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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
La Tête haute
Character:Robert
Release Date:20/12/2005
The Courage to Love
Character:Dieu
Release Date:29/06/2005
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
Character:Self
Release Date:27/04/2005
A Very Long Engagement
Character:Germain Pire
Release Date:27/10/2004
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
Character:God
Release Date:15/09/2004
The Masked Avenger: Lagardere
Character:Passepoil
Release Date:25/12/2003
The Car Keys
Character:Singer of the happy ending
Release Date:10/12/2003
Young, Beautiful and Screwed Up
Character:Jojo
Release Date:30/11/2003
Ruby & Quentin
Character:Martineau
Release Date:22/10/2003
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Character:Boubou
Release Date:29/05/2002
Shooting Stars
Character:Angelo
Release Date:24/04/2002
Monsieur Batignole
Character:Lucien Morel
Release Date:06/03/2002
An Afternoon
Character:Le barbier
Release Date:24/06/2001
Amélie
Character:Man in Photo
Release Date:25/04/2001
Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana
Character:Jean Bordenave
Release Date:02/03/2001
Philosophale
Character:Commissaire Ernest-August Mallory
Release Date:01/01/2001
Most Promising Young Actress
Character:le sans-abri
Release Date:31/05/2000
Hallyday par Johnny
Character:Self
Release Date:26/05/2000
Actors
Character:Legless tramp
Release Date:05/04/2000
Le Schpountz
Character:Oncle Baptiste
Release Date:25/08/1999
Le sourire du clown
Character:Ian
Release Date:21/07/1999
Prison à domicile
Character:Jules Klarh
Release Date:09/06/1999
Let There Be Light!
Character:L'ange René
Release Date:08/07/1998
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Character:Alcoholic Man
Release Date:19/01/1997
The Best Job in the World
Character:Baudoin
Release Date:11/12/1996
Men, Women: A User's Manual
Character:le père de Loulou
Release Date:28/08/1996
Let's Hope It Lasts
Character:Joseph Ponty
Release Date:07/02/1996
Lumière & Company
Character:(segment "Claude Lelouch")
Release Date:20/12/1995
Funny Bones
Character:Battiston
Release Date:20/09/1995
Les Milles
Character:Capitaine Moinard
Release Date:22/08/1995
The City of Lost Children
Character:Ex-Acrobat
Release Date:17/05/1995
Les Miserables
Character:Kind Hoodlum
Release Date:22/03/1995
French Twist
Character:Antoine
Release Date:18/01/1995
Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard
Character:Beaulouis
Release Date:15/09/1993
Lost in Transit
Character:Serge
Release Date:01/09/1993
Drôles d'oiseaux
Character:Benoit Cabane
Release Date:10/03/1993
Tango
Character:Waiter
Release Date:03/02/1993
The Honour of the Tribe
Character:Martial
Release Date:02/01/1993
The Supper
Character:Jacques
Release Date:23/12/1992
Leopard Ties
Character:Magellan
Release Date:06/02/1992
My Life Is Hell
Character:le diable
Release Date:04/12/1991
Mother
Character:Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor
Release Date:27/11/1991
Une époque formidable
Character:'Crayon'
Release Date:19/06/1991
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
Character:Le Ténardier
Release Date:24/04/1991
Delicatessen
Character:Marcel Tapioca
Release Date:17/04/1991
De justesse
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1991
Uranus
Character:Mégrin, l'avocat
Release Date:12/12/1990
My Mother's Castle
Character:Binucci, hunting whip
Release Date:26/10/1990
The Hairdresser's Husband
Character:Morvoisieux Son-in-Law
Release Date:03/10/1990
Sans peur et sans reproche
Character:Mignard de Parthode
Release Date:14/12/1988
Lady Cops
Character:Inspecteur Blondel
Release Date:16/12/1987
Levy & Goliath
Character:Fake hunchback
Release Date:27/01/1987
Sale Destin
Character:
Release Date:14/01/1987
Manon of the Spring
Character:Rural engineering specialist
Release Date:19/11/1986
Nuit d'ivresse
Character:Maurice, electro
Release Date:23/09/1986
Brigade of Death
Character:
Release Date:09/01/1985
Comment draguer tous les mecs
Character:Brother Gontran
Release Date:07/11/1984
My New Partner
Character:Alphonse
Release Date:19/09/1984
Le fou du roi
Character:Geux
Release Date:16/05/1984
The Seducers of Saint-Tropez
Character:Ticky
Release Date:27/09/1983
It's Called Catastrophe
Character:Alphonse
Release Date:29/06/1983
Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!
Character:Le planton
Release Date:20/04/1983
On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge
Character:Le garagiste
Release Date:08/09/1982
Belles, blondes et bronzées
Character:Gus
Release Date:23/09/1981
Madame Claude 2
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:26/08/1981
Les surdoués de la première compagnie
Character:Warrant officer's neighbor (uncredited)
Release Date:04/02/1981
Television Appearances
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