Michel Blanc: French actor and director dies at the age of 72

“Damn, Michel … What did you do to us …“, it is with these words on Instagram that Gérard Jugnot, playmate in the Splendid troupe announced the death of Michel Blanc, the cult interpreter of Jean-Claude Dusse in Les Bronzés, at the age of 72.

French comedy cinema loses Michel Blanc at 72

It is one of the most popular figures of French comedy cinema in recent years who has just left us. Indeed, we learned this Friday, October 4, that the actor and director Michel Blanc died at the age of 72. It was in a story on his Instagram account that Gérard Jugnot had, who he shared the poster for the comedies Les Bronzés, that the actor announced the terrible news.

According to several sources, the actor who became known in the 1970s died in the night from Thursday to Friday in hospital apparently following a heart attack.

In total, Michel Blanc played in more than 70 films and also directed several feature films such as Marche à l'ombre, Grosse Fatigue, Embrace who you want and Bad pass.

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If Michel Blanc has become a figure of French comic cinema, it is notably for his participation in the productions of the Splendid troupe. We all remember his cult role of Jean-Claude Dusse and his famous line in Les Bronzés font du ski: “Listen Bernard, I think you and I have a bit of the same problem, that is to say that we can't really bet everything on our looks, especially you. So if I can give you some advice, it's: forget that you have no chance, go ahead, go for it. You never know, on a misunderstanding it could work. static.hitek.fr/img/up_s/1813101128/h4.02546705.jpg” type=”image/jpeg”>

Michel Blanc, a more than popular French actor

With his group of friends from the Splendid, he will appear on the bill for comedies that have left their mark on generations, such as Le Père Noël est un ordure. Very often, the actor is categorized as a heavy-handed flirt or a loser but his characters always find affection in the eyes of the public.

After comedy, Michel Blanc turned to dramatic cinema by playing in films by André Téchiné or Alain Corneau. He was awarded in 1986 the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in Tenue de soirée directed by Bertrand Blier or by the Best Screenplay Award in the same competition in 1994 for his film Grosse Fatigue. At the César Awards in 2012, he won the award for best supporting actor for L'Exercice de l'État.

The entire Hitek editorial team extends its sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of Michel Blanc.