Cercle Rouge 1970
as Policeman
Borsalino 1970
Actor
Time of the Wolves 1970
as Fence's henchman (uncredited)
The Sicilian Clan 1969
as Un inspecteur de Le Goff (uncredited), Stunts
Z 1969
Stunt Coordinator
Two Weeks in September 1967
as Man on the Motorcycle (uncredited)
The Killing Game 1967
Stunts
Sale temps pour les mouches 1966
Actor
The Lone One Takes the Offensive 1966
Actor
The Poppy Is Also a Flower 1966
as (uncredited)
Fantomas Unleashed 1965
as Homme de main de Fantômas
Under Your Hat 1965
Action Director
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer 1965
as Un homme de main
Make Your Bets Ladies 1965
as Un homme de main (uncredited)
The Majordomo 1965
as Paulo
Fantomas 1964
as Homme de main de Fantômas
A Mouse with the Men 1964
as Un patineur
License to Kill 1964
as Un homme de main de Li-Hang
The Black Tulip 1964
Actor
The Gallant Musketeer 1964
as Yvon
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise 1964
as Christian
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc 1964
as Christian
OSS 117 Is Unleashed 1963
as Agent Thibaud
Your Turn, Darling 1963
Actor
The Iron Mask 1962
as (uncredited)
Clash of Steel 1962
as Guard (uncredited)
The Mysteries of Paris 1962
as A sea buckthorn (uncredited)
The Longest Day 1962
as Paratrooper (uncredited), Stunts
Blood on His Sword 1961
as Un baladin (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.