Francis Blanche

1919-1974

Biography: life and films

Francis Blanche (real name: Francis-Jean Blanche) was a French film actor. He was born in Paris, France on 20 July 1921 and died in Paris, France on 6 July 1974. He was one of France's most popular comic actors but he also devoted much of his time to writing poems and song lyrics.
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Filmography

Key: a = actor; w = writer; d = director

Frédérica (1942) [a]

L'Assassin est à l'écoute (1948) [a,w]

Ils ont vingt ans (1950) [a]

Tire au flanc (1950) [a]

Une fille à croquer (1951) [a,w]

Faites-moi confiance (1953) [a,w]

Minuit... Quai de Bercy (1953) [a]

Ah! Les belles bacchantes (1954) [a]

Honoré de Marseille (1956) [a]

La Vie est belle (1956) [a]

La Polka des menottes (1957) [a]

Tous peuvent me tuer (1957) [a]

À pied, à cheval et en spoutnik! (1958) [a]

Babette s'en va-t-en guerre (1959) [a]

L'Increvable (1959) [a]

La Jument verte (1959) [a]

Le Petit prof (1959) [a]

Les Motards (1959) [a]

Match contre la mort (1959) [a]

Pourquoi viens-tu si tard? (1959) [a]

A noi piace freddo...! (1960) [a]

Anonima cocottes (1960) [a]

Certains l'aiment... froide (1960) [a]

Le Olimpiadi dei mariti (1960) [a]

Les Pique-assiette (1960) [a]

Totò a Parigi (1960) [a]

Un couple (1960) [a]

Vive le duc! (1960) [a]

Accroche-toi, y'a du vent! (1961) [a]

Il Ratto delle sabine (1961) [a]

Les Livreurs (1961) [a]

Les Menteurs (1961) [a]

Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour! (1961) [a]

En plein cirage (1962) [a]

La Planque (1962) [a]

La Vendetta (1962) [a]

Le Pillole di Ercole (1962) [a]

Le Septième juré (1962) [a]

Les Bricoleurs (1962) [a]

Les Petits matins (1962) [a]

Les Veinards (1962) [a]

Snobs! (1962) [a]

Tartarin de Tarascon (1962) [a,d,w]

Clémentine chérie (1963) [a]

Dragées au poivre (1963) [a]

L'Abominable homme des douanes (1963) [a]

La Ragazza di mille mesi (1963) [a]

Les Tontons flingueurs (1963) [a]

Les Vierges (1963) [a]

Un drôle de paroissien (1963) [a]

Des pissenlits par la racine (1964) [a]

Jaloux comme un tigre (1964) [a]

La Chance et l'amour (1964) [a]

La Chasse à l'homme (1964) [a]

La Grande frousse (1964) [a]

La Tulipe noire (1964) [a]

Le Repas des fauves (1964) [a]

Les Barbouzes (1964) [a]

Les Gorilles (1964) [a]

Les Gros bras (1964) [a]

Les Pieds nickelés (1964) [a]

Les Plus belles escroqueries du monde (1964) [a]

La Bonne occase (1965) [a]

La Tête du client (1965) [a]

Les Baratineurs (1965) [a]

Les Enquiquineurs (1965) [a]

Pas de caviar pour tante Olga (1965) [a]

Du mou dans la gâchette (1966) [a]

Galia (1966) [a]

La Sentinelle endormie (1966) [a]

Les Malabars sont au parfum (1966) [a]

Belle de jour (1967) [a]

Ces messieurs de la famille (1967) [a]

La Feldmarescialla (1967) [a]

La Grande sauterelle (1967) [a]

Le Canard en fer-blanc (1967) [a]

Le Grand bidule (1967) [a]

Le Plus vieux métier du monde (1967) [a]

Les Compagnons de la marguerite (1967) [a]

La Grande lessive (!) (1968) [a]

Aux frais de la princesse (1969) [a]

Erotissimo (1969) [a]

Faites donc plaisir aux amis (1969) [a]

Le Bourgeois gentil mec (1969) [a]

Les Gros malins (1969) [a]

Poussez pas grand-père dans les cactus (1969) [a]

Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille (1969) [a]

Ces messieurs de la gâchette (1970) [a]

L'Étalon (1970) [a]

Êtes-vous fiancée à un marin grec ou à un pilote de ligne? (1971) [a]

Il furto è l'anima del commercio!? (1971) [a]

La Grande java (1971) [a]

La Grande maffia... (1971) [a]

Les Jambes en l'air (1971) [a]

Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles? (1971) [a]

Il terrore con gli occhi storti (1972) [a]

Je, tu, elles... (1972) [a]

L'Odeur des fauves (1972) [a]

Racconti romani di una ex-novizia (1972) [a]

The Senator Likes Women... Despite Appearances and Provided the Nation Doesn't Know (1972) [a]

J'ai mon voyage! (1973) [a]

L'Histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot Trousse-Chemise (1973) [a]

La Dernière bourrée à Paris (1973) [a]

La Grande bouffe (1973) [w]

Le Solitaire (1973) [a]

Dites-le avec des fleurs (1974) [a]

OK patron (1974) [a]

Par le sang des autres (1974) [a]

Un linceul n'a pas de poches (1974) [a]

Une baleine qui avait mal aux dents (1975) [a]

Signé Furax (1981) [w]



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