Cast
Yves Montand
Acting
Cast
Yves Montand
Known for
Acting
Born
1921-10-13
From
Monsummano Terme, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
Died
1991-11-09
Also known as Ivo Livi, Yves Livi, Yves Montant
Biography
Ivo Livi (13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand, was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists. Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a small village in the hills of Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer. Montand's mother Giuseppina Simoni was a devout Catholic. The family left Italy for France in 1923 following fascist Benito Mussolini's rise to power. He grew up in Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's beauty salon (Salon de Coiffure), as well as later on the docks. He began a career in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered by Édith Piaf in Paris; she made him part of her act. Montand achieved international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in many films. He is recognised for crooner style songs, with those about Paris becoming instant classics. He was one of the best known performers at Bruno Coquatrix's Paris Olympia music hall, and toured with musicians including Didi Duprat. In October 1947, he sang "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai?" (music by Henri Betti and lyrics by Édith Piaf) at the Théâtre de l'Étoile. Betti also asked him to sing "C'est si bon" but Montand refused. Following the success of the recording of this song by the Sœurs Étienne in 1948, he decided to record it. Montand was also very popular in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, where he did a concert tour in 1956-57. During his career, Montand acted in American motion pictures as well as on Broadway. He was nominated for a César Award for Best Actor in 1980 for I comme Icare and again in 1984 for Garçon! In 1986, after his international box-office draw power had fallen off considerably, the 65-year-old Montand gave one of his best remembered performances, as the scheming uncle in Jean de Florette, co-starring Gérard Depardieu, and Manon des Sources (both 1986), co-starring Emmanuelle Béart. The film was a worldwide critical hit and revived Montand's profile in the United States, where he made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. In 1951, he married Simone Signoret, and they co-starred in several films throughout their careers. The marriage was, by all accounts, fairly harmonious, lasting until her death in 1985, although Montand had a number of well-publicised affairs, notably with American actress Marilyn Monroe, with whom he starred in one of her final films, Let's Make Love. He was the stepfather to Signoret's daughter from her previous marriage, Catherine Allégret. Montand's only child, a son named Valentin, by his second wife, Carole Amiel (b. 1960), was born in 1988. In a paternity suit that caused commotion across France, another woman accused Montand of being the father of her daughter and went to court to obtain a DNA sample from him. Montand refused, but the woman persisted even after his death. In a court ruling that made international headlines, the woman won the right to have Montand exhumed and a sample taken. The results indicated that he was not the girl's biological father. He supported left-wing causes during the 1950s and 1960s, and attended Communist festivals and meetings. ... Source: Article "Yves Montand" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
The Wages of Fear
as Mario Livi
Grand Prix
as Jean-Pierre Sarti
Is Paris Burning?
as Sgt. Marcel Bizien
Jean de Florette
as César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
Lovers Like Us
as Martin
Le Cercle Rouge
as Jansen
Napoleon
as Lefebvre
Manon of the Spring
as César Soubeyran, aka "le Papet"
Z
as Z
Let's Make Love
as Jean-Marc Clement / Alexander Dumas
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Dr. Marc Chabot
All Fired Up
as Victor Valance
Sanctuary
as Candy Man
The Sleeping Car Murders
as L'inspecteur Grazzi
Delusions of Grandeur
as Blaze, Don Sallust's valet
Cesar and Rosalie
as César
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
The Law
as Matteo Brigante
Choice of Arms
as Noel Durieux
Morceaux de Cannes
Goodbye Again
as Roger Demarest
Trintignant by Trintignant
as Self (archive footage)
Waiter!
as Alex, head waiter
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)
The Lovely Month of May
as Narrator (French version) (voice)
La Menace
as Henri Savin
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
as Self
Rendez-vous de l'espérance
as Self
My Geisha
as Paul Robaix
Police Python 357
as Inspecteur Marc Ferrot
The War Is Over
as Diego Mora / Carlos / Domingo
Mr. Freedom
as Capt. Formidable (uncredited)
I... for Icarus
as Henri Volney
The Confession
as Gérard
Womanlight
as Michel Follin
A Grin Without a Cat
as Narrator (voice)
Lost Souvenirs
as Raoul, street singer (segment "Le violon")
Making 'The Misfits'
as Self (archive footage)
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
as Self
Live for Life
as Robert Colomb
State of Siege
as Philip Michael Santore
The Devil by the Tail
as Le baron César Maricorne
Three Seats for the 26th
as Yves Montand
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
as Vincent, entrepreneur
Special Section
as Un milicien
Chance and Violence
as Laurent Bermann
The Idol
as Fontana
Tout Va Bien
as Him, Jacques
Gates of the Night
as Jean Diego
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Invasion
as archive footage
Nostalgia for the Future
as Self (Archive footage)
Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
as Self (archive footage)
One Night... a Train
as Mathias
1958: Those Who Said No
as Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
The Wind Rose
as Yves (archive footage)
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
as Léon Marcel
Marguerite of the Night
as M. Léon
The Wide Blue Road
as Giovanni Squarciò
Netchayev is Back
as Pierre Marroux
The Witches of Salem
as John Proctor
The Big Operator
as Morland
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
as Self (archive footage)
Heroes and Sinners
as Michel Rivière
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
The Anatomy of Love
as Vasco
Les Rois de la comédie
as Self (archive footage)
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roads to the South
as Jean Larrea
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
as Self (archive footage)
Star Without Light
as Pierre
The Force of Destiny
as Self
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
as Self (archive footage)
Paris Still Sings!
as Self
Men and Wolves
as Ricuccio
T'es fou Marcel
as Self
A Butterfly in the Night
as Voz
The Son
as Ange Orahona
Paris Is Always Paris
as Yves Montand
Yves Montand is Singing
as Self
Marilyn, dernières séances
as Self(archive footage)
J'ai tout donné
as Self
Le Parti du cinéma
as Self (archive footage)
The Red Inn
as Singing Commentator (voice)
Mitterrand, président culturel
as Self (archive footage)
Les Deux mémoires
as Self
Romy, A Free Woman
as archive footage
Premier mai
as Jean Meunier
Marilyn, a woman of today
as archive footage
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
as Self - Interviewee
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
Rotterdam-Europoort
as Narrator (French version) (voice)
Rush - Voyage à Moscou
as Self
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
as Self
Signoret and Montand, Monroe and Miller: Two couples in Hollywood
as Self(archive footage)
Un matin comme les autres
as Yves
Vive la crise !
as Self / Self - Presenter
Django Reinhardt
as Narrator (voice)
Montand
as Self (archive footage)
One Minute for One Image
as Self - Narrator
Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'
as Self (Archive Footage)