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Jean Rochefort - Definition and Overview

Jean Rochefort (born 29 April, 1930) is a French actor. He has acted in more than 100 movies.

Jean Rochefort was born in Dinan a town of Côtes-d'Armor, France. He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche, then he joins the Conservatoire National. After his military obligations, in 1953, he joins the Compagnie Grenier Hussenot for seven years as a theatre actor where he is noticed for his ease in playing both drama and comedy. He then became a TV and a cinema actor. He also worked as director.

In his 30's he discovered himself a passion for horses and equitation during the shooting of Cartouche. He's been a horse breeder since that day and owns Le Haras de Villequoy. His passion led him to be a horse consultant for french TV in 2004.

In 1960 he married Alexandra Moscwa, with whom he had two children: a girl named Marie (1962) and a boy named Julien (1965).

He won twice a César Award. In 1976, Best Supporting Role for Que la fête commence; and in 1978, Best Actor for Le Crabe-Tambour.

Contents

Filmography in Wikipedia

These are some of Rochefort's films covered in Wikipedia.

Filmography

french title / english title when available (year)

  • Les Dalton / The Daltons (2004)
  • RRRrrrr!!! (2004)
  • Les Clefs de bagnole / The Car Keys (2003)
  • Il était une fois Jean-Sébastien Bach (2003)
  • Fanfan la tulipe (2003)
  • Lost In La Mancha (2002)
  • Blanche (2002)
  • L'homme du train / The Man on the Train (2002)
  • La Vie sans secret de Walter Nions (2001)
  • Honolulu Baby (2001)
  • Le Placard / The Closet (2001)
  • Rembrandt (1999)
  • Le Vent en emporte autant / Wind with the Gone(1998)
  • Le Serpent a mangé la grenouille (1998)
  • Barracuda (1997)
  • Never Ever (1996)
  • Ridicule (1996)
  • Les Grands ducs / The Grand Dukes (1996)
  • Palace (1996)
  • Même heure, l'année prochaine / Once a Year, Every Year (1995)
  • Tom est tout seul (1995)
  • Prêt-à-Porter / Ready to Wear (1994)
  • Et ensuite, le feu / Next Time the Fire (1994)
  • Tombés du ciel / Lost in Transit (1993)
  • Cible émouvante / Wild Target(1993)
  • Tango (1993)
  • L'atlantide (1992)
  • Le Visionarium / From Time to Time (1992)
  • The Long Winter (1992)
  • Le Bal des casse-pieds (1992)
  • Amoureux fou / Madly in Love (1991)
  • Le Château de ma mère / My Mother's Castle (1990)
  • Le Mari de la coiffeuse / The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
  • Je suis le seigneur du château / I'm the King of the Castle (1989)
  • Le Moustachu / The Field Agent (1987)
  • Tandem (1987)
  • La Galette du roi (1986)
  • David, Thomas et les autres / A Volley for a Black Buffalo (1985)
  • Réveillon chez Bob (1984)
  • Frankenstein 90 (1984)
  • L'Ami de Vincent / A Friend of Vincent (1983)
  • Un dimanche de flic / A Cops' Sunday (1983)
  • L'Honneur d'un capitaine / A Captain's Honor (1982)
  • Le Grand frère/ The Big Brother (1982)
  • L'Indiscrétion (1982)
  • Il faut tuer Birgit Haas / Birgit Haas Must Be Killed (1981)
  • Un étrange voyage (1981)
  • Je hais les blondes / I Hate Blondes (1980)
  • Chère inconnue I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)
  • French Postcards (1979)
  • Courage fuyons / Courage - Let's Run (1979)
  • Grandison (1979)
  • Le Cavaleur / Practice Makes Perfect (1979)
  • La Grande Cuisine / Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
  • Le Diable dans la boîte / The Devil in the Box (1977)
  • Le Crabe-tambour / Drummer-Crab (1977)
  • Nous irons tous au paradis / We Will All Meet in Paradise (1977)
  • Un éléphant ça trompe énormément / An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive (1976)
  • Les Magiciens / Death Rite (1976)
  • Calmos / Cool, Calm and Collected (1976)
  • Les Vécés étaient fermés de l'interieur (1976)
  • Isabelle devant le désir / Isabelle and Lust (1975)
  • Un divorce heureux / A Happy Divorce (1975)
  • Les Innocents aux mains sales / Dirty Hands (1975)
  • Que la fête commence... / Let Joy Reign Supreme(1974)
  • Retour du grand blond / The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1974)
  • Le Fantôme de la liberté / The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
  • Comment réussir... quand on est con et pleurnichard / How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby (1974)
  • L'Horloger de Saint-Paul / The Clockmaker of St. Paul (1974)
  • L'Homme aux nerfs d'acier / Escape from Death Row (1973)
  • Salut l'artiste / Hail The Artist (1973)
  • Le Complot / The Conspiracy (1973)
  • Bel ordure / Lovely Swine(1973)
  • L'Héritier / The Inheritor (1973)
  • Les Feux de la chandeleur / Hearth Fires (1972)
  • L'Oeuf / The Egg (1972)
  • Le Grand blond avec une chaussure noire / The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
  • Céleste (1970)
  • La Liberté en croupe (1970)
  • Le Temps de mourir / The Time to Die (1970)
  • Le Diable par la queue / The Devil by the Tail (1969)
  • Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens / Don't Play with Martians (1967)
  • À coeur joie / Two Weeks in September (1967)
  • Le Facteur s'en va-t-en guerre / The Postman Goes to War (1966)
  • Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo? / Who Are You, Polly Magoo? (1966)
  • Angélique et le roy / Angelique and the King(1966)
  • Les Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine / Chinese Adventures in China (1965)
  • Merveilleuse Angélique / Angelique: The Road to Versailles (1965)
  • Trouble Among Widows (1964)
  • Angélique, marquise des anges / Angélique(1964)
  • Les Pieds nickelés (1964)
  • Du grabuge chez les veuves / Trouble Among Widows (1964)
  • La Foire aux cancres / The Blockhead Fair (1963)
  • La Porteuse de pain / The Bread Peddler (1963)
  • Symphonie pour un massacre / Symphony for a Massacre (1963)
  • Fort-du-fou / Outpost in Indo-china (1963)
  • Le Masque de fer /The Iron Mask (1962)
  • Le Soleil dans l'oeil / Sun in Your Eyes (1962)
  • Climats / Climates of Love(1962)
  • Cartouche / Swords of Blood (1962)
  • Capitaine Fracasse (1961)
  • Vingt mille lieues sur la terre / 20,000 Leagues Across the Land (1961)
  • Une balle dans le canon / A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (1958)
  • Rencontre à Paris / Meeting in Paris (1956)

Trivia

  • to write him:
    Jean rochefort
    c/o Artmedia
    20, avenue Rapp
    75007 Paris
  • was the singer of "Le chien abandonné (http://www.bide-et-musique.com/song/1725.html)" in 1984.
  • was the owner of the horse Nashville.

External Links

IMDB entry for Jean Rochefort (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734000/)

Example Usage of Rochefort

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