André Maranne: André Maranne. Actor: A Shot in the Dark. Beleaguered-looking French-British character actor, born André Gaston Maillol in Toulouse. Active in the United Kingdom (where he would take out citizenship by naturalisation in 1967) and billed as André Maranne from 1956, he provided a cultivated presence as stereotypical French gendarmes, customs officers, and waiters. His best-known role was that of Herbert Lom's bespectacled and hapless aide, Sergeant François Chevalier, in six...
Known For: A Shot in the Dark (Francois), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (Francois(as Andre Maranne)), The Return of the Pink Panther (Sgt. François Chevalier), Revenge of the Pink Panther (Sgt. François Chevalier(as Andre Maranne))