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Also known as Τσέκι Κάριο

Turkish-French actor (1953–2025)

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Tchéky Karyo, born Baruh Djaki Karyo on October 4, 1953, in Istanbul, was a French and Turkish singer, film actor, television actor, and stage actor. He began his professional work period in 1982 and continued until his death. Karyo was a native French speaker who also spoke English. He is noted for his role as Vincent van Gogh and received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Karyo was married to Isabelle Pasco and had two children. He died of cancer from natural causes on October 31, 2025, in Quimper.

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Film & TV

Istanbul, Turkey

Tchéky Karyo was a Turkish-born French actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tchéky Karyo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

  • Faster — Le Duc2025
  • Steel Butterfly — Robert2025
  • The Killer — Tessier2024
  • Immortel Nougaro — interprete2024
  • Serial Driver — Jean-Yves Lapick2023
  • Liaison — Francis Miller2023
  • Boat Story — The Tailor2023
  • Romantique — Pascal2022
  • Tell Me Iggy — Self2022
  • Fraîche — Alex2022

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
France
Active from
1953
Active to
2025

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
19
Total plays
109

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Key facts

Born
Baruh Djaki Karyo , ( 1953-10-04 ) 4 October 1953, Istanbul , Turkey
Died
31 October 2025 (2025-10-31) (aged 72), Quimper , France
Occupations
Actor musician
Years active
1982–2025
Spouses
Isabelle Pasco ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 , divorced ) ​ Valérie Keruzoré ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Baruch
Gender
male
Citizenship
Turkey
Place of birth
Istanbul
Place of death
Quimper
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
French
Field of work
singing
Image
Tchéky Karyo 1992.jpg
Number of children
2
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Commons category
Tchéky Karyo
date of birth
1953-10-04
birth name
Baruh Djaki Karyo
name in native language
Tchéky Karyo
start of work period
1982-00-00
social media followers
13622
notable role
Vincent van Gogh
date of death
2025-10-31
end of work period
2025-00-00
cause of death
cancer
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

Tchéky Karyo ( French: [tʃeki kɑʁjo]; born Baruh Djaki Karyo; 4 October 1953 – 31 October 2025) was a Turkish-born French actor and musician. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary plays, he later worked as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He acted in numerous films by Hollywood and French directors, including Luc Besson. He was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the 1982 film La Balance.

His film credits include La Femme Nikita, Vincent and Me, Nostradamus, Crying Freeman, Bad Boys, GoldenEye, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, The Patriot and Kiss of the Dragon. His television roles include Dr. Willy Rozenbaum in the HBO film And the Band Played On, Georges Méliès in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, and French detective Julien Baptiste in the BBC crime drama The Missing, and its spin-off series Baptiste (2019–21).

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