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Jean Rochefort

Acting
Known For

87 Years Old

Jean Rochefort (29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor, with a career that has spanned over six decades. Rochefort was born in Paris, France. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National. After his national service, in 1953, he worked with the Compagnie Grenier Hussenot as a theatre actor for seven years. There he was noticed for his ability to play both drama and comedy. He then became a television and cinema actor. He has also worked as director. In his 30s during the shooting of Cartouche, he discovered his passion for horses and equestrianism. He has been a horse breeder since then and now owns Le Haras de Villequoy. His passion led him to become a horse consultant for French television in 2004. He has won two César Awards: In 1976, Best Supporting Actor for Que la fête commence; and in 1978, Best Actor for Le Crabe-tambour. He was to play the title character in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, after being found as "the perfect Quixote" by director Terry Gilliam. Rochefort learned English just for the part. Unfortunately, amongst other production problems, he began suffering from a herniated disc. Unable to film for months, production was cancelled. A documentary, Lost in La Mancha, was made about the failed production. With recent news of the film's possible restart, Rochefort has been recast with Robert Duvall, due to his inability to ride a horse. In 1960 he married Alexandra Moscwa, with whom he fathered two children: a girl, Marie (1962), and a boy, Julien (1965). In 2007, he sang with the French band Dionysos a short verse in l'homme sans trucage: « Vas-y, saute, monte, grimpe à ton cœur, sauve-toi, n'aie pas peur, ouvre grand, mon petit, il est temps d'avaler une énorme bouffée d'air frais, andalucia, anda, anda, andalucia... » (Go ahead, jump, climbs to your heart, save yourself, don't be afraid, open wide, my boy, it's time to swallow a huge breath of fresh air, andalucia, anda, anda, andaluci...) Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Rochefort, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Paris, France on 29th April 1930

Died

9th October 2017

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Midi trente
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Vivement dimanche
Self
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Spécial cinéma
Self
Champs-Elysées Image
Champs-Elysées
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Image
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Le Grand Échiquier Image
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Stars 90 Image
Stars 90
Self
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Square
Self
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30 millions d'amis
Self
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Numéro un
Self
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Chez Maupassant
le père
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Victoires de la musique
Self
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Fernand Mondego
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Les Bœuf-carottes
Venturi
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Les Boloss des belles lettres
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Nulle part ailleurs
Self
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Mr. Bean's Holiday
Maître d'hôtel
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On n'est pas couché
Self - Guest
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Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Dim Dam Dom
Grégoire Alexandrovich, Prince Potemkine
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RRRrrrr!!!
Lucie
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Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia
Lucius Fouinus
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Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Méliès (voice)
Tell No One Image
Tell No One
Gilbert Neuville
Angelique Image
Angelique
François Desgrez
Pardon Mon Affaire Image
Pardon Mon Affaire
Étienne
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April and the Extraordinary World
Pops (voice)
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The Phantom of Liberty
Mr. Legendre
My Mother's Castle Image
My Mother's Castle
Adolphe Cassignol, aka Loïs de Montmajour
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Prêt-à-Porter
Inspector Tantpis
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My First 40 Years
Principe Riccio
The Closet Image
The Closet
Kopel, le directeur de l'usine
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Image
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Colonel Louis Toulouse
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Angelique and the King
François Desgrez / Narrator (voice)
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Lucky Luke and the Daltons
Jolly Jumper (voice)
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We Will All Meet in Paradise
Etienne Dorsay
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Angelique: The Road To Versailles
François Desgrez
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Up to His Ears
Leon
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Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Grégoire Pecque
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Ridicule
Le Marquis de Bellegarde
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The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Colonel Louis, Marie, Alphonse Toulouse
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Archives secrètes
Self (archive footage)
The Hairdresser's Husband Image
The Hairdresser's Husband
Antoine
The Watchmaker of St. Paul Image
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Commissioner Guilboud
Lost in La Mancha Image
Lost in La Mancha
Self
The Car Keys Image
The Car Keys
Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
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Femmes Fatales
Albert
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Cartouche
La Taupe
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Captain Fracasse
Malartic
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The Artist and the Model
Marc Cros
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Jappeloup
Self (uncredited)
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Tandem
Michel Mortez
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Florida
Claude Lherminier
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How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby
Foisnard
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I'm the King of the Castle
Jean Bréaud
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Till Marriage Do Us Part
Barone Henri de Sarcey
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Twice Upon a Time
Louis Ruinard
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Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
August Grandvilliers
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Titeuf
Pépé (voice)
The Inheritor Image
The Inheritor
Le nonce (André Berthier)
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony Image
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
Louis
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French Postcards
Monsieur Tessier
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Let Joy Reign Supreme
Abbot Dubois
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Belmondo by Belmondo
Self
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The Skirt Chaser
Edouard Choiseul
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Drummer-Crab
Captain, commander of the escort ship
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Agathe Cléry
Louis Guinard
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Innocents with Dirty Hands
Maitre Albert Legal
The Iron Mask Image
The Iron Mask
Lastreaumont
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Blanche
Mazarin
Tango Image
Tango
Bellhop
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Le Bal des casse-pieds
Henri Sauveur
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Tell No One: The B-Side
Self
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Hell
Louis
The Grand Dukes Image
The Grand Dukes
Eddie Carpentier
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Man on the Train
Monsieur Manesquier
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster Image
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster
Jean
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde Image
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self (archive footage)
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A Friend of Vincent
Vincent Lamar
The Key Image
The Key
Joseph Arp
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Frankenstein 90
Victor Frankenstein, alias Victor Lafaurie
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Barracuda
Monsieur Clément
Belmondo, le magnifique Image
Belmondo, le magnifique
Self (archive footage)
Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend Image
Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
Fernand
Beautiful Families Image
Beautiful Families
Marchese Osvaldo
Courage fuyons Image
Courage fuyons
Martin Belhomme
Belmondo, itinéraire... Image
Belmondo, itinéraire...
Self
Rembrandt Image
Rembrandt
Nicolaes Tulp
Symphony for a Massacre Image
Symphony for a Massacre
Jabeke
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Speaking of Buñuel
Self
Birgit Haas Must Be Killed Image
Birgit Haas Must Be Killed
Charles-Philippe Bauman
The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside Image
The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside
Le commissaire Pichard
Death Rite Image
Death Rite
Edouard
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible Image
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
Self (archive footage)
Hail the Artist Image
Hail the Artist
Clément Chamfort
Un étrange voyage Image
Un étrange voyage
Pierre
Once a Year, Every Year Image
Once a Year, Every Year
Raffaele
The Devil by the Tail Image
The Devil by the Tail
Le comte Georges
L'Indiscrétion Image
L'Indiscrétion
Alain Tescique
Lost in Transit Image
Lost in Transit
Arturo Conti
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Lovely Swine
The police inspector
The Conspiracy Image
The Conspiracy
Dominique Clavet
Wild Target Image
Wild Target
Victor Meynard
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Hearth Fires
Alexandre Boursault
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The Marriage of Figaro
Le comte Almaviva
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The Long Winter
Jordi Casals
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Trouble Among Widows
Inspector Laforêt
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A Happy Divorce
Jean-Baptiste Morin, læge
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L'Énigme blanche
Henri
Le Moustachu Image
Le Moustachu
le capitaine Duroc
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Un dimanche de flics
A. Rupert
The Sunday of Life Image
The Sunday of Life
Captain Bordeille
Volley for a Black Buffalo Image
Volley for a Black Buffalo
Lajos Ácsi, the count
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard Image
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Belmondo ou le goût du risque
Self
Les pieds nickelés Image
Les pieds nickelés
Croquignol
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Rochefort, Marielle, Noiret: Les copains d'abord
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L'Atlantide
Le Meige
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J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend
Narrator (voice)
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The Great Restaurant
Un client du restaurant
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Two Weeks in September
Philippe
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La Galette du roi
Arnold III of Corsalina
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Wind with the Gone
Edgard Wexley
Never Ever Image
Never Ever
Gerard Panier
I Hate Blondes Image
I Hate Blondes
Donald Rose
Je ne sais pas si c'est tout le monde Image
Je ne sais pas si c'est tout le monde
Self
I Sent a Letter to My Love Image
I Sent a Letter to My Love
Gilles Martin
Sun in Your Eyes Image
Sun in Your Eyes
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The Devil in the Box
Alain Brissot
Tom est tout seul Image
Tom est tout seul
Jean-Pierre
The Egg Image
The Egg
Victor Dugommier
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La Porteuse de pain
Ovide Soliveau
La Liberté en croupe Image
La Liberté en croupe
Moss
Palace Image
Palace
Thomas Fausto
Next Time the Fire Image
Next Time the Fire
Amedeo
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A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
Léopold, barman of 'Tip Tap'
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Honolulu Baby
Cri Cri
Saint-Germain ou La négociation Image
Saint-Germain ou La négociation
Henri de Malassise
In and Out of Fashion Image
In and Out of Fashion
Self (archive footage)
Don't Play with Martians Image
Don't Play with Martians
René Mastier
Akoibon Image
Akoibon
Chris Barnes
The Big Brother Image
The Big Brother
Charles-Henri Rossi
The Blockhead Fair Image
The Blockhead Fair
Sigoules
For a Distant Love Image
For a Distant Love
Meeting in Paris Image
Meeting in Paris
L'interne
New Year's Eve At Bob's Image
New Year's Eve At Bob's
Louis Alban
Clara et son juge Image
Clara et son juge
Judge Larcher
The Time to Die Image
The Time to Die
Hervé Breton
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Le Misanthrope
Alceste
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille Image
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
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Céleste
Georges Cazenave
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Grandison
Carl Grandison
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Le naïf amoureux
Paul Robignac, adult
Amoureux fou Image
Amoureux fou
Rudolph
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Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
Self
Outpost in Indo-china Image
Outpost in Indo-china
Sergeant Hérange
... à la française ! Image
... à la française !
Isabelle and Lust Image
Isabelle and Lust
M. Vaudois
The Queen of Spades Image
The Queen of Spades
Le compte Paul Tomsk
The Other Woman Image
The Other Woman
Farou
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Bien des choses
Voix
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Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre
Fernand
Pierre et le Loup Image
Pierre et le Loup
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Heureux ?
The interpreter of Fernand Raynaud's sketches
Les Rats Image
Les Rats
Narrator (voice)