Jacques Monod (actor)
Jacques Monod (born August 21, 1918 in Casablanca , † December 25, 1985 in Paris ) was a French actor .
Jacques Monod grew up in Casablanca, Paris and Poitiers . After graduating from high school, he trained as an actor. His career stalled when he was drafted into World War II.
In 1945 he joined the acting troupe of Louis Jouvet . 1952 to 1957 he worked as an assistant director at Jean Mercure . It was not until 1958 that he was regularly used in film roles. The handsome actor turned out to be the ideal cast for people of respect of all kinds such as generals, directors, judges, prosecutors and other high dignitaries.
In Germany he gained notoriety for the role of the gnarled and assertive Captain Smollett in the ZDF four-part Christmas show Die Schatzinsel .
Filmography (selection)
- 1951: Chief Physician Dr. Delius (Un grand patron)
- 1958: Thérèse Étienne
- 1959: They kissed and they hit him (Les Quatre Cents Coups)
- 1961: The President (Le président)
- 1962: The seventh jury member (Le septième juré)
- 1963: The Murderer (Le Meurtrier)
- 1964: Murder on the Grand Canal (Voir Vénise… et crever)
- 1964: In the kingdom of Kublai Khan (La fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo)
- 1966: Treasure Island (four-part TV series)
- 1966: Hot Nights (Soleil noir)
- 1966: The Booty (La Curée)
- 1967: The oldest trade in the world (Le plus vieux métier du monde)
- 1967: ... and tomorrow you're going to hell ( Dalle Ardenne all'inferno )
- 1967: The Stranger (Lo straniero)
- 1968: Caroline Chérie (Beautiful as Sin) (Caroline Chérie)
- 1970: The distracted (Le distrait)
- 1971: Quentin Durward (TV series)
- 1971: Operation Valkyrie (TV docudrama)
- 1973: Scaffold terminus (Deux hommes dans la ville)
- 1974: Lucky Luciano
- 1976: The tenant (Le locataire)
- 1986: Le Petit docteur: La piste de l'homme roux (TV series)
literature
- Kay Less : The large personal dictionary of films , Volume 5, Berlin 2001
Web links
- Jacques Monod in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Monod, Jacques |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Casablanca |
DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1985 |
Place of death | Paris |