Michel Constantin

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-07-13 (79 years old)

Deathday

2003-08-29

Place of Birth

Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Michel Constantin

Biography

Michel Constantin (born Constantin Hokhloff; 13 July 1924 – 28 August 2003) was a French actor and professional volleyball player. He was the men’s national volleyball champion from 1954 to 1956, before making his film debut as a convict in the 1960 prison thriller The Hole. Thanks to his stature and striking features, he became a popular character actor in crime films, often playing thugs and gangsters. He appeared in several films alongside his friend Charles Bronson during the 1970's. Born Constantin Hokhloff in Billancourt (near Paris), he was the son of a White Russian emigre father and his Polish wife. Hokhloff's father was a former of...

Acting

1973

Special Killers

as Inspector Palma

1978

1982

Shot Pattern

as Alexandre Gagnon

1970

Violent City

as Killain

1966

Let's Not Get Angry

as Jeff, boss of the "Homard Américain"

1960

Le Trou

as Geo Cassine

1970

Cold Sweat

as Whitey

1961

A Man Named Rocca

as Head of the American Racketeers

1972

The Outside Man

as Antoine

1972

There Once Was a Cop

as Commissioner Campana alias Louis Lopez

1973

Man in the Trunk

as Capt. Augier

1970

Last Known Address

as Greg, the henchman

1971

1984

The Vultures

as Adjutant Edouard Mahuzard

1975

The Track

as Le capitaine Nimier

1972

The Pariah

as Xavier Saratov, Georgia's brother and Roberto's friend

1992

Ville à vendre

as Docteur Bernier

1963

1970

The Cop

as Viletti

1974

The Beast

as Sandro Colautti

1985

The Telephone Always Rings Twice

as Le directeur du cinéma

1973

Killing in the Sun

as Marius Fantoni, aka 'Fanto'

1973

Le Mataf

as Bernard Solville

1977

Sahara Cross

as Carl Mank

1967

1967

Pillaged

as Georges

1964

Les Gorilles

as Otto, the legionnaire (uncredited)

1969

The Strangers

as Chamoun

1967

Dirty Heroes

as Sgt Rudolph Petrowsky

1970

Only the Cool

as Coster

1981

Signé Furax

as Grougnache

1982

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

as Secutor Flavien Magister

1969

1981

Fear in the City

as Don Vincenzo Talascio

1965

1985

La Baston

as Raoul

1975

Beyond Fear

as Guilloux

1962

Law of Men

as Paulo, friend of Sophie

1988

La loi sauvage

as Victor Molini

1972

1970

1966

Le Deuxième Souffle

as Alban, Manouche's bodyguard

1971

The Lion's Share

as Inspector Michel Grazzi

1967

1974

OK Patron

as Mario (uncredited)

1985

Le Deuxième Couteau

as Commissaire Bartillot

Production

1983

Amok

as Writer

1986

The Compromise

as Dialogue

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