Jacques Charon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 27, 1920
- Died
- October 15, 1975 (aged 55)
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
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
Filmography
Opération Jericho
Movie · as Le comte Jacques de Saint-Leu
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann
Movie
Un souper chez Lauzun
Movie · as Louis XIV
Midi Première
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le Sexe faible
Movie · as Antoine
Tartuffe
Movie · as Orgon
La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière
Movie · as Monsieur Jourdain / Argan
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Midi trente
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le Misanthrope
Movie · as Oronte
Samedi soir
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Un fil à la patte
Movie · as Fontanet
Vingt-neuf degrés à l'ombre
Movie · as Pomadour
Feu la mère de madame
Movie · as Lucien
À bout portant
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Double Bed
Movie · as Le fiancé (3 : « La Répétition »)
How Do You Like My Sister?
Movie · as Jolivet
Comment épouser un premier ministre
Movie · as Cchief of staff
In the French Style
Movie · as Patrini
Teuf-teuf
Movie · as Self - Host
How to Succeed in Love
Movie · as Director of Editions du Soleil
Cartouche
Movie · as Le colonel
The Dreadful
Movie · as Monestier
Would-Be Gentleman
Movie · as the dancing master
Le Misanthrope
Movie · as Oronte
This Pretty World
Movie · as 'La Tulipe'
La Blonde des tropiques
Movie · as Alphonse
Operation Thunder
Movie · as Maurice Favier
The Scheming Women
Movie · as Antonio Pan, le jeune premier
Le Petit Poucet
Movie · as Narrateur
Le Petit Jacques
Movie · as Defense lawyer Maître Merlin
La Comédie-Française
TV · as Arlequin · 1 ep
Over the waves
Movie · as Self
The Red Inn
Movie · as Rodolphe
Cœur-sur-Mer
Movie · as Le prince de Synoire
The Turkey
Movie · as M. de Pontagnac
Dakota 308
Movie · as Lord Vernon
Paris Waltz
Movie · as Berthelier
The Royalists
Movie · as Lieutenant Merle
Behind These Walls
Movie · as Count Jacques de Saint-Leu
The Queer Assignment
Movie · as Neptunia bartender
Des jeunes filles dans la nuit
Movie
Colonel Chabert
Movie · as Cleric
Her First Affair
Movie · as A college student (uncredited)