Born Roger Lévy in Algiers to Jewish parents, he became a French screen star, best known as TV's police chief Navarro for nearly two decades and for Le Grand Pardon. At his request he was buried in Algiers.
Actor and director · 1925–2015
Born Roger Lévy in Algiers to Jewish parents, he became a French screen star, best known as TV's police chief Navarro for nearly two decades and for Le Grand Pardon. At his request he was buried in Algiers.
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