Portrait of Charles Aznavour

Acting

Charles Aznavour

Career

Active from 1957 to 2024, with a break from 2014 to 2023, busiest in 1959 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Head Against the Wall
Head Against the Wall
GoodWatch score84/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Honorary César

    1997 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

2

The characters Charles Aznavour played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Aznavour Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.6, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 6
  • Character Study 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2
  • French New Wave 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Stylish 2
  • Tragic Fate 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles
The Promised Mountain
The Promised Mountain (2025)

Songs

Éternel Aznavour : le concert événement
Éternel Aznavour : le concert événement (2024)

Original Music Composer, Compositor

Dany Brillant chante Aznavour
Dany Brillant chante Aznavour (2022)

Musical

2010s

3 titles · average score 64
Aznavour by Charles
Aznavour by Charles (2019)
GoodWatch score 70

Music

Demolition
Demolition (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

Songs

L'Habit ne fait pas le moine
L'Habit ne fait pas le moine (2013)

as Léon

2000s

10 titles · average score 53
Je m'voyais déjà
Je m'voyais déjà (2009)

Music

Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Diary of a Nymphomaniac (2008)
GoodWatch score 53

Songs

The Colonel
The Colonel (2006)
GoodWatch score 53

as le père Rossi

Morir de amor
Morir de amor (2005)

Music

Emmenez-moi
Emmenez-moi (2005)

as Charles Aznavour

Old Goriot
Old Goriot (2004)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jean-Joachim Goriot

Ararat
Ararat (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

as Edward Saroyan

Le passage du bac
Le passage du bac (2002)

as Popeye

The Truth About Charlie
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
GoodWatch score 45

as Charles Aznavour

Hotel Laguna
Hotel Laguna (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

as Tony Castellano

1990s

4 titles
The Comedian
The Comedian (1997)

as M. Maillard

Last Trading Post in India
Last Trading Post in India (1997)

as Léo Bauman

Sans cérémonie
Sans cérémonie (1997)

as Darius Torrès

The Country Years
The Country Years (1992)

as Le Grand-Père / Grandfather

1980s

11 titles · average score 63
Il maestro
Il maestro (1989)

as Romualdi

Nailcruncher
Nailcruncher (1988)

as Jérémie

Yiddish Connection
Yiddish Connection (1986)

as Aaron Rapoport

Le Paria
Le Paria (1985)

TV show · as Julien Mauriès

Long Live Life
Long Live Life (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

as Edouard Takvorian

Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus (1984)

as Prince Orlofsky's Guest

Une jeunesse
Une jeunesse (1983)

as Bellune

The Hatter's Ghost
The Hatter's Ghost (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kachoudas, le tailleur

Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ?
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? (1982)

as Léon

The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain (1982)
GoodWatch score 60

as Naphta

Teheran '43
Teheran '43 (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

Lyricist, Theme Song Performance

1970s

13 titles · average score 59
Ciao, You Guys
Ciao, You Guys (1979)

as Amnesiac

The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sigismund Markus

Sky Riders
Sky Riders (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

as Inspector Nikolidis

And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

as Michel Raven

The Blockhouse
The Blockhouse (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

as Visconti

Menace
Menace (1972)

as Charles Bernard

Un Flic
Un Flic (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

Songs

Love Me Strangely
Love Me Strangely (1971)
GoodWatch score 50

as Inspector Leroy

The Lion's Share
The Lion's Share (1971)

as Éric Chambon

Time of the Wolves
Time of the Wolves (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

as Commissioner Kramer

The Adventurers
The Adventurers (1970)
GoodWatch score 51

as Marcel Campion

The Games
The Games (1970)
GoodWatch score 67

as Pavel Vendek

1960s

23 titles · average score 65
Candy
Candy (1968)
GoodWatch score 48

as Hunchback juggler

Paris in August
Paris in August (1966)

as Henri Plantin

Cloportes
Cloportes (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

as Edmond Clancul aka 'Le Naïf'

High Infidelity
High Infidelity (1964)

as Giulio

Chicken Feed for Little Birds
Chicken Feed for Little Birds (1963)

Original Music Composer

Rat Trap
Rat Trap (1963)

as Charles

Destination Rome
Destination Rome (1963)

as Marcello

The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Denis Mayeux

The Four Truths
The Four Truths (1962)

as Charles (segment "Les deux pigeons")

Taxi for Tobruk
Taxi for Tobruk (1961)
GoodWatch score 75

as Samuel Goldmann

Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
GoodWatch score 73

as Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

Tomorrow Is My Turn
Tomorrow Is My Turn (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Roger

1950s

9 titles · average score 74
The Chasers
The Chasers (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

as Joseph Bouvier

Too Late to Love
Too Late to Love (1959)

Original Music Composer

Temptation
Temptation (1959)

Original Music Composer

Island Fisherman
Island Fisherman (1959)

Original Music Composer

Head Against the Wall
Head Against the Wall (1959)
GoodWatch score 84

as Heurtevent

Oh! What a Mambo
Oh! What a Mambo (1959)

as Un Spectateur au Cabaret (uncredited)

Dishonorable Discharge
Dishonorable Discharge (1957)

Original Music Composer

Une gosse « sensass »
Une gosse « sensass » (1957)

as Charles Aznavour, the Singer

Paris Music Hall
Paris Music Hall (1957)

as Charles

1940s

1 title
Goodbye Darling
Goodbye Darling (1946)

as Duettist (non crédité)

1930s

2 titles · average score 73
Boys' School
Boys' School (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

as Un élève

Generals Without Buttons
Generals Without Buttons (1936)

as (uncredited)