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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-01-28 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Romainville, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Jean-Laurent Cochet

Biography:

Jean-Laurent Cochet (28 January 1935 – 7 April 2020) was a French director and actor.

He was best known for starring in movies such as A Thousand Billion Dollars and Fort Saganne. He was an important teacher for acting. Hundreds of his students have succeeded in theater and cinema: Gérard Depardieu, Richard Berry, Claude Jade, Isabelle Huppert, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Béart, Carole Bouquet, Fabrice Luchini, etc. On 7 April 2020, he died from COVID-19 during the pandemic.

Source: Article "Jean-Laurent Cochet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

Acting

1998

1989

Eaux troubles as Meredek

1984

Fort Saganne as Bertozza

1982

A Thousand Billion Dollars as Serge Hartmann, director of La Tribune

1976

1975

Chat en poche as M. Pacarel

1972

Midi trente as Self

1966

At Theatre Tonight as Robert Poupon
At Theatre Tonight as M. Pacarel

1959

Directing

1983

L'Intoxe as Director

1982

Histoire de rire as Stage Director

1979

Nina as Director

1978

1975

Chat en poche as Stage Director

1972

La Station Champbaudet as Action Director

1966

At Theatre Tonight as Stage Director