Jacques Charon
Born: 1920-02-27 in Paris, France
Died: 1975-10-15
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1997
- Tartuffe ou L'imposteur (Comédie Française) ... (Stage Director)
1980
- Peau de vache ... (Director)
1977
- J.A. Martin Photographer ... (Settings)
1976
- La Poudre aux yeux ... (Action Director)
- La facture ... (Director)
1975
- Midi Première as Self
- Ah ! La Police de papa ... (Stage Director)
1974
- Folle Amanda ... (Director)
- Le Sexe faible as Antoine
1973
- Tartuffe as Orgon
- La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière as Monsieur Jourdain / Argan
- The Novice Lovers ... (Director)
- Le Tartuffe ... (Director)
1972
- Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- Midi trente as Self
- Le Prince travesti ... (Director)
1971
- Le Misanthrope as Oronte
- Samedi soir as Self
1970
- Un fil à la patte as Fontanet
- Adieu Berthe ... (Director)
1969
- Vingt-neuf degrés à l'ombre as Pomadour
1968
- A Flea in Her Ear ... (Director)
- À bout portant as Self
- Feu la mère de madame as Lucien
1966
- Si Perrault m'était conté ... (Creator)
1965
- The Double Bed as Le fiancé (3 : « La Répétition »)
1964
- Comment épouser un premier ministre as Cchief of staff
- How Do You Like My Sister? as Jolivet
1963
- In the French Style as Patrini
- Teuf-teuf as Self - Host
1962
- Cartouche as Le colonel
- How to Succeed in Love as Director of Editions du Soleil
1959
- The Dreadful as Monestier
1958
- Le Misanthrope as Oronte
- Would-Be Gentleman as the dancing master
1957
- This Pretty World as 'La Tulipe'
- La blonde des tropiques as Alphonse
1956
- Operation Thunder as Maurice Favier
1954
- The Scheming Women as Antonio Pan, le jeune premier
- Le Petit Poucet as Narrateur
1953
- Le Petit Jacques as Defense lawyer Maître Merlin
1952
1951
- Over the waves as Self
- Dakota 308 as Lord Vernon
- The Red Inn as Rodolphe
- The Turkey as M. de Pontagnac
- Cœur-sur-Mer as Le prince de Synoire
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
1941
- Her First Affair as A college student (uncredited)