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Ticky Holgado

Ticky Holgado

Acting

Born: June 24, 1944Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France

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.

Known For
Filmography
La Tête haute

La Tête haute

Robert

2005
The Courage to Love

The Courage to Love

Dieu

2005
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"

Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"

Self

2005
A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement

Germain Pire

2004
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens

Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens

God

2004
The Masked Avenger: Lagardere

The Masked Avenger: Lagardere

Passepoil

2003
The Car Keys

The Car Keys

Singer of the happy ending

2003
Young, Beautiful and Screwed Up

Young, Beautiful and Screwed Up

Jojo

2003
Ruby & Quentin

Ruby & Quentin

Martineau

2003
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

Boubou

2002
Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

Angelo

2002
Monsieur Batignole

Monsieur Batignole

Lucien Morel

2002

An Afternoon

Le barbier

2001
Amélie

Amélie

Man in Photo

2001
Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana

Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana

Jean Bordenave

2001
Philosophale

Philosophale

Commissaire Ernest-August Mallory

2001
Most Promising Young Actress

Most Promising Young Actress

le sans-abri

2000
Hallyday par Johnny

Hallyday par Johnny

Self

2000
Actors

Actors

Legless tramp

2000
Le Schpountz

Le Schpountz

Oncle Baptiste

1999
Le sourire du clown

Le sourire du clown

Ian

1999
Prison à domicile

Prison à domicile

Jules Klarh

1999
Let There Be Light!

Let There Be Light!

L'ange René

1998
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Alcoholic Man

1997
The Best Job in the World

The Best Job in the World

Baudoin

1996
Men, Women: A User's Manual

Men, Women: A User's Manual

le père de Loulou

1996
Let's Hope It Lasts

Let's Hope It Lasts

Joseph Ponty

1996
Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

(segment "Claude Lelouch")

1995
Funny Bones

Funny Bones

Battiston

1995
Les Milles

Les Milles

Capitaine Moinard

1995
The City of Lost Children

The City of Lost Children

Ex-Acrobat

1995
Les Miserables

Les Miserables

Kind Hoodlum

1995
French Twist

French Twist

Antoine

1995
Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard

Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard

Beaulouis

1993
Lost in Transit

Lost in Transit

Serge

1993
Drôles d'oiseaux

Drôles d'oiseaux

Benoit Cabane

1993
Tango

Tango

Waiter

1993
The Honour of the Tribe

The Honour of the Tribe

Martial

1993
The Supper

The Supper

Jacques

1992
Leopard Ties

Leopard Ties

Magellan

1992
My Life Is Hell

My Life Is Hell

le diable

1991
Mother

Mother

Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor

1991
Une époque formidable

Une époque formidable

'Crayon'

1991
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

Le Ténardier

1991
Delicatessen

Delicatessen

Marcel Tapioca

1991

De justesse

1991
Uranus

Uranus

Mégrin, l'avocat

1990
My Mother's Castle

My Mother's Castle

Binucci, hunting whip

1990
The Hairdresser's Husband

The Hairdresser's Husband

Morvoisieux Son-in-Law

1990
Sans peur et sans reproche

Sans peur et sans reproche

Mignard de Parthode

1988
Lady Cops

Lady Cops

Inspecteur Blondel

1987
Levy & Goliath

Levy & Goliath

Fake hunchback

1987
Sale Destin

Sale Destin

1987
Manon of the Spring

Manon of the Spring

Rural engineering specialist

1986
Nuit d'ivresse

Nuit d'ivresse

Maurice, electro

1986
Brigade of Death

Brigade of Death

1985

Comment draguer tous les mecs

Brother Gontran

1984
My New Partner

My New Partner

Alphonse

1984
Le fou du roi

Le fou du roi

Geux

1984
The Seducers of Saint-Tropez

The Seducers of Saint-Tropez

Ticky

1983
It's Called Catastrophe

It's Called Catastrophe

Alphonse

1983
Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!

Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!

Le planton

1983
On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge

On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge

Le garagiste

1982
Belles, blondes et bronzées

Belles, blondes et bronzées

Gus

1981
Madame Claude 2

Madame Claude 2

(uncredited)

1981
Les surdoués de la première compagnie

Les surdoués de la première compagnie

Warrant officer's neighbor (uncredited)

1981