Jess Hahn
Jess Hahn (born October 29, 1921 in Terre Haute , Indiana , † June 29, 1998 in Saint-Malo , Brittany ) was a French actor of American descent.
Life
Hahn came to France on a scholarship in 1950 to study at the Sorbonne ; However, two years later he broke it off. Thanks to the acquaintance of a friend with the director Maurice Labro , he got his first film role. Specializing in supporting roles as a gangster, Hahn received his only starring role in Éric Rohmers In the Sign of the Lion (1959). He took on prominent supporting roles in Cartouche, the Bandit , What's New, Pussy? , Rum Boulevard , André Cayatte's reason of state and as a hijacker in Tehran 43 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1953: Deux de l'escadrille
- 1956: Fernand Cowboy (Fernand cow-boy)
- 1956: The Happy Road
- 1957: Under the blazing sun (The Vintage)
- 1958: A woman like Satan (La Femme et le pantin)
- 1959: Under the sign of the lion (Le Signe du lion)
- 1960: Dynamite Jack (Dynamite Jack)
- 1960: The Sahara is on fire (Le Sahara brûle)
- 1961: Cartouche, the Bandit (Cartouche)
- 1962: The Trial (Le Procès)
- 1963: Delay in Marienborn
- 1964: Topkapi (Topkapi)
- 1964: Barbouzes' recipes for murder (Les Barbouzes)
- 1965: The big snouts (Les Grandes gueûles)
- 1965: The open account (L'Ardoise)
- 1965: The great adventures of Monsieur L. (Les Tribulations d'un Chinoise en Chine)
- 1965: what's new, pussy? (What's New, Pussycat?)
- 1966: Hell hunt for hot goods (New York chiama Superdrago)
- 1966: The Lord with the MP (Le Saint prend l'affût)
- 1966: Murder in the Grand Hotel (Meurtre en liberté)
- 1966: Spy between two fronts
- 1967: Bradock - three ounces of lead for five o'clock tea (Troppo per vivere ... poco per morire)
- 1967: Stage pigs (La feldmarescialla)
- 1967: the golden key
- 1968: The Night of the Following Day
- 1968: The boss dies before 12 (Rapporto Fuller, basa Stoccolma)
- 1970: The Novices (Les Novices)
- 1971: Supergirl - The Girl from the Stars
- 1971: Attacking the sun
- 1971: Matalo (… y seguian robandose el millon de dolares)
- 1972: Three Our Fathers for four scoundrels (Il grande duello)
- 1972: The Opium Connection (Afyon oppio)
- 1973: Ruler of a sunken world (L'isola misteriosa e il capitan Nemo)
- 1977: Johnny West
- 1977: The Man from Chicago (Le Ricain)
- 1981: Tehran 43
- 1983: The Innocents Abroad (The Innocents Abroad)
- 1984: White Fire - The Death Diamond (Vivre pour survivre)
- 1989: Le Retour de Lemmy Caution (TV movie)
Web links
- Jess Hahn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hahn, Jess |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Terre Haute , Indiana, United States |
DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 1998 |
Place of death | Saint Malo , Brittany, France |