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Eddie Constantine

Born
Oct 29, 1917 · Aged 75
Died
Feb 25, 1993
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
120
TV credits
26
Also known as (3)
  • Eddy Constantine
  • Eddi Constantine
  • Israël Constantine

Biography

Eddie Constantine  (born Edward Constantinowsky; October 29, 1917, Los Angeles, California – February 25, 1993, Wiesbaden, Germany) was an American-born French actor and singer who spent his career working in Europe. He became well-known for a series of French B movies in which he played secret agent Lemmy Caution and is now best remembered for his role in Jean-Luc Godard's philosophical science fiction film Alphaville. Constantine also appeared in films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (as himself in Beware of a Holy Whore 1971), Lars von Trier, and Mika Kaurismäki. He continued reprising the…