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Jacques François

Jacques François

Acting

Born: May 16, 1920Paris, France

Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions. In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) but the part went to Louis Jourdan. After appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the playwright Jacques Pierre Barredout in The Barkleys of Broadway (Charles Walters, 1949) he returned to France. François regularly dubbed Gregory Peck into French. During World War II, he served as a captain in the French First Army under General de Lattre. In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) but the part went to Louis Jourdan. After appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the playwright Jacques Pierre Barredout in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) he returned to France. François regularly dubbed Gregory Peck into French. Source: Article "Jacques François" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For
Filmography
Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son

Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son

Self (archive footage)

2013
Eros Therapy

Eros Therapy

M. de la Touche

2004
Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres

Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres

Self

2003
Fifi Martingale

Fifi Martingale

Ambassador

2001
The King Is Dancing

The King Is Dancing

Cambefort

2000
Actors

Actors

Jacques François

2000
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time

The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time

Maurice

1998
My Man

My Man

2nd client

1996
North Star

North Star

Colonel Henry Johnson

1996
La Veuve de l'architecte

La Veuve de l'architecte

Jeannot

1995
George et Margaret

George et Margaret

Malcolm Smith

1993
My Wife's Girlfriends

My Wife's Girlfriends

Gilbert Thonon

1992
Les Danseurs du Mozambique

Les Danseurs du Mozambique

Theodore

1992
Leopard Ties

Leopard Ties

Bergaux Latour

1992
Des cadavres à la pelle

Des cadavres à la pelle

Le Comte Emile

1991
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles

Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles

Louis

1991
Robinson and Company

Robinson and Company

Robinson (Voice)

1991
Triplex

Triplex

M. Challes

1991
L'Opération Corned Beef

L'Opération Corned Beef

Le Général Masse, supérieur hiérarchique du Squale

1991
My Best Pals

My Best Pals

M. Thuiliet

1989
Twist Again in Moscow

Twist Again in Moscow

Marshal Bassounov

1986
Sauve-toi, Lola

Sauve-toi, Lola

Charles Schneider

1986
Liberté, égalité, choucroute

Liberté, égalité, choucroute

Necker

1985
Le Tueur triste

Le Tueur triste

Notaire

1984
Led by the Nose

Led by the Nose

Le Docteur Gaby Choulet

1984
Until September

Until September

M Mauriac

1984
The Blood of Others

The Blood of Others

Colonel Catelas

1984
Gramps Is in the Resistance

Gramps Is in the Resistance

Jacques de Frémontel dit « Félix », résistant

1983
The African

The African

Le docteur Patterson

1983
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

Le colonel

1982
Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Docteur Poinsot, le pharmacien de quartier

1982
Bankers Also Have Souls

Bankers Also Have Souls

Jacques Loriol

1982
Tête à claques

Tête à claques

Mr. Crispin-Vautier

1982
A Thousand Billion Dollars

A Thousand Billion Dollars

Fred Great

1982
Shut Up When You Speak!

Shut Up When You Speak!

Diafoirus

1981
San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça

San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça

Le vieux

1981
We're Not Angels... Neither Are They

We're Not Angels... Neither Are They

Jacques Loriol

1981
The Ones That Got Away

The Ones That Got Away

The stylish traveler

1981
Il est important d'être aimé

Il est important d'être aimé

Jack Worthing

1981
L'Amant complaisant

L'Amant complaisant

Victor Rhodes

1980
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses

Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses

Daniel Granier, pharmacist, friend of Christine

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

Aurélien Brucheloir

1979
Seven Days in January

Seven Days in January

Don Thomas

1979
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

Le colonel de gendarmerie

1979
Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart

M. Delorme

1979
Too Shy to Try

Too Shy to Try

Mr. Henri

1978
One, Two, Two: 122, rue de Provence

One, Two, Two: 122, rue de Provence

Deputy Bouillaud-Crevel

1978
The Discord

The Discord

Le préfet

1978
Le Greluchon délicat

Le Greluchon délicat

Michel

1978
Sorcerer

Sorcerer

Lefevre

1977
The Toy

The Toy

Mr. de Blénac, editor-in-chief of the newspaper

1976
Chi dice donna, dice donna

Chi dice donna, dice donna

Charles

1976
Cat and Mouse

Cat and Mouse

Police Prefect

1975
Special Section

Special Section

Maurice Gabolde

1975
Chinese In Paris

Chinese In Paris

Hervé Sainfous de Montaubert

1974
Antoine and Sebastian

Antoine and Sebastian

Captain

1974
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

General

1973
The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

Pascal

1973
Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

Delfan

1973
December

December

Serge de la Prévoteraie

1973
The Assassination

The Assassination

Lestienne

1972
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful

Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful

Plantier

1972
Églantine

Églantine

Edmond

1972
Earth Light

Earth Light

Elstir, l'Éditeur

1970

Un jeu d'enfer

Benjamin Constant

1970
An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes

An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1967
Un mois à la campagne

Un mois à la campagne

Rakitine

1966
Caterina

Caterina

Giorgio

1963
La Mort de Pompée

La Mort de Pompée

Photin

1961
The Grand Manoeuvre

The Grand Manoeuvre

Rodolphe Chartier

1955
To Paris with Love

To Paris with Love

Victor de Colville

1955
At the Order of the Czar

At the Order of the Czar

Franz Liszt

1954
Royal Affairs in Versailles

Royal Affairs in Versailles

Duke de Saint-Simon

1953
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

Aramis

1953
The Father of the Girl

The Father of the Girl

Michel Leclair

1953
My Childish Father

My Childish Father

Gérard Morrison

1953
South of Algiers

South of Algiers

Jacques Farnod

1953
Three Women

Three Women

Horace (segment "Mouche")

1952
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

Le valet

1951
Encore

Encore

Pierre, French Steward

1951
Edward and Caroline

Edward and Caroline

Alain Beauchamp

1951
Skipper Next to God

Skipper Next to God

The doctor

1951

Pact with the Devil

Andrea Mola

1950
The Barkleys of Broadway

The Barkleys of Broadway

Jacques Barredout

1949
Just a Big Simple Girl

Just a Big Simple Girl

Mick

1948
Queen's Necklace

Queen's Necklace

Count of Artois (uncredited)

1946
Captain Fracasse

Captain Fracasse

Vidalenc

1943
Business Is Business

Business Is Business

1942