Sacha Pitoëff
| Sacha Pitoëff | |
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| Born |
March 11, 1920 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died |
July 21, 1990 (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1952-1980 |
Sacha Pitoëff (March 11, 1920 – July 21, 1990) was a French film actor and theater director.
Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Pitoëff played his first film role in 1952. Appearing in over 50 movies, he is probably best known for his performance in Alain Resnais' enigmatic Last Year at Marienbad (1960), as a character known simply as "M". He was also featured in roles of various sizes in such films as René Clément's Is Paris Burning? (1967) and Jacques Demy's Donkey Skin (1970). Toward the end of his career, he began appearing in horror films, including Dario Argento's Inferno (1980) and the low budget Patrick Still Lives (1980).
Selected filmography
- Anastasia (1956)
- Last Year at Marienbad (1960)
- Le Capitaine Fracasse (1961)
- The Prize (1963)
- Is Paris Burning? (1966)
- Night of the Generals (1967)
- Donkey Skin (1970)
- The Ball of Count Orgel (1970)
- To Catch a Spy (1971)
- La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu (1975)
- Patrick Still Lives (1980)
- Inferno (1980)
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