
Ticky Holgado
Biography
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).
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Acting (63 movies)

Delicatessen
1991

The City of Lost Children
1995

A Very Long Engagement
2004

My Life Is Hell
1991

Manon of the Spring
1986

French Twist
1995

The Hairdresser's Husband
1990

Ruby & Quentin
2003

The Best Job in the World
1996

Uranus
1990

Most Promising Young Actress
2000

Le Schpountz
1999

Le sourire du clown
1999

The Supper
1992

Tango
1993

Actors
2000

Lumière & Company
1995

Drôles d'oiseaux
1993

Les Miserables
1995

The Car Keys
2003

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
1991

Une époque formidable
1991

Philosophale
2001

Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!
1983

Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard
1993

Young, Beautiful and Screwed Up
2003

Men, Women: A User's Manual
1996

The Courage to Love
2005

Prison à domicile
1999

Lady Cops
1987

Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana
2001

Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
2004

Lost in Transit
1993

My New Partner
1984

Les Milles
1995

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002

Let There Be Light!
1998

Shooting Stars
2002

Hallyday par Johnny
2000

Amélie
2001

Monsieur Batignole
2002

Nuit d'ivresse
1986

The Masked Avenger: Lagardere
2003

My Mother's Castle
1990

Levy & Goliath
1987

Mother
1991

Leopard Ties
1992

Belles, blondes et bronzées
1981

Madame Claude 2
1981

The Seducers of Saint-Tropez
1983

Funny Bones
1995

On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge
1982

Brigade of Death
1985

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997

Sale destin
1987

Let's Hope It Lasts
1996

Sans peur et sans reproche
1988

Le fou du roi
1984

Les surdoués de la première compagnie
1981

It's Called Catastrophe
1983

The Honour of the Tribe
1993

Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
2005

La Tête haute
2005
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