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Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret

Acting·1926–1992·86 films

Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.

As Actor

The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)Jean-Loup Cottins
Atlantic Wall
Atlantic Wall (1970)Armand, resistance leader and double agent
Cop au Vin
Cop au Vin (1985)Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
Thank Heaven for Small Favors (1963)Raoul
Inspector Lavardin
Inspector Lavardin (1986)Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
The Seventh Target
The Seventh Target (1984)Jean Michelis
The Big Wash
The Big Wash (1968)Jean-Michel Lavalette
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! (1982)Andre Joeuf
The Big Scare
The Big Scare (1964)
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1953)
Miracle Healing
Miracle Healing (1987)Papu
The Other One's Mug
The Other One's Mug (1979)Jean-Louis Constant
The Seasons of Pleasure
The Seasons of Pleasure (1988)Bernard Germain
That Naughty Girl
That Naughty Girl (1956)Inspector Rémy
When the Pheasants Pass
When the Pheasants Pass (1965)Traffic officer
The Men in the Family
The Men in the Family (1968)Bernard Le Gall
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
Liberté, égalité, choucroute (1985)Le calife
I Hate Actors
I Hate Actors (1986)Orlando Higgins
Murderers and Thieves
Murderers and Thieves (1956)Philippe d'Artois, le riche oisif
Love and the Frenchwoman
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)L'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960)Le premier policier / Policeman
Your Money or Your Life
Your Money or Your Life (1966)Lucien Pélépan
The Four Truths
The Four Truths (1962)Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
The Elegant Criminal
The Elegant Criminal (1990)Allard
Tales of Paris
Tales of Paris (1962)Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")
La Petite Amie
La Petite Amie (1988)Martin Morel
The Great Gadget
The Great Gadget (1967)Verdier
The Virgins
The Virgins (1963)Banker Marchaix
Under Your Hat
Under Your Hat (1965)Philippe / Monsieur Paul
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale (1988)Octave Leroi
Ces messieurs de la gâchette
Ces messieurs de la gâchette (1970)Bernard Le Gall
You Have Nothing to Declare?
You Have Nothing to Declare? (1959)Robert de Trivelin
Sup de fric
Sup de fric (1992)Cyril Dujardin
The Bureaucrats
The Bureaucrats (1959)René Lahrier
What the East Wind Saw
What the East Wind Saw (1954)Charlles-Auguste
The Innocent with Forty Children
The Innocent with Forty Children (1957)Maître Bardine
How to Succeed in Love
How to Succeed in Love (1962)Bernard Monod
Life is beautiful
Life is beautiful (1956)le joueur de maracas
Three Men on a Horse
Three Men on a Horse (1969)Freddy
Les baratineurs
Les baratineurs (1965)André
The Blockhead Fair
The Blockhead Fair (1963)Collin
Le Canard à l'orange
Le Canard à l'orange (1979)Hugh Preston
Oh! What a Mambo
Oh! What a Mambo (1959)L'inspecteur Sapin
Pour avoir Adrienne
Pour avoir Adrienne (1967)Le jeune homme
Hard Boiled Ones
Hard Boiled Ones (1964)Louis
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ? (1971)Gontran
Jaloux comme un tigre
Jaloux comme un tigre (1964)Doctor Raymond
It's Not My Business
It's Not My Business (1962)Jean Duroc, le directeur de la petite troupe de théâtre
The Real Bargain
The Real Bargain (1965)Grégoire
The Dance
The Dance (1962)Vieux
Clara and the Villains
Clara and the Villains (1958)Chantuer
On purge bébé
On purge bébé (1961)Bastien Follavoine
Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles
Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles (2023)Self / Georges (archive footage)
Sisi/Last Minute
Sisi/Last Minute (1991)Herzog Max in Bayern
Nina
Nina (1959)Gérard Blanville
Auguste
Auguste (1961)Georges Flower
Le Gang des pianos à bretelles
Le Gang des pianos à bretelles (1953)The presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)
Mon bébé
Mon bébé (1956)William Harrisson
Aux frais de la princesse
Aux frais de la princesse (1969)Santos
L'Hôtel du libre échange
L'Hôtel du libre échange (1979)Pinglet
La Parisienne
La Parisienne (1967)Lafont
My Wife Is a Panther
My Wife Is a Panther (1961)Psychiatrist
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) (2009)Self (archive footage)
La Cage aux folles
La Cage aux folles (1973)Georges
Rumeurs
Rumeurs (1991)Alain Margolf
The Terror with Women
The Terror with Women (1956)Gendarme
La Coquine
La Coquine (1968)Albino, l'instituteur
Le petit monstre
Le petit monstre (1965)The Godfather
La Méthode Barnol
La Méthode Barnol (1991)Monsieur Hubert
L'Habit vert
L'Habit vert (1957)Parmeline

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