Actor

Ticky Holgado

June 24, 1944 · Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Joseph Holgado, known professionally as Ticky Holgado (24 June 1944 – 22 January 2004), was a French actor. Known for his short stature, distinctive face and heavy Southern accent, he was a frequent collaborator with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Holgado's original vocation was to be a musician. After playing in a band as a teenager, he found work in the French music industry and was eventually employed as a personal secretary by singer Claude François, then by Johnny Hallyday. He became an actor in his mid-thirties and began appearing in small roles, mostly in comedy films.

Notable work

7.9
Amélie (2001)
as Man in Photo
7.3
Delicatessen (1991)
as Marcel Tapioca
7.3
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
as Germain Pire
7.2
The City of Lost Children (1995)
as Ex-Acrobat
6.7
Ruby & Quentin (2003)
as Martineau
7.6
Manon of the Spring (1986)
as Rural engineering specialist
6.1
French Twist (1995)
as Antoine
7.2
My Mother's Castle (1990)
as Binucci, hunting whip

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