Yvan Chiffre

Yvan Chiffre

1936-03-03 – 2016-09-27 (age 80) Rousson, Gard, France
View on IMDb ↗

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.

Photos

Known For

The Longest Day
The Longest Day

1962

as Paratrooper (uncredited)

Fantomas
Fantomas

1964

as Homme de main de Fantômas

The Black Tulip
Le Cercle Rouge
Le Cercle Rouge

1970

as Policeman

Borsalino
The Sicilian Clan
The Sicilian Clan

1969

as Un inspecteur de Le Goff (uncredited)

Fantomas Unleashed
Fantomas Unleashed

1965

as Homme de main de Fantômas

A Mouse with the Men
A Mouse with the Men

1964

as Un patineur

OSS 117 Is Unleashed
OSS 117 Is Unleashed

1963

as Agent Thibaud

Borsalino and Co.
Two Weeks in September
Two Weeks in September

1967

as Man on the Motorcycle (uncredited)

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
Défense de savoir
Défense de savoir

1973

as The team

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966

as (uncredited)

The Gallant Musketeer
The Mysteries of Paris
The Mysteries of Paris

1962

as A sea buckthorn (uncredited)

Time of the Wolves
Time of the Wolves

1970

as Fence's henchman (uncredited)

Le Majordome
Le Majordome

1965

as Paulo

OSS 117: Mission for a Killer
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer

1965

as Un homme de main

Clash of Steel
Clash of Steel

1962

as Guard (uncredited)