▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁– ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁Swiss ▁film ▁actor ▁and ▁theatre ▁director . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁Switzerland , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Georges ▁and ▁Lud m illa ▁P ito ë ff , ▁Sach a ▁P ito ë ff ▁played ▁his ▁first ▁film ▁role ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁App ear ing ▁in ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁films , ▁he ▁is ▁probably ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁performance ▁in ▁A lain ▁Res na is ' s ▁en ig m atic ▁Last ▁Year ▁at ▁Mar ien bad ▁( 1 9 6 0 ), ▁as ▁a ▁character ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁" M ". ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁roles ▁of ▁various ▁sizes ▁in ▁such ▁films ▁as ▁René ▁Cl ément ' s ▁Is ▁Paris ▁Burn ing ? ▁( 1 9 6 7 ) ▁and ▁Jacques ▁Dem y ' s ▁Don key ▁Sk in ▁( 1 9 7 0 ). ▁Tow ard ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁began ▁appearing ▁in ▁horror ▁films , ▁including ▁D ario ▁Argent o ' s ▁In fer no ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁and ▁the ▁low ▁budget ▁Patrick ▁Still ▁L ives ▁( 1 9 8 0 ). ▁His ▁height , ▁face ▁and ▁hands ▁suggest ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁Mar fan ' s ▁Sy nd rome . ▁ ▁Selected ▁film ography ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Seven ▁Dead ly ▁S ins ▁( 1 9 5 2 ) ▁- ▁Le ▁pian iste ▁( segment ▁" Or gue il , ▁L