Sam Spiegel (actor)
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| Born |
Herve Alsphonse Spiegel 29 October 1963 Metz, France |
| Residence | London, England |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Sam Herve Spiegel |
| Alma mater | Actors Studio |
| Occupation | Actor, author, writer, music composer |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Spouse(s) | Prudence Spiegel from Prudence Millinery |
| Website | samspiegel.com |
Sam Spiegel (also known as "Sam Hervé Spiegel") is a French actor. He has appeared in both French and English language films, television series and plays. Also a voice-over artist and a writer of novels and children's books, Spiegel lives currently in England.
Biography
Spiegel was born in Metz, Moselle, France in the 1960s. He studied fine art at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Metz before moving to London, UK. He studied acting in London with Philippe Gaulier, Tony Greco (Actors Studio) in New York, and comedy with Michel Galabru in Paris.
Career
Spiegel has worked on many occasions for the BBC and portrayed various characters such as pimps, gangsters, cops, scientists in series like Roger Roger II, Schubert (as Schubert), and more recently Henri in Bonekickers. Spiegel has acted in a variety of series for Channel 4 (The Queen's Sister) and ITV (Wing and a Prayer, Hale and Pace) or for France 2 (Le Grand Charles). He also worked for the cinema (Jean-Pierre Mocky) and on stage in various plays.
Filmography
- Fermata, Koiz Productions, 2015, as Matiere Gris, directed by Ashkan Kooshanejad
- The Honourable Rebel, THR The Film Ltd, 2015, as French Border Guard, directed by Mike Fraser
- Les Sept de l'Ermitage, Ellipse Productions, 2013, as Octave César, with Michel Galabru, directed by Annie Corbier
- The betrayal of Paul Cézanne, Sunnyside Productions, 2012, as Émile Zola & The card player
- Emulsion, White Lantern Film, 2012, as Professor Pierre Vallade (Psychiatrist & hypnotherapist)
- Pigalle, la nuit, (2009) Lincoln TV, as Nadir's banker (Simon Abkarian), directed by Herve Hadmar
- Bonekickers, BBC TV, as Henri, French foreman (1 episode, The Lines of War, 2008)
- Le Grand Charles (2006) (TV, France) as Gilbert Renault, aka Colonel Remy
- The Queen's Sister (2005) (TV) as Professor Pierre Lavalle
- Le Furet, Cinema (2003), directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky, as Angel (gangster)
- Ca va se savoir (2002) TV, (Sam Herve Spiegel) as Jean Francois – Entrepreneur
- Largo Winch, TV, as Head technician (1 episode, Nuclear Family, 2001)
- Josephine, ange gardien, TV, France, as Simon – Entrepreneur (1 episode, Romain et Jamila, 2001)
- Wing and a Prayer, TV, Paul, as Denise's Pim (1 episode, 1999)
- Secret D-Day, (1998) (USA, TV), as Juan Pujol, double agent
- Hale and Pace, ITV, TV, in Various Characters (4 episodes, 1998)
- Roger Roger (1996) (TV), as Monsieur Pierre
- Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (V) as a Record producer (in "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" music video)
Stage
- Country Cooking from Central France: Roast Boned Rolled Stuffed Shoulder of Lamb (Farce Double), 2013, as the French chef, by Harry Mathews
- Night of January 16th, 2008, Detective Elmer Sweeney
- Gipsy Suitcases, (Voyageurs sans voyage), 2004, as Lucas, aka Pepe Milano
- Mary Stuart, Friedrich Schiller, 2002, as Lord William Davison
- Afraid to Fight, (La peur des coups), Courteline, 2001, Lui (the Husband)
- Lethal Romance, 2001, as American republican Governor Robert T. Tool
- The roaring thirties, 2001, as Seul, the father
- The Secret of Schouane, 2001, parts: Ali, Poter, Taylor, Grocer, The King
Video games
- Voice of super-villain The Ghost in the French version of the Video game Iron Man 2 (Marvel Comics)
- Voice of super-villain Arnim Zola in the French version of the Video game Captain America: Super Soldier (Marvel Comics)
- Voice of "The Boss" in the French version of the PlayStation game Driver 2.
- Voice of Commander Klaus Zimmermann Arnim Zola in the French version of the computer game Dark Omen (Warhammer Fantasy)
External links
- http://samspiegel.com/ (Official site)
- http://thefrenchvoiceover.com/ (Official site for VoiceOver)
- Sam Spiegel at the Internet Movie Database
- Sam H. Spiegel at Spotlight
- http://www.felixdewolfe.com/ (International agent, Wendy Scozzaro for Felix de Wolfe)
- See Pictures