Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/29/1917
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Eddy ConstantineEddi ConstantineIsraël Constantine
Eddie Constantine
Biography
Eddie Constantine (born Edward Constantinowsky; October 29, 1917, Los Angeles, California – February 25, 1993, Wiesbaden, Germany) was an American-born French actor and singer who spent his career working in Europe.
He became well-known for a series of French B movies in which he played secret agent Lemmy Caution and is now best remembered for his role in Jean-Luc Godard's philosophical science fiction film Alphaville.
Constantine also appeared in films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (as himself in Beware of a Holy Whore 1971), Lars von Trier, and Mika Kaurismäki. He continued reprising the ro...
Known For
Alphaville
as Lemmy Caution
Fiancés on the Bridge
as The Sprinkler
Cléo from 5 to 7
as The Sprinkler / Actor in Silent Film
Diamond Machine
as Lemmy Caution
Incognito
as Robert 'Bob' Stanley
Good Evening Paris
as Eddie
Lions Love
as Eddie
Your Turn, Darling
as Lemmy Caution
Makaroni Blues
as Lemmy Caution
Non Stop Trouble with Spies
as Gregori Ustinov
Freak Orlando
as Säulenheiliger
Beware of a Holy Whore
as Eddie
Tarzana
as Police Inspector
The Long Good Friday
as Charlie
The Image Book
as (archive footage)
Raid on Entebbe
as Capt. Becaud
Nick Carter and Red Club
as Nick Carter
The Seven Deadly Sins
as Self (segment "La paresse")
Les Truands
as Jim Esposito
The Great Chase
as Ric
Career Timeline
1991
1989
1987
1985
1984
1983
1981
1980
1979
1975
1971
1965
1964
1963
1962
We Will Go to Deauville
as Friend of Pin-Up Girl (uncredited)
The Empire of Night
as Eddie
Good Luck, Charlie
as Charlie
Fiancés on the Bridge
as The Sprinkler
Cléo from 5 to 7
as The Sprinkler / Actor in Silent Film
Ladies' Man
as Lemmy Caution
The Seven Deadly Sins
as Self (segment "La paresse")
La Paresse
as Self
A Swelled Head
as Napoléon Dubois aka 'Naps'