Achille Zavatta

Biography

Achille Zavatta (6 May 1915 – 16 November 1993) was a French clown, artist and circus operator. Zavatta was born in La Goulette, Tunisia, the son of Federico Zavatta, a circus owner. He started performing in his family's circus show at the age of three, forming with his brothers Michel and Rolph, the Zavatta Trio. He was the interval act at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest in Luxemburg. To this day the Zavatta Circus tours France and surrounding countries, these performances include live tiger acts, which means the circus cannot tour Britain under the Animal Welfare Act. The circus is rated as a top show in France. He became famous for his skills as a pantomime. He committed suicide in 1993 in Ouzouer-des-Champs, Loiret and was interred in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Source: Article "Achille Zavatta" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Eurovision Song Contest (1956) — Self - Interval Act
2. The Green Mare (1959) — Déodat, postman
3. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
4. Fire of Love (1967) — Pierre Michaux
5. La Grande Maffia (1971) — Father #2
6. Over the waves (1951) — Self
7. Visa to Hell (1959) — Le Gitan
8. Du sang sous le chapiteau (1957)
9. Match contre la mort (1959) — Clown
10. The Curse of Belphegor (1967) — Hubert Delaroche
11. Samedi soir (1971) — Self
12. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
13. Nick Verlaine ou Comment voler la tour Eiffel (1976) — Hagenfeld
14. Le Trésor des treize maisons (1961) — Cristobal
15. Rien ne va plus (1964) — Achille
16. Système 2 (1975) — Self