French actor Philippe Noiret dies at 76

Friday, November 24, 2006

The French actor Philippe Noiret died of cancer on Thursday afternoon, as reported by the Artmedia agency.

He is most known for his roles in Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, Il Postino and 125 other films in French, Italian and English.

He was born in Lille, northern France, on 1 October, 1930. He married the actress Monique Chaumette in 1962.

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