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Tony Leblanc is a Actor Espagnol born on 7 may 1922 at Madrid (Espagne)

Tony Leblanc

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Birth name Ignacio Fernández Sánchez
Nationality Espagne
Birth 7 may 1922 at Madrid (Espagne)
Death 24 november 2012 (at 90 years) at Villaviciosa de Odón (Espagne)

Ignacio Fernández Sánchez, better known as Tony Leblanc (7 May 1922 – 24 November 2012) was a Spanish actor, director, and comedian.

Biography

Tony Leblanc was born on the grounds of the Museo del Prado at Madrid, where his family lived because of his father's employment as the museum's janitor.

In his teens he was fond of boxing, becoming champion of the lightweight Castilla "amateur", while participating in amateur theatre. He was also a soccer player in the Third Division of Real Club Deportivo Carabanchel in which he scored 23 goals, making him the top scorer of the Third Division.

Leblanc made his professional acting debut in 1944 with Celia Gámez's company. His earliest appearances on film were in Eugenia de Montijo (1944), Los últimos de Filipinas (1945, Antonio Román), and Por el gran premio (1946, directed by Pierre-Antoine Caron). His greatest prominence was from about 1955 to 1965, in popular titles of Spanish cinema of the era such as El Tigre de Chamberí (1957, Pedro Luis Ramírez), Muchachas de azul (1957), Los tramposos (1959, both by Pedro Lazaga), Las chicas de la cruz roja (1960, by Rafael J. Salvia), Tres de la Cruz Roja (1961, by Fernando Palacios) or Historias de la televisión (1964, by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia). During this decade, Leblanc formed an artistic partnership with Concha Velasco which was to endure for many years. He was also involved in a comedy trio with José Luis Ozores and Manolo Gómez Bur. In this way, he established his popularity working mainly in comedy roles, on both film and stage. Leblanc found success in theatre with revue productions such as Te espero en el Eslava (1957–1958) and Ven y ven...al Eslava (1958–1959), both alongside Nati Mistral.

Leblanc's decline began in the mid-70s, after theatrical hits like Paloma palomita palomera and Esta es mi vida (1975), when an old ailment was aggravated, leaving him semi-disabled and unable to continue his acting career. However, before his retirement, Leblanc did some of his best work in El astronauta (1970, by Javier Aguirre) and the remake of Rafael Gil's El hombre que se quiso matar (1973).

A true pioneer of television in Spain in the 1950s and 1960s, Leblanc combined his cinema career with comedy specials, various comedic performancesm and a few programmes by TVE such as Las Gomas (1956), La Goleta (1957), Gran Parada (1963–1964), El que dice ser y llamarse (1965), En órbita (1967), Cita con Tony Leblanc (1969) and Canción 71 (1971). After Paloma, Palomita, Palomera 1973 y Esta es mi vida in 1975.

Leblanc decided to retire from cinema in 1975 after his starring role in Tres suecas para tres Rodríguez. On 6 May 1983, he was involved in a serious road accident that would truncate his theatrical career. The accident left him temporarily incapacitated.

After nearly 15 years of retirement, he was seen by Santiago Segura on television in the Premio Isbert de Teatro award ceremony. Following this, Segura convinced him to accept a role in his film Torrente (1998), which earned Leblanc a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor. The collection of this award in January 1998 was especially emotional because of the almost miraculous recovery of the actor, who managed to walk after being in a wheelchair for several years. Leblanc agreed to continue in Segura's Torrente saga, with films in 2001, 2005, and 2011.

In 2001 Tony Leblanc appeared in TVE's series Cuéntame cómo pasó, in the role of Cervan, an old and charming newsagent. Since April 2007, he has also collaborated with Santiago Segura in the comedy program Sabías a lo que venías, of laSexta channel.

Tony Leblanc has also produced, directed and written several films, debuting as director of El pobre García, a comedy starring Lina Morgan and Manolo Gómez Bur. He finally abandoned work as a producer and director after failing to achieve commercial success.

Tony Leblanc was the author of a successful pasodoble: Cántame un pasodoble español,
written for the magazine Un Pasodoble Español (1970), by folk artist Lolita Sevilla, following which he continued to collaborate with her in other pasodobles: Las piedras del camino, Te digo sinceramente and Un abanico español, the latter with Maestro Quiroga.
He wrote his memory`s in the book This is my life in 2008.

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Tony Leblanc (15 films)

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Torrente 3: The Protector, 1h37
Directed by Santiago Segura
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Santiago Segura, José Mota, Tony Leblanc, Yvonne Sciò, Oliver Stone, Fabio Testi
Roles Torrentes Großmutter
Rating55% 2.7974052.7974052.7974052.7974052.797405
L'eurodéputé italienne Giannina Ricci (célèbre pour sa lutte contre les entreprises polluantes) vient en Espagne pour dénoncer publiquement une multinationale espagnole. La direction de l'entreprise s'inquiète et suborne quelques hauts responsables de la police pour que la protection de l'eurodéputé ne soit pas la meilleure possible. C'est ainsi que Jose Luis Torrente, récemment réincorporé dans la police, a la tâche de protéger l'italienne.
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella, 1h39
Directed by Santiago Segura
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Santiago Segura, Gabino Diego, Tony Leblanc, Inés Sastre, José Luis López Vázquez, Rosa Maria Sardà
Roles Mauricio Torrente
Rating63% 3.195833.195833.195833.195833.19583
Torrente has moved to Marbella, where, after being wiped out of the money he had gained, he has returned to private investigation. But in one of his cases he gets involved in the middle of a villain's missile plot to destroy the city and his own uncle's blackmail operation... and he knows nothing.
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law, 1h37
Directed by Santiago Segura
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Santiago Segura, Javier Cámara, Tony Leblanc, Neus Asensi, Chus Lampreave, Javier Bardem
Roles Felipe Torrente
Rating67% 3.3960353.3960353.3960353.3960353.396035
José Luis Torrente is a lazy, rude, drunkard, sexist, racist, right-wing Madrid cop who lives in a decrepit apartment in a slum neighbourhood with his wheelchair-bound father, whose disability checks are Torrente's only real income.
Tres de la Cruz Roja
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Association football films, Buddy films
Actors Tony Leblanc, José Luis López Vázquez, Manolo Gómez Bur, Mara Cruz, Jesús Puente, Francisco Camoiras
Roles Pepe
Rating58% 2.908212.908212.908212.908212.90821
Jacinto, Pepe and Manolo are three friends and Real Madrid supporters who are upset with the high price of tickets to Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. They pursue an offer from the Spanish Red Cross to get free access to the football matches. But once in there, they abandon their selfishness and work for the cause.
Assaut colline 408, 1h53
Directed by Pedro Lazaga
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Actors Tony Leblanc, Analía Gadé, Arturo Fernández, Laura Valenzuela, Ismael Merlo, Jesús Puente
Roles Poli
Rating63% 3.167313.167313.167313.167313.16731
Durant la Guerre d'Espagne, les soldats reçoivent une permission et se rendent à Atarba, où ils retrouvent leur femme, leurs sœurs et leur mère. Mais après une semaine de repos, ils doivent les quitter pour attaquer la colline 408, tenue par les Républicains.
Don Lucio and Brother Pío, 1h23
Directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde
Genres Comedy
Actors Tony Leblanc, Gracita Morales, José Calvo, Ana María Custodio, Manuel Arbó, Maite Blasco
Roles Lucio García González / Falso Hermano Antón
Rating68% 3.406843.406843.406843.406843.40684
Los tramposos, 1h28
Directed by Pedro Lazaga
Genres Comedy
Actors Tony Leblanc, Concha Velasco, Antonio Ozores, Laura Valenzuela, José Luis López Vázquez, Antonio Riquelme
Roles Virgilio
Rating62% 3.145993.145993.145993.145993.14599
Two small-time con men make a living of swindling people. They have a relatively happy life despite some "visits" to Carabanchel Prison. However, one of them, Virgilio, falls in love with the sister of his partner. Since she is not happy about their style of living, they decide to become honest people. Having failed in other jobs, open their own travel agency, which turns out to be a success after some comical incidents.
Radio Stories, 1h35
Directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Francisco Rabal, Tony Leblanc, Juanjo Menéndez, Angel de Andrés Miquel, Alberto Romea, Rafael Bardem
Roles Chófer de la camioneta
Rating71% 3.5853053.5853053.5853053.5853053.585305
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