Deceased

How Did Tchéky Karyo Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72

Also known asTcheky Karyo, Techky Karyo, צ'קי קאריו, Baruh Djaki Karyo, Baruch Djaki KaryoGenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn04/10/1953Born inIstanbul, TurkeyDied31/10/2025 (aged 72)Died inQuimperCausecancerWikidataQ317704 ↗TMDb#10698 ↗

Tchéky Karyo was a Turkish-born French actor and musician. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary plays, he later worked as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He acted in numerous films by Hollywood and French directors, including Luc Besson. He was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the 1982 film La Balance.

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Filmography94 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	FasterMovie	Le Duc	72
2025	Steel ButterflyMovie	Robert	72
2024	Immortel NougaroMovie	interprete	71
2024	The KillerMovie	Tessier	71
2023	LiaisonSeries	Francis Miller	70
2023	Boat StorySeries	The Tailor	70
2022	Women at WarSeries	Général Duvernet	69
2022	FraîcheMovie	Alex	69
2021	Vicky and Her MysteryMovie	Bruno	68
2020	The EddySeries	Daniel Perrin	67
2020	A Mermaid in ParisMovie	Camille	67
2020	ZeroZeroZeroSeries	François Salvage	67
2018	Mary MagdaleneMovie	Elisha	65
2018	Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last ChapterMovie	César	65
2017	GeniusSeries	Henri Rousseau	64
2017	DaydreamsMovie	Marc	64
2015	Top Gear FranceSeries	Self - Guest	62
2015	Les brigandsMovie	Old Man	62
2015	Through the AirMovie	Armand Cavelle	62
2013	Le Roman d’un traderMovie	le directeur général	60
2013	Pieces of MeMovie	Edern	60
2013	JappeloupMovie	Marcel Rozier, French team coach	60
2012	No LimitSeries	Franck Koskas	59
2012	The Unexpected GetawaySeries	Self	59
2012	Morning StarMovie	Heroy	59
2011	Requiem for a KillerMovie	L'Arménien	58
2011	A Gang StoryMovie	Serge Suttel	58
2010	The WayMovie	Captain Henri	57
2010	Among UsMovie	Walter	57
2009	A Man and His DogMovie	Le guitariste	56
2008	Vampire PartyMovie	Le duc de Journiac	55
2008	The Resistance: Live Free or DieMovie	Narrator (voice)	55
2007	Jacquou the RebelMovie	Le chevalier	54
2007	Les Cerfs-volantsMovie	Ambroise	54
2007	The Lark FarmMovie	Aram	54
2007	La masseria delle allodoleMovie	Aram	54
2005	D'Artagnan and the Three MusketeersMovie	Le cardinal de Richelieu	52
2005	D'Artagnan and the Three MusketeersSeries	Le cardinal de Richelieu	52
2005	KaamelottSeries	Manius Macrinus Firmus	52
2005	The Accursed KingsSeries	Philippe le Bel	52
2004	RenegadeMovie	Uncle	51
2004	A Very Long EngagementMovie	Captain Favour	51
2004	Old GoriotMovie	Vautrin	51
2003	The CoreMovie	Serge	50
2003	UtopiaMovie	Hervé	50
2003	The Good ThiefMovie	Roger	50
2000	The PatriotMovie	Jean Villeneuve	47
2000	Saving GraceMovie	Jacques Chevalier	47
2000	The King Is DancingMovie	Molière	47
2000	Arabian NightsSeries	Black Coda	47
1999	The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcMovie	Jean de Dunois	46
1999	My Life So FarMovie	Gabriel Chenoux	46
1999	Like a Fish Out of WaterMovie	B. B.	46
1999	BabelMovie	Nemrod	46
1998	From the Earth to the MoonSeries	George Melies	45
1997	Addicted to LoveMovie	Anton	44
1997	DobermannMovie	Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini	44
1997	HabitatMovie	Hank Symes	44
1996	Foreign LandMovie	Kraft	43
1996	Les liens du cœurMovie	Silas Marner	43
1996	Passage to ParadiseMovie	Renato	43
1996	To Have and to HoldMovie	Jack	43
1995	GoldenEyeMovie	Dmitri Mishkin	42
1995	Bad BoysMovie	Fouchet	42
1995	Zadoc and HappinessMovie	Zadoc	42
1995	Moon ShadowMovie	Lorenzo	42
1994	NostradamusMovie	Nostradamus	41
1994	Fear City: A Family-Style ComedyMovie	Mr. Jacques, the 1st projectionist	41
1994	The Black AngelMovie	Paul Delorme	41
1993	And the Band Played OnMovie	Dr. Willy Rozenbaum	40
1993	Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's LipstickMovie	Phillip (archive footage)	40
1992	Sketch ArtistMovie	Paul Korbel	39
1992	Red Shoe DiariesSeries	Phillip	39
1991	Isabelle EberhardtMovie	Slimene	38
1991	Husbands and LoversMovie	Paolo	38
1990	Les Nuls, l'émissionSeries	Self - Guest	37
1990	NikitaMovie	Bob	37
1990	La fille des collinesMovie	Vincent	37
1989	AustraliaMovie	Julian Pierson	36
1987	SorceressMovie	Etienne de Bourbon	34
1987	SpiralMovie	Kino	34
1986	États d'âmeMovie	Bertrand	33
1986	L'uniqueMovie	Michel	33
1986	Blue HellMovie	Franck	33
1985	GrottenolmMovie	Gerome Holm	32
1984	Le Matelot 512Movie	The scarred one / André	31
1984	Rita RitterMovie	Man	31
1983	The OutsiderMovie	Francis Pierron	30
1982	The Return of Martin GuerreMovie	Augustin	29
1982	La BalanceMovie	Petrovic	29
1982	Toute une nuitMovie	—	29
1982	Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!Movie	—	29
0	Berlin BerlinMovie	—	—
0	The Sword of ThyrusMovie	Maardin	—