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A 1980 hand out photo of French actor Philippe Noiret during the shooting of "Il faut tuer Brigitte Haas" (Brigitte Hass must be killed), a 1981 film by French filmmaker Laurent Heynemann.. Beloved French actor Philippe Noiret, whose neighborly face was among the most familiar on the silver screen in France, has died of cancer. He was 76. Noiret made more than 125 movies in his 55 years entertaining on stage and in the cinema. (AP Photo) **MAGS OUT ** **