Marcel Marceau

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Characters played by Marcel Marceau

Professor Ping — Barbarella (1968)

Professor Ping is an inhabitant of the labyrinth where Barbarella is found after crashing among Sogo’s exiles. He offers to repair her damaged ship and is introduced to her by Pygar, providing practical assistance as she prepares to continue her search for Durand-Durand and reach Sogo.

Malcolm Shanks / Old Walker — Shanks (1974)

Deaf and mute puppeteer who works as a lab assistant for Dr. Walker. After Walker's death, he uses the doctor's reanimation experiments to bring back Walker, the Bartons, and Celia, ultimately revealing the entire revenge sequence as a mental puppet show performance.

Career Overview

Marcel Marceau has 40 screen credits in a career dating back to 1949. Signature works include Barbarella, Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C., Marcel Marceau. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
40
Birth Date
1923-03-22
Birth Place
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q157191), public domain (CC0).