Jean-Jacques Moreau

Jean-Jacques Moreau

Known for
Acting
Born
February 4, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Biography

Jean-Jacques Moreau is a French actor and screenwriter, born on February 4, 1947, in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis. His artistic career spans both theater and film. He is distinguished by his versatility and the diversity of his collaborations with numerous renowned directors. In film, Jean-Jacques Moreau has appeared in several notable films, including Gérard Oury's The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, A Few Quiet Gentlemen, Jackal, and Good Kisses, Until Monday. He has also appeared in television productions, playing Leroy-Champier in the miniseries The Big Secret (1989), Duroc in Josephine or the Comedy of Ambitions (1979), and Theo van Gogh in Paul Gauguin (1975). He also appeared in the cult film Diva (1981), where he played the character of Krantz. His presence on stage has been marked by numerous roles in both classical and contemporary works. He has worked under the direction of such leading figures as Gabriel Garran in Bertolt Brecht's The Visions of Simone Machard, Denis Llorca in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Jacques Echantillon in Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, a role for which he was nominated for a Molière Best Actor Award. He has also appeared in plays such as Jean-Michel Ribes' The Sycamore Tree Must Flow and Jean Genet's The Balcony. Jean-Jacques Moreau has portrayed a variety of characters, ranging from drama to comedy, both on television and in the theater. His artistic career demonstrates a great adaptability and a pronounced taste for the eclecticism of genres and registers. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with directors and producers both in France and internationally, consolidating his reputation in the world of live performance and audiovisual.

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Filmography

2020
L'Affaire Marvin poster

L'Affaire Marvin

Movie · as Richard Latour

2010
Douze hommes en colère poster

Douze hommes en colère

Movie · as Juré n°10

2010
Black Venus poster

Black Venus

Movie · as Henri de Blainville

2000
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas poster

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

Movie · as Self

1998
Passion interdite poster

Passion interdite

Movie · as Daniel

1996
Sur un air de mambo

Sur un air de mambo

Movie · as Gilles

1995
Les Louves poster

Les Louves

Movie · as Pierre

1992
Vagabond poster

Vagabond

Movie · as François

1992
Princesse Alexandra poster

Princesse Alexandra

TV · as Metternich · 2 eps

1991
The Pleasure of Love poster

The Pleasure of Love

Movie · as Smallow

1990
La Campagne de Cicéron poster

La Campagne de Cicéron

Movie · as Le metteur en scène

1989
Five Days in June poster

Five Days in June

Movie · as le garçon de la brasserie

1989
The Hostage of Europe poster

The Hostage of Europe

Movie · as Marchand

1989
La Vouivre poster

La Vouivre

Movie · as Victor

1988
L'Énigme des sables poster

L'Énigme des sables

Movie

1988
Baby Blues poster

Baby Blues

Movie · as Michel Lambesque

1988
Mésaventures poster

Mésaventures

TV · 1 ep

1985
Spécial police poster

Spécial police

Movie · as Pierre Salmon

1985
Urgence poster

Urgence

Movie · as Martel

1984
The Seventh Target poster

The Seventh Target

Movie · as Bolek

1984
Des grives aux loups poster

Des grives aux loups

TV · as Léon Dupeuch · 6 eps

1983
Le retour de Christophe Colon poster

Le retour de Christophe Colon

Movie

1982
Hôtel des Acacias poster

Hôtel des Acacias

Movie

1981
La vie continue poster

La vie continue

Movie · as L'Homme

1981
Diva poster

Diva

Movie · as Krantz

1979
Coco-the-Flower, Candidate poster

Coco-the-Flower, Candidate

Movie · as Delbois

1978
The Discord poster

The Discord

Movie · as Le contremaître

1978
These Sorcerers Are Mad poster

These Sorcerers Are Mad

Movie · as Eugène Tissaigre, director

1978
The Little Wheedlers poster

The Little Wheedlers

Movie · as Hubert, l'ex de Sophie, le père de Pamela

1977
The Centipede Is Tap Dancing poster

The Centipede Is Tap Dancing

Movie · as Henri

1977
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo poster

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

Movie · as Truck Driver

1977
Animal poster

Animal

Movie · as Le chauffeur de taxi

1976
Les Grands Moyens poster

Les Grands Moyens

Movie · as Fred Conségude

1976
Berthe

Berthe

Movie · as Le mari de Berthe

1976
Run After Me Until I Catch You poster

Run After Me Until I Catch You

Movie · as Un garçon de café

1976
Police Commissioner Moulin poster

Police Commissioner Moulin

TV · as Cathala · 1 ep

1975
Act of Aggression poster

Act of Aggression

Movie

1975
No Problem! poster

No Problem!

Movie · as French customs officer

1975
The Cold Soup poster

The Cold Soup

Movie · as Abel

1975
The Seventh Company Has Been Found poster

The Seventh Company Has Been Found

Movie · as L'officier allemand qui s'aperçoit de l'évasion

1975
Let Joy Reign Supreme poster

Let Joy Reign Supreme

Movie · as Peasant

1974
Kisses Till Monday poster

Kisses Till Monday

Movie · as Bob

1974
While There's War There's Hope poster

While There's War There's Hope

Movie · as Mercenaro

1974
Cadoudal poster

Cadoudal

Movie · as Guillemot

1973
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob poster

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

Movie · as Police Biker

1973
Marriage a la Mode poster

Marriage a la Mode

Movie

1972
There Once Was a Cop poster

There Once Was a Cop

Movie · as PJ inspector

1972
To Be Twenty in the Aures poster

To Be Twenty in the Aures

Movie · as Jacques

1958
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes poster

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

TV · as Alain Meneau · 1 ep