Charles Aznavour

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-05-22 (94 years old)

Deathday

2018-10-01

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Charles Aznavour

Biography

Charles Aznavour, OC (May 22, 1924 - October 1, 2018) was an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world. Charles Aznavour (pronounced in French as Sharl Aznavour) is known for his characteristic short figure and unique tenor voice; clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes. He has appeared in more than 60 movies, composed about 1,000 songs (including 150 at least in English, 100 in Italian, 70 in Spanish, and 50 in German), and has sold well over 100 million rec...

Acting

1979

The Tin Drum

as Sigismund Markus

1960

Shoot the Piano Player

as Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

1985

Vivement Truffaut

as Self / Charlie (archive footage)

1982

1974

1957

It Happened on the 36 Candles

as Self (uncredited)

1961

Taxi for Tobruk

as Samuel Goldmann

2015

1976

Sky Riders

as Inspector Nikolidis

1960

Testament of Orpheus

as The Curious Man

2002

Ararat

as Edward Saroyan

1997

The Comedian

as M. Maillard

1968

Candy

as Hunchback juggler

1959

The Chasers

as Joseph Bouvier

1963

The Virgins

as Berthet

1984

Die Fledermaus

as Prince Orlofsky's Guest

1973

The Blockhouse

as Visconti

1936

1965

Cloportes

as Edmond Clancul aka 'Le Naïf'

1982

The Hatter's Ghost

as Kachoudas, le tailleur

1970

The Games

as Pavel Vendek

1946

Goodbye Darling

as Duettist (uncredited)

2006

The Colonel

as le père Rossi

1988

Nailcruncher

as Jérémie

1970

The Adventurers

as Marcel Campion

1971

Love Me Strangely

as Inspector Leroy

1984

Long Live Life

as Edouard Takvorian

1963

Rat Trap

as Charles

1962

The Four Truths

as Charles (segment "Les deux pigeons")

1970

Time of the Wolves

as Commissioner Kramer

1959

1976

The Twist

as Dr. Lartigue

2001

Hotel Laguna

as Tony Castellano

2023

L'Âge d'or de la pub

as Self (archive footage)

1976

Mosaïque

as Self

1997

1968

2004

Old Goriot

as Jean-Joachim Goriot

2013

1957

Une gosse « sensass »

as Charles Aznavour, the Singer

1979

Ciao, You Guys

as Amnesiac

1957

2022

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

as Self (archive footage)

1964

Why Paris?

as Charles Aznavour

1938

Boys' School

as Un élève

1962

The Fabiani Affair

as Horace Fabiani

1964

Cherchez l'idole

as Charles Aznavour

1986

Yiddish Connection

as Aaron Rapoport

1992

The Country Years

as Le Grand-Père / Grandfather

1972

Menace

as Charles Bernard

1971

The Lion's Share

as Éric Chambon

1989

Il maestro

as Romualdi

1964

1963

Destination Rome

as Marcello

1966

Paris in August

as Henri Plantin

2002

2019

Aznavour by Charles

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

2002

The Truth About Charlie

as Charles Aznavour

2005

Emmenez-moi

as Charles Aznavour

1959

Oh! What a Mambo

as Un Spectateur au Cabaret (uncredited)

2020

Le Terminus des prétentieux

as Self (archive footage)

1983

Une jeunesse

as Bellune

1983

Edith and Marcel

as Self (uncredited)

1997

Sans cérémonie

as Darius Torrès

2025

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024

Monsieur Aznavour

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Mireille Mathieu - Singen, nur singen

as Self (archive footage)

2020

Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens

as Self (archive footage)

Production

2005

1962

Tales of Paris

as Musical

1986

Yiddish Connection

as Screenplay

1986

1961

Thou Shalt Not Kill

as Original Music Composer

1972

Menace

as Writer

1981

Teheran '43

as Lyricist

1981

Teheran '43

as Theme Song Performance

1962

The Four Truths

as Original Music Composer

1965

How Not to Rob a Department Store

as Original Music Composer

1963

Chicken Feed for Little Birds

as Original Music Composer

1960

Le Cercle vicieux

as Original Music Composer

1959

Too Late to Love

as Original Music Composer

1959

Temptation

as Original Music Composer

1957

Dishonorable Discharge

as Original Music Composer

1957

Une gosse « sensass »

as Original Music Composer

2016

Demolition

as Songs

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