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Born:
1924-09-12
Birthplace:
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Credits:
54 Total Roles
Jean Le Poulain
Acting
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Biography
Jean Le Poulain (12 September 1924 – 1 March 1988) was a French stage actor and stage director.
He attended the cours Simon in Paris and won the first prize of Comedy at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 1949. He was then recruited by Jean Vilar at the Théâtre national populaire and in 1952 he appeared with Gérard Philipe in The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist at the théâtre des Champs-Élysées. He began as an actor both in theatre and cinema in 1947 and often appeared on the regular theatre show of the French television Au théâtre ce soir created in 1966. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1978, where he became sociétaire in 1980, then General administrator from septembre 1986 until his death, where he portrayed Monsieur Jourdain in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière.
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He attended the cours Simon in Paris and won the first prize of Comedy at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 1949. He was then recruited by Jean Vilar at the Théâtre national populaire and in 1952 he appeared with Gérard Philipe in The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist at the théâtre des Champs-Élysées. He began as an actor both in theatre and cinema in 1947 and often appeared on the regular theatre show of the French television Au théâtre ce soir created in 1966. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1978, where he became sociétaire in 1980, then General administrator from septembre 1986 until his death, where he portrayed Monsieur Jourdain in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière.
Source: Article "Jean Le Poulain" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
The Hunchback of Paris
Peyrolles
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
Gruson
Sign of the Lion
Le Clochard
The Mysteries of Paris
The schoolmaster
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Drouillard
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
Brother Albaret
The Red Ibis
Margos
Signé Furax
Klakmuf
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Ferveur - Comédie Française MOVIE | Self |
| 1986 | Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme MOVIE | Self |
| 1986 | Le Malade imaginaire MOVIE | Argan |
| 1982 | Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon MOVIE | Monsieur Perrichon |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysées TV | Self |
| 1981 | Signé Furax MOVIE | Klakmuf |
| 1981 | La Dame de chez Maxim MOVIE | le Général Petypon du Grêlé |
| 1979 | I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs MOVIE | Drouillard |
| 1978 | Volpone MOVIE | Volpone |
| 1978 | La Puce à l'oreille MOVIE | Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise et Poche |