Jean Desailly

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Jean Desailly (born August 24, 1920 in Paris , France , † June 11, 2008 ibid) was a French actor .

Desailly made his film debut in 1943. He became known in 1958 at the side of Jean Gabin in Commissioner Maigret sets a trap . His most famous role was that of Pierre Lachenay in François Truffaut's The Sweet Skin . Desailly starred in about 90 films. He was a member of the Comédie-Française and was married to the actress Simone Valère (* 1923) after his marriage to the French actress Nicole Desailly (* 1920), with whom he had two children, was divorced.

Honors

Filmography (selection)

  • 1945: Sylvia and the ghost (Sylvie et le fantôme)
  • 1946: The Pastoral Symphony (La symphonie pastorale)
  • 1948: The guillotine is gone (La veuve et l'innocent)
  • 1949: Before daybreak (La pointe du jour)
  • 1951: The Priest's Vow (Jocelyn)
  • 1954: Versailles - Kings and Women (Si Versailles m'était conté)
  • 1955: The great maneuver ( Les Grandes Manœuvres )
  • 1958: Inspector Maigret sets a trap (Maigret tend un piège)
  • 1958: The big families (Les grandes familles)
  • 1959: A gentleman without change (Le baron de l'écluse)
  • 1959: Paris crime scene (125 rue Montmartre)
  • 1960: The night has dark shadows (La mort de belle)
  • 1960: One evening on the beach (Un soir sur la plage)
  • 1960: Inspector Kent chases fluffy dolls (Le saint mène la danse)
  • 1961: love, freedom and betrayal (Legge di guerra)
  • 1962: The devil in the white vest (Le doulos)
  • 1963: The sweet skin (La peau douce)
  • 1966: Fire on the skin (De dans van de reiger)
  • 1967: The 25th Hour (La 25e Heure)
  • 1972: The Girl and the Murderer (L'assassino di Trotsky / L'assassinat de Trotsky)
  • 1972: The Boss (Un flic)
  • 1973: The Heir (L'héritier)
  • 1977: Claudine leaves (Claudine s'en va)
  • 1977: Claudine at school (Claudine à l'école)
  • 1977: Claudine in Paris (Claudine à Paris)
  • 1977: Claudine's married life (Claudine en menage)
  • 1979: Edouard, the heartbreaker (Le cavaleur)
  • 1981: The professional (Le professionnel)
  • 1984: The low-flying aircraft (Le fou du roi)
  • 1994: The raft of the Medusa (Le radeau de la Méduse)
  • 2000: House of Dark Desires (En face)

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personal data
SURNAME Desailly, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 2008
Place of death Paris