Jean Rochefort

Acting · Born 1930-04-29 in Paris, France

Biography

Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort (29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor. He received many accolades during his career, including an Honorary César in 1999. Rochefort was born on 29 April 1930 in Paris, France, to Breton parents. Jean Rochefort was not born in Dinan, but his parents were living there. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen. Rochefort was nineteen years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National. After completing his national service in 1953, he worked with the Compagnie Grenier Hussenot as a theatre actor for seven years. There he was noted for his ability to play both drama and comedy. He then became a television and cinema actor, and also worked as director. After some supporting…

Filmography

• Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible as Self (archive footage)
• Belmondo ou le goût du risque as Self
• Belmondo, le magnifique as Self (archive footage)
• Frankenstein 90 as Victor Frankenstein, alias Victor Lafaurie
• Hearth Fires as Alexandre Boursault
• Innocents with Dirty Hands as Maitre Albert Legal
• Pardon Mon Affaire as Étienne
• Prêt-à-Porter as Inspector Tantpis
• Tell No One as Gilbert Neuville
• The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe as Colonel Louis, Marie, Alphonse Toulouse