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Grégoire Aslan
Swiss-Armenian actor (–)
Grégoire Aslan (born Krikor Kaloust Aslanian (Armenian: Գրիգոր Գալուստ Ասլանեան, romanized:Krigor Kalowst Aslanean); 28 March – 8 January ) was a Swiss-Armenian actor and musician.[1]
Early life
He was born to an Armenian family in Switzerland or in Constantinople,[2] according to different sources.
He made his professional début at 18 as a vocalist, trumpeter and drummer[3] 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.[4]
Career
Aslan's first film appearance was uncredited in Marc Didier's Le Billet de mille.[5] His first credited appearance was in Feux de joie (), along with conductor Ventura.[6] During World War II he toured South America with actor Louis Jouvet and eventually started his own theatre troupe.[7] 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.
Gregoire aslan biography All All. Sign In. Play trailer Paris When It Sizzles Add to list. Photos 6.Aslan's screen appearances include gangster boss Duca in Joe MacBeth (), King of Kings () as Herod, and Cleopatra () as Pothinus. In , 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 () and The Return of the Pink Panther (). He appeared in over film and TV roles.[8] He also appeared on the French stage in productions from to [9]
Personal life
From to , Aslan was married to French theatre actress Denise Noël.[10][bettersourceneeded]
Death
Aslan died of a heart attack in Breage, whilst visiting Cornwall, England.[11]