Ticky Holgado
Acting
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.
TV Shows(4)
Movies(66)
La Tête haute
Robert
2005
The Courage to Love
Dieu
2005
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
Self
2005
A Very Long Engagement
Germain Pire
2004
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
God
2004
The Masked Avenger: Lagardere
Passepoil
2003
The Car Keys
Singer of the happy ending
2003
Young, Beautiful and Screwed Up
Jojo
2003
Ruby & Quentin
Martineau
2003
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Boubou
2002
Shooting Stars
Angelo
2002
Monsieur Batignole
Lucien Morel
2002
An Afternoon
Le barbier
2001
Amélie
Man in Photo
2001
Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana
Jean Bordenave
2001
Philosophale
Commissaire Ernest-August Mallory
2001
Most Promising Young Actress
le sans-abri
2000
Hallyday par Johnny
Self
2000
Actors
Legless tramp
2000
Le Schpountz
Oncle Baptiste
1999
Le sourire du clown
Ian
1999
Prison à domicile
Jules Klarh
1999
Let There Be Light!
L'ange René
1998
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Alcoholic Man
1997
The Best Job in the World
Baudoin
1996
Men, Women: A User's Manual
le père de Loulou
1996
Let's Hope It Lasts
Joseph Ponty
1996
Lumière & Company
(segment "Claude Lelouch")
1995
Funny Bones
Battiston
1995
Les Milles
Capitaine Moinard
1995
The City of Lost Children
Ex-Acrobat
1995
Les Miserables
Kind Hoodlum
1995
French Twist
Antoine
1995
Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard
Beaulouis
1993
Lost in Transit
Serge
1993
Drôles d'oiseaux
Benoit Cabane
1993
Tango
Waiter
1993
The Honour of the Tribe
Martial
1993
The Supper
Jacques
1992
Leopard Ties
Magellan
1992
My Life Is Hell
le diable
1991
Mother
Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor
1991
Une époque formidable
'Crayon'
1991
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
Le Ténardier
1991
Delicatessen
Marcel Tapioca
1991
De justesse
1991
Uranus
Mégrin, l'avocat
1990
My Mother's Castle
Binucci, hunting whip
1990
The Hairdresser's Husband
Morvoisieux Son-in-Law
1990
Sans peur et sans reproche
Mignard de Parthode
1988
Lady Cops
Inspecteur Blondel
1987
Levy & Goliath
Fake hunchback
1987
Sale Destin
1987
Manon of the Spring
Rural engineering specialist
1986
Nuit d'ivresse
Maurice, electro
1986
Brigade of Death
1985
Comment draguer tous les mecs
Brother Gontran
1984
My New Partner
Alphonse
1984
Le fou du roi
Geux
1984
The Seducers of Saint-Tropez
Ticky
1983
It's Called Catastrophe
Alphonse
1983
Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!
Le planton
1983
On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge
Le garagiste
1982
Belles, blondes et bronzées
Gus
1981
Madame Claude 2
(uncredited)
1981
Les surdoués de la première compagnie
Warrant officer's neighbor (uncredited)
1981