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Eddie Constantine (born Israel Constantine; October 29, 1913 – February 25, 1993) was an American singer, actor and entertainer who spent most of his career in France. He became well-known to film audiences for his portrayal of secret agent Lemmy Caution and other, similar pulp heroes in French B-movies of the 1950s and 1960s.
Eddie Constantine. Actor: Alphaville. Iconic American-born singer and actor in international films since the 1950s. Born in L.A. to Russian immigrant parents, Constantine studied voice in Vienna. He returned to the US, where his singing career wavered and he found work as a film extra.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
Eddie Constantine was an American-born singer and actor who starred in French and German films as a tough guy private eye. He played Lemmy Caution in several films, including Alphaville by Jean-Luc Godard, and was the #1 box office star in France in 1955.
- October 29, 1913
- February 25, 1993
Feb 25, 1993 · Eddie Constantine was an American-born French actor and singer who played secret agent Lemmy Caution in many films. He also appeared in works by Godard, Fassbinder, von Trier, and Kaurismäki.
Mar 2, 1993 · Eddie Constantine, an American-born actor who found fame in Europe playing American tough guys in films, died on Thursday in Weisbaden. He was 75.
Mar 2, 1993 · Eddie Constantine was a popular French movie star who played Lemmy Caution in pulp thrillers and appeared in Godard's Alphaville. He was also a singer, a writer and a friend of Edith Piaf.
Mar 5, 1993 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. PARIS — Europe mourned the death of one of its favorite American actors this week. But except for a handful of dedicated foreign film buffs, the death of Los Angeles-born...
