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Jean Marais is a Actor and Stunts French born on 11 december 1913 at Cherbourg-Octeville (France)

Jean Marais

Jean Marais
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Birth name Jean Alfred Villain-Marais
Nationality France
Birth 11 december 1913 at Cherbourg-Octeville (France)
Death 8 november 1998 (at 84 years) at Cannes (France)
Awards Honorary César

Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais, also known as Jean Marais ([ʒɑ̃ maʁɛ]; 11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), was a French actor, director and sculptor.

Biography

Though he was engaged during World War II to the actress Mila Parély, the couple split after around two years.

Marais, who was gay, was the muse and lover of Jean Cocteau until Cocteau's death. After Cocteau's death, Marais wrote a memoir of Cocteau, L'Inconcevable Jean Cocteau, attributing authorship to "Cocteau-Marais". He also wrote his own autobiography, L'Histoire de ma vie, published in 1975. From 1953 until 1959, his companion was the American dancer George Reich.

Marais died from cardiovascular disease in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, in 1998. He is interred there at Vallauris cemetery.

In the early 1960s, Marais learned that he had a biological son, Serge Ayala, whom he recognized in 1962 and who eventually took the name Serge Villain-Marais. This son, who became a singer and an actor, committed suicide in 2012 at age 69.

Best films

Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
(Actor)
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967)
(Actor)
Operation Double Cross (1965)
(Actor)
Captain Blood (1960)
(Actor)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
(Actor)
Fantomas Unleashed (1965)
(Actor)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jean Marais (98 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2018The Image BookActor(film archive footage)
2009At World's EndActorDjoko
1999Luchino ViscontiActorSelf
1997Milice, film noirActorHimself
1996Stealing BeautyActorM. Guillaume
1995The World of Jacques DemyActorSelf (archive footage)
1995Les MiserablesActorMgr Myriel
1992Shipwrecked ChildrenActorMarc Antoine
1986Lien de parentéActorVictor Blaise
1985ParkingActorHadès / The Devil
1982Cher menteurActorGeorge Bernard Shaw
1980My American UncleActorSelf (archive footage)
1980Les Parents terriblesActorGeorges
1977Vaincre à OlympieActorMenesthée
1976Chantons sous l'OccupationActorHimself
1976Jean Marais, artisan du rêveActor
1970Donkey SkinActorLe roi
1970The ProvocationActorChristian
1969Le Jouet criminelActorLe vieil homme
1969Diamond RushActorManuel Thomas, dit Manu
1968The Woman Is a StrangerActor
1967Fantomas vs. Scotland YardActor, StuntsFantômas / Fandor / Sir Walter Brown / Giuseppe Luigi
1967Seven Guys and a GalActorCaptain Dorgeval
1966The Saint Lies in WaitActorSimon Templar
1965Fantomas UnleashedActor, StuntsFantômas / Fandor / Professeur Lefèvre / Marquis de Rostelli
1965Thomas the ImpostorActorLe narrateur
1965Ivory Coast AdventureActorJean-Luc Hervé de la Tommeraye
1965Killer SpyActorStanislas Dubois
1965Operation Double CrossActorAntoine Donadieu
1964Cherchez l'idoleActorSelf, guest at Sylvie Vartan's show (uncredited)
1964FantomasActorFantômas / Fandor / Lord Shelton / Vieux gardien de la prison
1964Friends of the familyActorNoël Carradine
1963The Reluctant SpyActorStanislas
1962The Mysteries of ParisActorRodolphe de Sombreuil
1962Beach CasanovaActor
1962The Iron MaskActorCharles D'Artagnan
1962Pontius PilateActorPonzio Pilato
1961Romulus and the SabinesActorMarte
1961Blood on His SwordActorRobert de Neuville
1961Princess of ClevesActorLe Prince de Clèves
1961Captain FracasseActorFracasse alias Sigognac
1961Napoléon II, the EagleActorGeneral de Montholon
1960Captain BloodActorFrançois de Capestang, dit Le Capitan
1960Testament of OrpheusActorOedipe
1960The Battle of AusterlitzActorCarnot
1959The Hunchback of ParisActorHenri de Lagardère
1958Every Day Has Its SecretActorXavier Lezcano
1958King on HorsebackActorHenri La Tour
1958Life TogetherActorTeddy Brooks
1957A Girl in a PocketActorProf. Jerome
1957Typhoon Over NagasakiActorPierre Marsac
1957S.O.S. NoronhaActorFrédéric Coulibaud
1957Le Notti BiancheActorL'Inquilino
1956If Paris Were Told to UsActorFrançois Ier
1956The Whole Town AccusesActorFrançois Nérac
1956Elena and Her MenActorGénéral François Rollan
1956Goubbiah and the Gipsy GirlActorGoubbiah
1955School for LoveActorEric Walter
1955NapoleonActorCount Montholon
1954Boom on ParisActorSelf
1954Royal Affairs in VersaillesActorLouis XV
1954The Count of Monte CristoActorEdmond Dantès
1953JuliettaActorAndré Landrecourt
1953The Lovers of MidnightActorMarcel Dulac
1953The Call of DestinyActorLorenzo Lombardi
1953Inside a Girls' DormitoryActorInspecteur Desiré Marco
1953The HealerActorPierre Lachaux dit Monsieur Laurent
1953Voice of SilenceActorL'ancien maquisard
1952Love, MadameActorHimself
1952LeathernoseActorRoger de Tainchebraye
1951Miracles Only Happen OnceActorJérôme
1950OrpheusActorOrphée
1950The Glass CastleActorRémy Marsay
1949The Secret of MayerlingActorL'archiduc Rodolphe d'Autriche-Hongrie
1949Ceux du TchadActor
1948The Eagle with Two HeadsActorStanislas
1948The Storm WithinActorMichel
1948The Queen's LoverActorRuy Blas / Don César de Bazan
1948In the Eyes of MemoryActorJacques Forestier
1947The RoyalistsActorLe marquis de Montauran
1946Beauty and the BeastActorLa Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
1944The Story of CarmenActorDon José
1943Voyage Without HopeActorAlain Ginestier
1943The Eternal ReturnActorPatrice
1942The Four-Poster BedActorRemy Bonvent
1941The Pavilion BurnsActorDaniel
1938The PatriotActor
1938Let’s Go Up the Champs-ÉlyséesActorL'Abbé-Précepteur
1937Abused ConfidenceActorMarais
1937Bizarre, BizarreActorLe fêtard assommé par un Chinois
1937Nights of FireActor(uncredited)
1936The New MenActorLe secrétaire
1935HappinessActorJournalist - Un journaliste
1934Le ScandaleActorLe liftier
1934The AdventurerActorLe jeune ouvrier
1933Song of the StreetsActor(uncredited)
1933The HawkActor(uncredited)
1933ÉtienneActor