Daniel Cauchy (13 March 1930 – 8 May 2020) was a French

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and producer. He was known for his role in

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's 1956 crime film ''

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''. He died at 90 years of age from complications of

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. His son Didier Cauchy also became an actor.

Partial filmography

* ''Nous irons à Monte-Carlo'' (1951) - Un fan de Melissa (uncredited) * '' Love, Madame'' (1952) - Patrick -un jeune homme * '' The Green Glove'' (1952) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Crimson Curtain'' (1952) - Léon * '' Follow That Man'' (1953) - Pierrot * ''

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'' (1953) - Biquet * ''Maternité clandestine'' (1953) - Mickey * '' His Father's Portrait'' (1953) - L'existentialiste (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1954) - Bruno * '' Touchez pas au Grisbi'' (1954) - Fifi * '' Les Impures'' (1954) - Dédé * ''Huis-clos'' (1954) - (uncredited) * '' The Price of Love'' (1955) - Paulo * '' Black Dossier'' (1955) - Jo * '' Montmartre Nights'' (1955) - Julien * ''Impasse des vertus'' (1955) - Fanfan * ''

'' (1956) - Paulo * ''Police judiciaire'' (1958) - Raoul Menaz * ''En légitime défense'' (1958) - Dédé * ''Miss Pigalle'' (1958) - Clo-Clo * ''Sacrée jeunesse'' (1958) - Gérard * ''Ça n'arrive qu'aux vivants'' (1959) - Bébert * ''I Spit on Your Grave'' (1959) - Sonny * ''Secret professionnel'' (1959) - Michel Langeac * '' Sergeant X'' (1960) - Fred * ''Les mordus'' (1960) - Mosco * ''Samedi soir'' (1961) - Jacky * '' A Touch of Treason'' (1962) - Patrick Lemoine * ''Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin'' (1962) - Charly * '' Mathias Sandorf'' (1962) - Pescade * '' D'où viens-tu Johnny?'' (1963) - Marcel * '' The Troops of St. Tropez'' (1964) - Richard * ''Le coeur fou'' (1970) - Photographe * ''La liberté en croupe'' (1970) - Un automobiliste dans l'embouteillage (uncredited) * ''Le gang des otages'' (1973) - Gilbert Nodier * ''La fille d'Amérique'' (1977) - Luc * ''

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'' (2000) - Christian Decharme (final film role)

References

Bibliography

* Gifford, Barry. ''Out of the Past''. University Press of Mississippi, 2001.

External links

* 1930 births 2020 deaths French male film actors Film people from Paris Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in France {{France-film-actor-1930s-stub