Les Charlots

Les Charlots was a group of French comedy actors, who were moderately popular in the 1970s. In English, Les Charlots means "the clowns" rather than being a direct reference to Charlie Chaplin, who was generally called Charlot in France.

The group members were Gérard Rinaldi, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filipelli, Luis Rego and Jean-Guy Fechner.

When the five boys became too old to play the clowns and audiences became too boredFact|date=October 2007, the group attempted solo careers. Gérard Rinaldi is now essentially a TV actor, while Jean Sarrus became a TV host. Luis Rego is a movie actor while Jean-Guy Fechner is a movie producer. The last member disappeared from the public eye.

Filmography

* 1970 : "La grande java"
* 1971 : "Les Bidasses en folie"
* 1972 : "Les fous du stade"
* 1972 : "Les Charlots font l'Espagne"
* 1973 : "Le grand bazar"
* 1974 : "Les quatre Charlots mousquetaires"
* 1974 : "Les Charlots en folie" ("A nous quatre Cardinal !")
* 1974 : "Les Bidasses s'en vont en guerre"
* 1975 : "Trop c'est trop"
* 1975 : "Bons baisers de Hong Kong" ("From Hong Kong with Love")
* 1978 : "Et vive la liberté!"
* 1979 : "Les Charlots en délire"
* 1980 : "Les Charlots contre Dracula"
* 1983 : "Le Retour des bidasses en folie"
* 1984 : "Charlots Connection"
* 1992 : "Le Retour des Charlots"