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{{short description|Armenian actor}}
{{short description|Swiss-Armenian actor}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Grégoire Aslan
| name = Grégoire Aslan
| image = Actor_Grégoire_Aslan.jpg
| image = Actor_Grégoire_Aslan.jpg
| caption = in ''[[Cet homme est dangereux]]'' (1953)
| caption = in ''[[Cet homme est dangereux]]'' (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 = [[Switzerland]] or [[Constantinople]]
| birth_place = [[Switzerland]] or [[Constantinople]], [[Ottoman Empire]]
| 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 = [[Cornwall]], [[England]]
| death_place = [[Cornwall]], [[England]]
| resting_place = [[Neuilly-sur-Seine community cemetery]]
| resting_place = [[Neuilly-sur-Seine community cemetery]]
| other_names = Coco Aslan
| other_names = Coco Aslan
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1935–1982
| years_active = 1935–1982
| spouse = Jacqueline Dumonceau<br />({{abbr|m.|married}} 1940; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 19??)<br />{{marriage|Denise Noël|1948|1955|end=div}}
| spouse = Jacqueline Dumonceau<br />({{abbr|m.|married}} 1940; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 19??)<br />{{marriage|Denise Noël|1948|1955|end=div}}
}}
}}


'''Grégoire Aslan''' (born '''Krikor Aslanian'''; 28 March 1908 – 8 January 1982) was an [[Armenia]]n actor and musician based in [[Switzerland]].<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'''; 28 March 1908 – 8 January 1982) was a Swiss-Armenian [[actor]] and [[musician]].<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 [[Switzerland]] or in [[Constantinople]],<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, Aslan made his professional début at 18 as a vocalist, trumpeter and drummer<ref>[http://keepitswinging.blogspot.com/2014/06/ray-ventura-1908-1979-piano-player-and_15.html Ray Ventura (1908-1979) – piano player and band Leader - part 2]</ref> 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]].<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/659820-Coco-Aslan Coco Aslan Discography at Discogs]</ref> From From 1948 to 1955, he was married to French theatre actress Denise Noël.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0637636/ Denise Noël - IMDb]</ref>{{better source|date=March 2022}}
'''Krikor Kaloust Aslanian''' ({{lang-hy|Գրիգոր Գալուստի Ասլանյան}}) was born in [[Switzerland]] or in [[Constantinople]],<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>[http://keepitswinging.blogspot.com/2014/06/ray-ventura-1908-1979-piano-player-and_15.html Ray Ventura (1908-1979) – piano player and band Leader - part 2]</ref> 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]].<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/659820-Coco-Aslan Coco Aslan Discography at Discogs]</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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Aslan's screen appearances include gangster boss Duca in ''[[Joe MacBeth]]'' (1955), ''[[King of Kings (1961 film)|King of Kings]]'' (1961) as Herod, and ''[[Cleopatra (1963 film)|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.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039510/ Grégoire Aslan - IMDb]</ref> He also appeared on the French stage in productions from 1946 to 1981.<ref>[[:fr:Grégoire Aslan#Au th.C3.A9.C3.A2tre ce soir]]</ref>
Aslan's screen appearances include gangster boss Duca in ''[[Joe MacBeth]]'' (1955), ''[[King of Kings (1961 film)|King of Kings]]'' (1961) as Herod, and ''[[Cleopatra (1963 film)|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.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039510/ Grégoire Aslan - IMDb]</ref> He also appeared on the French stage in productions from 1946 to 1981.<ref>[[:fr:Grégoire Aslan#Au th.C3.A9.C3.A2tre ce soir]]</ref>

== Personal life ==
From 1948 to 1955, Aslan was married to French theatre actress Denise Noël.<ref>[[imdbname:0637636|Denise Noël - IMDb]]</ref>{{better source|date=March 2022}}


==Death==
==Death==
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[[Category:Swiss people of Armenian descent]]
[[Category:Swiss people of Armenian descent]]
[[Category:Burials at Neuilly-sur-Seine community cemetery]]
[[Category:Burials at Neuilly-sur-Seine community cemetery]]
[[Category:Swiss male stage actors]]
[[Category:Swiss expatriates in France]]
[[Category:French people of Armenian descent]]

Revision as of 16:44, 9 March 2022

Grégoire Aslan
in Cet homme est dangereux (1953)
Born
Krikor 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
Spouse(s)Jacqueline Dumonceau
(m. 1940; div. 19??)
Denise Noël
​
​
(m. 1948; div. 1955)​

Grégoire Aslan (born Krikor Kaloust Aslanian; 28 March 1908 – 8 January 1982) was a Swiss-Armenian actor and musician.[1]

Early life

Krikor Kaloust Aslanian (Template:Lang-hy) was born 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 1935 Le Bille de mille.[5] His first credited appearance was in Feux de joie (1939), 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.

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.[8] He also appeared on the French stage in productions from 1946 to 1981.[9]

Personal life

From 1948 to 1955, Aslan was married to French theatre actress Denise Noël.[10][better source needed]

Death

Aslan died of a heart attack in Breage, whilst visiting Cornwall, England.[11]

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 - IMDb
  9. ^ fr:Grégoire Aslan#Au th.C3.A9.C3.A2tre ce soir
  10. ^ Denise Noël - IMDb
  11. ^ Screen World, Volume 34 (1983), p. 233

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