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Jacques Dufilho

Actor
Born February 19, 1914Died August 28, 2005 (91 years)
Jacques Dufilho is a French comedian, born February 19, 1914 in Bègles (Gironde, France) and died August 28, 2005 in Ponsampère (Gers, France).

Originally from the south-west of France, Jacques Jacques-Gabriel Dufilho studied agriculture then went to Paris to live his passion for painting and sculpture. It was there that he met Charles Dullin, a great man from the theater world who passed on his passion for the stage to him and made his cabaret-theatre debut in 1951 with Agnès Capri. Jacques Dufilho then begins by playing sketches before turning to the big screen. In 1939, he participated in Marc Allégret's project in the film "Le Corsaire" but the film remained unfinished. Jacques Dufilho is not worried about it as two years later, he plays the role of a lumberjack in André Zwobada's feature film "Croisières Sidérales".

Subsequently, the actor chained the roles in the cinema but it was in 1949 that he was noticed by the general public in "La Ferme des Sept Péchés" by Jean-Devaivre. Jacques Dufilho also went to the theater and went on stage for the first time in Dostoyevsky's play, "The Brothers Karamazov" directed by André Barsacq. When the Second World War broke out, Jacques Dufilho was part of the 2nd Hussard Regiment, particularly in the 29th infantry division reconnaissance group as he received the Legion of Honor in 1998. In 1953, he played in the play by Molière "The Doctor Despite Him" under the direction of Jean-Pierre Darras. The following year, he returned with André Barsacq to the Théâtre de l'Atelier in "Colombe" by Jean Anouilh. He still plays in the cinema as in "Marie-Antoinette, Reine De France" by Jean Delannoy in 1956. Same year, same director, he plays in "Notre-Dame De Paris".

In 1961 and 1962, Jacques Dufilho returned to the stage with André Barsacq in "Les Maxibules" by Marcel Aymé and "L'Avare" by Molière. The actor made an impression in "The Guardian", adapted from the English play "The Caretaker" by Harold Pinter. The year 1978 marks a new turning point in the career of Jacques Dufilho, with the film "Le Crabe-Tambour" by Pierre Schoendoerffer, thanks to his interpretation of the role of the chief mechanic in the film, he will be rewarded with a César in the Best Supporting Actor category. In 1980, he played Adrien Dussart in "A bad son" by Claude Sautet, which earned him a second César award, still in the same category. At the theater, in 1988 the actor was awarded the Molière du Comédien for his role in Herb Gardner's play "Je Ne Suis Pas Rappaport" directed by Georges Wilson. Over the years, Jacques Dufilho will play under the direction of Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, André Hunebelle, Yves Robert and many others. In 1999, he played in "C'est Quoi La Vie?" by François Dupeyron, which earned him a new nomination for the Césars. On television, he received the Seven d'Or for best actor after his role in the film "Une Femme Innocente". In 2003 he released his autobiography "Les Sirènes Du Bateau-Loup" published by Fayard.

The actor died on August 28, 2005 in Ponsampère at the age of 91 after playing his last role in "Up There, A King Above The Clouds" by Pierre Schoendoerffer.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Nosferatu the Vampyre
  • Black and White in Color
  • The Unknown Man of Shandigor
  • Supermen Against the Orient

Known For

  • War of the Buttons
  • Black and White in Color
  • A Full Day's Work
  • Zazie in the Metro
  • Soldier of Fortune
  • The Children of the Marshland
  • Pétain
  • The Horse of Pride
  • C'est quoi la vie?
  • Le Crabe-Tambour
  • Lady L
  • Fantômas
  • A Bad Son
  • Diamond Bikini
  • Signé: Arsène Lupin
  • The Unknown Man of Shandigor
  • Chut!
  • Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
  • The Black Monocle
  • Cher Victor
  • La vouivre
  • La brigade en folie
  • Until the Last One

Filmography

2003
Above the Clouds · as Le Recteur
1999
C'est quoi la vie? · as Noël
1999
1997
1993
Pétain · as Maréchal Philippe Pétain
1992
Les enfants du naufrageur · as Petit Louis
1989
La vouivre · as Urbain
1988
Mangeclous · as Mattathias
1988
1987
1985
Sogni e bisogni (TV Series) · as Il Male
1982
Is There a Frenchman in the House? · as Jean-Marie, The Blackmailer
1980
A Bad Son · as Adrien Dussart
1980
Fantômas (TV Series) · as Inspektor Juve
1980
The Horse of Pride · as Alain, Le Grand-Père
1979
1977
Milady · as Commander Gardefort
1977
Le Crabe-Tambour · as Chief Mechanic
1977
Von Buttiglione Sturmtruppenführer · as Colonnello Von Buttiglione
1977
Vow of Chastity · as Annibale
1976
Il medico... la studentessa · as Colonel Oreste Raselli
1976
1976
Dimmi che fai tutto per me · as 'dodo' Spinacroce
1976
Soldier of Fortune · as Mariano De Trani
1975
Cher Victor · as Victor Lasalle
1974
Erotomania · as Prof. Pazzoni
1974
Il colonnello Buttiglione diventa generale · as Colonnello Rambaldo Buttiglione
1974
1974
La grande nouba · as Le Vicomte Célestin Galmiche De Quibedec
1973
1973
The Heavenly Bodies · as The Priest
1973
1973
A Full Day's Work · as Jean Rousseau
1973
La brigade en folie · as Commissaire Richard
1972
Chut! · as Fritz Ducharrel
1971
Rookies Run Amok · as Colonel
1971
Diamond Bikini · as Oncle Noé
1969
Call Me Mathilde · as Petitjean
1969
A Golden Widow · as Joseph
1969
Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille · as Job, Le Domestique
1968
1967
Les Aventures de Lagardère · as Amable Passepoil
1967
The Hotheads · as Dante
1967
Lagardère (TV Series) · as Passepoil
1967
The Unknown Man of Shandigor · as Shoskatovich, Chef Des Russes
1966
1965
Lady L · as Bealu
1964
1964
Clémentine chérie · as Spanish Maid
1964
The Visit · as Police Officer Fisch
1964
Mission to Venice · as César, Majordome
1963
Good King Dagobert · as L'alchimiste Chilpéric
1963
The Murderer Knows the Score · as Le Docteur Hublot, Médecin Légiste
1963
Sweet and Sour · as Monsieur Alfonso
1962
L'Auberge de l'ange gardien · as Bournier Aîné
1962
Moonlight in Maubeuge · as Le Directeur De La 'maison De La Radio'
1962
La poupée · as Theodora, Old Indian Woman
1962
Snobs! · as Lambotte & His Brother
1962
War of the Buttons · as L'aztec's Father
1961
1961
The Black Monocle · as Charvet, Le Guide
1961
Amazons of Rome · as Cast
1960
Zazie in the Metro · as Ferdinand Grédoux
1960
The Youth Theater (TV Series) · as Bournier Aîné
1959
Work and Freedom · as Agent Grosjean
1959
Signé: Arsène Lupin · as Albert, Manservant
1959
Julie the Redhead · as Le Garçon D'hôtel / Waiter
1959
The Overtaxed · as Prison Superintendent
1959
Bobosse · as Gaston, Manservant
1958
Maxime · as Flick
1958
Taxi, Trailer and Corrida · as Taxi Customer
1958
The Little Professor · as Head Of The Civil Status Department
1958
Et ta soeur · as Puymartin
1958
Honey, Scare Me · as Emile, The Floor Boy
1958
Hardboiled Egg Time · as Jules Grandvivier
1958
A Tale of Two Cities · as Defarge Employee
1957
1957
Mademoiselle Strip-tease · as Pedro Avendetti
1957
The Spies · as Un Indicateur
1957
The Happy Road · as Michel Bertrand
1957
Until the Last One · as Pépé
1956
The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Guillaume Rousseau
1956
Slightly Ahead · as Le Garçon D'écurie
1956
1955
1954
Cadet Rousselle · as Carlos
1954
1953
Saadia · as Bandit Leader
1953
The Knight of the Night · as Machard, Le Policier
1953
Caroline Cherie · as Giuseppe
1952
Crimson Curtain · as An Actor
1952
1951
Two Pennies Worth of Violets · as L'employé Du Gaz (uncredited)
1951
Bibi Fricotin · as One-Legged Uncle
1951
Dear Caroline · as Le Valet De Pont-Bellanger
1949
Unusual Tales · as The Drunken Conscript
1949
The Farm of Seven Sins · as François Sovignant
1948
La figure de proue · as Commander Clement
1947
Criminal Brigade · as Lucien
1944
Premier de cordée · as Fernand Lourtier
1943
Adieu Léonard · as Chestnut Merchant (uncredited)
1942
Sideral Cruises · as Lumberjack (uncredited)
1939
Le corsaire · as (film Inachevé)

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