(FILES) French actor Michel Blanc holds his trophy after winning the Best Supporting Actor award for French director Pierre Scholler's film "L'exercice de l'Etat"(The Minister) during 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 Eric Feferberg / AFP)