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Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret

Acting

Born: August 17, 1926Paris, France

Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles

Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles

Self / Georges (archive footage)

2023
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

Self (archive footage)

2009
Sup de fric

Sup de fric

Cyril Dujardin

1992
Sisi/Last Minute

Sisi/Last Minute

Herzog Max in Bayern

1991
La Méthode Barnol

La Méthode Barnol

Monsieur Hubert

1991
Rumeurs

Rumeurs

Alain Margolf

1991
The Elegant Criminal

The Elegant Criminal

Allard

1990
La Petite Amie

La Petite Amie

Martin Morel

1988
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale

Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale

Octave Leroi

1988
The Seasons of Pleasure

The Seasons of Pleasure

Bernard Germain

1988
Miracle Healing

Miracle Healing

Papu

1987
I Hate Actors

I Hate Actors

Orlando Higgins

1986
Inspector Lavardin

Inspector Lavardin

Inspecteur Jean Lavardin

1986
Liberté, égalité, choucroute

Liberté, égalité, choucroute

Le calife

1985
Cop au Vin

Cop au Vin

Inspecteur Jean Lavardin

1985
The Seventh Target

The Seventh Target

Jean Michelis

1984
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!

Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!

Andre Joeuf

1982
The Last Metro

The Last Metro

Jean-Loup Cottins

1980
L'Hôtel du libre échange

L'Hôtel du libre échange

Pinglet

1979
The Other One's Mug

The Other One's Mug

Jean-Louis Constant

1979
Le Canard à l'orange

Le Canard à l'orange

Hugh Preston

1979
La Cage aux folles

La Cage aux folles

Georges

1973
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?

Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?

Gontran

1971
Atlantic Wall

Atlantic Wall

Armand, resistance leader and double agent

1970
Ces messieurs de la gâchette

Ces messieurs de la gâchette

Bernard Le Gall

1970
Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

Freddy

1969
Aux frais de la princesse

Aux frais de la princesse

Santos

1969
La Coquine

La Coquine

Albino, l'instituteur

1968
The Big Wash

The Big Wash

Jean-Michel Lavalette

1968
The Men in the Family

The Men in the Family

Bernard Le Gall

1968
La Parisienne

La Parisienne

Lafont

1967
The Great Gadget

The Great Gadget

Verdier

1967
Pour avoir Adrienne

Pour avoir Adrienne

Le jeune homme

1967
Your Money or Your Life

Your Money or Your Life

Lucien Pélépan

1966
Under Your Hat

Under Your Hat

Philippe / Monsieur Paul

1965
Le petit monstre

Le petit monstre

The Godfather

1965
The Real Bargain

The Real Bargain

Grégoire

1965
Les baratineurs

Les baratineurs

André

1965
The Big Scare

The Big Scare

1964
Jaloux comme un tigre

Jaloux comme un tigre

Doctor Raymond

1964
Hard Boiled Ones

Hard Boiled Ones

Louis

1964
The Blockhead Fair

The Blockhead Fair

Collin

1963

Teuf-teuf

1963
Thank Heaven for Small Favors

Thank Heaven for Small Favors

Raoul

1963
The Virgins

The Virgins

Banker Marchaix

1963
The Four Truths

The Four Truths

Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")

1962
How to Succeed in Love

How to Succeed in Love

Bernard Monod

1962
It's Not My Business

It's Not My Business

Jean Duroc, le directeur de la petite troupe de théâtre

1962
The Dance

The Dance

Vieux

1962
Tales of Paris

Tales of Paris

Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")

1962
Auguste

Auguste

Georges Flower

1961
My Wife Is a Panther

My Wife Is a Panther

Psychiatrist

1961
On purge bébé

On purge bébé

Bastien Follavoine

1961
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

Le premier policier / Policeman

1960
Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman

L'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))

1960

La Malle volante

M. Grapillon

1959
You Have Nothing to Declare?

You Have Nothing to Declare?

Robert de Trivelin

1959
The Bureaucrats

The Bureaucrats

René Lahrier

1959
Oh! What a Mambo

Oh! What a Mambo

L'inspecteur Sapin

1959
Nina

Nina

Gérard Blanville

1959

L'anglais tel qu'on le parle

Julien Cicandel

1959
Clara and the Villains

Clara and the Villains

Chantuer

1958
The Innocent with Forty Children

The Innocent with Forty Children

Maître Bardine

1957

Adorables démons

Julien Willis Jr

1957
L'Habit vert

L'Habit vert

Parmeline

1957
The Terror with Women

The Terror with Women

Gendarme

1956
Murderers and Thieves

Murderers and Thieves

Philippe d'Artois, le riche oisif

1956
Life is beautiful

Life is beautiful

le joueur de maracas

1956
Mon bébé

Mon bébé

William Harrisson

1956
That Naughty Girl

That Naughty Girl

Inspector Rémy

1956
What the East Wind Saw

What the East Wind Saw

Charlles-Auguste

1954
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1953
Le Gang des pianos à bretelles

Le Gang des pianos à bretelles

The presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)

1953