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{{Short description|Swiss-Armenian actor (1908–1982)}}
{{Infobox person {{Infobox person
| name = Grégoire Aslan | name = Grégoire Aslan
| image = Actor_Grégoire_Aslan.jpg | image = Actor_Grégoire_Aslan.jpg
| caption = in '']'' (1953) | caption = in '']'' (1953)
| birth_name = Krikor Aslanian | birth_name = Krikor Kaloust Aslanian
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|03|28|df=yes}} | birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|03|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = ] or ] | birth_place = ] or ], ]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|01|8|1908|03|28|df=yes}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|01|8|1908|03|28|df=yes}}
| death_place = ], ] | death_place = ], ]
| resting_place = ] | resting_place = ]
| other_names = Coco Aslan | other_names = Coco Aslan
| occupation = Actor | occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1935–1982 | years_active = 1935–1982
| spouse = {{plainlist|
| spouse = Jacqueline Dumonceau<br />({{abbr|m.|married}} 1940; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 19??)<br />{{marriage|Denise Noël|1948|1955|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Jacqueline Dumonceau|1940|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Denise Noël|1948|1955|end=div}}
}}
}} }}


'''Grégoire Aslan''' (born '''Krikor Aslanian'''; 28 March 1908 – 8 January 1982) was an ]n actor and musician based in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba11dbd6c|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715155922/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba11dbd6c|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-15|title=Grégoire Aslan|work=BFI}}</ref> '''Grégoire Aslan''' (born '''Krikor Kaloust Aslanian''' ({{langx|hy|Գրիգոր Գալուստ Ասլանեան|Krigor Kalowst Aslanean}}); 28 March 1908 – 8 January 1982) was a Swiss-Armenian ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grégoire Aslan |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba11dbd6c |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715155922/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba11dbd6c |archive-date=2012-07-15 |work=BFI}}</ref>


==Early life== ==Early life==
Born in ] or in ],<ref>{{cite book |last=McFarlane |first=Brian |date=16 May 2016 |title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lXnXDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA33 |publisher=Manchester University Press |page=33 |isbn=978-07190-9139-1 |via=Google Books}}</ref> according to different sources, Aslan made his professional début at 18 as a vocalist, trumpeter and drummer<ref></ref> with the ] dance band of ] et ses Collegiens, then launched an acting career under the name of Coco Aslan. He also performed with the famed ].<ref></ref> From 1948 to 1955 he was married to French theatre actress Denise Noël.<ref></ref> He was born to an ] family in ] or in ],<ref>{{cite book |last=McFarlane |first=Brian |date=16 May 2016 |title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lXnXDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA33 |publisher=Manchester University Press |page=33 |isbn=978-07190-9139-1 |via=Google Books}}</ref> according to different sources. He made his professional début at 18 as a vocalist, trumpeter and drummer<ref></ref> with the ] dance band of ] et ses Collegiens, then launched an acting career under the name of Coco Aslan. He also performed with guitarist ].<ref></ref>


==Career== ==Career==
His first film appearance was uncredited in Marc Didier's 1935 ''Le Bille de mille''.<ref></ref> His first credited appearance was in ''Feux de joie'' (1939), along with conductor Ventura.<ref></ref> During World War II he toured South America with actor ] and eventually started his own theatre troupe.<ref></ref> He became an indispensable feature in many British and American films, usually playing foreigners – Russians, Frenchmen, Italians, Germans, Albanians and Middle Easterners – with equal finesse. Aslan's first film appearance was uncredited in Marc Didier's 1935 ''Le Billet de mille''.<ref></ref> His first credited appearance was in ''Feux de joie'' (1939), along with conductor Ventura.<ref></ref> During World War II he toured South America with actor ] and eventually started his own theatre troupe.<ref></ref> He became an indispensable feature in many British and American films, usually playing foreigners – Russians, Frenchmen, Italians, Germans, Albanians and Middle Easterners – with equal finesse.

⚫ Aslan's screen appearances include gangster boss Duca in '']'' (1955), '']'' (1961) as Herod, and '']'' (1963) as ]. In 1961, in '']'', alongside ] and ], he portrayed Marcel, a criminal who finds repentance by giving his life to save children from being killed by a volcanic eruption on a South Sea island. He played a police chief in '']'' (1964) and '']'' (1975). He appeared in over 110 film and TV roles.<ref>{{imdb name|0039510}}</ref> He also appeared on the French stage in productions from 1946 to 1981.<ref>]</ref>


== Personal life ==
⚫ Aslan's more prominent screen appearances include gangster boss Duca in '']'' (1955), '']'' (1961) as Herod, and '']'' (1963) as Porthinos. In 1961, in '']'', alongside ] and ], he portrayed Marcel, a criminal who finds repentance by giving his life to save children from being killed by a volcanic eruption on a South Sea island. In '']'' (1964), he played a police chief. He played another police chief in '']'' (1975). He appeared in over 110 film and TV roles.<ref></ref> He also appeared on the French stage in productions from 1946 to 1981.<ref>]</ref>
From 1948 to 1955, Aslan was married to French theatre actress Denise Noël.<ref>{{imdb name|0637636|Denise Noël}}</ref>{{better source|date=March 2022}}


==Death== ==Death==
Aslan died of a ] while visiting ], ].<ref>''Screen World'', Volume 34 (1983), p. 233</ref> Aslan died of a ] in ], whilst visiting ], ].<ref>''Screen World'', Volume 34 (1983), p. 233</ref>


==Selected filmography== ==Selected filmography==
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* '']'' (1936) as Un membre de l'orchestre de Ray Ventura (uncredited) * '']'' (1936) as Un membre de l'orchestre de Ray Ventura (uncredited)
* ''Feux de joie'' (1939) as Coco * ''Feux de joie'' (1939) as Coco
* '']'' (1939) as Coco * '']'' (1939) as Coco
* '']'' (1940) as Robert * '']'' (1940) as Robert
* ''La fruta mordida'' (1945) * ''La fruta mordida'' (1945)
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|En êtes-vous bien sûr ?|fr}}'' (1947) as Coco * '']'' (1947) as Coco
* '']'' (1948) as Poirier, the chef * '']'' (1948) as Poirier, the chef
* '']'' (1949) as Le prince * '']'' (1949) as Le prince
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* '']'' (1950) as Ambilarès * '']'' (1950) as Ambilarès
* '']'' (1950) as Gambini * '']'' (1950) as Gambini
* '']'' (1950) as Lombardi * '']'' (1950) as Lombardi (as Coco)
* '']'' (1950) as Duport * '']'' (1950) as Duport
* '']'' (1951) as Dominic * '']'' (1951) as Dominic
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* '']'' (1952) as Georges Lavier * '']'' (1952) as Georges Lavier
* '']'' (1953) as Carpet Seller * '']'' (1953) as Carpet Seller
* '']'' (1953) as Varesco * '']'' (1953) as Varesco
* '']'' (1953) as Le préfet de police * '']'' (1953) as Le préfet de police
* '']'' (1953) as Siegella * '']'' (1953) as Siegella
* '']'' (1953) as Commissaire (uncredited) * '']'' (1953) as Commissaire (uncredited)
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|La rafle est pour ce soir|fr}}'' (1954) as Mortimer Schoom * ''{{Interlanguage link multi|La rafle est pour ce soir|fr}}'' (1954) as Mortimer Schoom
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* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|L'Homme et l'Enfant|fr}}'' (1956) as Zajir * ''{{Interlanguage link multi|L'Homme et l'Enfant|fr}}'' (1956) as Zajir
* '']'' (1957) as Agha * '']'' (1957) as Agha
* ''Les suspects'' (1957) as Inspecteur Ben Hamman * '']'' (1957) as Inspecteur Ben Hamman
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Quelle sacrée soirée|fr}}'' (1957) as Le prince Yucca * ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Quelle sacrée soirée|fr}}'' (1957) as Le prince Yucca
* ''Casino de Paris'' (1957) as Mario * ''Casino de Paris'' (1957) as Mario
* '']'' (1957) as Général Ribera * '']'' (1957) as Général Ribera
* '']'' (1957) as Mayor Lollivar * '']'' (1957) as Mayor Lollivar
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Le Triporteur|fr}}'' (1957) as Mouillefarine * '']'' (1957) as Mouillefarine
* '']'' (1958) as The Inspector * '']'' (1958) as The Inspector
* '']'' (1958) as Fernando * '']'' (1958) as Fernando
* '']'' (1958) as Habib * '']'' (1958) as Habib
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Les Tripes au soleil|fr}}'' (1959) as Stanley père * ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Les Tripes au soleil|fr}}'' (1959) as Stanley père
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* '']'' (1961) as Aristotle Carreras * '']'' (1961) as Aristotle Carreras
* '']'' (1961) as Debrie * '']'' (1961) as Debrie
* '']'' (1961) as Herod * '']'' (1961) as ]
* '']'' (1961) as Marcel * '']'' (1961) as Marcel
* '']'' (1961) as Dr. Victor Muñoz * '']'' (1961) as Dr. Victor Muñoz
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* (''Marco Polo'', unfinished French film, 1962) <!--Unfinished film with Alain Delon and Dorothy Dandridge - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3864906--> * (''Marco Polo'', unfinished French film, 1962) <!--Unfinished film with Alain Delon and Dorothy Dandridge - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3864906-->
* '']'' (1963) as Pothinus * '']'' (1963) as Pothinus
* ''The Main Chance'' (1964) as Potter * '']'' (1964) as Potter
* '']'' (1964) as Bagda * '']'' (1964) as Bagda
* '']'' (1964) as Police Insp. Gilet * '']'' (1964) as Police Insp. Gilet
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* '']'' (1974, TV miniseries) as Sheik Hassan * '']'' (1974, TV miniseries) as Sheik Hassan
* '']'' (1974) as Minister * '']'' (1974) as Minister
* '']'' (1975) as Chief of Lugash Police * '']'' (1975) as Lugash Police Chief
* '']'' (1977) as Rudolphe De Guys * '']'' (1977) as Rudolphe De Guys
* ''Gloria'' (1977) as Le patron du cabaret * '']'' (1977) as Le patron du cabaret
* '']'' (1979) as Armenian Priest / Le prêtre arménien * '']'' (1979) as Armenian Priest / Le prêtre arménien
{{Div col end}} {{Div col end}}
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==External links== ==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0039510}} * {{IMDb name|id=0039510}}
* {{Find a Grave|37268736}}


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Latest revision as of 08:51, 29 December 2024

Swiss-Armenian actor (1908–1982)
Grégoire Aslan
in Cet homme est dangereux (1953)
BornKrikor Kaloust Aslanian
(1908-03-28)28 March 1908
Switzerland or Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died8 January 1982(1982-01-08) (aged 73)
Cornwall, England
Resting placeNeuilly-sur-Seine community cemetery
Other namesCoco Aslan
OccupationActor
Years active1935–1982
Spouses
Jacqueline Dumonceau ​ ​(m. 1940, divorced)​
Denise Noël ​ ​(m. 1948; div. 1955)​

Grégoire Aslan (born Krikor Kaloust Aslanian (Armenian: Գրիգոր Գալուստ Ասլանեան, romanized: Krigor Kalowst Aslanean); 28 March 1908 – 8 January 1982) was a Swiss-Armenian actor and musician.

Early life

He was born to an Armenian family in Switzerland or in Constantinople, according to different sources. He made his professional début at 18 as a vocalist, trumpeter and drummer with the Paris dance band of Ray Ventura et ses Collegiens, then launched an acting career under the name of Coco Aslan. He also performed with guitarist Django Reinhardt.

Career

Aslan's first film appearance was uncredited in Marc Didier's 1935 Le Billet de mille. His first credited appearance was in Feux de joie (1939), along with conductor Ventura. During World War II he toured South America with actor Louis Jouvet and eventually started his own theatre troupe. He became an indispensable feature in many British and American films, usually playing foreigners – Russians, Frenchmen, Italians, Germans, Albanians and Middle Easterners – with equal finesse.

Aslan's screen appearances include gangster boss Duca in Joe MacBeth (1955), King of Kings (1961) as Herod, and Cleopatra (1963) as Pothinus. In 1961, in The Devil at 4 O'Clock, alongside Frank Sinatra and Spencer Tracy, he portrayed Marcel, a criminal who finds repentance by giving his life to save children from being killed by a volcanic eruption on a South Sea island. He played a police chief in Paris When It Sizzles (1964) and The Return of the Pink Panther (1975). He appeared in over 110 film and TV roles. He also appeared on the French stage in productions from 1946 to 1981.

Personal life

From 1948 to 1955, Aslan was married to French theatre actress Denise Noël.

Death

Aslan died of a heart attack in Breage, whilst visiting Cornwall, England.

Selected filmography

References

  1. "Grégoire Aslan". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
  2. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Manchester University Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1 – via Google Books.
  3. Ray Ventura (1908-1979) – piano player and band Leader - part 2
  4. Coco Aslan Discography at Discogs
  5. Le billet de mille (1935) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb
  6. Ray Ventura et son Orchestre - Le nez de Cléopâtre (1938)
  7. GRÉGOIRE ASLAN - Encyclopædia Universalis
  8. Grégoire Aslan at IMDb
  9. fr:Grégoire Aslan#Au th.C3.A9.C3.A2tre ce soir
  10. Denise Noël at IMDb
  11. Screen World, Volume 34 (1983), p. 233

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