Yvan Chiffre

Yvan Chiffre (3 March 1936 – 27 September 2016)[1] was a French director, producer, and stunt coordinator. He is the father of Philippe Chiffre, Romain Chiffre and the grand father of César Chiffre.[2]

Yvan Chiffre

Born
Yvan Lucien Chiffre

(1936-03-03)3 March 1936
Rousson, Gard, France
Died27 September 2016(2016-09-27) (aged 80)
Adissan (Hérault, France)
Nationality France French
OccupationFilm director, film producer, screenwriter, stunt coordinator
ChildrenPhilippe Chiffre, Romain Chiffre

Biography

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.[3]

In 2014, he received in Paris the UNESCO prize. [4]

In 2017, the Academy Award, Oscars In Memoriam honors Yvan Chiffre for his life achievement. [5]

Filmography

Actor

Television
  • 1965-1966: Thierry la Fronde (série TV) (by Pierre Goutas) - Robert / L'homme au couteau
  • 1966: Le Chevalier d'Harmental (feuilleton TV) (by Jean-Pierre Decourt) - Ravanne

Director

References
  1. « Décès de l'ancien cascadeur Yvan Chiffre », sur lefigaro.fr, 27 septembre 2016
  2. « Mort d'Yvan Chiffre, réalisateur, cascadeur et doublure d'Alain Delon», sur purepeople.com, 27 septembre 2016
  3. « A l'ombre des star», sur amazon.com, 1992
  4. Actu.fr [https://actu.fr/normandie/pont-audemer_27467/cascadeur-comedien-et-metteur-en-scene-ayant-vecu-pres-de-cormeilles-yvan-chiffre-est-decede_8933210.html " Cascadeur, comédien et metteur en scène ayant vécu près de Cormeilles, Yvan Chiffre est décédé"] September 27, 2016.
  5. « Oscars In Memoriam honors Yvan Chiffre», sur oscar.go.com, 2017
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