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Jean Carmet

Acting Born Apr 25, 1920 Died Apr 20, 1994 Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France 200 credits
200
Total Credits
1941–2021
81 Years Career Span
58
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Jean Carmet was a French film and stage actor and screenwriter born on April 25, 1920, in Bourgueil, Indre-et-Loire, France. He began working on stage and in film in the early 1940s, becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. Known for his good-natured manner, he appeared in more than 200 films during his long career. Although he played dramatic parts, he usually acted in supporting roles as a comedic character. He is best known internationally for his role as a French colonist in the 1976 film La Victoire en Chantant, also known as Black and White in Color. He was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for his leading role in a 1986 film. He passed away on April 20, 1994, in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine.

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Career

Career overview

Jean Carmet was a French film and stage actor and screenwriter born on April 25, 1920, in Bourgueil, Indre-et-Loire, France. He began working on stage and later in film in the early 1940s, eventually becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. Known for his good-natured manner, he was as popular with members of the film crew as he was with audiences.

During his long career, he appeared in more than 200 films. Although he played dramatic parts, he usually acted in a supporting role as a comedic character. He is best known internationally for his role as a French colonist in the 1976 film La Victoire en Chantant, also known as Black and White in Color. He was also nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the 1986 film, and he was a two-time César award recipient.

Jean Carmet passed away on April 20, 1994, in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, at the age of 73.

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Known for

The Red Green Show

as Père Grandet
Film

Germinal

as Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort
Film

My Mother's Castle

as Drunkard guard
Film

L'Invité surprise

as Le Colonel

Palace

as Pilier de comptoir

Sacrée soirée

as Self

Nulle part ailleurs

as Self
Film

Miss Mona

as Miss Mona
Film

The Fugitives

as Docteur Martin, vétérinaire

Télématin

as Self

Châteauvallon

as Forger
Film

Gramps Is in the Resistance

as André Bourdelle, « Capitaine Raymond » chef d'un mouvement de résistants

Frequent co-stars

Gérard Depardieu 6 shared titles
Jean Lefebvre 4 shared titles
Lea Drinda 4 shared titles
Mario David 4 shared titles
Pierre Richard 4 shared titles
Michel Galabru 4 shared titles
Philippe Noiret 3 shared titles
Maria Pacôme 3 shared titles
Dora Doll 3 shared titles
Maurice Barrier 3 shared titles

Career timeline

Morceaux de Cannes
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Eugénie GrandetCache CashB comme Bolo
GerminalRoulez jeunesse !Coup de jeuneLa Chambre 108
Coucou c'est nous !Le Bal des casse-piedsDispute in ValladolidLes Carnassiers
Thank You, LifeThe White QueenA Lesson of Hope
Stars 90My Mother's CastleBouvard et PécuchetLe Sixième DoigtBouvard et Pécuchet
L'Invité surprisePérigord noirLa Vouivre
PalaceNailcruncher
Sacrée soiréeNulle part ailleursL'Âge de Monsieur est avancéMiss MonaSorceress
The FugitivesMy Brother-in-law Killed My SisterBitter ChampagneFollow My GazeL'Été 36
TélématinChâteauvallonAll Mixed UpThe Alley CatNight Magic
Dog DayThe Crime of Ovide PlouffeFire on Sight
Procès de Jean CarmetGramps Is in the ResistanceCaniculePick Up Your Belongings
Champs-ElyséesLes MisérablesGuy de Maupassant
The Cabbage SoupCircle of DeceitThe Boy SoldierLa Double Vie de Théophraste LonguetA Business of Men
The Lady BankerLe Curé de Tours
Buffet FroidSuch a Lovely Town...Gros câlinSilver Anniversary
Ciné regardsViolette NozièreSugarBeaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived
Plus ça va, moins ça vaRene the CaneAlice or the Last EscapadeThe Seventh Company Outdoors
30 millions d'amisBlack and White in ColorScrambled Eggs
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSystème 2The Common ManTrop c'est trop
Spécial cinémaThe Down-in-the-Hole GangKisses Till MondayThe Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeThe Eyes Closed
The Right of the MaddestDon't Cry with Your Mouth FullLe ConciergeLes grands sentiments font les bons gueuletons
Le Grand ÉchiquierThe Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeThe AnnuityThe Troubles of AlfredShe No Longer Talks, She Shoots
Samedi soirJust Before NightfallLe Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonquesDas Lied der BalalaikaThe Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
The NovicesAdieu BertheAnd Soon the DarknessThe BreachShe Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
A Golden WidowL'Auvergnat et l'AutobusUn merveilleux parfum d'oseillePoussez pas grand-père dans les cactusLes gros malins
The Little Bather · ScreenplayVery Happy AlexanderDon't Take God's Children for Wild Geese

Full Filmography

200 titles
  • Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
  • À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017) as Self - Actor (archive footage)
  • Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Eugénie Grandet (1994) as Père Grandet
  • Cache Cash (1994) as M. Durandet, vétérinaire en retraite
  • B comme Bolo (1994) as Bolo
  • Germinal (1993) as Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort
  • Roulez jeunesse ! (1993) as Michel
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  • Coup de jeune (1993) as Ponsard
  • La Chambre 108 (1993) as René Bertillon
  • Coucou c'est nous ! (1992) as Self
  • Le Bal des casse-pieds (1992) as Monsieur Vandubas
  • Dispute in Valladolid (1992) as Le Légat du Pape
  • Les Carnassiers (1992) as Chauveau
  • Thank You, Life (1991) as Raymond Pelleveau, le père âgé
  • The White Queen (1991) as Lucien
  • A Lesson of Hope (1991) as Le directeur
  • Stars 90 (1990) as Self
  • My Mother's Castle (1990) as Drunkard guard
  • Bouvard et Pécuchet (1990) as Juste Pecuchet
  • Le Sixième Doigt (1990) as Le commandant
  • Bouvard et Pécuchet (1990) as Juste Pécuchet
  • Un jeu d'enfant (1990) as Le grand-père
  • L'Invité surprise (1989) as Le Colonel
  • Périgord noir (1989) as Jean-Lou
  • La Vouivre (1989) as Requiem
  • Palace (1988) as Pilier de comptoir
  • Nailcruncher (1988) as Scipion
  • Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
  • Nulle part ailleurs (1987) as Self
  • L'Âge de Monsieur est avancé (1987) as Le régisseur / Désiré
  • Miss Mona (1987) as Miss Mona
  • Sorceress (1987) as Vicar
  • The Two Crocodiles (1987) as Emile Rivereau
  • La Brute (1987) as M. Deliot
  • The Fugitives (1986) as Docteur Martin, vétérinaire
  • My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister (1986) as Jocelyn Bouloire
  • Bitter Champagne (1986) as Zigou
  • Follow My Gaze (1986) as Désiré, the farmer
  • L'Été 36 (1986) as Vichy Fraise
  • The Discoveries of a Modern Couple (1986) as Raphael Poitevin
  • Télématin (1985) as Self
  • Châteauvallon (1985) as Forger
  • All Mixed Up (1985) as Le pharmacien
  • The Alley Cat (1985) as Egon Ratablavasky
  • Night Magic (1985) as Sam
  • Dog Day (1984) as Socrate
  • The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (1984) as Pacifique Berthet
  • Fire on Sight (1984) as Inspector Robert Casti
  • Procès de Jean Carmet (1983) as Self
  • Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983) as André Bourdelle, « Capitaine Raymond » chef d'un mouvement de résistants
  • Canicule (1983)
  • Pick Up Your Belongings (1983) as Joseph Cohen
  • Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
  • Les Misérables (1982) as Thénardier, innkeeper of Montfermeil
  • Guy de Maupassant (1982) as François
  • The Cabbage Soup (1981) as Francis Chérasse (Le Bombé)
  • Circle of Deceit (1981) as Rudnik
  • The Boy Soldier (1981) as L'adjudant Chalumot
  • La Double Vie de Théophraste Longuet (1981) as Théophraste Longuet
  • A Business of Men (1981) as Kreps
  • L'Amour trop fort (1981) as Max
  • The Lady Banker (1980) as Duvernet
  • Le Curé de Tours (1980) as L'abbé Birotteau
  • Buffet Froid (1979) as Le vieil assassin
  • Such a Lovely Town... (1979) as Le juge Fernand Noblet
  • Gros câlin (1979) as Emile Cousin
  • Silver Anniversary (1979) as François Dupuis
  • Ciné regards (1978) as Self
  • Violette Nozière (1978) as Baptiste Nozière
  • Sugar (1978) as Adrien Courtois
  • Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived (1978) as Camadule
  • Plus ça va, moins ça va (1977) as Inspecteur Melville
  • Rene the Cane (1977) as L'indicateur
  • Alice or the Last Escapade (1977) as Colas
  • The Seventh Company Outdoors (1977) as M. Albert, le passeur qui ne parle pas Anglais
  • 30 millions d'amis (1976) as Self
  • Black and White in Color (1976) as Sergeant Bosselet
  • Scrambled Eggs (1976) as Marcel Dutilleul
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
  • Système 2 (1975) as Self
  • The Common Man (1975) as Georges Lajoie
  • Trop c'est trop (1975) as Cameo
  • Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
  • The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974) as Paul Bourru
  • Kisses Till Monday (1974) as Henri-Pierre
  • The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1974) as Maurice Lefebvre
  • The Eyes Closed (1974) as Raoul
  • No Pockets in a Shroud (1974) as Commissioner Bude
  • The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1974) as Doctor Féraud (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
  • How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby (1974) as Antoine Robineau
  • La Gueule de l’emploi (1974) as Le Restaurateur
  • Ursule and Grelu (1974)
  • The Right of the Maddest (1973) as Le mari de la directrice de la Maison de Repos
  • Don't Cry with Your Mouth Full (1973) as le père
  • Le Concierge (1973) as Ludovic, frère de Jocelyne
  • Les grands sentiments font les bons gueuletons (1973) as Georges Armand
  • Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
  • The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972) as Maurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend
  • The Annuity (1972) as Maître Vierzon, l'avocat de Noël
  • The Troubles of Alfred (1972) as Paul
  • She No Longer Talks, She Shoots (1972) as 'Jambe de laine'
  • Five Leaf Clover (1972) as Lord Picratt
  • The Artless One (1972) as Fisherman
  • Samedi soir (1971) as Self
  • Just Before Nightfall (1971) as Jeannot
  • Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (1971) as Gégène
  • Das Lied der Balalaika (1971) as Angelo
  • The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow (1971) as Staline
  • Bon an mal ou Chérie je me sens vieillir (1971) as Martin Bardeau
  • The Novices (1970) as Le client au chien
  • Adieu Berthe (1970) as Léo Clapier
  • And Soon the Darkness (1970) as Renier
  • The Breach (1970) as M. Pinelli
  • She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (1970) as Bartender
  • A Golden Widow (1969) as Member of Yiddish International Power
  • L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus (1969) as Man who wants to buy the bus (uncredited)
  • Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille (1969) as Karl de Kerfuntel
  • Poussez pas grand-père dans les cactus (1969) as Le patron du bistrot
  • Les gros malins (1969) as Tax collector
  • The Little Bather (1968) Screenplay
  • Very Happy Alexander (1968) as 'La Fringale'
  • Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese (1968) as The superstitious security guard (uncredited)
  • Idiot in Paris (1967) as Ernest Grafouillères, transporteur de légumes
  • Trap for the Assassin (1966) as Tristot
  • Your Money or Your Life (1966) as Vicar
  • Cloportes (1965) as Effeminate art critic (uncredited)
  • How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965) as Paulo, le complice de Léonard Maburon (sketch "Le Procès")
  • The Two Orphans (1965) as Picard
  • Les Gorilles (1964) as 'La Fauche'
  • The Counterfeit Constable (1964) as Le porte drapeau
  • Trouble Among Widows (1964) as L'horloger à l'enterrement
  • The Last Steps (1964) as Déde Lemartin
  • Any Number Can Win (1963) as Bartender
  • The Blockhead Fair (1963) as Station master
  • The Elusive Corporal (1962) as Guillaume aka 'Le Fermier'
  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962) as Le clochard
  • We Will Go to Deauville (1962) as Le porteur
  • Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge (1962) as Le chauffeur
  • The Fighting Musketeers (1961) as Planchet
  • The American Beauty (1961) as Burglar
  • Vengeance of the Three Musketeers (1961) as Planchet
  • Oh! What a Mambo (1959) as Jo le Bègue
  • Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women (1959) as Martial, customs officer
  • Sunday Encounter (1958) as le pompiste
  • The Amorous Corporal (1958) as Balluché
  • The Irony of Money (1957) as Feliciano
  • Trois de la marine (1957) as Papillote
  • Mademoiselle and Her Gang (1957) as Dédé
  • My Priest, Champion of the Regiment (1956) as Corporal Drawer
  • These Sacred Holidays (1956) as Second inspector
  • Babies Galore (1956) as Hubert, le beau-fils
  • Bold Adventure (1956) as Lamme
  • Hello Smile! (1956) as Jean Courtebride
  • Les Duraton (1956) as Gaston Duvet, le rôle radiophonique de « Gaston Duraton »
  • Give 'em Hell (1955) as Alvarez
  • Three of the Canebière (1955) as (uncredited)
  • La Madelon (1955) as Soldier Mathieu
  • Adam Is... Eve (1954) as Gaston
  • The Count of Bragelonne (1954) as (uncredited)
  • Piédalu député (1954)
  • Des quintuplés au pensionnat (1953) as Antoine
  • Midnight... Quai de Bercy (1953) as Merle, l'adjoint de l'inspecteur
  • The Tour of the Grand Dukes (1953) as Village vicar
  • Mr. Leguignon Lampiste (1952) as M. Grosjean
  • Drôle de noce (1952) as Paullaud
  • Mister Taxi (1952) as François
  • They Were Five (1952) as Jean - le postier
  • Les Quatre Sergents du Fort Carré (1952) as Le Guen
  • The Forest of Farewell (1952) as Baptiste
  • She and Me (1952) as Gaston, l'ami de Jean
  • Bille de clown (1952) as Gaston Lemeunier
  • On demande un bandit (1951)
  • Dr. Knock (1951) as Le premier gars
  • Le Roi des camelots (1951) as La Globule, ami de Robert
  • Les Mémoires de la vache Yolande (1951) as Le clerc
  • Cartouche, King of Paris (1950) as 'Brin d'Amour', soldier
  • God Needs Men (1950) as Yvon
  • Les femmes sont folles (1950) as Emile
  • Not Any Weekend for Our Love (1950) as le pianiste malade
  • The Patron (1950) as The Brigadier
  • Branquignol (1949) as Bidel - un fantaisiste raté
  • I Love Only You (1949) as Le père affolé (uncredited)
  • La Louve (1949) as Gustave
  • The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1949) as Mechanic (uncredited)
  • Bonheur en location (1949) as Guy Piponnet
  • La Bataille du feu (1949) as Albert Farjon
  • Last Hour, Special Edition (1949) as Nestor
  • Le Diamant de cent sous (1948) as Guest
  • The Execrable Fate of Guillemette Babin (1948) as Étienne
  • Monsieur Vincent (1947) as L'abbé Pontail
  • Carbon Copy (1947) as Ismora's accomplices
  • Le destin s'amuse (1946) as Third accomplice
  • Dropped from Heaven (1946) as A man of Laurent
  • Dawn Devils (1946) as Durand, aka 'Durandal'
  • Children of Paradise (1945) as Un spectateur au paradis des Funambules (uncredited)
  • François Villon (1945) as Companion of François (uncredited)
  • Mysteries of Paris (1943) as Tortillard (uncredited)
  • The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock (1942) as Typographer (uncredited)
  • The Pavilion Burns (1941)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Jean Carmet best known for?

Jean Carmet is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Red Green Show (1991), Germinal (1993), My Mother's Castle (1990), L'Invité surprise (1989).

When and where was Jean Carmet born?

Jean Carmet was born on April 25, 1920 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. They passed away on April 20, 1994.

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Jean Carmet has accumulated over 200 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1941 to 2021.

What is Jean Carmet's background in cinema and television?

Jean Carmet was a French film and stage actor and screenwriter born on April 25, 1920, in Bourgueil, Indre-et-Loire, France. He began working on stage and in film in the early 1940s, becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. Known for his good-natured manner, he appeared in more than 200 films during...

Jean Carmet by the numbers

200credits
183films
17TV series
1941–2021active years

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Full filmography (200) Born on April 25 In memoriam 1994

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