Michel Constantin
Birthday
1924/07/13
Day of death
2003/08/29 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Also know as
Constantin Hokloff, Constantin Hokhloff, Les grandes oreilles
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 C...Read more
Acting
(1973) Special Killers
as Inspector Palma
(1978) The Inglorious Bastards
as Veronique
(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
(1974) No Pockets in a Shroud
as Culli
(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) Troubleshooters
as Michel
(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) Maigret Sees Red
as Cicero
(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) Law of Survival
as Stan
(1967) Pillaged
as Georges
(1964) Les Gorilles
as Otto, the legionnaire (uncredited)
(1969) The Strangers
as Chamoun
(1978) Plein les poches pour pas un rond...
as Steff
(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
(1970) Vertigo For A Killer
as René
(1969) A Very Curious Girl
as André
(1981) Fear in the City
as Don Vincenzo Talascio
(1965) The Wise Guys
as Skida
(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) The Big Shots
as Weiss
(1970) The Comeuppance
as Gilani
(1966) Le Deuxième Souffle
as Alban, Manouche's bodyguard
(1971) The Lion's Share
as Inspector Michel Grazzi
(1967) Jerk in Istanbul
as Vincent
(1974) OK Patron
as Mario (uncredited)
(1969) The Southern Star
as Jose
(1985) Le Deuxième Couteau
as Commissaire Bartillot
(1977) Les Diamants du Président
as Georges Lancier
(1988) Big Man
as Xavier Baudin
(1972) Midi trente
as Self
(1971) Samedi soir
as Self
(1956) Cinépanorama
as Self
(1988) Paparoff
as Cyril Paparoff dit Papa