Les Charlots

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Les Charlots was a group of French comedy actors, who were moderately popular in the 1970s. In English, Les Charlots means the clowns rather than being a direct reference to Charlie Chaplin, who was generally called Charlot in France.

The group members were Gérard Rinaldi, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filipelli, Luis Rego and Jean-Guy Fechner.

When the five boys became too old to play the clowns and audiences became too bored^{[citation needed]}, the group attempted solo careers. Gérard Rinaldi is now essentially a TV actor, while Jean Sarrus became a TV host. Luis Rego is a movie actor while Jean-Guy Fechner is a movie producer. The last member disappeared from the public eye.

[edit] Filmography

• 1970 : La grande java
• 1971 : Les Bidasses en folie
• 1972 : Les fous du stade
• 1972 : Les Charlots font l'Espagne
• 1973 : Le grand bazar
• 1974 : Les quatre Charlots mousquetaires
• 1974 : Les Charlots en folie (A nous quatre Cardinal !)
• 1974 : Les Bidasses s'en vont en guerre
• 1975 : Trop c'est trop
• 1975 : Bons baisers de Hong Kong (From Hong Kong with Love)
• 1978 : Et vive la liberté!
• 1979 : Les Charlots en délire
• 1980 : Les Charlots contre Dracula
• 1983 : Le Retour des bidasses en folie
• 1984 : Charlots Connection
• 1992 : Le Retour des Charlots