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Daniel Ceccaldi

French actor (1927–2003)

Daniel Ceccaldi was a French actor born in Meaux. He is best known as Lucien Darbon, the father of Claude Jade's character, in François Truffaut's Stolen Kisses (1968) and Bed and Board (1970). His other credits include The Grand Maneuver (1955), That Man from Rio (1964) and The Soft Skin (1964).

Daniel Ceccaldi appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1955 to 1970. Most of that work is in comedy, romance and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: François Truffaut (3), Claude Jade (2), Jean-Pierre Léaud (2), Claire Duhamel (2), Françoise Dorléac (2).

Known for

  • Stolen Kisses (1968), Lucien Darbon. His best-known role, as the genial father of Claude Jade’s character.
  • Bed and Board (1970), Lucien Darbon. He returned as the same character in the later Truffaut film.
  • The Soft Skin (1964). An earlier credit from the mid 1960s.
  • That Man from Rio (1964). Another credit from the mid 1960s.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Daniel Ceccaldi been in?
Daniel Ceccaldi appears in Bed and Board (1970), Stolen Kisses (1968), The Soft Skin (1964), That Man from Rio (1964) and The Grand Maneuver (1955) on The Remote.
When was Daniel Ceccaldi born?
Daniel Ceccaldi was born on 25 July 1927.

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