Ticky Holgado

Joseph Holgado, known professionally as Ticky Holgado, 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.

Career

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.
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.

Filmography

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' – Putain d'histoire d'amour – Un de la bande des GominésBelles, blondes et bronzées – GusComment draguer toutes les filles – Antoine, le garagisteOn n'est pas sorti de l'auberge Circulez y'a rien à voir – Le planton N°1Les planqués du régiment – Le militaire qui vient chercher des fleurs pour le maréchal MégaloOn l'appelle catastrophe – AlphonseLes branchés à St. Tropez – TickyMesrine Le juge – Un gardeLe Fou du roi My New Partner – AlphonseComment draguer tous les mecs – Frère GontranBrigade des mœurs Les rois du gag Adieu Blaireau – Le barman Le bonheur a encore frappé – Gérant du supermarchéNuit d'ivresse – L'électroManon des sources – Le SpécialisteSale destin Lévy et Goliath – Le faux bossuLady Cops – Blondel / Insp. BlondelWithout Fear or Blame – Mignard de ParthodeThe Hairdresser's Husband – Morvoisieux Son-in-LawMy Mother's Castle – BinucciUranus – Mégrin, l'avocatDelicatessen – Marcel TapiocaThe Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck – Le TénardieUne époque formidable... – CrayonMayrig My Life Is Hell – El DiabloThe Supper – JacquesTango – WaiterDrôles d'oiseaux ! – Benoit CabaneJustinien Trouvé, ou le bâtard de Dieu – BeaulouisLost in Transit – SergeL'honneur de la tribu – MartialFrench Twist – AntoineLes Misérables – Le gentil voyou / Kind HoodlumFunny Bones – BattistonThe City of Lost Children – Ex-AcrobatLes Milles (le train de la liberté) – Capt. MoinardLumière and Company – Let's Hope it Lasts – Joseph PontyMen, Women: A User's Manual – Toc Toc, Loulou's FatherThe Best Job in the World – BaudouinLa chasse au rhinocéros à Budapest – Alcoholic ManAmour et confusions – The sexologistLet There Be Light – L'ange RenéPrison à domicile – Jules Klarh' – IanLe schpountz – Oncle BaptisteActors – Le clochard cul-de-jatteMost Promising Young Actress – Un SDFAmélie – L'homme dans la photo
' ' – Le barbierMonsieur Batignole – Lucien Morel
' – AngeloAnd Now... Ladies and Gentlemen – BoubouStation 137 Ruby & Quentin – MartineauLes gaous – JojoThe Car Keys – Le chanteur du happy-endLes parisiens – DieuA Very Long Engagement – Germain PireLe courage d'aimer – Dieu