Jean Benguigui

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Biography

Jean Benguigui (born 8 April 1944 in Oran) is a French actor. He is of Jewish-Algerian descent. In 2006 and 2007 he played the role of impresario Cartoni in a new adaptation of the operetta Le Chanteur de Mexico at the Théâtre du Châtelet.

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Known For

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

Malococsis

Lupin

Alberto

Those Happy Days

Mimoun

Fatal

Tony Tarba

Coco

Zerbib

The Fugitives

Labib, chef de bar

Dead Weight

Saddam

Lucky Luke and the Daltons

Le Chef de Village

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2023	The Blond Boy from the Casbah MOVIE	Lisa
2022	The Sofa MOVIE	Edouard Le Tellier, producer
2021	Lupin TV	Alberto
2020	La Moustache MOVIE	The father
2020	Les Copains d'abord TV	Bernard
2019	Conviction MOVIE	Maître Francis Szpiner
2018	Like Me : La Fête Interdite MOVIE	Self
2018	Lili Within the Clouds MOVIE	Grandpa
2018	Brillantissime MOVIE	Le boucher
2016	Amanda TV	Self
2016	Un homme d'État MOVIE	Michel Tourande
2015	Capitaine Marleau TV	Pierre Lacoudre
2015	Capitaine Marleau TV	Jacques Chastaing
2015	Les Gorilles MOVIE	Vargas
2012	Laurent Ruquier, on ne demande qu'à le connaître MOVIE	Self
2012	Bay of Algiers MOVIE	Steiger
2012	Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder MOVIE	Joseph Sercia
2011	La Croisière MOVIE	Le commandant
2010	A Cat in Paris MOVIE	Victor Costa (voice)
2010	Fatal MOVIE	Tony Tarba
2009	Coco MOVIE	Zerbib
2009	So Happy Together MOVIE	Prosper
2009	Aïcha MOVIE	Docteur Accoca
2009	Chat en Poche MOVIE	Pacarel
2008	Hello Goodbye MOVIE	Simon Gash
2008	Listen from the Nay: Separations MOVIE	Self
2007	Ali Baba and the 40 thieves MOVIE	Cassim
2007	Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves TV	Kassim
2007	Gomez vs Tavarès MOVIE	Jacques
2006	Those Happy Days MOVIE	Mimoun
2005	La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre MOVIE	Jean Benguigui
2004	Lucky Luke and the Daltons MOVIE	Le Chef de Village
2004	Qui mange quand ? MOVIE	M. Arnaud
2004	Grosse chaleur MOVIE	Paul
2004	Le prix MOVIE	Biscuter
2004	Les mers du sud MOVIE	Biscuter
2004	La rose d'Alexandrie MOVIE	Biscuter
2004	Turn Left at the End of the World MOVIE	Isaac Shushan
2004	Mixed Marriage MOVIE	Maurice Abecassis, ami de Max
2003	Cita mortal a l’Up & Down MOVIE	Biscuter
2003	L'Adieu TV	Lucien
2003	I, Cesar MOVIE	Papy
2002	How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra MOVIE	Self - Actor
2002	The Young Casanova MOVIE	Silhouette
2002	Dead Weight MOVIE	Saddam
2002	Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra MOVIE	Malococsis
2001	La juge Beaulieu MOVIE	Commandent Etcheverry
2001	One Way Ticket MOVIE	'Place Vendôme'
2000	On a tout essayé TV	Self - Columnist
2000	Across the Road MOVIE	Henri de Villard
1999	Tal como éramos MOVIE	Biscuter
1999	Buscando a Sherezade MOVIE	Biscuter
1999	La soledad del manager MOVIE	Biscuter
1999	Padre, patrón MOVIE	Biscuter
1999	Pepe Carvalho TV	Biscuter
1999	El hermano pequeño MOVIE	Biscuter
1999	El delantero centro fue asesinado al atardecer MOVIE	Biscuter
1999	Man's Best Friend MOVIE	Ralph
1998	Vivement dimanche TV	Self
1998	Bingo! MOVIE	Tikossian
1997	The Swindle MOVIE	Guadeloupe Gangster
1997	Over the Rainbow MOVIE	Guardian
1996	Salut cousin ! MOVIE	Maurice
1996	Still Waters Run Deep MOVIE	Monsieur Salmain
1995	Son of Gascogne MOVIE	Self
1993	Tango MOVIE	Lefort
1992	The Big Pardon 2 MOVIE	Albert Zecri
1992	Loulou graffiti MOVIE	Commissioner Bloc
1992	The Beautiful Story MOVIE	Doga
1991	The Jackpot! MOVIE	Sarkis - Le trafiquant d'armes
1991	My Life Is Hell MOVIE	Monsieur Chpil
1991	A Day to Remember MOVIE	Marcel
1991	Le Cri des hommes MOVIE	Fuentès
1990	Le Gorille TV	Self
1990	My New Partner II MOVIE	Cesarini
1989	Plato's Banquet MOVIE	Apollodore
1989	Imogène TV	Adjudant-chef Trouillet
1988	Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale MOVIE	Marcel
1987	Sacrée Soirée TV	Self
1987	La Culotte MOVIE	(Mandelstam
1987	Lorfou MOVIE	Massin
1987	Control MOVIE	Max Bloch
1987	Milan noir MOVIE	Di Giorgi
1986	The Fugitives MOVIE	Labib, chef de bar
1984	The Flight of the Phoenix MOVIE	Mendel
1984	Souvenirs souvenirs MOVIE	Samuel
1984	The Bitch MOVIE	Rony
1984	The Judge MOVIE	Maître Donati
1983	Le Grand Carnaval MOVIE	Benjamin Fitoussi, alias "Johnny"
1983	The African MOVIE	Aristote Poulakis
1983	Le Jeune Marié MOVIE	Pierrot
1982	Maman Que Man MOVIE	Self
1982	The Big Pardon MOVIE	Albert Zecri
1980	La Traque TV	Guérin (SRPJ Lyon)
1979	Buffet Froid MOVIE	Le tueur à gages
1979	Memoirs of a French Whore MOVIE	Jean-Jean
1979	The Red Sweater MOVIE	Charlie, le journaliste
1979	The Bit Between the Teeth MOVIE	Bosc
1977	No Trifling with Love MOVIE	Bridaine
1977	The Question MOVIE	Claude
1976	Police Commissioner Moulin TV	Max
1976	Little Marcel MOVIE	Self
1975	The Story of Paul MOVIE	L'Italien
1972	The French Calvinists MOVIE	Jean-Baptiste Fort

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