Marcel Bozzuffi
French actor (1929–1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marcel Bozzuffi (28 October 1929 – 1 February 1988) was a French film actor.[1] Internationally, he appeared as a hitman in the Oscar-winning American film The French Connection. In 1963, he married French actress Françoise Fabian.
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Marcel Bozzuffi | |
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Born | 28 October 1929 Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France |
Died | 1 February 1988(1988-02-01) (aged 58) Paris, France |
Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | Françoise Fabian |
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According to producer Philip D’Antoni, Bozzuffi began his career doing stunts in France and performed the difficult backwards fall down the elevated railway steps himself. He later became a director and supplied the dubbed voices for Charles Bronson and Paul Newman.