Yvan Chiffre
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting34
movieCheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
1984
Tax Collector
movieLe fou du roi
1984
Taillevent
movieDéfense de savoir
1973
The team
movieThe Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
1971
(uncredited)
movieLe Cercle Rouge
1970
Policeman
movieTime of the Wolves
1970
Fence's henchman (uncredited)
movieThe Sicilian Clan
1969
Un inspecteur de Le Goff (uncredited)
movieTwo Weeks in September
1967
Man on the Motorcycle (uncredited)
movieThe Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
(uncredited)
movieFantomas Unleashed
1965
Homme de main de Fantômas
movieOSS 117: Mission for a Killer
1965
Un homme de main
movieMake Your Bets Ladies
1965
Un homme de main (uncredited)
movieFantomas
1964
Homme de main de Fantômas
movieA Mouse with the Men
1964
Un patineur
movieLicense to Kill
1964
Un homme de main de Li-Hang
movieOSS 117 Is Unleashed
1963
Agent Thibaud
movieThe Iron Mask
1962
(uncredited)
movieClash of Steel
1962
Guard (uncredited)
movieThe Mysteries of Paris
1962
A sea buckthorn (uncredited)
movieThe Longest Day
1962
Paratrooper (uncredited)
movieBlood on His Sword
1961
Un baladin (uncredited)
Crew6
movieCheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
1984
Stunt Coordinator, Fight Choreographer
movieZorro
1975
Master at Arms
movieZ
1969
Stunt Coordinator
movieThe Longest Day
1962
Stunts
Directing4
moviePresident's Target
1989
Director
movieLe fou du roi
1984
Director
movieUnder Your Hat
1965
Action Director
Writing2
moviePresident's Target
1989
Screenplay
Production1
moviePresident's Target
1989
Producer