Yvan Chiffre
Date of birth: 1936-03-03
Place of birth: Rousson, Gard, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Ivan Chiffre
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.
Movie Credits
Le Cercle Rouge
1970-10-19
When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pul
Borsalino and Co.
1974-10-23
Marseille. Heaps of flowers and funeral wreaths... "A man who no longer defends his colors is no lon
The Iron Mask
1962-10-26
The story of the Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan, and the imprisonment in an iron mask of the identical
The Mysteries of Paris
1962-10-04
The Marquis Rodolphe de Sombrueil accidentally runs over a working man with his carriage and helps h
OSS 117 Is Unleashed
1963-06-18
An American agent disappears after a scuba diving reconnaissance mission in Corsica. The Secret Serv
The Lone One Takes the Offensive
1966-11-18
A powerful bomb is stolen and is set to explode in a populated area in less than 48 hours, unless Fr
Two Weeks in September
1967-06-07
Story of a woman torn between her love for two different men.
License to Kill
1964-06-16
Didier Formenter, the French scientist, has just put the final touch on an invention that will be ab
Clash of Steel
1962-10-18
In 16th-century France, the Chevalier de Pardaillan rescues the beautiful gypsy "Violetta", in reali
Your Turn, Darling
1963-02-18
In this French espionage thriller, Eddie again plays the role that made him a star, Lemmy Caution. L
Le Majordome
1965-03-24
Léopold, valet de chambre to the avocat général Maître de Royssac, starts studying the penal code an
Sale temps pour les mouches
1966-12-23
Renowned atomic scientists are kidnapped on French soil. Inspector San-Antonio and his loyal deputy
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
1971-10-13
Victor, grocer and tyrannical boss, never stops telling his family about his seafaring past, althoug
Easy Down There!
1971-04-09
A priest gets a little hot under the collar when the wife he thought was dead unexpectedly returns.
Défense de savoir
1973-08-29
When a woman is accused of murder, the investigation slowly reveals numerous political connections.
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
1984-07-27
Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution.
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer
1965-07-02
A secret agent is dispatched to find a rare and valuable drug.
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
1964-01-31
The story of the couple from the very first meeting to break up told from a view of a man, Jean-Marc
Borsalino
1970-05-19
In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a
Blood on His Sword
1961-09-06
Charles le Temeraire asks in marriage Jeanne de Beauvais, daughter of King Louis XI, wishing to get
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
1964-01-31
The story of the couple from the very first meeting to break up told from a view of a woman, Francoi
The Sicilian Clan
1969-12-05
An ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter-in-law of a ruthle
Fantomas
1964-11-04
Fantômas is a man of many disguises. He uses maquillage as a weapon. He can impersonate anyone using
Fantomas Unleashed
1965-12-08
In the second episode of the trilogy Fantômas kidnaps distinguished scientist professor Marchand wit
Time of the Wolves
1970-01-21
Patterning himself after the American gangster John Dillinger, the criminal (Robert Hossein) is trac
The Gallant Musketeer
1964-02-21
Set against the troubled period of the Wars of Religion in France, at a time when the three Henries
Le fou du roi
1984-05-16
Dieudonné, poet and dreamer, is the opposite of his father, the famous D'Artagnan, as he hates walks
The Black Tulip
1964-02-28
Aristocrat Guillaume de Saint Preux leads a double life as a masked bandit known as the Black Tulip.
Die 1000 Tode des Yvan Chiffre
1976-08-13
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966-05-20
A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to