RIP Gérard Croce

 

Actor, producer Gérard Croce died in Nogent-le-Rotrou, France on October 31^st. He was 80 years old. Born in Marseille on February 6, 1946, He worked with Max Pécas, where he appeared in many of his films, but it was with The Tramps that he became known to the general public in the early 1970s, with his roles in “Les Fous du stade” and “Les Charlots font l'Espagne”. In 1971, he was the only actor in the short film "Technically so simple" by René Vautier. His best role in the cinema remains that of the vicious grocer Maigrat in Claude Berri's film “Germinal”, a great role of composition. As a producer, he produced the series ‘Léa Parker’ and co-produced the series ‘Sydney Fox, the Adventurer’ as well as “The Queen of Swords”.