Jean-Louis Trintignant
Known for Acting · 185 credits
- Born
- 1930-12-11
- Died
- 2022-06-17
- Place of birth
- Piolenc, Vaucluse, France
- Also known as
- Jean Louis Trintignant · Жан-Луи Тринтинян · Жан-Луј Тринтињан · Žan-Luj Trintignant
Biography
Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (December 11, 1930 – June 17, 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic films of European cinema, and worked with many prominent auteur directors, including Roger Vadim, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Claude Chabrol, Bernardo Bertolucci, Éric Rohmer, François Truffaut, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Michael Haneke.
He made a critical and commercial breakthrough in And God Created Woman (1956), followed by a starmaking romantic turn in A Man and a Woman (1966), and The Great Silence (1968). He won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 1968 Berlin International Film Festival for his performance in The Man Who Lies and the Best Actor Award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival for Costa-Gavras's Z. Trintignant's other notable films include, My Night at Maud's (1969), The Conformist (1970), Three Colours: Red (1994), and The City of Lost Children (1995). He won the 2013 César Award for Best Actor for his role in Michael Haneke's Amour.
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Known For
TV Shows (14)
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Kulturzeit
1995
as self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
Square
2012
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Pour le plaisir
1964
as Self
From Rock Star to Killer
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Seize millions de jeunes
1964
as Self
Le Train Bleu s'arrête 13 fois
1965
as Mezure
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
as Self
Movies (171)
Melancoly Baby
1979
as Pierre
The Lady Banker
1980
as Horace Vannister
Deadly Sweet
1967
as Bernard
Amour
2012
as Georges
Passion of Love
1981
as Le médecin major
Three Colors: Red
1994
as The Judge
Going and Coming Back
1985
as Roland Rivière
Angelique: The Road to Versailles
1965
as Claude le Petit, dit Le poète croté
Cover Up
1983
as Christian Lacassagne
The Conformist
1971
as Marcello Clerici
Nutty, Naughty Chateau
1963
as Frédéric
Under Fire
1983
as Marcel Jazy
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Captain Serge
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
1998
as Lucien Emmerich / Jean-Baptiste Emmerich
Act of Aggression
1975
as Paul Varlin
The City of Lost Children
1995
as L'oncle Irvin (voice)
A Man and a Woman
1966
as Jean-Louis Duroc
Credo
1983
as Prof. Lenski
The Crook
1970
as Simon the Swiss
The American
1969
as Bruno
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Parisienne... Parisiennes
1962
as Récitant (voice)
Playing with Fire
1975
as Franz
Other People's Money
1978
as Henri Rainier
Austerlitz
1960
as Ségur fils
Jacques Deray, j'ai connu une belle époque
2018
as Self
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
as Bernard Duparc (segment "La luxure")
Diamond Safari
1966
as Raphaël Vincente
Il Sorpasso
1962
as Roberto Mariani
The Great Silence
1968
as Silence
...And God Created Woman
1956
as Michel Tardieu
The Last Train
1973
as Julien Maroyeur
So Sweet... So Perverse
1969
as Jean Reynaud
Love at the Top
1974
as Nicolas Mallet
Escapade
1974
as Ferdinand
Z
1969
as Examining Magistrate
Le Bon Plaisir
1984
as Le Président de la République
Les Siffleurs
1964
as Jean-Louis Trintignant
The Libertine
1968
as Dr. Carlo De Marchi
Swimming Instructor
1979
as le jardinier
The Assassination
1972
as François Darien
An Assassin Passes By
1981
as Ravic
My Night at Maud's
1969
as Jean-Louis
Faces of Love
1977
as Victor
Rendez-vous
1985
as Scrutzler
Without Apparent Motive
1971
as Stéphane Carella
Long Live Life
1984
as François Gaucher
Lust
1962
as Bernard Duparc
Happy End
2017
as Georges Laurent
The Most Precious of Cargoes
2024
as Narrateur (voice)
Trans-Europ-Express
1966
as Elias
Thank You, Life
1991
as le colonel SS
My Love, My Love
1967
as Vincent Falaise
L'Interdiction
1993
as Marquis d'Espard
Next Summer
1985
as Paul
Love Circle
1969
as Michele
That Night of Varennes
1982
as Monsieur Sauce
See How They Fall
1994
as Marx
The Best Years of a Life
2019
as Jean-Louis Duroc
Spotlight on a Murderer
1961
as Jean-Marie de Kerloquen
The Ghost Valley
1987
as Paul
Cinéma Jacques Perrin
2014
as Self
Kieślowski Cannes 94
1994
as Self
Western, Italian Style
1968
as Self
Confidentially Yours
1983
as Julien Vercel
Death Laid an Egg
1968
as Marco
Bunker Palace Hotel
1989
as Holm
One Hero, The People
2026
as Excerpt from the film Z (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
I Love You All
1980
as Julien Tellier
The Terrace
1980
as Enrico D'Orsi
Flic Story
1975
as Émile Buisson
Julie de Carneilhan
1990
as Herbert d'Espivant
Avatar
1964
as Octave
The Sleeping Car Murders
1965
as Éric Grandin, étudiant vétérinaire
The Desert of the Tartars
1976
as Magg. Med. Rovine
Shoot to Live
2022
as Self
Trintignant by Trintignant
2021
as Self
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
2013
Violent Summer
1959
as Carlo Caremoli
Les Biches
1968
as Paul Thomas
The Big Pardon
1982
as Le commissaire Duché
Angel's Wing
1993
as Colonel Édouard
Filming Silenzio
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Igor and After
2026
Violins at the Ball
1974
as Him (Michel)
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
1986
as Jean-Louis Duroc
Romy, A Free Woman
2022
as Self - Julien Maroyeur (archive footage)
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Club of Women
1956
as Michel
And Hope to Die
1972
as Tony
Deep Water
1981
as Vic
The Sunday Woman
1975
as Massimo Campi
Volley for a Black Buffalo
1985
as Mr. Fodó, teacher
The Secret
1974
as David Daguerre
Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
as Danceny
Successive Slidings of Pleasure
1974
as The Police Commissioner
The Outside Man
1972
as Lucien Bellon
The Big Pardon 2
1992
as Le Commissaire Duché (archive footage)
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009
The Game of Truth
1961
as Guy de Fleury
Ramparts of Clay
1970
as L'entrepreneur
Jean-Louis Trintignant, "an honest man"
2009
as Self
The Honeymoon Trip
1976
as Paul Carter
Le Combat dans l'île
1962
as Clément Lesser
A Self-Made Hero
1996
as Albert Dehousse (old)
Law of the Streets
1956
as Yves Tréguier aka 'Le Breton'
L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
1985
as Mayene
A Full Day's Work
1973
as Le Metteur en scène de la troupe des 'Enfants du Gard'
Crime Thief
1969
as Jean Girod
Rain over Santiago
1975
as Le Sénateur
L'Œil écarlate
1993
as René Montijoux
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
I Kill, You Kill
1965
as Gianni Santi (segment "La donna che viveva sola")
Opium and the Stick
1970
as Chaudier
Janis and John
2003
as Monsieur Cannon
C'est jamais loin
1996
as Elliot Spencer
Défense de savoir
1973
as Jean-Pierre Laubray
Making of Happy End
2018
as Self
Il successo
1963
as Sergio
About Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (December 11, 1930 – June 17, 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic films of European cinema, and worked with many prominent auteur directors, including Roger Vadim, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Claude Chabrol, Bernardo Bertolucci, Éric Rohmer, François Truffaut, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Michael Haneke. He made a critical and commercial breakthrough in And God Created Wom… With 185 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Jean-Louis Trintignant has appeared in 171 films and 14 TV shows.
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- The Lady Banker (1980) — as Horace Vannister
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