Jacques Charon

Born: 1920-02-27

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.


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Cartouche

as Le colonel
Released: 1962-03-07

In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot's gang, but their ways...

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The Red Inn

as Rodolphe
Released: 1951-10-19

A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host...

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In the French Style

as Patrini
Released: 1963-09-18

A young American art student must decide whether to stay in Paris with her boyfriend or go back...

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La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière

as Monsieur Jourdain / Argan
Released: 1973-02-17

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Colonel Chabert

as Cleric
Released: 1943-12-01

The story of a French officer who is assumed dead during the Napoleonic Wars, but returns ten...

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The Scheming Women

as Antonio Pan, le jeune premier
Released: 1954-04-07

The renowned theatre manager, Paul Rémy, is accused by his general secretary Andrieux of having...

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The Turkey

as M. de Pontagnac
Released: 1951-11-21

Paris at the Belle Epoque. Monsieur de Pontagnac, a perfect honest man, loves pretty women too...

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Her First Affair

as A college student (uncredited)
Released: 1941-08-14

Micheline Chevassu is a young, naive woman living in an orphanage. Through classified ads, she...

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Would-Be Gentleman

as the dancing master
Released: 1958-11-19

M. Jourdain is a cloth merchant who wants to become a gentleman, learning dance, music, fencing...

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Dakota 308

as Lord Vernon
Released: 1951-04-25

A Dakota plane is carrying a ton of gold bound for Brazzaville, but it is hijacked over the...

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Behind These Walls

as Count Jacques de Saint-Leu
Released: 1946-03-13

June 1944, a French town towards the end of the occupation. Following several attacks...

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Cœur-sur-Mer

as Le prince de Synoire
Released: 1951-03-02

Endive-Meunier, a prosperous silk dealer from Lyon has an affair with his secretary he tries...

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The Royalists

as Lieutenant Merle
Released: 1947-03-20

The Marquis de Montauran was appointed to command the Chouans whose first two revolts were...

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The Double Bed

as Le fiancé (segment 3 "La répétition")
Released: 1965-08-06

Various sketches centered on alcove stories.

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Le Misanthrope

as Oronte
Released: 1971-02-20

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Tartuffe

as Orgon
Released: 1973-01-01

A filmed version of Molière's play.

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How Do You Like My Sister?

as Jolivet
Released: 1964-03-04

The brother of a delinquent schoolboy falls in love with his teacher and intrigues to make him...

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The Dreadful

as Monestier
Released: 1959-09-10

César Dandieu is an honest cashier in an oil company, and Fernand Mouchette an absent-minded...

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Comment épouser un premier ministre

as Cchief of staff
Released: 1964-11-11

Philippe Lambert, an attractive young attaché to the Prime Minister's office, is a man of many...

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Paris Waltz

as Berthelier
Released: 1950-05-05

A fictitious biography of Jacques Offenbach and Hortense Schneider.

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Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann

as uncredited
Released: 2019-04-13

In Luther's beer-cellar, lusty singing extols the virtues of beer and wine. For this evening,...

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How to Succeed in Love

as Le directeur des Editions du Soleil
Released: 1962-11-16

Bernard, a young, serious publisher of religious books, finds himself embroiled in amusing and...

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Operation Thunder

as Maurice Favier
Released: 1956-06-13

The inhabitants of a small provincial town are requisitioned to take part in the French army's...

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Un fil à la patte

as Fontanet
Released: 1970-12-26

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Over the waves

as Self
Released: 1951-05-11

Panorama of the programs and hosts who made the heyday of radio in the 1950s.

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Feu la mère de madame

as Lucien
Released: 1968-08-05

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The Queer Assignment

as Neptunia bartender
Released: 1945-10-03

A young man, Robert Dupont, with suicidal tendencies and a bit stupid to boot, is saved by a...

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Des jeunes filles dans la nuit

as uncredited
Released: 1943-04-14

Six young boarding girls return home unexpectedly after their college has been destroyed by...

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Le Petit Jacques

as Defense lawyer Maître Merlin
Released: 1953-09-03

Noël Rambert is overwhelmed by fate. Marthe, his wife, has left him. His son, little Jacques,...

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This Pretty World

as 'La Tulipe'
Released: 1957-09-27

Pépito runs a gang of thugs with authority. He has a natural son, Gaston, a professor of...

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Le sexe faible

as Antoine
Released: 1974-11-02

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Le Grand Échiquier

as Self
First aired: 1972-01-12

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Midi Première

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-06

Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre...

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À bout portant

as Self
First aired: 1968-12-16

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