Jean Marais
Biography
Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais, professionally known as Jean Marais, was a French actor and director born on December 11, 1913, in Cherbourg, France. In addition to acting and directing, his professional pursuits included theatre direction, painting, sculpture, visual arts, writing, and photography. His known credits include 124 acting roles. He was decorated with the Legion of Honour in 1996. Jean Marais passed away on November 8, 1998, at the age of 84.
Career overview
Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais, professionally known as Jean Marais, was born on December 11, 1913, in Cherbourg, Manche, France, and passed away on November 8, 1998, at the age of 84. Active in the entertainment and artistic fields, he was a French actor and theatre director, as well as a painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer, and photographer. Throughout his career, he accumulated 124 known credits primarily focused on acting within movies and television shows.
In addition to his contributions to film and theatre, Marais was recognized for his work in other artistic domains and received the Legion d'Honour in 1996. His life and career are documented across various biographical and film reference platforms, noting his extensive involvement in the arts until his death in November 1998.
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127 titles- Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black (2024)
- Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- The Image Book (2018) as (archive footage)
- Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- At World's End (2009) as Djoko
- Jean Marais, le mal rouge et or (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Luchino Visconti (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Jean Cocteau, cinéaste (2001) as Self
- Federico Fellini's Autobiography (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- Screening at the Majestic (1997) as Self - Interviewee
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Jean Cocteau: Lies and Truths (1997) as Self
- Stealing Beauty (1996) as M. Guillaume
- The World of Jacques Demy (1995) as Self (archive footage)
- Les Miserables (1995) as Mgr Myriel
- Jean Marais par Jean Marais (1995) as Self
- Dis papa, raconte-moi là-bas (1993)
- Shipwrecked Children (1992) as Marc Antoine
- Damia: Concert en velours noir (1989) as Self
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Le monde est à vous (1987) as Self
- Lahaye d'honneur (1987) as Self
- Lien de parenté (1986) as Victor Blaise
- Parking (1985) as Hadès / The Devil
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Ciné regards (1978) as Self
- 30 millions d'amis (1976) as Self
- Cérémonie des César (1976) as Self - President
- Die 1000 Tode des Yvan Chiffre (1976) as Self
- Apostrophes (1975) as Self
- Midi Première (1975) as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Joseph Balsamo (1973) as Joseph Balsamo
- Karatékas and Co (1973) as l'Empereur
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- Midi trente (1972) as Self (archive footage)
- Donkey Skin (1970) as The King
- The Provocation (1970) as Christian
- Peau d'Âne (1970) as Self
- Le Jouet criminel (1969) as Le vieil homme
- Diamond Rush (1969) as Manuel Thomas, dit Manu
- À bout portant (1968) as Self
- Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967) as Fantômas / Fandor / Sir Walter Brown / Giuseppe Luigi
- Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967) Stunts
- Seven Guys and a Gal (1967) as Captain Dorgeval
- The Saint Lies in Wait (1966) as Simon Templar
- Dim Dam Dom (1965) as Self
- Fantomas Unleashed (1965) as Fantômas / Fandor / Professeur Lefèvre / Marquis de Rostelli
- Fantomas Unleashed (1965) Stunts
- Thomas the Impostor (1965) as Le narrateur
- Ivory Coast Adventure (1965) as Jean-Luc Hervé de la Tommeraye
- Operation Double Cross (1965) as Antoine Donadieu
- Killer Spy (1965) as Stanislas Dubois
- Fantomas (1964) as Fantômas / Fandor / Lord Shelton / Vieux gardien de la prison
- Friends of the family (1964) as Noël Carradine
- Cherchez l'idole (1964) as Self, guest at Sylvie Vartan's show (uncredited)
- I misteri di Roma (1963)
- The Invincible Swordsman (1963) as François de Capestan
- The Reluctant Spy (1963) as Stanislas
- The Mysteries of Paris (1962) as Rodolphe de Sombreuil
- The Iron Mask (1962) as Charles D'Artagnan
- Pontius Pilate (1962) as Ponzio Pilato
- Captain Fracasse (1961) as Baron Philippe de Sigognac / Captain Fracasse
- Romulus and the Sabines (1961) as Marte
- Princess of Cleves (1961) as Prince of Clèves
- Napoléon II, the Eagle (1961) as General de Montholon
- Blood on His Sword (1961) as Robert de Neuville
- Austerlitz (1960) as Carnot
- Captain Blood (1960) as François de Capestang, aka 'Le Capitan'
- Testament of Orpheus (1960) as Oedipe
- Discorama (1959) as Self
- The Hunchback of Paris (1959) as Henri de Lagardère
- King on Horseback (1958) as Henri La Tour
- Every Day Has Its Secret (1958) as Xavier Lezcano
- Life Together (1958) as Teddy Brooks
- Soleil éteint (1958)
- White Nights (1957) as L'Inquilino
- Typhoon Over Nagasaki (1957) as Pierre Marsac
- A Girl in a Pocket (1957) as Prof. Jerome
- S.O.S. Noronha (1957) as Frédéric Coulibaud
- Elena and Her Men (1956) as Général François Rollan
- If Paris Were Told to Us (1956) as François Ier
- Goubbiah and the Gipsy Girl (1956) as Goubbiah
- The Whole Town Accuses (1956) as François Nérac
- Napoleon (1955) as Count Montholon
- School for Love (1955) as Eric Walter
- Reflets de Cannes (1954) as Self
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1954) as Edmond Dantès
- Boom on Paris (1954) as lui-même
- Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953) as Louis XV
- The Healer (1953) as Pierre Lachaux dit « Monsieur Laurent »
- Inside a Girls' Dormitory (1953) as Inspecteur Desiré Marco
- Voice of Silence (1953) as Andrea Sanna
- The Call of Destiny (1953) as Lorenzo Lombardi
- Julietta (1953) as André Landrecourt
- The Lovers of Midnight (1953) as Marcel Dulac
- Love, Madame (1952) as Self (uncredited)
- Leathernose (1952) as Roger de Tainchebraye
- Miracles Only Happen Once (1951) as Jérôme
- Orpheus (1950) as Orphée
- The Glass Castle (1950) as Rémy Marsay
- The Secret of Mayerling (1949) as L'archiduc Rodolphe d'Autriche-Hongrie
- Bambi (1948) as Self (archive footage)
- Bambi (1948) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Queen's Lover (1948) as Ruy Blas / Don César de Bazan
- The Eagle with Two Heads (1948) as Stanislas
- In the Eyes of Memory (1948) as Jacques Forestier
- The Storm Within (1948) as Michel
- The Royalists (1947) as Marquis of Montauran
- Beauty and the Beast (1946) as La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
- Carmen (1944) as Don José
- Voyage Without Hope (1943) as Alain Ginestier
- The Eternal Return (1943) as Patrice
- The Four-Poster Bed (1942) as Remy Bonvent
- The Pavilion Burns (1941) as Daniel
- The Patriot (1938) as (uncredited)
- Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées (1938) as L'Abbé-Précepteur
- Bizarre, Bizarre (1937) as Le fêtard assommé par un Chinois (uncredited)
- The New Men (1936) as Le secrétaire
- The Scandal (1934) as Le liftier
- The Adventurer (1934) as Le jeune ouvrier
- Le Bonheur (1934) as Journalist (uncredited)
- Étienne (1933)
- The Hawk (1933)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jean Marais best known for?
Jean Marais is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Stealing Beauty (1996), Sacrée soirée (1987), Le monde est à vous (1987), Champs-Elysées (1982).
When and where was Jean Marais born?
Jean Marais was born on December 11, 1913 in Cherbourg, Manche, France. They passed away on November 8, 1998.
How many credits does Jean Marais have?
Jean Marais has accumulated over 127 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1933 to 2024.
What is Jean Marais's background in cinema and television?
Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais, professionally known as Jean Marais, was a French actor and director born on December 11, 1913, in Cherbourg, France. In addition to acting and directing, his professional pursuits included theatre direction, painting, sculpture, visual arts, writing, and photography. His known credits inclu...
Jean Marais by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Midi Première (1975) as Self — aged about 61
- Bambi (1948) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 34
- Bambi (1948) as Self — aged about 34
- Apostrophes (1975) as Self — aged about 61
- Joseph Balsamo (1973) as Joseph Balsamo — aged about 59
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self — aged about 58
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