Jacques François

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Jacques François

Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (born May 16, 1920 in Paris ; † November 25, 2003 ) was a French theater and film actor .

Life

After his time in the navy and participation in the Second World War , for which he also received the Croix de guerre 1939-1945 , François was active in the acting profession since the 1940s. After an aborted attempt to become a lawyer like his father , he took the Cours Simon . His reserved and cultivated appearance has been used in numerous films in supporting roles as a businessman, elected representative or lawyer.

After starting out in film, he made around 20 films until the mid-1950s - François, who grew up bilingual , also took part in a trip to Hollywood before concentrating on the stage and not returning to the small screen and big screen until 1970 with a television series , where it was seen well over 100 times.

His first stage appearance was in 1941 with Elvire Popesco in "La ligne d'horizon" ; then he played in over 90 pieces, u. a. by Jean Anouilh , Sacha Guitry , Bernard-Henri Lévy , Jean-Claude Brisville and Anton Chekhov . He has been associated with the La Splendid theater since the 1970s .

As a good athlete, he performed a trapeze number with Gaby Sylvia in 1957 .

His memoirs, published in 1992, are titled Rappels .

François was a Knight of the Legion of Honor and holder of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres .

Filmography

theatre

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://cinememorial.com/Acteur_detail.php?id=225
  2. ↑ http://cinememorial.com/Acteur_detail.php?id=225

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personal data
SURNAME François, Jacques
ALTERNATIVE NAMES François, Henri Jacques Daniel Paul (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French theater and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 2003
Place of death Paris