Ticky Holgado
Born June 24, 1944 (Age: 81)
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Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Biography
Joseph Holgado, known professionally as Ticky Holgado (24 June 1944 – 22 January 2004), was a French actor. Known for his short stature, distinctive face and heavy Southern accent, he was a frequent collaborator with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Holgado's original vocation was to be a musician. After playing in a band as a teenager, he found work in the French music industry and was eventually employed as a personal secretary by singer Claude François, then by Johnny Hallyday. He became an actor in his mid-thirties and began appearing in small roles, mostly in comedy films. He gradually became a familiar face in French films. In 1991, Holgado appeared in two films that allowed him to gain greater fame, Delicatessen by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, then Une époque formidable..., by Gérard Jugnot, where he played a part written especially for him. During the years that followed, Holgado was very active as a character actor. He was nominated twice to the César Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for Une époque formidable..., then for French Twist (1994). In September 2003, Holgado announced the remission of his lung cancer, which had considerably rarefied his appearances on the screen since 2000. On 5 January 2004, he had just begun work on a new film with Claude Lelouch, but he succumbed to cancer on 22 January 2004. He left a posthumous message, in the form of a document which appeared on his hospital bed after taking him to surgery to remove his fourth cancerous tumor. Holgado declared there: "It is necessary to tell to people that it's absolutely necessary to stop smoking". Ticky Holgado was buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery (45th division). Source: Article "Ticky Holgado" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Joseph Holgado, known professionally as Ticky Holgado (24 June 1944 – 22 January 2004), was a French actor. Known for his short stature, distinctive face and heavy Southern accent, he was a frequent collaborator with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Holgado's original vocation was to be a musician. After playing in a band as a teenager, he found work in the French music industry and was eventually employed as a personal secretary by singer Claude François, then by Johnny Hallyday.
He became an actor in his mid-thirties and began appearing in small roles, mostly in comedy films. He gradually became a familiar face in French films.
In 1991, Holgado appeared in two films that allowed him to gain greater fame, Delicatessen by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, then Une époque formidable..., by Gérard Jugnot, where he played a part written especially for him.
During the years that followed, Holgado was very active as a character actor. He was nominated twice to the César Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for Une époque formidable..., then for French Twist (1994).
In September 2003, Holgado announced the remission of his lung cancer, which had considerably rarefied his appearances on the screen since 2000. On 5 January 2004, he had just begun work on a new film with Claude Lelouch, but he succumbed to cancer on 22 January 2004. He left a posthumous message, in the form of a document which appeared on his hospital bed after taking him to surgery to remove his fourth cancerous tumor. Holgado declared there: "It is necessary to tell to people that it's absolutely necessary to stop smoking".
Ticky Holgado was buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery (45th division).
Source: Article "Ticky Holgado" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Filmography
La Tête haute
2005
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as Robert
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Age: 61
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
2005
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as Self
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Age: 60
A Very Long Engagement
2004
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as Germain Pire
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Age: 60
The Car Keys
2003
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as Singer of the happy ending
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Age: 59
Ruby & Quentin
2003
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as Martineau
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Age: 59
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002
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as Boubou
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Age: 57
Shooting Stars
2002
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as Angelo
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Age: 57
Monsieur Batignole
2002
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as Lucien Morel
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Age: 57
Amélie
2001
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as Man in Photo
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Age: 56
Philosophale
2001
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as Commissaire Ernest-August Mallory
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Age: 56
Most Promising Young Actress
2000
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as le sans-abri
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Age: 55
Hallyday par Johnny
2000
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as Self
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Age: 55
Actors
2000
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as Legless tramp
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Age: 55
Let There Be Light!
1998
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as L'ange René
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Age: 54
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997
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as Alcoholic Man
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Age: 52
The Best Job in the World
1996
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as Baudoin
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Age: 52
Men, Women: A User's Manual
1996
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as le père de Loulou
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Age: 52
Let's Hope It Lasts
1996
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as Joseph Ponty
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Age: 51
Les Milles
1995
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as Capitaine Moinard
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Age: 51
The City of Lost Children
1995
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as Ex-Acrobat
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Age: 50
Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard
1993
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as Beaulouis
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Age: 49
Lost in Transit
1993
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as Serge
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Age: 49
Drôles d'oiseaux
1993
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as Benoit Cabane
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Age: 48
Tango
1993
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as Waiter
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Age: 48
The Honour of the Tribe
1993
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as Martial
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Age: 48
The Supper
1992
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as Jacques
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Age: 48
Leopard Ties
1992
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as Magellan
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Age: 47
My Life Is Hell
1991
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as le diable
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Age: 47
Mother
1991
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as Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor
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Age: 47
Une époque formidable
1991
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as 'Crayon'
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Age: 46
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
1991
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as Le Ténardier
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Age: 46
Delicatessen
1991
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as Marcel Tapioca
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Age: 46
No Image
De justesse
1991
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as
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Age: 46
Uranus
1990
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as Mégrin, l'avocat
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Age: 46
My Mother's Castle
1990
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as Binucci, hunting whip
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Age: 46
The Hairdresser's Husband
1990
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as Morvoisieux Son-in-Law
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Age: 46
Sans peur et sans reproche
1988
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as Mignard de Parthode
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Age: 44
Lady Cops
1987
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as Inspecteur Blondel
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Age: 43
Levy & Goliath
1987
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as Fake hunchback
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Age: 42
Sale Destin
1987
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as
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Age: 42
Brigade of Death
1985
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as
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Age: 40
Belles, blondes et bronzées
1981
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as Gus
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Age: 37
Madame Claude 2
1981
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 37
Les surdoués de la première compagnie
1981
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as Warrant officer's neighbor (uncredited)
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Age: 36