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André Maranne
British actor (–)
André Maranne | |
|---|---|
| Born | André Gaston Maillol ()14 May Toulouse, France |
| Died | 12 April () (aged&#;94) Brighton, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouse | Moira Mitchell &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
André Maranne (14 May – 12 April ) was a French-born British actor best known for playing roles in English-language films beginning in the mids.[1]
Life and career
Born André Gaston Maillol in Toulouse, France, Maranne's best known role was probably Sergeant François Chevalier in six Pink Panther films alongside Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom and Burt Kwouk.[2] Before the Pink Panther, he appeared as a French officer in The War Lover () and had a cameo role in the James Bond movie Thunderball ().[3]
He appeared in such diverse television programmes as Merton Park Studios' Scotland Yard (as a gendarme in episode "Wall of Death" and credited as André Maillol & the episode
