André Charpak (4 September 1928 – 23 June 2006) was a Polish-born French actor, dialoguist,

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and

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. A brother of the

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Georges Charpak Georges Charpak (; born Jerzy Charpak; 1 August 1924 – 29 September 2010) was a Polish-born French physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992 for his invention of the multiwire proportional chamber. Life Georges Charpak was born ...

"La Vie à fil tendu",

(with D. Saudinos), , 1993 he was an alumnus of the prestigious

Lycée Henri-IV The Lycée Henri-IV () is a public secondary school located in Paris. Along with the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, it is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and demanding sixth-form colleges ('' lycées'') in France. The school educates more ...

where he earned his

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Filmography

;Director and screenwriter *

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

: ''Mayeux le bossu'' (short film) with

Jacques Dufilho Jacques Dufilho (19 February 1914 – 28 August 2005) was a French actor. He was born at Bègles (Gironde) and he died at Ponsampère (Gers). Life and career Dufilho appeared in 65 French productions. Moreover, he was frequently seen in Italian ...

* 1964 : ''La Vie normale'' *

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

: '' Le Crime de David Levinstein'' *

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

: ''

La Provocation ''La Provocation'' () is a German-language Drama film, drama film from 1970. It was directed by André Charpak, written by André Charpak and Jean Verdun, starring Jean Marais and Maria Schell. Cast * Jean Marais as Christian * Maria Schell as ...

'' *

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

: ''William Conrad'' (téléfilm) with

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;Actor * 1958 : '' En bordée'' by Pierre Chevalier *

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

: '' Sur la Piste...'' (''

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'', n°19), by Claude Loursais *

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

: ''

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'' (telefilm) *

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

: '' La Dame de pique'' by Léonard Keigel * 1967 : '' Le Crime de David Levinstein'' * 1970 : ''

'' with

Jean Marais Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais (), was a French actor, film director, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 f ...

* 1973 : ''William Conrad'' (telefilm) * 1973 : ''Le Feu sous la neige'' (telefilm) *

: ''

Le Drakkar ''Le Drakkar'' is a 1973 French film directed by Jacques Pierre. Cast * Sady Rebbot - Michel * Jean Franval - Paulot * Pierre Fromont - Mimile * Christine Malouvrier - Arlette * Anouk Ferjac - Kate * Jacques Charby - Jorioz * Dominique ...

'' by Jacques Pierre (telefilm) *

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

: ''Meurtre sur la personne de la mer'' (telefilm) * ''La Première Légion'' (telefilm)

Theatre

* 1959 : '' The Gambler'' after

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, mise en scène * 1961 : '' Life Is a Dream'' by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, directed by André Charpak * 1963 : ''Monsieur Vautrin'' (adaptation of the play by Balzac) * 1963 : '' Another Man's Wife'' (by Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Charpak, Andre 1928 births 2006 deaths French film directors French people of Polish-Jewish descent French theatre directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters French male stage actors French male television actors Jewish French male actors 20th-century French male actors Polish emigrants to France Lycée Henri-IV alumni 20th-century French male writers