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Eddie Constantine (1913–1993)

Iconic American-born singer and actor in international films since the 1950s. Born in L.A. to Russian immigrant parents, Constantine studied voice in Vienna. He returned to the US, where his singing career wavered and he found work as a film extra. Constantine first achieved fame in Paris, where he launched a successful career as a popular singer under the tutelage of Édith Piaf... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (128 titles)
2010 Dimension 1991-2024 (video short)
 
1993 Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
Don Fabrizzi
 
1993 Die goldene Schlagerparade (TV series)
Singer
Episode dated 4 February 1993 (1993) … Singer
 
1991 Tokyo no kyujitsu
Mr. Light
 
1991 Europa
Colonel Harris
 
1989 Europa, abends
Mr. Hardayle
 
1989 L'agence (TV series)
 
1989 Rivalen der Rennbahn (TV series)
Gewitterwolken (1989)
 
1988 Les cinq dernières minutes (TV series)
John Kenneth Morton
Pour qui sonne le jazz (1988) … John Kenneth Morton
 
1987 Helsinki-Naples All Night Long
Old Gangster
 
1987 Freckled Max and the Spooks
Vodník Alojz -Water Spirit
 
1987 Teta (TV series)
Alois - Water Spirit
Die Hochzeit (1987) … Alois - Water Spirit
Das Automobil (1987) … Alois - Water Spirit
Der Salonlöwe (1987) … Alois - Water Spirit
Die Wiege (1987) … Alois - Water Spirit
Die Braut (1987) … Alois - Water Spirit
 
1986 Roncalli (TV series)
Pablo
 
1986 Las aventuras de Pepe Carvalho (TV series)
Charlie Davis
Golpe de estado (1986) … Charlie Davis
 
1986 Honor Thy Father (TV movie)
 
1984 Quei 36 gradini (TV mini-series)
 
1984 Une aventure de Phil Perfect (TV mini-series)
Lemmy
 
1984 Série noire (TV series)
Mike Parker
J'ai bien l'honneur (1984) … Mike Parker
 
1984 Rambo Zambo (TV movie)
Harry
 
1984 Seifenblasen
 
1983 La bête noire
Le patron du bar américain
 
1983 Der Schnüffler
Gregori Ustinov
 
1983 Kottan ermittelt (TV series)
Lemmy Caution
Fühlt wie Du (1983) … Lemmy Caution
Hausbesuche (1983) … Lemmy Caution
 
1983 Minute papillon (TV series)
Erudit
 
1982 Boxoffice
Hugh Barren
 
1982 De bien étranges affaires (TV series)
Occono
Lourde gueuse (1982) … Occono
 
1982 Hochkant (TV movie)
Er
 
1982 Rote Liebe - Wassilissa
Pawel Pawlowitsch
 
1982 The Tiger Brigades (TV series)
Cosmano
Made in USA (1982) … Cosmano
 
1981 Freak Orlando
Säulenheiliger
 
1981 Die Hinrichtung (TV movie)
 
1981 Neige
Pierrot
 
1981 Tango Through Germany
Eddie
 
1981 Zwischen Mond und Sonne (TV movie)
 
1981 Les fugitifs (TV movie)
M. John
 
1980 The Long Good Friday
Charlie
 
1980 Carnapping
Laroux, police officer
 
1979 Der Idiot im Hintergrund (TV movie)
 
1979 The Third Generation
P. J. Lurz
 
1979 Victor (TV movie)
Sein Vater
 
1978 It Lives Again
Dr. Forest
 
1978 Zwei himmlische Töchter (TV mini-series)
Slim Nesbit
Ein Cowboy nach Spanien (1978) … Slim Nesbit
 
1977 The Model Couple
Docteur Goldberg
 
1977 Blood Relations
Priest
 
1976 Raid on Entebbe (TV movie)
Capt. Michel Becaud
 
1975 Second Spring
Frank Cabot
 
1975 Souvenir of Gibraltar
Jo, le père
 
1975 Ein Fall für Männdli (TV series)
Schafe zur Linken (1975)
 
1974 Heiter bis meschugge (TV movie)
 
1973 Pariser Nächte (TV movie)
Henry Dupont
 
1973 World on a Wire (TV movie)
Man in Rolls Royce
 
1973 No Panic
Bill Silkstocking, Amerikaans zakenman
 
1972 Wir sind drei (TV short)
Eddie
 
1972 Tarzana (short)
Cop
 
1971 Perlico - Perlaco (TV movie)
 
1971 Beware of a Holy Whore
Er selbst
 
1971 Supergirl - Das Mädchen von den Sternen (TV movie)
Partygast bei Polonsky
 
1971 Haytabo
Professor
 
1970 Jumbo - Ein Elefantenleben (TV movie)
Jumbo-Kapitän
 
1970 Eine Rose für Jane (TV movie)
Boss
 
1970 Malatesta (TV movie)
Malatesta
 
1968 À tout casser
Ric
 
1967 Ces messieurs de la famille
Le cousin Lemmy
 
1966 Residencia para espías
Dan Leyton
 
1965 Hail, Mafia
Rudy Hamberg
 
1965 How Not to Rob a Department Store
Le consommateur au bar
 
1965 Fire at Will
Mike Warner
 
1964 Lucky Jo
Lucky Jo
 
1963 As If It Were Raining
Eddie Ross
 
1963 Les femmes d'abord
Bobby Carao
 
1962 We Will Go to Deauville
Friend of Pin-Up Girl (uncredited)
 
1962 The Empire of Night
Eddie
 
1962 Good Luck, Charlie
Charlie
 
1962 Cleo from 5 to 7
L'arroseur (uncredited)
 
1962 A Swelled Head
napoléon Dubois dit Naps
 
1961 Keep Talking, Baby
Jackson
 
1961 Me faire ça à moi
Eddie MacAvoy
 
1961 Destination Fury
Felice Esposito
 
1960 Ça va être ta fête
John Lewis/John Jarvis
 
1960 Jack of Spades
Patrick
 
1960 Bombs on Monte Carlo
Kapitän Eddie Cronen
 
1959 SOS Pacific
Mark
 
1959 Hot Money Girl
Larry Brennan
 
1959 Riff Raff Girls
Williams (uncredited)
 
1958 Room 43
Johnny McVey
 
1958 Hoopla, Now Comes Eddie
Eddie Petersen
 
1958 Incognito
Bob Stanley
 
1957 Dishonorable Discharge
Burt Brickford the Captain
 
1957 Le grand bluff
Eddie F. Morgan
 
1957 The Gangsters
Jim Esposito
 
1956 Man and Child
Fred Barker
 
1956 Folies-Bergère
Bob Wellington
 
1956 Ce soir les jupons volent
M. Howard
 
1955 Je suis un sentimental
Barney Morgan
 
1955 Ça va barder
Johnny Jordan
 
1954 Yours Truly, Blake
Larry Blake - un pilote de ligne américain
 
1954 Jailbirds
Franco Cesari
 
1953 Egypt by Three
Nick (third episode)
 
1936 Born to Dance
Sailor (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2007 Vivement dimanche (TV series)
Episode dated 28 October 2007 (2007) (performer: "Cigarettes, whisky et p'tites pépées")
 
1964 Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau (performer: "Beim Flüstertango")
 
1956 Man and Child (performer: "L'homme et l'enfant The Little Boy and the Old Man")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 Fassbinders Welt am Draht - Blick voraus ins Heute (video documentary) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (34 titles)
1991 Trier's Element (TV special documentary)
Himself (Cannes 1991 footage) (uncredited)
 
1991 The Making of 'Europa' (TV documentary)
Himself/Colonel Harris (also archive footage)
 
1990 Günter und die Stars (documentary short)
Himself
 
1987 Sonntagsgespräch (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 January 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1986 Na sowas! (TV series)
Himself
 
1985 Bei Bio (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 March 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1984 Àngel Casas show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.41 (1984) … Himself
 
1984 Flight to Berlin
Himself
 
1982 Mit Musik geht alles besser (TV movie)
Himself - Singer
 
1982 Cinéma cinémas (TV series documentary)
Himself
Notre ami américain (1982) … Himself
 
1981 Ciné regards (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 30 May 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Typisch Eddie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 Weyer, Hans Hermann, Konsul (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 Die 1000 Tode des Yvan Chiffre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1971 Samedi soir (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 February 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 TV Intim (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 18 October 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Apropos Film (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 26 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Wünsch dir was (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 Lions Love
Himself
 
1969 Les gros malins
Himself/En personne
 
1968 Monsieur Cinéma (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 April 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Vergißmeinnicht (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 11 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1956-1965 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 24 April 1965 (1965) … Himself
Episode dated 14 March 1964 (1964) … Himself
Episode dated 6 January 1962 (1962) … Himself
Episode dated 6 April 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1964 How Do You Like My Sister?
Himself
 
1962 Age tendre et tête de bois (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 June 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1962 The Seven Deadly Sins
Himself (segment "La paresse")
 
1960 Ravishing
Himself (uncredited)
 
1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.5 (1959) … Himself
 
1959 Discorama (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 July 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1958 Chelsea at Nine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 March 1958 (1958) … Himself
 
1955-1957 Reflets de Cannes (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 6 May 1957 (1957) … Himself
Episode dated 29 May 1955 (1955) … Himself
 
1956 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Himself
Constellation (1956) … Himself
 
1950 Les chansons s'envolent (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2010 Fassbinders Welt am Draht - Blick voraus ins Heute (video documentary)
Man in Rolls Royce (uncredited)
 
2008 Reise in die Vergangenheit - Ulli Lommel über seinen Film Haytabo (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Vivement dimanche (TV series)
 
1999 Eddie Constantine: Cet homme est un sentimental... (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 In and Out of Fashion (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Raymond Lévesque: D'amour et d'amertume (documentary)
Himself
 
1962 Lykke og krone (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1959 Zwischen Glück und Krone (documentary)
Himself
 
1955 Around the World with Orson Welles (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Print ad for French hats (1963)

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 1 Interview  | 3 Articles  | 9 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

He was the author of the book La Proprietaire which was translated into English in 1976 and published in the United States as The Godplayer. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio