Sacha Distel
Actor
Born January 29, 1933 in Paris, France
Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997. He had also scored a hit as a songwriter when Tony Bennett recorded Sacha's song for The Good Life in 1963. It peaked at #18 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and Top 10 on the Easy Listening chart. Distel was the son of Russian-French emigre Léonide Distel who was born in Odessa (Russian Empire) and French-Jewish pianist Andrée Ventura (1902–1965), born in Constantinople. His uncle was bandleader Ray Ventura. After Ventura settled in Paris with his orchestra Les Collégiens, Distel gave up piano and switched to guitar.
Filmography
Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Opera
Numéro un - Demis Roussos
Self
Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.
Star Academy
Self
Vivement dimanche
Self
A Song for Eurotrash
Self - Special Guest
Parkinson
Self
Drôle de Noël pour Jérémy
Self
The Mrs Merton Show
Self
Absolutely Fabulous
Self
Frou-Frou
Self - Guest
Stars 90
Self
Téléthon
Self
Le monde est à vous
Self
Sacrée soirée
Self
Surprise, Surprise
Self
La Chance aux chansons
Self
Champs-Elysées
Self
Three of a Kind
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Fan School
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30 millions d'amis
Self
Numéro un
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Midi Première
Self
Fallen Angels
Maurice Duclos
Midi trente
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Cadet Rousselle
Self
Without Apparent Motive
Julien Sabirnou
The Crook
Self
Show Bardot
Self
Starparade
Self
Cilla
Self
The Real Bargain
Self (uncredited)
Dim Dam Dom
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Happy End!
How to Make a French Dish
Roger
Sing, aber spiel nicht mit mir
Self
We Will Go to Deauville
Self
Pride
The Seven Deadly Sins
Zazie dans le Métro
Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
The Delinquents
Bernard
Rêves de Neige
Discorama
Self
Femmes de Paris
Self (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self