Yves Montand
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 13, 1921
- Died
- November 9, 1991 (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- Monsummano Terme, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
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.
Known For
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Filmography
la loi
Movie · as Matteo Brigante
Nostalgia for the Future
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Les Rois de la comédie
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mysterious and Elusive
Movie
Marilyn, a woman of today
Movie · as archive footage
Romy, A Free Woman
Movie · as archive footage
Trintignant by Trintignant
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mitterrand, président culturel
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Le Parti du cinéma
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
Movie
Signoret and Montand, Monroe and Miller: Two couples in Hollywood
Movie · as Self(archive footage)
1958: Those Who Said No
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Force of Destiny
Movie · as Self
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie
Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
Movie
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn, dernières séances
Movie · as Self(archive footage)
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Misfits'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Montand
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Movie · as Léon Marcel
Netchayev is Back
Movie · as Pierre Marroux
Rush - Voyage à Moscou
Movie · as Self
Stars 90
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Three Seats for the 26th
Movie · as Yves Montand
Jean de Florette
Movie · as César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
Manon of the Spring
Movie · as César Soubeyran, aka "le Papet"
Victoires de la musique
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Movie · as Self
Vive la crise !
Movie · as Self / Self - Presenter
Waiter!
Movie · as Alex, head waiter
One Minute for One Image
Movie · as Self - Narrator
All Fired Up
Movie · as Victor Valance
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Choice of Arms
Movie · as Noel Durieux
Womanlight
Movie · as Michel Follin
I... for Icarus
Movie · as Henri Volney
Roads to the South
Movie · as Jean Larrea
Ciné regards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Grin Without a Cat
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
La Menace
Movie · as Henri Savin
Police Python 357
Movie · as Inspecteur Marc Ferrot
The Big Operator
Movie · as Morland
A Butterfly in the Night
Movie · as Voz
Cérémonie des César
TV · as Self - President · 1 ep
Lovers Like Us
Movie · as Martin
Special Section
Movie · as Un milicien
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Numéro un
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Apostrophes
TV · as Self · 4 eps
T'es fou Marcel
Movie · as Self
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Movie · as Vincent, entrepreneur
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
Movie · as Self
Chance and Violence
Movie · as Laurent Bermann
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Les Deux mémoires
Movie · as Self
Spécial cinéma
TV · as Self, Self (archive footage) · 3 eps
The Son
Movie · as Ange Orahona
Cesar and Rosalie
Movie · as César
Tout Va Bien
Movie · as Him, Jacques
State of Siege
Movie · as Philip Michael Santore
J'ai tout donné
Movie · as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self, Self - Main Guest · 10 eps
Delusions of Grandeur
Movie · as Blaze, Don Sallust's valet
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Le Cercle Rouge
Movie · as Jansen
The Confession
Movie · as Gérard
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Movie · as Dr. Marc Chabot
Z
Movie · as Z
The Devil by the Tail
Movie · as Le baron César Maricorne
Mr. Freedom
Movie · as Capt. Formidable (uncredited)
One Night... a Train
Movie · as Mathias
À bout portant
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live for Life
Movie · as Robert Colomb
Is Paris Burning?
Movie · as Sgt. Marcel Bizien
The War Is Over
Movie · as Diego Mora / Carlos / Domingo
Grand Prix
Movie · as Jean-Pierre Sarti
Rotterdam-Europoort
Movie · as Narrator (French version) (voice)
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Movie · as Self
The Sleeping Car Murders
Movie · as L'inspecteur Grazzi
Einer wird gewinnen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Lovely Month of May
Movie · as Narrator (French version) (voice)
My Geisha
Movie · as Paul Robaix
Goodbye Again
Movie · as Roger Demarest
Sanctuary
Movie · as Candy Man
Let's Make Love
Movie · as Jean-Marc Clement
The Law
Movie · as Matteo Brigante
Discorama
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Premier mai
Movie · as Jean Meunier
The Witches of Salem
Movie · as John Proctor
The Wide Blue Road
Movie · as Giovanni Squarciò
Men and Wolves
Movie · as Ricuccio
The Wind Rose
Movie · as Yves (archive footage)
Django Reinhardt
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Yves Montand is Singing
Movie · as Self
Un matin comme les autres
Movie · as Yves
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Cinépanorama
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Napoleon
Movie · as Lefebvre
Marguerite of the Night
Movie · as M. Léon
Heroes and Sinners
Movie · as Michel Rivière
The Anatomy of Love
Movie · as Vasco
Reflets de Cannes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Wages of Fear
Movie · as Mario Livi
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
La Joie de vivre
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Red Inn
Movie · as Singing Commentator (voice)
Paris Still Sings!
Movie · as Self
Paris Is Always Paris
Movie · as Yves Montand
Lost Souvenirs
Movie · as Raoul, street singer (segment "Le violon")
Rendez-vous de l'espérance
Movie · as Self
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Idol
Movie · as Fontana
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gates of the Night
Movie · as Jean Diego
Star Without Light
Movie · as Pierre