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Jean Desailly

Jean Desailly

Acting

Born: August 24, 1920Paris, France

Jean Desailly (August 24, 1920, Paris – June 11, 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies. Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère.

Known For
Filmography
Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

Self (archive footage)

2018
La Dilettante

La Dilettante

Edmond Thibault

1999
Le radeau de la Méduse

Le radeau de la Méduse

La Tullaye

1998
Équipe de nuit

Équipe de nuit

Le père

1990
Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

1988
Les Tisserands du pouvoir

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

Auguste Roussel

1988
Cambiamento d'aria

Cambiamento d'aria

Ricky Lefèvre

1988
La Dixième de Beethoven

La Dixième de Beethoven

Stephen Fauldgate

1985
Le fou du roi

Le fou du roi

Louis XIV

1984
The Professional

The Professional

Ministre

1981

Le Pain de fougère

Evêque d'Angers

1981
Heads or Tails

Heads or Tails

Bourgon-Massenet, directeur de la police

1980
La pitié dangereuse

La pitié dangereuse

Mr. de Kesfalva

1979
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

Le directeur de la PJ

1979
The Skirt Chaser

The Skirt Chaser

Charles-Edmond

1979
The Irony of Chance

The Irony of Chance

M. Desvrières

1974
The Serpent

The Serpent

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1973
The Inheritor

The Inheritor

Jean-Pierre Carnavan

1973
A Cop

A Cop

Distinguished Man

1972
The Assassination of Trotsky

The Assassination of Trotsky

Alfred Rosmer

1972
Le Misanthrope

Le Misanthrope

Philinte

1971
Countdown to Vengeance

Countdown to Vengeance

Le docteur Michel Saint-Rose

1970
The Comeuppance

The Comeuppance

le commissaire

1970
You Will Reap the Tempest

You Will Reap the Tempest

Narrator (voice)

1969
Le deuxième coup de feu

Le deuxième coup de feu

Olivier Lenoir

1969
La Chapelle de Ronchamp

La Chapelle de Ronchamp

Narrator

1969
Franciscan of Bourges

Franciscan of Bourges

Monsieur Toledano

1968
The 25th Hour

The 25th Hour

Le ministre (uncredited)

1967
The Dance of the Heron

The Dance of the Heron

Edouard

1966
The Two Orphans

The Two Orphans

Count of Linières

1965
The Soft Skin

The Soft Skin

Pierre Lachenay

1964
Les Fausses Confidences

Les Fausses Confidences

Dorante

1964
Graduation Year

Graduation Year

Mr. Terrenoire

1964
La Double Inconstance

La Double Inconstance

1964
Le Doulos

Le Doulos

Superintendant Clain

1962
Lust

Lust

Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard

1962
The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins

Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard (segment "La luxure")

1962
Monsieur IL

Monsieur IL

Jacques Balmeyer

1962
Famous Love Affairs

Famous Love Affairs

le baron Adrien de Jonchère

1961
One Night at the Beach

One Night at the Beach

Dr Francis

1961
The Laws of War

The Laws of War

Uhrmacher Rede

1961
The Passion of Slow Fire

The Passion of Slow Fire

Stéphane Blanchon

1961
Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman

Le narrateur (voice) (segment "L'Adolescence")

1960
The Dance of Death

The Dance of Death

Fred Pellmann

1960
The Baron of the Locks

The Baron of the Locks

Mr. Maurice Montbernon

1960
Premeditated

Premeditated

Judge Lenoir

1960
Amphitryon

Amphitryon

1960
The Great Deception

The Great Deception

le Roi Louis XV

1959
125 rue Montmartre

125 rue Montmartre

Commissaire Dodelot

1959
The Possessors

The Possessors

François Schoudler, le fils

1958
La Répétition ou l'Amour puni

La Répétition ou l'Amour puni

Hero

1958
Maigret Sets a Trap

Maigret Sets a Trap

Marcel Maurin

1958

Les alchimistes

Self - Narrator(voice)

1957

Impressions de New York

Self - Narrator (voice)

1956
The Grand Manoeuvre

The Grand Manoeuvre

Victor Duverger

1955
Royal Affairs in Versailles

Royal Affairs in Versailles

Marivaux

1953
With André Gide

With André Gide

Narrator (voice)

1952
Jocelyn

Jocelyn

Jocelyn

1952
Chicago Digest

Chicago Digest

1951
Bullfight

Bullfight

Narrator (voice)

1951
Tomorrow We Get Divorced

Tomorrow We Get Divorced

Max Blachet

1951
Véronique

Véronique

Florestan

1950
Chéri

Chéri

Fred Peloux, dit 'Chéri'

1950
Keep an Eye on Amelia

Keep an Eye on Amelia

Marcel Courbois

1949
La Veuve et l'innocent

La Veuve et l'innocent

Claude Girelle

1949
The Mark of the Day

The Mark of the Day

Larzac

1949
L'échafaud peut attendre

L'échafaud peut attendre

Michel Vincent

1949
Just a Big Simple Girl

Just a Big Simple Girl

Michel

1948

Square of Knaves

Jacques de la Bastide

1947
Loves, Delights and Organs

Loves, Delights and Organs

Jean Pelletier

1947
The Revenge of Roger

The Revenge of Roger

Raymond de Noirville

1946
Homeland

Homeland

Karloo

1946
Pastoral Symphony

Pastoral Symphony

Jacques Martens - his son

1946
Sylvia and the Ghost

Sylvia and the Ghost

Frederick

1946
The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

Kyril

1945
Father Goriot

Father Goriot

Bianchon

1945
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint

Le Voyageur de la Toussaint

Gilles Mauvoisin

1943