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Jean Desailly

Jean Desailly

Acting·1920–2008·75 films

Jean Desailly (August 24, 1920, Paris – June 11, 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies. Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère.

Filmography

The Professional
The Professional (1981)Ministre
Le Doulos
Le Doulos (1962)Superintendant Clain
A Cop
A Cop (1972)Distinguished Man
The Soft Skin
The Soft Skin (1964)Pierre Lachenay
Maigret Sets a Trap
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)Marcel Maurin
The Inheritor
The Inheritor (1973)Jean-Pierre Carnavan
125 rue Montmartre
125 rue Montmartre (1959)Commissaire Dodelot
Heads or Tails
Heads or Tails (1980)Bourgon-Massenet, directeur de la police
The Assassination of Trotsky
The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)Alfred Rosmer
The 25th Hour
The 25th Hour (1967)Le ministre (uncredited)
The Possessors
The Possessors (1958)François Schoudler, le fils
The Serpent
The Serpent (1973)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Skirt Chaser
The Skirt Chaser (1979)Charles-Edmond
The Grand Manoeuvre
The Grand Manoeuvre (1955)Victor Duverger
La Dilettante
La Dilettante (1999)Edmond Thibault
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953)Marivaux
The Baron of the Locks
The Baron of the Locks (1960)Mr. Maurice Montbernon
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs (1979)Le directeur de la PJ
Sylvia and the Ghost
Sylvia and the Ghost (1946)Frederick
Pastoral Symphony
Pastoral Symphony (1946)Jacques Martens - his son
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
The Passion of Slow Fire
The Passion of Slow Fire (1961)Stéphane Blanchon
Love and the Frenchwoman
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)Le narrateur (voice) (segment "L'Adolescence")
Keep an Eye on Amelia
Keep an Eye on Amelia (1949)Marcel Courbois
Franciscan of Bourges
Franciscan of Bourges (1968)Monsieur Toledano
Countdown to Vengeance
Countdown to Vengeance (1970)Le docteur Michel Saint-Rose
The Comeuppance
The Comeuppance (1970)le commissaire
The Mark of the Day
The Mark of the Day (1949)Larzac
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint (1943)Gilles Mauvoisin
The Great Deception
The Great Deception (1959)le Roi Louis XV
Chéri
Chéri (1950)Fred Peloux, dit 'Chéri'
The Irony of Chance
The Irony of Chance (1974)M. Desvrières
Famous Love Affairs
Famous Love Affairs (1961)le baron Adrien de Jonchère
Lust
Lust (1962)Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard
The Revenge of Roger
The Revenge of Roger (1946)Raymond de Noirville
Le fou du roi
Le fou du roi (1984)Louis XIV
One Night at the Beach
One Night at the Beach (1961)Dr Francis
Le radeau de la Méduse
Le radeau de la Méduse (1998)La Tullaye
With André Gide
With André Gide (1952)Narrator (voice)
Cambiamento d'aria
Cambiamento d'aria (1988)Ricky Lefèvre
Graduation Year
Graduation Year (1964)Mr. Terrenoire
The Laws of War
The Laws of War (1961)Uhrmacher Rede
Premeditated
Premeditated (1960)Judge Lenoir
Father Goriot
Father Goriot (1945)Bianchon
The Dance of Death
The Dance of Death (1960)Fred Pellmann
The Dance of the Heron
The Dance of the Heron (1966)Edouard
Homeland
Homeland (1946)Karloo
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment (1945)Kyril
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse (2018)Self (archive footage)
L'échafaud peut attendre
L'échafaud peut attendre (1949)Michel Vincent
You Will Reap the Tempest
You Will Reap the Tempest (1969)Narrator (voice)
Les Tisserands du pouvoir
Les Tisserands du pouvoir (1988)Auguste Roussel
The Two Orphans
The Two Orphans (1965)Count of Linières
Just a Big Simple Girl
Just a Big Simple Girl (1948)Michel
La Veuve et l'innocent
La Veuve et l'innocent (1949)Claude Girelle
Le Misanthrope
Le Misanthrope (1971)Philinte
Tomorrow We Get Divorced
Tomorrow We Get Divorced (1951)Max Blachet
Véronique
Véronique (1950)Florestan
Jocelyn
Jocelyn (1952)Jocelyn
Bullfight
Bullfight (1951)Narrator (voice)
Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte
Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte (1988)
Chicago Digest
Chicago Digest (1951)
La Chapelle de Ronchamp
La Chapelle de Ronchamp (1969)Narrator
Équipe de nuit
Équipe de nuit (1990)Le père
Le deuxième coup de feu
Le deuxième coup de feu (1969)Olivier Lenoir
Loves, Delights and Organs
Loves, Delights and Organs (1947)Jean Pelletier
La Dixième de Beethoven
La Dixième de Beethoven (1985)Stephen Fauldgate
La pitié dangereuse
La pitié dangereuse (1979)Mr. de Kesfalva
Monsieur IL
Monsieur IL (1962)Jacques Balmeyer
La Répétition ou l'Amour puni
La Répétition ou l'Amour puni (1958)Hero
La Cerisaie
La Cerisaie (1966)Lopakhine
Les Fausses Confidences
Les Fausses Confidences (1964)Dorante
Amphitryon
Amphitryon (1960)
La Double Inconstance
La Double Inconstance (1964)