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Jacques François

Jacques François

Acting

Born May 16, 1920 · Paris, France

Biography

Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions. During World War II, he served as a captain in the French First Army under General de Lattre. In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) but the part went to Louis Jourdan. After appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the playwright Jacques Pierre Barredout in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) h…

Known For · 40 titles

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

1982
Sacrée soirée

Sacrée soirée

1987
Stars 90

Stars 90

1990
Palace

Palace

1988
The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

1973
Pause-café

Pause-café

1981
Sorcerer

Sorcerer

1977
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

1973
Liberté, égalité, choucroute

Liberté, égalité, choucroute

1985
Actors

Actors

2000
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

1979
Robinson and Company

Robinson and Company

1991
The Toy

The Toy

1976
La Brigade des maléfices

La Brigade des maléfices

1971
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time

The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time

1998
Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

1982
A Thousand Billion Dollars

A Thousand Billion Dollars

1982
Chinese In Paris

Chinese In Paris

1974
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

1982
The King Is Dancing

The King Is Dancing

2000
Eros Therapy

Eros Therapy

2004
Les Grands Airs de Tebaldo

Les Grands Airs de Tebaldo

1992
L'Opération Corned Beef

L'Opération Corned Beef

1991
Triplex

Triplex

1991
The Assassination

The Assassination

1972
Royal Affairs in Versailles

Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1953
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles

Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles

1991
Gramps Is in the Resistance

Gramps Is in the Resistance

1983
The Blood of Others

The Blood of Others

1984
The Discord

The Discord

1978
The Barkleys of Broadway

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949
My Wife's Girlfriends

My Wife's Girlfriends

1992
My Man

My Man

1996
Bankers Also Have Souls

Bankers Also Have Souls

1982
The Grand Manoeuvre

The Grand Manoeuvre

1955
Le Greluchon délicat

Le Greluchon délicat

1978
We're Not Angels... Neither Are They

We're Not Angels... Neither Are They

1981
North Star

North Star

1996
La Mort de Pompée

La Mort de Pompée

1961