Xavier Saint-Macary (June 7, 1948 – March 13, 1988) was a French

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, brother of Hubert Saint-Macary.IMDB entry
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'' (1973) directed by

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and '' Le Château perdu'' (1973). American audiences will remember him as the enthusiastic but bumbling Detective Fontenoy in the

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movie ''

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'' (1977). Saint-Macary died of a sudden

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in 1988, a few months short of his 40th birthday.

Partial filmography

* '' Le Château perdu'' (1973, TV Movie) - Le comte de Guiche * ''

'' (1973) - Christian * ''L'oiseau rare'' (1973) - Francis, l'amant de Renée * '' Le Plein de Super'' (1976) - Philippe * ''

'' (1977) - Detective Fontenoy * '' Dites-lui que je l'aime'' (1977) - Michel Barbet * ''

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'' (1977) - Le chauffeur de Saint-Prix * ''Pourquoi pas !'' (1979) - Paul, le play-boy * ''Le Cavaleur'' (1979) - Georges Jussieu * ''Martin et Léa'' (1979) - Martin * ''La Mémoire courte'' (1979) - Le mari de Judith * '' Us Two'' (1979) * ''Ce répondeur ne prend pas de message'' (1979) - L'homme * ''Le point douloureux'' (1979) - Le serveur restaurant * ''Ras le cœur'' (1980) - Roland * '' Loulou'' (1980) - Bernard * ''Du blues dans la tête'' (1981) - Jacky * ''

Men Prefer Fat Girls ''Men Prefer Fat Girls'' (Les hommes préfèrent les grosses) is a French comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It was released in 1981, adapted from a script by Josiane Balasko. Plot Lydie has just paid a considerable rent deposit for a new ...

'' (1981) - Ronald * ''

Ma femme s'appelle reviens ''Ma femme s'appelle reviens'' is a 1982 French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. Plot Bernard has been brutally left by his wife, without even a file for divorce, and attempts to absolutely get her back, on the sudden departure of her ...

'' (1982) - Philippe * ''Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'' (1982) - Dorante * ''

Confidentially Yours ''Confidentially Yours'' (french: Vivement dimanche !; known as ''Finally, Sunday!'' in other English-speaking markets) is a 1983 French comedy mystery film directed by François Truffaut. Based on the 1962 novel ''The Long Saturday Night'' by Ame ...

'' (1983) - Bertrand Fabre * ''

Signes extérieurs de richesse ''Signes extérieurs de richesse'' is a French comedy film directed by Jacques Monnet, written by Alain Godard and Jacques Monnet, and released in 1983. Plot Jean-Jacques Lestrade is the owner of a renowned veterinary clinic in Paris who lives in ...

'' (1983) - Bianchi * ''

Détective ''Détective'' is a 1985 French crime film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In a room of a grand Paris hotel, two detectives are keeping watch. One is William, who used to be the hotel dete ...

'' (1985) - Accountant * ''Le Débutant'' (1986) - Philippe Rivière * ''Corps z'a corps'' (1988) - M. de Villecresne * ''

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'' (1988) - Paul (final film role)

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* 1948 births 1988 deaths Actors from Orléans French male film actors French male television actors 20th-century French male actors {{France-actor-stub