Eddie Constantine
Birthdate: Oct 29, 1913
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: Feb 25, 1993
Iconic American-born singer and actor in international films since the 1950s. Born in L.A. to Russian immigrant parents, Constantine studied voice in Vienna. He returned to the US, where his singing career wavered and he found work as a film extra. Constantine first achieved fame in Paris, where he launched a successful career as a popular singer under the tutelage of Édith Piaf. On screen from 1953, his tough guy manner was put to good use in French imitations of Humphrey Bogart films, several of which featured Peter Cheyney's no-nonsense, hard-hitting private detective, Lemmy Caution. In 1965 Jean-Luc Godard appropriated both Constantine and the Caution character for Alphaville (1965), a futuristic, parodic homage to the detective genre. The tough guys that craggy-faced Constantine played were ideals derived from the already stylized and ritualized world of G-men and private eyes found in American movies. Filmmakers of the New German Cinema resurrected Constantine and his persona; notably, Rainer Werner Fassbinder cast him as the laconic star of the film-within-the-film in Beware of a Holy Whore (1971). Constantine also appeared in a number of German TV dramas in the 70s and 80s and, late in life, reprised his most famous role in Godard's Germany Year 90 Nine Zero (1991).
Known For
Alphaville
(1965)
The Long Good Friday
(1980)
Cet homme est dangereux
(1953)
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero
(1991)
Eddie Constantine Movies
actor
Previous (85)
- 2019 |
The Image Book
asUn acteur
Nothing but silence. Nothing but a revolutionary song. A story in five chapters like the five fingers of a hand.
- 2017 |
My Journey Through French Cinema
asSelf
My Journey Through French Cinema
Bertrand Tavernier's personal journey through French cinema, from films he enjoyed as a boy to his own early career, told through portraits of key creative figures.
- 1965 | Alphavilleas Lemmy Caution
- 1998 | In and Out of Fashion
- 1997 | Raymond Lévesque: D'amour et d'amertume
- 1993 | Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heavenas Don Fabrizzi
- 1991 | Europaas Colonel Harris
- 1991 | Germany Year 90 Nine Zeroas Lemmy Caution
- 1991 | Tokyo Holidayas Mr. Light
- 1989 | Europa, abendsas Mr. Hardayle
- 1987 | Freckled Max and the Spooksas Alojz
- 1987 | Helsinki-Naples All Night Longas Old Gangster
- 1986 | Macaroni Bluesas Lemmy Caution
- 1985 | Paul Chevrolet and the Ultimate Hallucinationas Boy Pappa
- 1984 | Flight to Berlinas As Guest
- 1984 | Neapolitan Boy in New Yorkas Sammy
- 1984 | Seifenblasenas Hollywood Schauspieler
- 1984 | Springtime in Viennaas Lemmy Caution
- 1983 | La bête noireas Le patron du bar américain
- 1983 | The Mikado Projectas Beppo Bourbon
- 1982 | Boxofficeas Hugh Barren
- 1982 | Red Loveas Pawel Pawlowitsch
- 1981 | Freak Orlandoas Säulenheiliger
- 1980 | Exit... But No Panicas Poignard
- 1980 | Panic Timeas Lemmy Caution
- 1980 | Tango Through Germanyas Eddie Constantine
- 1979 | The Third Generationas P. J. Lurz
- 1978 | It Lives Againas Dr. Forest
- 1977 | Blood Relationsas Priest
- 1977 | The Model Coupleas Docteur Goldberg
- 1975 | A Second Springas Frank Cabot
- 1975 | Souvenir of Gibraltaras Jo, le père
- 1974 | A Whale That Had a Toothacheas Eddie
- 1973 | No Panicas Bill Silkstocking
- 1971 | Beware of a Holy Whoreas Eddie
- 1971 | Haytaboas Professor
- 1969 | Lions Love (... and Lies)as Eddie
- 1968 | Residencia para espíasas Dan Leyton
- 1968 | À tout casseras Ric
- 1966 | Cartes sur tableas Al Pereira
- 1965 | Ces dames s'en mêlentas Jeff Gordon
- 1965 | Fire at Willas Mike Warner
- 1965 | Hail, Mafiaas Rudy Hamberg
- 1965 | Nick Carter and Red Clubas Nick Carter
- 1964 | How Do You Like My Sister?as Eddie
- 1964 | Laissez tirer les tireursas Jeff Gordon
- 1964 | License to Killas Nick Carter
- 1964 | Lucky Joas Christopher Joett dit Lucky Jo
- 1963 | As If It Were Rainingas Eddie Ross
- 1963 | Jeff Gordon, Secret Agentas Jeff Gordon
- 1963 | Les femmes d'abordas Bobby Carao
- 1963 | Your Turn, Darlingas Lemmy Caution
- 1962 | A Fat Headas napoléon Dubois dit Naps
- 1962 | Good Luck, Charlieas Charlie
- 1962 | L'empire de la nuitas Eddie Parker
- 1962 | Lemmy pour les dames...as Lemmy Caution
- 1962 | Lykke og krone
- 1961 | Destination Furyas Felice Esposito
- 1961 | Keep Talking, Babyas Jackson
- 1961 | Me faire ça à moias Eddie MacAvoy
- 1960 | Bombs on Monte Carloas Kapitän Eddie Cronen
- 1960 | Jack of Spadesas Patrick
- 1960 | Women Are Like Thatas Lemmy Caution
- 1960 | Ça va être ta fêteas John Lewis
- 1959 | Hot Money Girlas Larry Bradley
- 1959 | SOS Pacificas Mark Reisner
- 1959 | Zwischen Glück und Krone
- 1958 | Hoopla, Now Comes Eddieas Eddie Petersen
- 1958 | Incognitoas Robert 'Bob' Stanley
- 1958 | Room 43as Johnny McVey
- 1957 | Dishonorable Dischargeas Le capitaine Burt Brickford
- 1957 | Le grand bluffas Eddie F. Morgan
- 1957 | The Gangstersas Jim Esposito
- 1956 | Folies-Bergèreas Bob Wellington
- 1956 | Good Evening Parisas Eddie
- 1956 | Man and Childas Fred Barker
- 1955 | Diamond Machineas Lemmy Caution
- 1955 | Je suis un sentimentalas Barney Morgan
- 1955 | Ça va barderas Johnny Jordan
- 1954 | Dames Get Alongas Selby Frayme
- 1954 | Jailbirdsas Franco Cesari
- 1954 | Votre dévoué Blakeas Larry Blake
- 1953 | Cet homme est dangereuxas Lemmy Caution
- 1953 | Egypt by Threeas Nick (third episode)
- 1953 | Poison Ivyas Lemmy Caution
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