Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Jean-Pierre Castaldi (born October 1, 1944 in Grenoble , France ) is a French actor .
Life
Jean-Pierre Castaldi was born in Grenoble while his father Ange Castaldi was a student. After completing his studies, the mechanical engineer moved to Oran , Algeria . He lived in Filicudi , Sicily for a while before spending his youth in Buenos Aires , Argentina . He learned English, Spanish and French relatively quickly. He traveled extensively and returned to France in 1954 without his parents. These followed a year later after Juan Perón was overthrown. After being raised by Jesuits for two years , he lived with his parents in Paris from 1960. In 1965, while studying economics and languages, he began studying acting with René Simon and Raymond Girard . In particular, the encounter with Jean-Laurent Cochet led him to drop out of his studies in order to devote himself completely to acting.
After his studies he played theater under Sacha Guitry and was often seen in several series and films as an extra and nameless supporting roles. In 1973 he first played a leading role in a feature film. In the French drama Ras le bol , directed by Michel Huisman , he played Ondè alongside Xavier Gélin and Ève Bonfanti .
Castaldi was married to the actress Catherine Allégret , with whom he has a son, Benjamin Castaldi . He is currently married to Corinne Champeval, with whom he has two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1964: Angélique (Angélique, marquise des Anges)
- 1968: Ho! Number one is me (Ho!)
- 1968: La Chamade - Palpitations (La chamade)
- 1971: The Convict and the Widow (La veuve Couderc)
- 1973: Ras le bol
- 1974: Duel in Vaccares (Caravan to Vaccares)
- 1975: French Connection II
- 1977: We All Go To Heaven (Nous irons tous au paradis)
- 1977: Between death and life (Les anneaux de bicêtre)
- 1979: Moonraker - Top Secret (Moonraker)
- 1980: A leaf of love (Une page d'amour)
- 1980: La Boum - The Fete (La boum)
- 1981: Everyone will receive his reward ... (Les uns et les autres)
- 1983: A Grandpa Seldom Comes Alone (Better Late Than Never)
- 1984: The Twin (Le jumeau)
- 1985: The Lady of the Palace Hotel (Palace)
- 1986: The Battle of the Black Queen (Sarraounia)
- 1987: Island of the mutineers (L'île)
- 1988: The Mondscheingasse (La ruelle au clair de lune)
- 1988: A few days with me (Quelques jours avec moi)
- 1989: Becoming a father is difficult (Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête)
- 1990: crooks against crooks (Ripoux contre ripoux)
- 1990: bed career (doctorate canapé)
- 1992: A Spicy Affair (Cin cin)
- 1993: The angular lawyer (Les ténors)
- 1993: double camouflage (profile bas)
- 1993: A sip with consequences (Coup de jeune)
- 1996: Where's my wife's wedding going? (Ma femme me quince)
- 1999: Asterix and Obelix against Caesar (Astérix et Obélix contre César)
- 2001: The Musketeer
- 2002: Extreme Ops
- 2004: George and the Dragon
- 2005: Help, I'm renovating (Travaux, on sait quand ça commence ...)
- 2008: Asterix at the Olympic Games (Astérix aux jeux olympiques)
- 2010: Streamfield, les carnets noirs
- 2012: Un Marocain à Paris
- 2013: Hasta mañana
- 2014: Le casse des casses
Web links
- Jean-Pierre Castaldi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jean-Pierre Castaldi in the German dubbing index
- Official website
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Castaldi, Jean-Pierre |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Grenoble , France |