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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-02-27 (105 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Jacques Charon

Biography:

Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director.

Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. During his time there which lasted until his death, he played over 150 roles in the classical and modern repertoire.

Charon directed the 1968 feature film A Flea in Her Ear and the 1973 television movie Monsieur Pompadour.

He played Spalanzani in the complete recording of The Tales of Hoffmann (Decca, 1971).

Charon died in Paris and is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre.

Source: Article "Jacques Charon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Acting

2019

1975

1974

Le sexe faible as Antoine

1973

Tartuffe as Orgon
La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière as Monsieur Jourdain / Argan

1972

Midi trente as Self

1971

Le Misanthrope as Oronte
Samedi soir as Self

1970

Un fil à la patte as Fontanet

1969

1968

1965

The Double Bed as Le fiancé (segment 3 "La répétition")

1964

1963

Teuf-teuf as Self - Host

1962

How to Succeed in Love as Director of Editions du Soleil
Cartouche as Le colonel

1959

The Dreadful as Monestier

1958

Would-Be Gentleman as the dancing master

1957

This Pretty World as 'La Tulipe'

1956

Operation Thunder as Maurice Favier

1954

The Scheming Women as Antonio Pan, le jeune premier

1953

Le Petit Jacques as Defense lawyer Maître Merlin

1951

The Red Inn as Rodolphe
Cœur-sur-Mer as Le prince de Synoire
The Turkey as M. de Pontagnac
Dakota 308 as Lord Vernon

1950

Paris Waltz as Berthelier

1947

The Royalists as Lieutenant Merle

1946

Behind These Walls as Count Jacques de Saint-Leu

1945

The Queer Assignment as Neptunia bartender

1943

Colonel Chabert as Cleric

1941

Her First Affair as A college student (uncredited)

Directing

1980

Peau de vache as Director

1976

La facture as Director
La Poudre aux yeux as Action Director

1975

Ah! La police de Papa as Stage Director

1974

Folle Amanda as Director

1973

Le Tartuffe as Director
Tartuffe as Stage Director
The Novice Lovers as Director

1972

Le Prince travesti as Director

1970

Adieu Berthe as Director

1968

A Flea in Her Ear as Director

Art

1977

Creator