ACTOR

Michel Constantin

1924 - 2003

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Constantin has received more than 86,291 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Michel Constantin is the 2,014th most popular actor (up from 2,129th in 2019), the 2,830th most popular biography from France (up from 2,870th in 2019) and the 151st most popular French Actor.

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  • 86k

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  • 54.20

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michel Constantin ranks 2,014 out of 13,578. Before him are Mel Blanc, Julian Sands, Bill Cobbs, Shashi Kapoor, Danny Huston, and Joe Don Baker. After him are Mélanie Laurent, Matti Pellonpää, Ann Miller, Musidora, Bella Darvi, and Sung Kang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Michel Constantin ranks 161. Before him are Claude Lefort, Walter Gotell, Eduardo Fajardo, Ken Tyrrell, Franco Basaglia, and Billy Wright. After him are Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Alexander Matrosov, Friaça, Gilbert Simondon, Marcel Broodthaers, and Aman Andom. Among people deceased in 2003, Michel Constantin ranks 122. Before him are Paul Janssen, Mario Merz, Fred Rogers, Guido Crepax, Constantin Dăscălescu, and Alejandro de Tomaso. After him are Karel Kosík, Rachel Kempson, Mongo Santamaría, Rie Mastenbroek, Herma Bauma, and Goffredo Petrassi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Constantin ranks 2,830 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Séguier (1588), Jean Patou (1887), Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany (1000), Jean-Jacques Henner (1829), Joseph Laniel (1889), and Marie of Lorraine (1674). After him are Menasseh Ben Israel (1604), Jules Jamin (1818), Mélanie Laurent (1983), Adolphe Alphand (1817), Léon Flameng (1877), and Musidora (1889).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Michel Constantin ranks 151. Before him are Guillaume Canet (1973), Jean-Hugues Anglade (1955), Pierre Brasseur (1905), Olivier Martinez (1966), Christian Marquand (1927), and Claire Lacombe (1765). After him are Mélanie Laurent (1983), Musidora (1889), Georges Descrières (1930), Andréa Ferréol (1947), Pierre Arditi (1944), and Gérard Blain (1930).

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Television and Movie Roles

Le Trou
Geo Cassine
Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system -- yet their escape is anything but assured.
Mar 18th 19608.3 / 10
The Vultures
Adjudant Edouard Mahuzard
April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires successfully counter attack. The bank manager and his seductive wife arrive, and so does a German lieutenant, whom the French arrest. Augagneur wants to steal the gold; warrant officer Mahuzard wants to do his duty. A series of alliances form and break apart, the group dwindles in number, and the gold heads south toward Betahoua. But in whose possession?
Mar 28th 19846 / 10
Let's Not Get Angry
Jeff
One-time gangster Antoine is enjoying retirement on the coast, now managing a boating club. He receives a visit from a former accomplice who asks for a loan. The money will be repaid by a crook who is now in hiding; Antoine intends to recover his money.
Apr 20th 19667.616 / 10