Acting
Alexis Weissenberg
Born — Died
1929-07-26 — 2012-01-08
Place of birth
Sofia, Bulgaria
Known for
Acting
Credits
10 titles
Alexis Sigismund Weissenberg (26 July 1929 – 8 January 2012) was a Bulgarian-born French pianist. Born into a Jewish family in Sofia, Weissenberg began taking piano lessons at the age of three from Pancho Vladigerov, a Bulgarian composer. He gave his first public performance at the age of eight. In 1941, he and his mother tried to escape from German-occupied Bulgaria for Turkey, but were caught and imprisoned in a makeshift concentration camp in Bulgaria for three months. A German guard – who had enjoyed hearing Alexis play Schubert on the accordion – hurriedly took him and his mother to the train station, throwing the accordion to him through the window and told them, "Good luck". They sa…
Known for
6.8No synopsis available yet.
Champs-Elysées
1982
8.0Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
7.5A French variety show.
Numéro un
1975
6.2No synopsis available yet.
30 millions d'amis
1976
3.3No synopsis available yet.
Victoires de la musique
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
Film credits
Series credits
6.8No synopsis available yet.
Champs-Elysées
1982
8.0Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
8.0Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
7.5A French variety show.
Numéro un
1975
7.5A French variety show.
Numéro un
1975
6.2No synopsis available yet.
30 millions d'amis
1976
3.3No synopsis available yet.
Victoires de la musique
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978