--- name: "Dominique Zardi" canonical: "https://film.one/person/dominique-zardi" fi1m_id: "dominique-zardi" imdb_id: "nm0953412" tmdb_id: 13697 wikidata_id: "Q1867601" roles: [] born: "2 March 1930" died: "13 December 2009" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 85 average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-25T09:06:17.592347+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Dominique Zardi ## Identity Dominique Zardi - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dominique-zardi - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** dominique-zardi - **IMDb ID:** nm0953412 - **TMDB ID:** 13697 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1867601 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Zardi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1867601, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0953412/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13697 Actor. Born 2 March 1930 in Paris, France. Died 13 December 2009. ## Details - **Born:** 2 March 1930, Paris, France - **Died:** 13 December 2009 - **Active:** 1960–1991 - **Also known as:** Emile Jean Cohen-Zardi, Dominique Sardi - **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 84 (1), 1960s 88 (1), 1990s 83 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 75 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Crime 2, Drama 2, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1, Science Fiction 1, Thriller 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $2m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Zardi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1867601, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0953412/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13697 ## Biography Dominique Zardi (born Émile Jean Cohen-Zardi, also credited as Dominique Sardi) was a French actor. Born in Paris in 1930, he appeared in hundreds of feature films and television productions, frequently in small or uncredited roles as gangsters, policemen or passers-by. He worked regularly with directors including Claude Chabrol, Jean-Pierre Mocky and Pierre Granier-Deferre, often alongside Henri Attal. His credits include the subway passenger in *Pickpocket* (1959), a prisoner in *Le Trou* (1960), a henchman in the *Fantômas* films (1964–1967), the taxi driver in *Delicatessen* (1991) and numerous supporting parts through to the mid-2000s. Zardi also wrote songs for several films and published books on boxing and crime. He died in Paris in 2009. *Sources: imdb.com, fr.wikipedia.org, allocine.fr.* ## On Fi1m (3) ### Performed in (2) - *Delicatessen* (1991), Fi1m 83, as Taxi Driver — [page](https://film.one/film/delicatessen.md) - *Le Trou* (1960), Fi1m 88, as Le détenu qui assiste le gardien à la fouille — [page](https://film.one/film/le-trou.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Pickpocket* (1959), Fi1m 84, as Subway Passenger (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/pickpocket.md) ## Complete filmography (223) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *13 French Street* (2007), as Le fossoyeur - *Le Bénévole* (2007), as Le collègue de Jo - *Les Ballets écarlates* (2007), Actor - *Le deal* (2007), as Commissaire Mustang - *Grabuge!* (2005), as Hector - *Le Furet* (2003), as Colonel Petitjean - *Les araignées de la nuit* (2002), as M. Dupond - *La bête de miséricorde* (2001), as Momo - *Les Misérables* (2000), series, as Cochepaille - *Tout est calme* (2000), as Monsieur Coste - *The Color of Lies* (1999), as Monsieur Shouten - *Vidange* (1998), as le juge Montel - *Robin des mers* (1998), as Emile Dupas - *Alliance cherche doigt* (1997), as Internet - *La dernière fête* (1996), Actor - *Black for Remembrance* (1995), as un enquêteur - *The Little Boy* (1995), as Boretti's help - *Bonsoir* (1994), as Voisin de Caroline - *The Voice* (1992), as Le Serveur - *Ville à vendre* (1992), as un gendarme - *La Méthode Barnol* (1991), as l'assistant de Monsieur Hubert - *Delicatessen* (1991), as Taxi Driver — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/delicatessen.md) - *Madame Bovary* (1991), as Blind man - *La Goutte d'or* (1990), Actor - *Quiet Days in Clichy* (1990), as Gustave - *Divine enfant* (1989), as Le journaliste - *The Seats of the Alcazar* (1989), as The cinema director - *Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale* (1988), as Fricasset - *The Comedy of Work* (1988), as L'huissier de l'ANPE - *The Seasons of Pleasure* (1988), as Delegate - *Widow's Walk* (1987), as Donut Seller - *The Cry of the Owl* (1987), as Le voisin de Robert - *Agent trouble* (1987), as Landlord - *Miracle Healing* (1987), as Rondoli - *Masks* (1987), as Totor - *Private Tuition* (1986), as L'appariteur - *Banana's Boulevard* (1986), as Le colonel - *Cop au Vin* (1985), as Henri Rieutord, Chef de Poste - *How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave* (1984), as Hitman - *The Blood of Others* (1984), as Sandwich-eating Nazi - *Kill the Referee* (1984), as Supporter - *The Defective Detective* (1984), as Producer of the opera - *It's Called Catastrophe* (1983), as Fifi - *More Beautiful Than Me You Die* (1982), Actor - *Les Misérables* (1982), as Chenildieu, convict at the trial of Champmathieu - *Is There a Frenchman in the House?* (1982), as Trade unionist - *The North Star* (1982), as Le concierge de l'hôtel - *Litan* (1982), as Le chef des fous - *For a Cop's Hide* (1981), as Le petit chauve - *Shut Up When You Speak!* (1981), as Le voisin de Giacomo - *A Bad Son* (1980), as contremaître - *Fantômas* (1980), series, as Train porter - *The Medic* (1979), as Officer - *Le piège à cons* (1979), as Le chef postier - *The Bit Between the Teeth* (1979), as Le patron du café Bastille / Barkeeper - *The Associate* (1979), as Le portier du ministère - *Les réformés se portent bien* (1978), Actor - *The Witness* (1978), as Moignard - *Violette Nozière* (1978), as Cafe waiter - *Comment se faire réformer* (1978), as Un médecin militaire - *Le Roi des bricoleurs* (1977), as Le rouquin - *Bartleby* (1976), as Cisaille - *Mado* (1976), as Crovetto, the fake passport maker - *Dracula and Son* (1976), as agent - *Andréa* (1976), as Gilles Cletrides - *The Twist* (1976), as L'automobiliste - *The French Detective* (1975), as Man injured in the leg - *Mad Race to Cote d'Azur* (1975), as Wrongs Rectifier in Nice - *The Cage* (1975), as Postman - *The Red Ibis* (1975), as Saddo, le voyou - *Innocents with Dirty Hands* (1975), as Marine Police Officer - *No Pockets in a Shroud* (1974), as Henchman - *OK Patron* (1974), as Maître Ribot, notary - *Creezy* (1974), as Building concierge - *Par ici la monnaie* (1974), as Mayor - *The Four Charlots Musketeers 2* (1974), as Bourreau - *The Nada Gang* (1974), as Police officer - *Two Men in Town* (1973), as Inmate - *The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob* (1973), as Cook of L'Etoile De Kiev - *The Conspiracy* (1973), as Hans - *A Tear in the Ocean* (1973), as Yanouch - *Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman* (1973), as Un pilier de bar - *The Pariah* (1972), as Convict - *Seduction Squad* (1972), as Le patient de Christine - *Scoundrel in White* (1972), as L'évêque - *She No Longer Talks, She Shoots* (1972), as Riton 'la teigne' - *Chut !* (1972), as Saver - *The Pebbles of Etratat* (1972), as Drinking buddy of Kelvo - *Scandal Man* (1972), as Dominique - *La Grande Maffia* (1971), as Gangster - *The Albatross* (1971), as Paula's attacker - *Jo* (1971), as Le Duc - *The Hideout* (1971), Actor - *One Is Always Too Good to Women* (1971), as Irishman - *Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?* (1971), as Shoemaker (uncredited) - *Just Before Nightfall* (1971), as Prince - *Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad* (1971), Actor - *Max and the Junkmen* (1971), as Baraduch - *Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques* (1971), as Lulu, henchman of Mr. K. - *Promise at Dawn* (1970), as (uncredited) - *Them* (1970), as Killer - *The Gendarme Takes Off* (1970), as Wilderer - *Sortie de secours* (1970), Actor - *The Breach* (1970), as Balloon Seller · Original Music Composer - *L'Amour* (1970), as Le second déménageur - *She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks* (1970), as Professor of natural sciences - *The Novices* (1970), as Le flic avec un sandwich - *The Things of Life* (1970), as The Male Hitchhiker - *Solo* (1970), as Le juge d'instruction - *Last Known Address* (1970), as Pervert (uncredited) - *The Horse* (1970), as Tony, a Crook - *The Stud* (1970), as Deputy - *This Man Must Die* (1969), as Le premier inspecteur · Music - *The Brain* (1969), as Warden of Poissy Prison - *Delphine* (1969), as le philosophe de comptoir - *Faites donc plaisir aux amis* (1969), as Garage employee - *The Unfaithful Wife* (1969), as Truck driver - *Ho !* (1968), as Infirmary Worker - *The Gendarme Gets Married* (1968), as Un candidat adjudant à l'examen - *Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese* (1968), as A killer of Charles - *Les Aventures de Lagardère* (1968), as un truand - *Les Biches* (1968), as Riais - *Pasha* (1968), as Hortz Weiss, dit Hortz de Hambourg - *Les Dossiers de l'Agence O* (1968), series, as The Old Pilot - *A Little Virtuous* (1968), as (uncredited) - *Pitchi-Poï ou La parole donnée* (1967), as A German soldier - *Sorrel Flower* (1967), as Jeannot le tondu, Mauser 96, 9mm à crosse évidée - *L'Amateur* (1967), series, Actor - *The Big Softie* (1967), as Drunk at the party - *Jerk in Istanbul* (1967), as (uncredited) - *The Ponies* (1967), as Swimmer at the pool - *Action Man* (1967), as Crook - *The Champagne Murders* (1967), as Attacker in Red Sweater (Uncredited) - *Idiot in Paris* (1967), as Le passant qui trouve la musique de Goubi "belle" - *Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard* (1967), as Le pilote de l'avion - *Order of the Daisy* (1967), as Le juge d'instruction - *Vidocq* (1967), series, as Un bagnard - *Brigade Anti Gangs* (1966), as Membre de gang Sartet - *The Game Is Over* (1966), as L'invité au turban du bal vert (uncredited) - *Trap for the Assassin* (1966), as un forçat - *Line of Demarcation* (1966), as Soldat allemand - *Your Money or Your Life* (1966), as Conveyor - *Masculin Féminin* (1966), as The Porn Book Reader (uncredited) - *Angelique and the King* (1966), as Un homme de main - *Paris in August* (1966), as Intellectual at the Lipp brewery - *L'attentat* (1966), as Man with the hat (uncredited) - *Fantomas Unleashed* (1965), as Homme de main de Fantômas - *The Sleeping Car Murders* (1965), as Un inspecteur au bistrot (uncredited) - *Pierrot le Fou* (1965), as The Second Pumpman (uncredited) - *The Gendarme in New York* (1965), as Un gendarme italien - *Killer Spy* (1965), as Henchman of James (uncredited) - *Cloportes* (1965), as Prisoner (uncredited) - *The Big Swag* (1965), as Customer of the Bowling bar (uncredited) - *OSS 117: Mission for a Killer* (1965), as Un tueur venant tuer OSS 117 - *Circus Angel* (1965), as Un truand - *How Not to Rob a Department Store* (1965), as Agent (uncredited) - *The Vampire of Dusseldorf* (1965), as (uncredited) - *Weekend at Dunkirk* (1964), as le caporal-chef réceptionniste - *Code Name: Tiger* (1964), as Le tueur de l'aéroport #1 - *Fantomas* (1964), as Homme de main de Fantômas - *Circle of Love* (1964), as Soldier - *Male Hunt* (1964), as Un truand (uncredited) - *Backfire* (1964), Actor - *The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers* (1964), as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited) - *Requiem pour un caïd* (1964), as Crook friend of Vasco - *Jaloux comme un tigre* (1964), as Tennis umpire (uncredited) - *Death of a Killer* (1964), as Un dur - *Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent* (1964), as Lucien - *Diary of a Chambermaid* (1964), as Le policier - *Paris When It Sizzles* (1964), as Sailor in Café (uncredited) - *Let's Rob the Bank* (1964), as Zapato (uncredited) - *La bande à Bobo* (1963), Actor - *Nutty, Naughty Chateau* (1963), as Le policier #1 - *Blague dans le coin* (1963), as Henchman - *L'assassin connaît la musique* (1963), as Un client du magasin (uncredited) - *Be Careful Ladies* (1963), as Prisonnier - *Magnet of Doom* (1963), as The boxing speaker - *Light-Fingered George* (1963), as Tramp (uncredited) - *Of Flesh and Blood* (1963), Actor - *The Virgins* (1963), as Voyeur (uncredited) - *Carom Shots* (1963), as (uncredited) - *Strip-Tease* (1963), as Un consommateur-dragueur au Blue Note (uncredited) - *Don't Tempt the Devil* (1963), as Man at the hearing (uncredited) - *Ladies First* (1963), as L'autostoppeur à l'harmonica / Hitchhiker - *The Bamboo Stroke* (1963), Actor - *Vice and Virtue* (1963), as Bald Gestapo Agent - *Your Turn, Darling* (1963), as (uncredited) - *Ophélia* (1963), as Un gardien - *Bluebeard* (1963), Actor - *Banana Peel* (1963), as L'employé du bookmaker au téléphone - *Le Doulos* (1962), as Nuttecchio's Man (uncredited) - *The Empire of Night* (1962), Actor - *The Deadly Decoy* (1962), as (uncredited) - *The Longest Day* (1962), as French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md) - *A Touch of Treason* (1962), as un homme à la brasserie - *Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin* (1962), as Charlie, le Barman - *Un chien dans un jeu de quilles* (1962), as (uncredited) - *Assassin in the Phonebook* (1962), as Un joueur de billard au café (uncredited) - *A Horse for Two* (1962), as Gendarme who falls on the coal balls (uncredited) - *Tales of Paris* (1962), as Bus Passenger (segment "Sophie") (uncredited) - *A Man Named Rocca* (1961), as Mine-clearing Prisoner (uncredited) - *The Fighting Musketeers* (1961), as L'aubergiste de Meuny - *Paris Blues* (1961), as (uncredited) - *A Woman Is a Woman* (1961), as Fake Blind #1 (uncredited) - *Saint-Tropez Blues* (1961), as Client au bar - *Goodbye Again* (1961), as Man at Concert - *Wise Guys* (1961), as Un consommateur - *À rebrousse-poil* (1961), Actor - *The Truth* (1960), as Un homme sortant du métro et à la terrasse d'un bar (uncredited) - *The Dialogue of the Carmelites* (1960), as (uncredited) - *Crack in the Mirror* (1960), as (uncredited) - *Les Bonnes Femmes* (1960), as Charlie Boston · Conductor - *Tête folle* (1960), Actor - *Le Trou* (1960), as Le détenu qui assiste le gardien à la fouille — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/le-trou.md) - *Pickpocket* (1959), as Subway Passenger (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/pickpocket.md) - *Eyes of Love* (1959), as Onlooker at the station (uncredited) - *Croquemitoufle* (1959), as Hotel waiter (uncredited) - *A Woman Like Satan* (1958), as Sailor - *Maxime* (1958), as A porter on the station platform (uncredited) - *That Night* (1958), as (uncredited) - *The Cat* (1958), as (uncredited) - *Square of Knaves* (1947), as Un figurant (uncredited) - *Le Bateau à soupe* (1947), as (uncredited) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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