Jean Benguigui

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Jean Benguigui (2009)

Jean David Benguigui (born April 8, 1944 in Oran , Algeria ) is a French theater and film actor .

Life

Benguigui was born in Oran in 1944 as the son of Algerian Jews. At the age of 14 he saw a performance of Molière's Tartuffe in his hometown and decided to become an actor. When the French underground movement OAS tried to recruit him shortly before his 18th birthday, he went to Toulouse . His parents Jean and Nelly (née Abécassis) and his older brother Pierre (* 1938) stayed in Algeria.

In 1966, Benguigui began his professional career as a stage actor. Under the direction of Patrice Chéreau he was used several times on stage. In 1967 Benguigui stood in front of the film camera for the first time for the short film Vampirisme . From the 1970s he was seen in numerous film and television productions, working under the direction of well-known directors such as Bertrand Blier , Philippe de Broca , Claude Zidi , Claude Chabrol and Claude Lelouch . Mostly set to the Mediterranean type, he often appears in comical supporting roles, such as in Die Flugigen (1986) alongside Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu . He and Isabelle Huppert have been in front of the camera several times, such as in Chabrol's 1997 crook comedy Life is a game . In the comic films Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) and The Daltons against Lucky Luke (2004) Benguigui again played small supporting roles. In France he also works as a voice actor. He lent his voice to Joe Pesci , among others . In 2014 he published the autobiographical book Un parfum d'orange amère .

Jean Benguigui is the father of the actress Catherine Benguigui (* 1964) and the singer Antoine Léonpaul (1975).

Filmography (selection)

  • 1967: Vampirism (short film)
  • 1972: The uproar in the Cevennes (Les Camisards)
  • 1975: Paul's story (Histoire de Paul)
  • 1976: Don César de Bazan (TV movie)
  • 1977: The first sins are the most beautiful (L'Amour en herbe)
  • 1979: The French coup (Le Mors aux dents)
  • 1979: The dropout (La Dérobade)
  • 1979: The red sweater (Le Pull-over rouge)
  • 1979: You meet the murderer at the buffet (Buffet froid)
  • 1982: The Superboss (Le Grand pardon)
  • 1983: The Bush Pilot (L'Africain)
  • 1983: Farewell to Tadjira (Le Grand carnaval)
  • 1984: La Garce
  • 1984: The Flight of the Sphinx (Le Vol du Sphinx)
  • 1985–1987: Série noire (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1986: The Fugitives (Les Fugitifs)
  • 1987: Control ( Il giorno prima )
  • 1988: The black Milan (Milan noir)
  • 1990: crooks against crooks (Ripoux contre ripoux)
  • 1990: Dr. M.
  • 1990–1996: Imogène (TV series, nine episodes)
  • 1991: Benjamin (Aujourd'hui peut-être ...)
  • 1991: My life is hell (Ma vie est un enfer)
  • 1991: The Joker and the Jackpot (La Totale!)
  • 1992: The most beautiful story in the world (La Belle histoire)
  • 1991: The Gorilla (Le Gorille) (TV series)
  • 1992: Loulou graffiti
  • 1992: The Mafia Law (Le Grand pardon II)
  • 1993: Tango Mortale (Tango)
  • 1994: Julie Lescaut (series, episode)
  • 1996: kiss-kiss in Paris (salute cousin!)
  • 1996: Still waters run deep (Méfie-toi de l'eau qui dort)
  • 1997: Life is a game (Rien ne va plus)
  • 1999–2004: Pepe Carvalho (TV series, ten episodes)
  • 2000: With a Father's Arms (Vérité oblige) (TV series, one episode)
  • 2002: Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre)
  • 2002: Casanova - I love all women (Il giovane Casanova) (TV series)
  • 2002: Ball & Chain - Two rivets and six numbers (Le Boulet)
  • 2002–2012: Le 17 (TV series, seven episodes)
  • 2003: Me, Caesar. 10 ½ years old, 1.39 meters tall (Moi César, 10 ans 1/2, 1m39)
  • 2004: The Daltons versus Lucky Luke (Les Dalton)
  • 2004: Turn Left at the End of the World (Sof Ha'Olam Smola)
  • 2006: Help, Holidays! (Nos jours heureux)
  • 2007: Ali Baba and the 40 Robbers (Ali Baba et les 40 voleurs) (TV two-part)
  • 2007: Bad Cops - Two cops see red (Gomez vs. Tavarès)
  • 2008: Hello Goodbye - Decision made out of love (Hello Goodbye)
  • 2009: Coco
  • 2010: Fatal
  • 2011: La Croisière
  • 2014: Un homme d'État
  • 2015: Les Gorilles
  • 2016: Prof T. (TV series, six episodes)
  • 2018: My Wonderful Divorce (Brillantissime)
  • 2018: Une intime conviction

Theater appearances (selection)

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. lesgensducinema.com
  2. ↑ a b cf. geneanet.org
  3. ↑ a b c Géraldine Kamps: Jean Benguigui: 'Ma communauté, c'est la France!' on cclj.be (CCLJ - Center Communautaire Laïc Juif David Susskind), 23 February 2015.
  4. ↑ cf. geneanet.org
  5. ↑ Cf. Décret du 30 December 2016 portant élévation aux dignités de grand'croix et de grand officier on legiondhonneur.fr, January 1, 2017, p. 24 (PDF file; 857 kB).
personal data
SURNAME Benguigui, Jean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benguigui, Jean David (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Oran , Algeria