Jacques Charon

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1920-02-27

Deathday 1975-10-15 (55 years old)

Place of Birth Paris, France

Also Known As Jacques Charron

Jacques Charon

Biography

Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director. Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. During his time there which lasted until his death, he played over 150 roles in the classical and modern repertoire. Charon directed the 1968 feature film A Flea in Her Ear and the 1973 television movie Monsieur Pompadour. He played Spalanzani in the complete recording of The Tales of Hoffmann (Decca, 1971). Charon died in Paris and is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre. Source: Article "Jacques Charon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Actor

1975
1974
Le sexe faible

as Antoine

1973
La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière

as Monsieur Jourdain / Argan

1973
Tartuffe

as Orgon

1972
Midi trente

as Self

1971
Le Misanthrope

as Oronte

1971
Samedi soir

as Self

1970
Un fil à la patte

as Fontanet

1968
1965
The Double Bed

as Le fiancé (segment 3 "La répétition")

1963
Teuf-teuf

as Self - Host

1963
1962
How to Succeed in Love

as Le directeur des Editions du Soleil

1962
Cartouche

as Le colonel

1959
The Dreadful

as Monestier

1958
Would-Be Gentleman

as the dancing master

1957
This Pretty World

as 'La Tulipe'

1956
Operation Thunder

as Maurice Favier

1954
The Scheming Women

as Antonio Pan, le jeune premier

1953
Le petit Jacques

as Defense lawyer Maître Merlin

1951
The Turkey

as M. de Pontagnac

1951
The Red Inn

as Rodolphe

1951
1951
Dakota 308

as Lord Vernon

1951
Cœur-sur-Mer

as Le prince de Synoire

1950
Paris Waltz

as Berthelier

1947
The Royalists

as Le lieutenant Merle

1946
Behind These Walls

as Count Jacques de Saint-Leu

1945
The Queer Assignment

as Le barman du Neptunia

1943
Colonel Chabert

as Un clerc

1941
Her First Affair

as A college student (uncredited)

Director

1980
Peau de vache

as Director

1976
La facture

as Director

1976
La poudre aux yeux

as Action Director

1975
Ah! La police de Papa

as Stage Director

1974
Folle Amanda

as Director

1973
Le Tartuffe

as Director

1973
Tartuffe

as Stage Director

1973
The Novice Lovers

as Director

1970
Adieu Berthe

as Director

1968
A Flea In Her Ear

as Director

Art

1977

Creator