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person_profile-Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort Died at age: 87

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Apr 29, 1930

Country of birth:

France

Died:

Oct 09, 2017

Biography of

Jean Rochefort

    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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Filmography of

Jean Rochefort

Found 135 Movies in total

Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2020

... 2017

Belmondo, le magnifique

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2017

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

Comédien (Images d'archives) ( Actor )

... 2017

Belmondo by Belmondo

Self ( Actor )

... 2016

... 2015

Florida

Claude Lherminier ( Actor )

... 2015

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Méliès (voice) ( Actor )

... 2014

Jappeloup

Self (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2013

... 2012

The Artist and the Model

Marc Cros ( Actor )

... 2012

... 2011

Titeuf

Pépé (voice) ( Actor )

... 2011

Agathe Cléry

Louis Guinard ( Actor )

... 2008

Bien des choses

Voix ( Actor )

... 2008

... 2008

The Key

Joseph Arp ( Actor )

... 2007

Mr. Bean's Holiday

Maître d'hôtel ( Actor )

... 2007

Twice Upon a Time

Louis Ruinard ( Actor )

... 2006

Tell No One

Gilbert Neuville ( Actor )

... 2006

Hell

Louis ( Actor )

... 2005

Akoibon

Chris Barnes ( Actor )

... 2005

Lucky Luke and the Daltons

Jolly Jumper (voice) ( Actor )

... 2004

RRRrrrr!!!

Lucie ( Actor )

... 2004

Saint-Germain ou La négociation

Henri de Malassise ( Actor )

... 2003

The Car Keys

Un comédien qui refuse de tourner avec Laurent ( Actor )

... 2003

... 2003

Man on the Train

Monsieur Manesquier ( Actor )

... 2002

Blanche

Mazarin ( Actor )

... 2002

Lost in La Mancha

Self ( Actor )

... 2002

Honolulu Baby

Cri Cri ( Actor )

... 2001

The Closet

Kopel, le directeur de l'usine ( Actor )

... 2001

Speaking of Buñuel

Self ( Actor )

... 2000

Rembrandt

Nicolaes Tulp ( Actor )

... 1999

Wind with the Gone

Edgard Wexley ( Actor )

... 1998

Doctor Dolittle

Additional Voices (voice) ( Actor )

... 1998

In and Out of Fashion

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1998

Barracuda

Monsieur Clément ( Actor )

... 1997

Never Ever

Gerard Panier ( Actor )

... 1997

Clara et son juge

Judge Larcher ( Actor )

... 1997

Ridicule

Le Marquis de Bellegarde ( Actor )

... 1996

The Grand Dukes

Eddie Carpentier ( Actor )

... 1996

Palace

Thomas Fausto ( Actor )

... 1996

Tom est tout seul

Jean-Pierre ( Actor )

... 1995

Prêt-à-Porter

Inspector Tantpis ( Actor )

... 1994

Once a Year, Every Year

Raffaele ( Actor )

... 1994

Next Time the Fire

Amedeo ( Actor )

... 1993

Lost in Transit

Arturo Conti ( Actor )

... 1993

Wild Target

Victor Meynard ( Actor )

... 1993

Tango

Bellhop ( Actor )

... 1993

L'Atlantide

Le Meige ( Actor )

... 1992

The Long Winter

Jordi Casals ( Actor )

... 1992

Le bal des Casse-pieds

Henri Sauveur ( Actor )

... 1992

Amoureux fou

Rudolph ( Actor )

... 1991

My Mother's Castle

Adolphe Cassignol, aka Loïs de Montmajour ( Actor )

... 1990

The Hairdresser's Husband

Antoine ( Actor )

... 1990

The Other Woman

Farou ( Actor )

... 1990

I'm the King of the Castle

Jean Breaud ( Actor )

... 1989

My First 40 Years

Principe Riccio ( Actor )

... 1987

Tandem

Michel Mortez ( Actor )

... 1987

Le Moustachu

le capitaine Duroc ( Actor )

... 1987

La Galette du roi

Arnold III of Corsalina ( Actor )

... 1986

L'Énigme blanche

Henri ( Actor )

... 1985

Volley for a Black Buffalo

Lajos Ácsi, the count ( Actor )

... 1985

New Year's Eve At Bob's

Louis Alban ( Actor )

... 1984

Frankenstein 90

Victor Frankenstein, alias Victor Lafaurie ( Actor )

... 1984

Un dimanche de flics

A. Rupert ( Actor )

... 1983

A Friend of Vincent

Vincent Lamar ( Actor )

... 1983

L'Indiscrétion

Alain Tescique ( Actor )

... 1982

Birgit Haas Must Be Killed

Charles-Philippe Bauman ( Actor )

... 1981

Un étrange voyage

Pierre ( Actor )

... 1981

I Hate Blondes

Donald Rose ( Actor )

... 1980

I Sent a Letter to My Love

Gilles Martin ( Actor )

... 1980

French Postcards

Monsieur Tessier ( Actor )

... 1979

Courage fuyons

Martin Belhomme ( Actor )

... 1979

The Skirt Chaser

Edouard Choiseul ( Actor )

... 1979

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

August Grandvilliers ( Actor )

... 1978

Grandison

Carl Grandison ( Actor )

... 1978

We Will All Meet in Paradise

Etienne Dorsay ( Actor )

... 1977

Drummer-Crab

Captain, le Commandant ( Actor )

... 1977

The Devil in the Box

Alain Brissot ( Actor )

... 1977

Pardon Mon Affaire

Étienne ( Actor )

... 1976

Femmes Fatales

Albert ( Actor )

... 1976

The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside

Le commissaire Pichard ( Actor )

... 1976

Death Rite

Edouard ( Actor )

... 1975

A Happy Divorce

Jean-Baptiste Morin, læge ( Actor )

... 1975

Isabelle and Lust

Mr Vaudois ( Actor )

... 1975

Innocents with Dirty Hands

Maitre Albert Legal ( Actor )

... 1975

Let Joy Reign Supreme

Father Dubois ( Actor )

... 1975

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

Colonel Louis, Marie, Alphonse Toulouse ( Actor )

... 1974

Till Marriage Do Us Part

Barone Henri de Sarcey ( Actor )

... 1974

The Phantom of Liberty

M. Legendre ( Actor )

... 1974

The Watchmaker of St. Paul

Commissioner Guilboud ( Actor )

... 1974

Hail the Artist

Clément Chamfort ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1973

Lovely Swine

The police inspector ( Actor )

... 1973

The Conspiracy

Dominique ( Actor )

... 1973

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

Colonel Louis Toulouse ( Actor )

... 1972

Hearth Fires

Alexandre Boursault ( Actor )

... 1972

The Egg

Victor Dugommier ( Actor )

... 1972

... 1970

... 1970

The Time to Die

Hervé Breton ( Actor )

... 1970

The Devil by the Tail

Le comte Georges ( Actor )

... 1969

... 1968

Don't Play with Martians

René Mastier ( Actor )

... 1968

Two Weeks in September

Philippe ( Actor )

... 1967

The Sunday of Life

Captain Bordeille ( Actor )

... 1967

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

Grégoire Pecque ( Actor )

... 1966

Angelique and the King

François Desgrez / Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 1966

Up to His Ears

Leon ( Actor )

... 1965

Angelique: The Road To Versailles

François Desgrez ( Actor )

... 1965

Le naïf amoureux

Paul Robignac, adult ( Actor )

... 1965

Beautiful Families

Marchese Osvaldo ( Actor )

... 1964

Angelique

François Desgrez ( Actor )

... 1964

Les pieds nickelés

Croquignol ( Actor )

... 1964

Trouble Among Widows

Inspecteur Laforêt ( Actor )

... 1964

The Blockhead Fair

Sigoules ( Actor )

... 1963

La Porteuse de pain

Ovide Soliveau ( Actor )

... 1963

Symphony for a Massacre

Jabeke ( Actor )

... 1963

The Iron Mask

Lastreaumont ( Actor )

... 1962

... 1962

Cartouche

La Taupe ( Actor )

... 1962

The Marriage of Figaro

Le comte Almaviva ( Actor )

... 1961

Captain Fracasse

Malartic ( Actor )

... 1961

... 1961

A Bullet in the Gun Barrel

Léopold, barman of 'Tip Tap' ( Actor )

... 1958

Meeting in Paris

L'interne ( Actor )

... 1956

The Queen of Spades

Le compte Paul Tomsk ( Actor )

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