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Jean Rochefort
Actor, Director, Writer
Born April 29, 1930Died October 9, 2017 (87 years)
Jean Rochefort (29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor, with a career that has spanned over six decades.
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.
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. With recent news of the film's possible restart, Rochefort has been recast with Robert Duvall, due to his inability to ride a horse.
In 1960 he married Alexandra Moscwa, with whom he fathered two children: a girl, Marie (1962), and a boy, Julien (1965).
In 2007, he sang with the French band Dionysos a short verse in l'homme sans trucage: « Vas-y, saute, monte, grimpe à ton cœur, sauve-toi, n'aie pas peur, ouvre grand, mon petit, il est temps d'avaler une énorme bouffée d'air frais, andalucia, anda, anda, andalucia... » (Go ahead, jump, climbs to your heart, save yourself, don't be afraid, open wide, my boy, it's time to swallow a huge breath of fresh air, andalucia, anda, anda, andaluci...)
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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.
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. With recent news of the film's possible restart, Rochefort has been recast with Robert Duvall, due to his inability to ride a horse.
In 1960 he married Alexandra Moscwa, with whom he fathered two children: a girl, Marie (1962), and a boy, Julien (1965).
In 2007, he sang with the French band Dionysos a short verse in l'homme sans trucage: « Vas-y, saute, monte, grimpe à ton cœur, sauve-toi, n'aie pas peur, ouvre grand, mon petit, il est temps d'avaler une énorme bouffée d'air frais, andalucia, anda, anda, andalucia... » (Go ahead, jump, climbs to your heart, save yourself, don't be afraid, open wide, my boy, it's time to swallow a huge breath of fresh air, andalucia, anda, anda, andaluci...)
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Known For
Filmography
| 2020 | Le fantôme de Laurent Terzieff · as Cast |
| 2015 | The Rats · as Narrator |
| 2015 | April and the Extraordinary World · as Pops (voice) |
| 2015 | Florida · as Claude Lherminier |
| 2013 | Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart · as Méliès (voice) |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia · as Lucius Fouinus |
| 2012 | The Artist and the Model · as Marc Cros |
| 2011 | Titeuf: The Movie · as Pépé (voix) |
| 2010 | The Great Restaurant · as Un Client Du Restaurant |
| 2008 | Agathe Cléry · as Louis Guinard |
| 2007 | I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster · as Jean |
| 2007 | The Key · as Joseph Arp |
| 2007 | Mr. Bean's Holiday · as Maître D'hôtel |
| 2007 | Chez Maupassant (TV Series) · as Le Père |
| 2006 | Twice Upon a Time · as Louis Ruinard |
| 2006 | Tell No One · as Gilbert Neuville |
| 2005 | Hell · as Louis |
| 2005 | Akoibon · as Chris Barnes |
| 2004 | Lucky Luke and the Daltons · as Jolly Jumper (voice) |
| 2004 | Frankenstein (2004) (TV Series) · as Old Blind Man |
| 2004 | Pride · as Eddie (french Version) |
| 2004 | RRRrrrr!!! · as Lucie |
| 2003 | Saint-Germain ou La négociation · as Henri De Malassise |
| 2003 | Les clefs de bagnole · as Un Comédien Qui Refuse De Tourner Avec Laurent |
| 2003 | Il était une fois Jean-Sébastien Bach · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | Fanfan · as Récitant |
| 2002 | Man on the Train · as Monsieur Manesquier |
| 2002 | Blanche · as Mazarin |
| 2001 | Honolulu Baby · as Cri Cri |
| 2001 | The Closet · as Kopel, Le Directeur De L'usine |
| 1999 | Rembrandt · as Nicolaes Tulp |
| 1998 | Wind with the Gone · as Edgard Wexley |
| 1998 | The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (TV Series) · as Fernand Mondego |
| 1998 | Le Comte de Monte Christo · as Fernand Mondego Comte De Morcerf |
| 1997 | Barracuda · as Monsieur Clément |
| 1996 | Never Ever · as Gerard Panier |
| 1996 | Ridicule · as Le Marquis De Bellegarde |
| 1996 | Les grands ducs · as Eddie Carpentier |
| 1995 | Palace · as Thomas Fausto |
| 1995 | Les boeuf-carottes (TV Series) · as Venturi |
| 1994 | Ready to Wear · as Inspector Tantpis |
| 1993 | Lost in Transit · as Arturo Conti |
| 1993 | Wild Target · as Victor Meynard |
| 1993 | Tango · as Bellhop |
| 1992 | L'Atlantide · as Le Meige |
| 1992 | The Long Winter · as Jordi Casals |
| 1992 | Le bal des casse-pieds · as Henri Sauveur |
| 1991 | Amoureux fou · as Rudolph |
| 1990 | My Mother's Castle · as Adolphe Cassignol, Aka Loïs De Montmajour |
| 1990 | The Hairdresser's Husband · as Antoine |
| 1989 | I'm the King of the Castle · as Jean Breaud |
| 1987 | I miei primi 40 anni · as Principe Riccio |
| 1987 | Tandem · as Michel Mortez |
| 1987 | Le moustachu · as Le Capitaine Duroc |
| 1986 | The King's Cake · as Arnold Iii Of Corsalina |
| 1985 | L'énigme blanche · as Henri |
| 1985 | Sortüz egy fekete bivalyért · as Lajos Ácsi, The Count |
| 1984 | New Year's Eve at Bob's · as Louis Alban |
| 1984 | Frankenstein 90 · as Victor Frankenstein, Alias Victor Lafaurie |
| 1983 | A Friend of Vincent · as Vincent Lamar |
| 1983 | Un dimanche de flic · as A. Rupert |
| 1982 | Le grand frère · as Charles-Henri Rossi |
| 1982 | L'indiscrétion · as Alain Tescique |
| 1981 | Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed · as Charles-Philippe Bauman |
| 1981 | Un étrange voyage · as Pierre |
| 1980 | I Hate Blondes · as Donald Rose |
| 1980 | I Sent a Letter to My Love · as Gilles Martin |
| 1979 | French Postcards · as Monsieur Tessier |
| 1979 | Courage fuyons · as Martin Belhomme |
| 1979 | Practice Makes Perfect · as Edouard Choiseul |
| 1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? · as August Grandvilliers |
| 1977 | Pardon Mon Affaire, Too! · as Etienne Dorsay |
| 1977 | Le Crabe-Tambour · as Captain, Le Commandant |
| 1976 | Pardon Mon Affaire · as Étienne |
| 1976 | Femmes Fatales · as Albert |
| 1976 | Les vécés étaient fermés de l'intérieur · as Le Commissaire Pichard |
| 1975 | Death Rite · as Edouard |
| 1975 | A Happy Divorce · as Jean-Baptiste Morin, Læge |
| 1975 | Dirty Hands · as Maitre Albert Legal |
| 1975 | Let Joy Reign Supreme · as Father Dubois |
| 1974 | The Return of the Tall Blond Man · as Colonel Louis, Marie, Alphonse Toulouse |
| 1974 | Till Marriage Do Us Part · as Barone Henri De Sarcey |
| 1974 | The Phantom of Liberty · as M. Legendre |
| 1974 | How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby · as Foisnard |
| 1974 | The Clockmaker · as Commissioner Guilboud |
| 1973 | Salut l'artiste · as Clément Chamfort |
| 1973 | Mean Frank and Crazy Tony · as Louis |
| 1973 | Le complot · as Dominique |
| 1973 | The Inheritor · as Le Nonce (andré Berthier) |
| 1972 | The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe · as Colonel Louis Toulouse, Services Secrets |
| 1972 | Hearth Fires · as Alexandre Boursault |
| 1972 | The Troubles of Alfred · as Voice Only |
| 1971 | Le misanthrope · as Alceste |
| 1970 | The Time to Die · as Hervé Breton |
| 1969 | The Devil by the Tail · as Le Comte Georges |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens · as René Mastier |
| 1967 | La plaie et le couteau, Charles Baudelaire · as Un Causeur Dans Le Boudoir |
| 1967 | Two Weeks in September · as Philippe |
| 1967 | The Sunday of Life · as Captain Bordeille |
| 1966 | Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? · as Grégoire Pecque |
| 1966 | Angelique and the King · as François Desgrez / Narrator (voice) |
| 1965 | Up to His Ears · as Leon |
| 1965 | Merveilleuse Angélique · as François Desgrez |
| 1965 | Le naïf amoureux · as Paul Robignac, Adult |
| 1965 | Genousie · as Philippe Hassingor |
| 1965 | Dim Dam Dom (TV Series) · as Grégoire Alexandrovich, Prince Potemkine |
| 1964 | Beautiful Families · as Marchese Osvaldo |
| 1964 | Angélique · as François Desgrez |
| 1964 | Les pieds nickelés · as Croquignol |
| 1964 | Trouble Among Widows · as Inspecteur Laforêt |
| 1963 | Le scieur de long · as Jean-Marie Bonnefoit |
| 1963 | The Bread Peddler · as Ovide Soliveau |
| 1963 | Symphonie pour un massacre · as Jabeke |
| 1963 | Outpost in Indo-china · as Sergeant Hérange |
| 1962 | La nuit des rois · as Messire André |
| 1962 | The Iron Mask · as Lastreaumont |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Cartouche · as La Taupe |
| 1962 | La lettre dans un taxi · as Paul |
| 1961 | Le mariage de Figaro · as Le Comte Almaviva |
| 1961 | Loin de Rueil · as Jacques L'aumône |
| 1961 | Captain Fracasse · as Malartic |
| 1961 | Leon Garros ishchet druga · as Fernand |
| 1960 | The Youth Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1960 | Arden de Faversham · as Cast |
| 1958 | A Bullet in the Gun Barrel · as Léopold, Barman Of 'tip Tap' |
| 1958 | La dame de pique · as Le Compte Paul Tomsk) |
| 1957 | The Camera explores time (TV Series) · as Chauveau-Lagarde |
| 1956 | Meeting in Paris · as L'interne |