A short, tough, popular singer of the 1950s, Aznavour effortlessly turned to films, most formidably as Charlie Koller in Francois Truffaut's New Wave classic "Shoot the Piano Player" (1960).
Charlie Koller/Edouard Saroyan
1960
1929
Began performing professionally--reciting poems--aged five (date approximate)
1933
Began career as dancer
1933
Stage debut in "Emil et les detectives" in Paris
1938
First film appearance (a bit) in Christian-Jacque's "Les disparus de St. Agil"
1942
Appeared in documentary film "Music Hall"