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Sacha Distel

Sacha Distel

Actor · Born 1933-01-29 · Paris, France

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Biography

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. During his career, Distel worked with Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Gourley, Lionel Hampton, Slide Hampton, Bobby Jaspar, Barney Kessel, John Lewis, Pierre Michelot, Bernard Peiffer, Henri Renaud, Fats Sadi, Art Simmons, Martial Solal, René Urtreger, and Barney Wilen. As well as his musical career he also did some acting, primarily on French television. He…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Absolutely Fabulous (1992) — Self
  2. Zazie dans le Métro (1960) — Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
  3. Without Apparent Motive (1971) — Julien Sabirnou
  4. The Crook (1970) — Self
  5. We Will Go to Deauville (1962) — Self
  6. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  7. Star Academy (2001) — Self
  8. Elis & Tom: It Had to be You (2023) — Self (archive footage)
  9. How to Make a French Dish (1964) — Roger
  10. The Mrs Merton Show (1995) — Self
  11. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
  12. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
  13. A Night at the Opera (2020) — Self (archive footage)
  14. L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023) — Self (archive footage)
  15. Surprise, Surprise (1984) — Self
  16. La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  17. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
  18. Sheila, toutes ces vies-là (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  19. Sing, aber spiel nicht mit mir (1963) — Self
  20. Three of a Kind (1981) — Self
  21. Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  22. Femmes de Paris (1953) — Self (uncredited)
  23. Cilla (1968) — Self
  24. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
  25. Die Drehscheibe (1964) — Self
  26. 30 millions d'amis (1976) — Self
  27. The Real Bargain (1965) — Self (uncredited)
  28. Spécial Bardot (1968) — Self
  29. Numéro un (1975) — Self
  30. Dim Dam Dom (1965) — Self
  31. Midi Première (1975) — Self
  32. Fan School (1977) — Self
  33. La Chance aux chansons (1984) — Self
  34. Stars 90 (1990) — Self
  35. Frost on Sunday (1968) — Self – Guest
  36. A Song for Eurotrash (1998) — Self - Special Guest
  37. The Delinquents (1960) — Bernard
  38. Fallen Angels (1974) — Maurice Duclos
  39. Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B. (2004)
  40. Treffpunkt Telebar (1961) — Self