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Jacques Charon

Acting Born Feb 27, 1920 Paris, France 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Midi Première

as Self

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self
Film

The Turkey

as M. de Pontagnac

Full filmography

  • Midi Première (1975) as Self
  • Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
  • Samedi soir (1971) as Self
  • Midi trente (1972) as Self
  • À bout portant (1968) as Self
  • La Comédie-Française (1952)
  • La Comédie-Française (1952) as Arlequin
  • The Dreadful (1959) as Monestier
  • Opération Jericho as Le comte Jacques de Saint-Leu
  • The Turkey (1951) as M. de Pontagnac
  • Teuf-teuf (1963) as Self - Host
  • Tartuffe (1973) as Orgon
  • Cartouche (1962) as Le colonel
  • The Double Bed (1965) as Le fiancé (3 : « La Répétition »)
  • The Red Inn (1951) as Rodolphe
  • How Do You Like My Sister? (1964) as Jolivet
  • Colonel Chabert (1943) as Cleric
  • Vingt-neuf degrés à l'ombre (1969) as Pomadour
  • The Royalists (1947) as Lieutenant Merle
  • Le Petit Jacques (1953) as Defense lawyer Maître Merlin
  • Cœur-sur-Mer (1951) as Le prince de Synoire
  • The Scheming Women (1954) as Antonio Pan, le jeune premier
  • Would-Be Gentleman (1958) as the dancing master
  • Le Petit Poucet (1954) as Narrateur