Yvan Chiffre
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.
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Acting
Movie
The Longest Day
as Paratrooper (uncredited)
1962
Movie
Fantomas
as Homme de main de Fantômas
1964
Movie
Le Cercle Rouge
as Policeman
1970
Movie
Fantomas Unleashed
as Homme de main de Fantômas
1965
Movie
The Sicilian Clan
as Un inspecteur de Le Goff (uncredited)
1969
Movie
Borsalino
1970
Movie
The Black Tulip
1964
Movie
Borsalino and Co.
1974
Movie
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
as Tax Collector
1984
Movie
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer
as Un homme de main
1965
Movie
The Iron Mask
as (uncredited)
1962
Movie
OSS 117 Is Unleashed
as Agent Thibaud
1963
Movie
The Mysteries of Paris
as A sea buckthorn (uncredited)
1962
Movie
A Mouse with the Men
as Un patineur
1964
Movie
Blood on His Sword
as Un baladin (uncredited)
1961
Movie
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as (uncredited)
1966
Movie
Easy Down There!
1971
Movie
Two Weeks in September
as Man on the Motorcycle (uncredited)
1967
Movie
Sale temps pour les mouches
1966
Movie
Clash of Steel
as Guard (uncredited)
1962
Movie
Le Majordome
as Paulo
1965
Movie
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
as (uncredited)
1971
Movie
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
as Christian
1964
Movie
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
as Christian
1964
Crew
Movie
The Longest Day
Stunts
1962
Movie
Z
Stunt Coordinator
1969
Movie
The Sicilian Clan
Stunts
1969
Movie
Zorro
Master at Arms
1975
Movie
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
Stunt Coordinator
1984
Movie
From Hong Kong with Love
Director
1975
Movie
The Killing Game
Stunts
1967
Movie
Under Your Hat
Action Director
1965
Movie
Le fou du roi
Director
1984
Movie
President's Target
Director
1989