Jacques Villeret
Acting
Born February 6, 1951 · Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Biography
Jacques Villeret (6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Villeret was born Jacky Boufroura in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSAD) in the same class as Louis Seigner, the grandfather of Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathilde Seigner. While he was most famous for his role as François Pignon i…
Known For · 40 titles
Spécial cinéma
Vivement dimanche
Champs-Elysées
Sacrée soirée
Midi Première
Ciné regards
Le Grand Échiquier
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Numéro un
Discorama
Nulle part ailleurs
Matin Bonheur
Last Summer in Tangiers
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Merci Bernard
First Name: Carmen
The Cabbage Soup
Actors
Danton
The Dinner Game
The Children of the Marshland
Malabar Princess
Hold-up
The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro
Golden Boy
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Serious as Pleasure
Effraction
Bolero
Gramps Is in the Resistance
Nailcruncher
Le Dernier Été
Us Two
The Mouth Agape
Mountain Pass
The Son of the Mekong
Three Years
C'est encore mieux l'après-midi
Grey Souls
Another Man, Another Chance