Tchéky Karyo, French Actor Who Played Villains in ‘GoldenEye’ and ‘Bad Boys,’ Dies at 72

 Tchéky Karyo, French Actor Who Played Villains in ‘GoldenEye’ and ‘Bad Boys,’ Dies at 72

Tchéky Karyo, the prolific French-Turkish actor who played memorable roles in numerous international films such as ‘GoldenEye’ and ‘Bad Boys,’ has died at the age of 72. His family confirmed to the news agency AFP that he passed away on Friday, October 31, 2025, following a battle with cancer

A Rich Artistic History, From Theater to Hollywood

Karyo, whose full name was Baruh Djaki Karyo, was born in Istanbul and raised in Paris. He began his artistic career in theater and later entered French cinema, successfully receiving a César Award nomination (the French equivalent of the Oscars) for the film ‘La Balance’ in the 1980s

Karyo’s mastery of several languages (including French, English, Spanish, and Arabic) helped him quickly become an internationally recognized cinematic figure. His key performances include

• Hollywood and International Roles

• • In the James Bond film ‘GoldenEye’ (1995), he played Dmitri Mishkin (the Russian Minister of Defense), and in the action-comedy film ‘Bad Boys’ (1995), he played Antoine Fouchet, the main drug lord
  • His other significant films include ‘The Core’ (2003), ‘The Patriot’ (2000) alongside Mel Gibson, ‘Addicted to Love’ (1997), and the classic film ‘La Femme Nikita’ (1990), directed by Luc Besson
  • He also excelled in historical roles, such as playing in the film ‘1492: Conquest of Paradise’ (1992), directed by Ridley Scott

Julien Baptiste: The Beloved TV Detective

Perhaps his most charismatic and memorable role for English-speaking audiences was the tireless French detective, Julien Baptiste, in the hit $\text{BBC}$ crime series ‘The Missing’ and its spin-off series, ‘Baptiste,’ which made him an extremely popular and cherished figure

The death of Tchéky Karyo is a loss for European and global cinema, and the artistic community remembers him as an actor who was a reliable, dignified man with a calm smile

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