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Jean Rochefort is a Actor, Director and Writer French born on 29 april 1930 at Dinan (France)

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort
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Birth name Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort
Nationality France
Birth 29 april 1930 at Dinan (France)
Death 9 october 2017 (at 87 years)

Jean Rochefort ([ʒã ʁɔʃ.fɔʁ]; born 29 April 1930) is a French actor, with a career that has spanned over five decades.

Biography

Rochefort was born in Paris, France. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National. After his national service, in 1953, he worked with the Compagnie Grenier Hussenot as a theatre actor for seven years. There he was noticed for his ability to play both drama and comedy. He then became a television and cinema actor. He has also worked as director.

After some supporting roles in Cartouche, Captain Fracasse and in Merveilleuse Angélique, Jean Rochefort played his first big role with Annie Girardot as his wife and Claude Jade as their daughter in Hearth Fires in 1972. In this drama he starred as a man who leaves his family for ten years before returning. Four years after Hearth Fires he was the leading star of the midlife crisis comedy An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive as a man who risks his married life with Danièle Delorme for an affair with Anny Duperey. Thanks to this comedy, Rochefort get a big popularity. In 1972, he starred opposite Pierre Richard as Chief of Counter-Espionage Louis Toulouse in the Yves Robert comedy Le Grand Blond avec Une Chasseure Noire, a role he reprised in the 1974 sequel Le Retour du Grand Blond, also directed by Robert. In 1998, he starred as "Fernand de Morcerf" opposite Gerard Depardieu in the mini-series Le Comte de Monte Cristo.

In his 30s during the shooting of Cartouche, he discovered his passion for horses and equestrianism. He has been a horse breeder since then and now owns Le Haras de Villequoy. His passion led him to become a horse consultant for French television in 2004. He has won two César Awards: in 1976, Best Supporting Actor for Que la fête commence; and in 1978, Best Actor for Le Crabe-tambour.

He was to play the title character in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, after being found as "the perfect Quixote" by director Terry Gilliam. Rochefort learned English just for the part. Unfortunately, amongst other production problems, he began suffering from a herniated disc. Unable to film for months, production was cancelled. A documentary, Lost in La Mancha, was made about the failed production.

In 1960 he married Alexandra Moscwa, with whom he fathered two children: a girl, Marie (1962), and a boy, Julien (1965). They later divorced and in all he has five children: Marie, Julien, Pierre, Clémence and Louise.



^ Source : Who's Who. Jean Rochefort was not born in Dinan, but his parents were living there.


Best films

Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
(Actor)
The Closet (2001)
(Actor)
RRRrrrr!!! (2004)
(Actor)
Titeuf (2011)
(Actor)
We Will All Meet in Paradise (1977)
(Actor)
Ridicule (1996)
(Actor)

Usually with

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jean Rochefort (129 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2015April and the Extraordinary WorldActorPops (voice)
2015FloridaActorClaude Lherminier
2014Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock HeartActorMéliès (voice)
2013JappeloupActorHimself
2012The Artist and the ModelActorMarc Cros
2012Asterix & Obelix: God Save BritanniaActorLucius Fouinus
2011TiteufActorPépé (voix)
2011Belmondo, itinéraire...ActorSelf
2010Cavaliers SeulsDirector, Writer
2008Agathe CléryActorLouis Guinard
2008I Always Wanted to Be a GangsterActorJean
2007The KeyActorJoseph Arp
2007Mr. Bean's HolidayActorMaître d'hôtel
2006Tell No OneActorGilbert Neuville
2006Twice Upon a TimeActorLouis Ruinard
2005HellActorLouis
2005RobotsActorAdditional Voices (voice)
2004Lucky Luke and the DaltonsActorJolly Jumper (voice)
2004RRRrrrr!!!ActorLucie
2004PrideActorAs Eddie
2003The Car KeysActorUn comédien qui refuse de tourner avec Laurent
2003Fan-Fan the TulipActor
2003Saint-Germain ou La négociationActorHenri de Malassise
2003J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The LegendActorNarrator (voice)
2002Man on the TrainActorMonsieur Manesquier
2002Lost in La ManchaActorSelf
2002BlancheActorMazarin
2001Honolulu BabyActorCri Cri
2001The ClosetActorKopel, le directeur de l'usine
1999RembrandtActorNicolaes Tulp
1998Doctor DolittleActorAdditional Voices (voice)
1998The Count of Monte Cristo (1998 miniseries)ActorFernand Morcerf Mondego
1998Wind with the GoneActorEdgard Wexley
1998Le serpent a mangé la grenouilleActor
1997Never EverActorGerard Panier
1997BarracudaActorMonsieur Clément
1997Never EverActorGerard Panier
1996RidiculeActorLe Marquis de Bellegarde
1996The Grand DukesActorEddie Carpentier
1995Tom est tout seulActorJean-Pierre
1994Ready to WearActorInspector Tantpis
1994Once a Year, Every YearActorRaffaele
1993Lost in TransitActorArturo Conti
1993Wild TargetActorVictor Meynard
1993TangoActorBellhop
1993Next Time the FireActorAmedeo
1992The Long WinterActorJordi Casals
1992L'AtlantideActorLe Meige
1992Le Bal des casse-piedsActorHenri Sauveur
1991Amoureux fouActorRudolph
1990The Hairdresser's HusbandActorAntoine
1990My Mother's CastleActorAdolphe Cassignol, aka Loïs de Montmajour
1989I'm the King of the CastleActorJean Breaud
1987TandemActorMichel Mortez
1987Long Live the Lady!Actor
1986The King's CakeActorArnold III of Corsalina
1985Volley for a Black BuffaloActorLajos Ácsi, the count
1984Frankenstein 90ActorVictor Frankenstein, alias Victor Lafaurie
1984New Year's Eve At Bob'sActorLouis Alban
1983A Friend of VincentActorVincent Lamar
1983Un dimanche de flicActorA. Rupert
1982The Big BrotherActorCharles-Henri Rossi
1982L'IndiscrétionActorAlain Tescique
1981Un étrange voyageActorPierre
1981Birgit Haas Must Be KilledActorCharles-Philippe Bauman
1980I Sent a Letter to My LoveActorGilles Martin
1980I Hate BlondesActorDonald Rose
1979The Skirt ChaserActorEdouard Choiseul
1979Courage - Let's RunActorMartin Belhomme
1979French PostcardsActorMonsieur Tessier
1978GrandisonActorCarl Grandison
1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?ActorAugust Grandvilliers
1977Drummer-CrabActorCaptain, le Commandant
1977We Will All Meet in ParadiseActorEtienne Dorsay
1977The Devil in the BoxActorAlain Brissot
1976Femmes FatalesActorAlbert
1976Pardon Mon AffaireActorÉtienne
1976The Toilets Were Closed from the InsideActorLe commissaire Pichard
1975A Happy DivorceActorJean-Baptiste Morin, læge
1975Innocents with Dirty HandsActorMaitre Albert Legal
1975Let Joy Reign SupremeActorFather Dubois
1975Death RiteActorEdouard
1975Isabelle and LustActorM. Vaudois
1974Till Marriage Do Us PartActorBarone Henri de Sarcey
1974The Watchmaker of St. PaulActorCommissioner Guilboud
1974How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a CrybabyActorFoisnard
1974The Phantom of LibertyActorM. Legendre
1974The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeActorColonel Louis, Marie, Alphonse Toulouse
1973The InheritorActorLe nonce (André Berthier)
1973Hail the ArtistActorClément Chamfort
1973Lovely SwineActorThe police inspector
1973Le ComplotActorDominique
1973Mean Frank and Crazy TonyActorLouis
1972Hearth FiresActorAlexandre Boursault
1972The Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeActorColonel Louis Toulouse
1972The EggActorVictor Dugommier
1970The Time to DieActorHervé Breton
1970CélesteActor
1970La Liberté en croupeActorMoss
1969The Devil by the TailActorLe comte Georges
1968Don't Play with MartiansActorRené Mastier
1968For a Distant LoveActor
1967Two Weeks in SeptemberActorPhilippe
1967The Sunday of LifeActorCaptain Bordeille
1967Don Juan revient de guerreActor
1966Angelique and the KingActorFrançois Desgrez / Narrator (voice)
1966Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?ActorGrégoire Pecque
1965Angelique: The Road To VersaillesActorFrançois Desgrez
1965Up to His EarsActorLeon
1964AngeliqueActorFrançois Desgrez
1964Trouble Among WidowsActorInspecteur Laforêt
1964Behold a Pale HorseActor
1964Beautiful FamiliesActorMarchese Osvaldo
1964Les Pieds nickelésActorCroquignol
1964Beautiful FamiliesActorMarchese Osvaldo
1963La Foire aux cancresActorSigoules
1963La Porteuse de painActorOvide Soliveau
1963Outpost in Indo-chinaActorSergeant Hérange
1963Symphony for a MassacreActorJabeke
1963Outpost in Indo-chinaActorSergeant Hérange
1962Swords of BloodActorLa Taupe
1962The Iron MaskActorLastreaumont
1962Sun in Your EyesActor
1962Sun in Your EyesActor
1961Captain FracasseActorMalartic
1961Leon Garros Is Looking for His FriendActorFernand
1960Le Mariage de Figaro ou La Folle JournéeActorLe comte Almaviva
1958A Bullet in the Gun BarrelActorLéopold, barman of 'Tip Tap'
1956Meeting in ParisActorL'interne