Philippe Castelli
Acting
Biography
Philippe Castelli (8 June 1926 – 16 April 2006) was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1960 and 1992. Source: Article "Philippe Castelli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Born: June 8, 1925
Place of Birth: Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Known For
A Blonde Like That
Myra, daughter of the circus king, has been kidnapped in South America. Or so her father believes. In reality, Miss Shumway has escaped into the Indian jungle in the company of a conjurer. Millan, a mischievous and adventurous journalist, tracks down the young woman in the Indian sector of Tamazunchale. They get to know each other and Myra tells the young man what drove her to flee her father. But she's run out of money and expects her adventure to come to an end soon. Then she meets a man named Doc, who suggests she contact an old Indian sorcerer.
Banana's Boulevard
Six friends start playing music under the name of Forbans, firmly determined to succeed. They soon find themselves in Martinique, embroiled in a series of abracadabre adventures.
Crooks in Clover
An aging gangster, Fernand Naudin is hoping for a quiet retirement when he suddenly inherits a fortune from an old friend, a former gangster supremo known as the Mexican. If he is ambivalent about his new found wealth, Fernand is positively nonplussed to discover that he has also inherited his benefactor’s daughter, Patricia. Unfortunately, not only does Fernand have to put up with the thoroughly modern Patricia and her nauseating boyfriend, but he also had to contend with the Mexican’s trigger-happy former employees, who are determined to make a claim.
The Defective Detective
Lewis plays a Las Vegas policeman visiting his ex-wife in France, only to be caught up in the shenanigans of a group of art thieves. His ex-wife has remarried and her husband is undercover among the art thieves, carrying out an assignment given him by his superiors in the police force. Inevitably, the current husband and the ex-husband are bound to clash.
Let's Not Get Angry
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.
La Demoiselle d'Avignon
Koba is a princess, a real one. To meet up the men she loves, she finds herself in Paris... François is a diplomat. He thinks he loves a student. Little does he know that his Cinderella wears a crown. To find her again he becomes ambassador of France in her country: Kurland...
Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward is a French-German swashbuckler TV series. It was produced in 1970, directed by Gilles Grangier and broadcast in 1971. The series starred the German actor Amadeus August as the protagonist and the French actress Marie-France Boyer as Isabelle de Croye. The series was based on Sir Walter Scott's in 1823 published novel Quentin Durward. It concerns a Scottish soldier who serves French King Louis XI while the King has to overcome the schemes of his rival Charles the Bold and Jean Balue. The TV series kept close to the classic novel and was often shot at historic French locations. The French version consists of 7 instalments of 52 minutes each, while the dubbed German version had 13 episodes of about 25 minutes apiece. Both versions have been made available on DVD.
Yoyo
The story follows the son of a millionaire from the 1920s to the 1960s. After losing his fortune in the stock-exchange crash, he teams up with an equestrienne and becomes a circus clown.
Borsalino
In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a woman. Starting with fixed horse races and boxing matches, they soon find themselves doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change.
The Secret of the Selenites
The film follows the adventures of Baron Munchausen, who is prompted to travel to the moon by his cousin Sirius, an astrologer convinced that it is inhabited by an ancient race called the Selenites. The Selentites incidentally possess the secret of immortality. The Baron takes up his cousin's offer and travels to the moon using a tall masted ship pulled by three hot air balloons and he is aided by his super-ability friends (who are from the prequel to this film, The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen). When they reach the moon, they are initially placed in jeopardy as their craft lands in a crater and they fall into a subterranean sea inhabited by monsters...
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as M Bond
as Self
as Self
as L'employé de l'ANPE
as Le docteur Guillotin
as Brigadier
as Gustave Leone
as The teacher
as Lundi (Voice)
as Nestor, receptionist at the Trianon Hotel
as Père Eusébio
as The French teacher
as Self
as Jean le barman
as Pérol, owner of the pavilion rented by the Vignaults
as Court usher
as The constipated one
as L'homme qui se cure le nez
as Le concierge de l'hôtel à Venise et espion
as Le monsieur distingué
as Driving license inspector
as Marcel
as Editorial usher
as Le maître d'hôtel
as Man at the phone booth
as Tobacconist (uncredited)
as Un Promoteur
as Le policier à la circulation
as For Ever #1
as The nephew
as Le colonel
as Self
as Le majordome
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
as L'homme dans le parking souterrain
as Mme Hermann
as Lawyer (uncredited)
as Doorman
as Le narrateur
as Le journaliste
as Minister
as L'artiste de cabaret
as Agent des douanes à l'aéroport d'Orly
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
as Grand Vicar
as le directeur de la prison
as Trois échelles
as Crew Member (uncredited)
as Hotel boy (uncredited)
as Un surveillant
as Tamanoir, OVTF technician
as French Forensic Physician (uncredited)
as Master cheesemaker (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Le clochard
as l'homme au téléphone
as Grognard
as Un inspecteur (uncredited)
as Mr Boudu, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants") (non crédité)
as Narrateur (non crédité)
as le barman
as Le domestique
as Istanbul hotel receptionist
as Man who deceives Balthazar (uncredited)
as Critic (uncredited)
as Un adepte de la secte
as le tailleur
as Le portier du 321 (uncredited)
as Postman
as Kléber
as 'L'électricien'
as Le commissaire
as stage manager