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Marcel Marceau was a French actor and mime artist most famous for his stage persona as "Bip the Clown". He referred to mime as the "art of silence" and he performed professionally worldwide for over 60 years. As a youth, he lived in hiding and worked with the French Resistance during most of World War II, giving his first major performance to 3,000 troops after the liberation of Paris in August 1944. Following the war, he studied dramatic art and mime in Paris.
Birth Name
Marcel Mangel
Born
Thursday, 22 March 1923
Died
Saturday, 22 September 2007
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
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| The Art of Silence | Himself (archive) | 2022 |
| Pingouin & Goéland et leurs 500 petits | Self | 2020 |
| Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth | Self | 2019 |
| Myth Hunters | Self | 2012 |
| Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2011 |
| Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story | Self | 2009 |
| Joseph's Gift | The Snake | 2005 |
| Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | Self - Mime Artist / Self | 2003 |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies | Self | 2000 |
| Lauren Hutton and... | Self | 1995 |
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