Quick Facts
Born:
1920-05-16
Birthplace:
Paris, France
Credits:
95 Total Roles
Jacques François
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Biography
Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions.
During World War II, he served as a captain in the French First Army under General de Lattre.
In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) but the part went to Louis Jourdan. After appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the playwright Jacques Pierre Barredout in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) he returned to France.
François regularly dubbed Gregory Peck into French.
Source: Article "Jacques François" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
During World War II, he served as a captain in the French First Army under General de Lattre.
In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) but the part went to Louis Jourdan. After appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the playwright Jacques Pierre Barredout in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) he returned to France.
François regularly dubbed Gregory Peck into French.
Source: Article "Jacques François" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
Maurice
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Docteur Poinsot, le pharmacien de quartier
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
General
The Day of the Jackal
Pascal
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
Le colonel de gendarmerie
Sorcerer
Lefevre
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
Le colonel
Gramps Is in the Resistance
Jacques de Frémontel dit « Félix », résistant
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Eros Therapy MOVIE | M. de la Touche |
| 2003 | Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres MOVIE | Self |
| 2001 | Fifi Martingale MOVIE | Ambassador |
| 2000 | The King Is Dancing MOVIE | Cambefort |
| 2000 | Actors MOVIE | Jacques François |
| 1998 | The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time MOVIE | Maurice |
| 1996 | My Man MOVIE | 2nd client |
| 1996 | North Star MOVIE | Colonel Henry Johnson |
| 1995 | La Veuve de l'architecte MOVIE | Jeannot |