(FILES) French actor Michel Blanc poses with his trophy during a photocall after winning the Best Supporting Actor award for French director Pierre Scholler's film "L'exercice de l'Etat" (The Minister) at the 37th Cesar Awards ceremony on February 24, 2012 at the Chatelet theatre in Paris. French actor Michel Blanc, one of the stars of Le Splendid, has died aged 72 a professional entourage told AFP on october 4, 2024. (Photo by BERTRAND LANGLOIS / AFP)