Gérard Filippelli (14 December 1942 – 30 March 2021) was a French actor, composer and singer.

Life and career

In 1964, Filippelli bought an amp from an American soldier in

Châteauroux Châteauroux ( ; ; ) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French. Climate Châteauroux te ...

for 500 francs. In 1966, he performed at the Cinéma REX and befriended

Jean Sarrus Jean Sarrus (11 May 1945 – 19 February 2025) was a French actor, composer and singer. People know him best as a member of the legendary band Les Charlots. Life and career Sarrus was born in Puteaux. After being one of the bass players for Ro ...

and Gérard Rinaldi. He became sound manager in their group. They formed the acting and singing group Les Charlots, where he stayed until 1997. In 1970, his wife died in an automobile accident. Filippelli died on 30 March 2021, at the age of 78.

Filmography

*' (1970) *'' Les Bidasses en folie'' (1971) *'' Stadium Nuts'' (1972) *' (1972) *''

The Big Store ''The Big Store'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring the Marx Brothers ( Groucho, Harpo and Chico) that takes place in a large department store. Groucho appears as private detective Wolf J. Flywheel (a char ...

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I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything ''I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything'' () is a 1973 French comedy film directed by Pierre Richard. Plot Pierre Gastié-Leroy (Pierre Richard) is the son of a wealthy director of a factory of weapon manufacturing (Bernard Blier). Despite ...

'' (1973) *' (1974) *' (1974) *' (1974) *''

Trop c'est trop Trop c'est trop ''(Too Much Is Too Much)'' is a French comedy film directed by Didier Kaminka in 1975. Didier (Kaminka), Philippe (Ogouz) and Georges (Beller) were born the same day at the same hour in the same room as the war was ending. A fe ...

'' (1975) *''

Bons Baisers de Hong Kong ''Bons Baisers de Hong Kong'' (also known as ''From Hong Kong with Love'') is a 1975 French spy film, spy comedy film directed by Yvan Chiffre. It is a parody and Spin-off (media), spin-off of the Production of the James Bond films, ''James Bond' ...

'' (1975) *' (1979) *' (1980) *' (1983) *' (1984) *' (1992) *''Les Charlots Intime'' (2013) *''Les Charlots... Au Phil du temps'' (2018)

References

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