Yves Montand
Known for Acting · 122 credits
- Born
- 1921-10-13
- Died
- 1991-11-09
- Place of birth
- Monsummano Terme, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
- Also known as
- Ivo Livi · Yves Livi · Yves Montant · ایو مونتان
Biography
Ivo Livi (13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand, was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists.
Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a small village in the hills of Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer. Montand's mother Giuseppina Simoni was a devout Catholic. The family left Italy for France in 1923 following fascist Benito Mussolini's rise to power. He grew up in Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's beauty salon (Salon de Coiffure), as well as later on the docks. He began a career in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered by Édith Piaf in Paris; she made him part of her act.
Montand achieved international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in many films. He is recognised for crooner style songs, with those about Paris becoming instant classics. He was one of the best known performers at Bruno Coquatrix's Paris Olympia music hall, and toured with musicians including Didi Duprat. In October 1947, he sang "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai?" (music by Henri Betti and lyrics by Édith Piaf) at the Théâtre de l'Étoile. Betti also asked him to sing "C'est si bon" but Montand refused. Following the success of the recording of this song by the Sœurs Étienne in 1948, he decided to record it. Montand was also very popular in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, where he did a concert tour in 1956-57.
During his career, Montand acted in American motion pictures as well as on Broadway. He was nominated for a César Award for Best Actor in 1980 for I comme Icare and again in 1984 for Garçon! In 1986, after his international box-office draw power had fallen off considerably, the 65-year-old Montand gave one of his best remembered performances, as the scheming uncle in Jean de Florette, co-starring Gérard Depardieu, and Manon des Sources (both 1986), co-starring Emmanuelle Béart. The film was a worldwide critical hit and revived Montand's profile in the United States, where he made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman.
In 1951, he married Simone Signoret, and they co-starred in several films throughout their careers. The marriage was, by all accounts, fairly harmonious, lasting until her death in 1985, although Montand had a number of well-publicised affairs, notably with American actress Marilyn Monroe, with whom he starred in one of her final films, Let's Make Love. He was the stepfather to Signoret's daughter from her previous marriage, Catherine Allégret.
Known For
TV Shows (19)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self / Self - Main Guest
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Discorama
1959
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Stars 90
1990
as Self
Einer wird gewinnen
1964
as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - President
À bout portant
1968
as Self
Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
Movies (103)
The Wages of Fear
1953
as Mario Livi
Grand Prix
1966
as Jean-Pierre Sarti
Le Cercle Rouge
1970
as Jansen
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Sgt. Marcel Bizien
Jean de Florette
1986
as César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
Let's Make Love
1960
as Jean-Marc Clement / Alexander Dumas
Lovers Like Us
1975
as Martin
Z
1969
as Z
Napoleon
1955
as Lefebvre
Manon of the Spring
1986
as César Soubeyran, aka "le Papet"
Sanctuary
1961
as Candy Man
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Dr. Marc Chabot
Delusions of Grandeur
1971
as Blaze, Don Sallust's valet
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Cesar and Rosalie
1972
as César
The Sleeping Car Murders
1965
as L'inspecteur Grazzi
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
1966
as Self
The Law
1959
as Matteo Brigante
All Fired Up
1982
as Victor Valance
Choice of Arms
1981
as Noel Durieux
The Confession
1970
as Gérard
The War Is Over
1966
as Diego Mora / Carlos / Domingo
La Menace
1977
as Henri Savin
Mr. Freedom
1969
as Capt. Formidable (uncredited)
Waiter!
1983
as Alex, head waiter
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
1974
as Vincent, entrepreneur
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Trintignant by Trintignant
2021
as Self (archive footage)
My Geisha
1962
as Paul Robaix
State of Siege
1972
as Philip Michael Santore
Police Python 357
1976
as Inspecteur Marc Ferrot
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
1984
as Self
Goodbye Again
1961
as Roger Demarest
A Grin Without a Cat
1977
as Narrator (voice)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Lost Souvenirs
1950
as Raoul, street singer (segment "Le violon")
Womanlight
1979
as Michel Follin
The Devil by the Tail
1969
as Le baron César Maricorne
Live for Life
1967
as Robert Colomb
I... for Icarus
1979
as Henri Volney
The Lovely Month of May
1963
as Narrator (French version) (voice)
Special Section
1975
as Un milicien
Nostalgia for the Future
2026
as Self (Archive footage)
Rendez-vous de l'espérance
1950
as Self
Making 'The Misfits'
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Tout Va Bien
1972
as Him, Jacques
The Witches of Salem
1957
as John Proctor
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chance and Violence
1974
as Laurent Bermann
One Night... a Train
1968
as Mathias
The Wide Blue Road
1957
as Giovanni Squarciò
Three Seats for the 26th
1988
as Yves Montand
Hollywood Invasion
2011
as archive footage
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1992
as Léon Marcel
Heroes and Sinners
1955
as Michel Rivière
The Anatomy of Love
1954
as Vasco
The Big Operator
1976
as Morland
The Wind Rose
1957
as Yves (archive footage)
Star Without Light
1946
as Pierre
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Roads to the South
1978
as Jean Larrea
Netchayev is Back
1991
as Pierre Marroux
Men and Wolves
1957
as Ricuccio
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Paris Is Always Paris
1951
as Yves Montand
Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Force of Destiny
2017
as Self
The Son
1973
as Ange Orahona
Mitterrand, président culturel
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Gates of the Night
1946
as Jean Diego
Marguerite of the Night
1955
as M. Léon
A Butterfly in the Night
1976
as Voz
The Idol
1948
as Fontana
T'es fou Marcel
1974
as Self
Marilyn, dernières séances
2008
as Self(archive footage)
Yves Montand is Singing
1957
as Self
1958: Those Who Said No
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Paris Still Sings!
1951
as Self
Les Rois de la comédie
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Le Parti du cinéma
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Les Deux mémoires
1974
as Self
Premier mai
1958
as Jean Meunier
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Red Inn
1951
as Singing Commentator (voice)
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
2022
Marilyn, a woman of today
2022
as archive footage
Romy, A Free Woman
2022
as archive footage
J'ai tout donné
1972
as Self
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
1971
as Self - Interviewee
Rotterdam-Europoort
1966
as Narrator (French version) (voice)
Rush - Voyage à Moscou
1990
as Self
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
1974
as Self
Vive la crise !
1984
as Self / Self - Presenter
Un matin comme les autres
1956
as Yves
Signoret and Montand, Monroe and Miller: Two couples in Hollywood
2020
as Self(archive footage)
Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'
2013
as Self (Archive Footage)
Montand
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Django Reinhardt
1957
as Narrator (voice)
One Minute for One Image
1983
as Self - Narrator
About Yves Montand
Ivo Livi (13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand, was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists. Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a small village in the hills of Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer. Montand's mother Giuseppina Simoni was a devout Catholic. The family left Italy for France in 1923 following fascist Benito Mussolini's rise to power. He grew up in Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's bea… With 122 credits spanning from 1946 to 2026, Yves Montand has appeared in 103 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yves Montand Movies
- The Wages of Fear (1953) — as Mario Livi
- Grand Prix (1966) — as Jean-Pierre Sarti
- Le Cercle Rouge (1970) — as Jansen
- Is Paris Burning? (1966) — as Sgt. Marcel Bizien
- Jean de Florette (1986) — as César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
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