Hervé Villechaize
French actor (1943-1993) · France · On the map · Actors · Died at 50
Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize was a French actor. He is best known for his roles as the evil henchman Nick Nack in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun and as Mr. Roarke's assistant, Tattoo, on the American television series Fantasy Island that he played from 1977 to 1983.
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1993Died4 September 19931992
The Ben Stiller ShowSeries, Hervé Villechaize
The Larry Sanders ShowSeries, 1992Hervé Villechaize1991The Carol Burnett ShowSeries, Skit Characters1988
The TelephoneFilm, Voice on Freeway
Two Moon JunctionFilm, 1988Smiley1985All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday SpectacularFilm1982
Faerie Tale TheatreSeries, Rumpelstiltskin
Airplane II: The SequelFilm, 1982Little Breather1981
The Fall GuySeries, Hervé Villechaize1980
The Big ShowSeries1978
Diff'rent StrokesSeries, Hervé Villechaize
Fantasy IslandSeries, 1978Tattoo
Return to Fantasy IslandFilm, 1978Tattoo
The One and OnlyFilm, 1978Milton Miller1977
Fantasy IslandFilm, Tattoo1974
Crazy JoeFilm, Samson1973
Malatesta's Carnival of BloodFilm, Bobo1972
Greaser's PalaceFilm, Mr. Spitunia1971Samedi soirSeries
MaidstoneFilm, 1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightFilm, 1971Beppo1970Item 72-D: The Adventures of Spa and FonFilm, Spa1966
ChappaquaFilm, Little Person (uncredited)1943Born23 April 1943
The Ben Stiller ShowSeries, Hervé VillechaizeThe Larry Sanders ShowSeries, 1992Hervé Villechaize1991The Carol Burnett ShowSeries, Skit Characters1988The TelephoneFilm, Voice on FreewayTwo Moon JunctionFilm, 1988Smiley1985All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday SpectacularFilm1982Faerie Tale TheatreSeries, RumpelstiltskinAirplane II: The SequelFilm, 1982Little Breather1981The Fall GuySeries, Hervé Villechaize1980The Big ShowSeries1978Diff'rent StrokesSeries, Hervé VillechaizeFantasy IslandSeries, 1978TattooReturn to Fantasy IslandFilm, 1978TattooThe One and OnlyFilm, 1978Milton Miller1977Fantasy IslandFilm, Tattoo1974Crazy JoeFilm, Samson1973Malatesta's Carnival of BloodFilm, Bobo1972Greaser's PalaceFilm, Mr. Spitunia1971Samedi soirSeriesMaidstoneFilm, 1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightFilm, 1971Beppo1970Item 72-D: The Adventures of Spa and FonFilm, Spa1966ChappaquaFilm, Little Person (uncredited)1943Born23 April 1943People around Hervé
Close ties
Carl Reiner Directed The One and Only (1980)
Oliver Stone Directed Seizure (1974)
Danny Elfman Also in Hot Tomorrows and Forbidden Zone
Jeff Bennett Duets: Nick Nack
Guy Hamilton Directed The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Albert R. Broccoli Produced The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Martin Brest Produced Hot Tomorrows (1977)
Zalman King Directed Two Moon Junction (1988)
Mary Woronov Also in The One and Only and SeizureHarry Saltzman Produced The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
- Carmine Caridi Also in The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
Conrad Rooks Directed Chappaqua (1966)
Richard Elfman Produced Forbidden Zone (1982)- David V. Picker Produced The One and Only (1980)
Known for
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The Man with the Golden Gun 1974
Forbidden Zone 1982
Two Moon Junction 1988
Airplane II: The Sequel 1982
Filmography 19
31 credits on file
Television 11
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
On Fantasy Island, his shout of "De plane! De plane!" became one of the show's signature phrases. He died by suicide in 1993.
Country
France
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1943 to 1993 · aged 50
