Ticky Holgado
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.
Filmography
La Tête haute
as Robert
La Tête haute
as Robert
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
as Self
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
as Self
A Very Long Engagement
as Germain Pire
A Very Long Engagement
as Germain Pire
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
as God
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
as God
The Masked Avenger: Lagardere
as Passepoil
The Masked Avenger: Lagardere
as Passepoil
The Car Keys
as Happy Ending Singer
The Car Keys
as Happy Ending Singer
Young, Beautiful and Screwed Up
as Jojo
Young, Beautiful and Screwed Up
as Jojo
Ruby & Quentin
as Martineau
Ruby & Quentin
as Martineau
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
as Boubou
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
as Boubou
Shooting Stars
as Angelo
Shooting Stars
as Angelo
Monsieur Batignole
as Lucien Morel
Monsieur Batignole
as Lucien Morel
An Afternoon
as Le barbier
An Afternoon
as Le barbier
Amélie
as Man in Photo
Amélie
as Man in Photo
Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana
as Jean Bordenave
Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana
as Jean Bordenave
Philosophale
as Commissaire Ernest-August Mallory
Philosophale
as Commissaire Ernest-August Mallory
Most Promising Young Actress
as le sans-abri
Most Promising Young Actress
as le sans-abri
Hallyday par Johnny
as Self
Hallyday par Johnny
as Self
Actors
as Legless tramp
Actors
as Legless tramp
Le Schpountz
as Oncle Baptiste
Le Schpountz
as Oncle Baptiste
Le sourire du clown
as Ian
Le sourire du clown
as Ian
Prison à domicile
as Jules Klarh
Prison à domicile
as Jules Klarh
Let There Be Light!
as L'ange René
Let There Be Light!
as L'ange René
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
as Alcoholic Man
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
as Alcoholic Man
The Best Job in the World
as Baudoin
The Best Job in the World
as Baudoin
Men, Women: A User's Manual
as le père de Loulou
Men, Women: A User's Manual
as le père de Loulou
Lumière & Company
as (segment "Claude Lelouch")
Lumière & Company
as (segment "Claude Lelouch")
Funny Bones
as Battiston
Funny Bones
as Battiston
Les Milles
as Capitaine Moinard
Les Milles
as Capitaine Moinard
The City of Lost Children
as Ex-Acrobat
The City of Lost Children
as Ex-Acrobat
Les Miserables
as Kind Hoodlum
Les Miserables
as Kind Hoodlum
Lost in Transit
as Serge
Lost in Transit
as Serge
Tango
as Waiter
Tango
as Waiter
The Honour of the Tribe
as Martial
The Honour of the Tribe
as Martial
The Supper
as Jacques
The Supper
as Jacques
Leopard Ties
as Magellan
Leopard Ties
as Magellan
My Life Is Hell
as le diable
My Life Is Hell
as le diable
Mother
as Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor
Mother
as Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor
Une époque formidable
as 'Crayon'
Une époque formidable
as 'Crayon'
Delicatessen
as Marcel Tapioca
Delicatessen
as Marcel Tapioca
My Mother's Castle
as Binucci, hunting whip
My Mother's Castle
as Binucci, hunting whip
The Hairdresser's Husband
as Morvoisieux Son-in-Law
The Hairdresser's Husband
as Morvoisieux Son-in-Law
Sans peur et sans reproche
as Mignard de Parthode
Sans peur et sans reproche
as Mignard de Parthode
Lady Cops
as Inspecteur Blondel
Lady Cops
as Inspecteur Blondel
Sale Destin
Sale Destin
Manon of the Spring
as Rural engineering specialist
Manon of the Spring
as Rural engineering specialist
Nuit d'ivresse
as Maurice, electro
Nuit d'ivresse
as Maurice, electro
Farewell Fred
as Barman
Farewell Fred
as Barman
Brigade of Death
Brigade of Death
Comment draguer tous les mecs
as Brother Gontran
Comment draguer tous les mecs
as Brother Gontran
My New Partner
as Alphonse
My New Partner
as Alphonse
Le fou du roi
as Geux
Le fou du roi
as Geux
It's Called Catastrophe
as Alphonse
It's Called Catastrophe
as Alphonse
Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!
as Le planton
Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!
as Le planton
On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge
as Le garagiste
On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge
as Le garagiste
Belles, blondes et bronzées
as Gus
Belles, blondes et bronzées
as Gus
Madame Claude 2
as (uncredited)
Madame Claude 2
as (uncredited)
Les surdoués de la première compagnie
as Warrant officer's neighbor (uncredited)
Les surdoués de la première compagnie
as Warrant officer's neighbor (uncredited)