by Hal Erickson
biography
Marcel Bozzuffi, a French actor of neurotic mien and receding hairline, was a familiar presence in numerous international films. Some of Bozzuffi's more distinguished credits include Costa-Gavras' Z (1969), The Lady in the Car with the Glasses and Gun (1970), and La Grande Bourgeoisie (1977). He gained American prominence thanks to his brief association with an Oscar-winning film. Marcel Bozzuffi played Pierre Nicoli, one of the scuzzier associates of drug kingpin Fernando Rey in The French Connection (1971).
