Jean-Louis Trintignant
Known for Acting · 181 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 (11)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
Kulturzeit
1995
as self
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Square
2012
as Self
From Rock Star to Killer
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
as Self
Le Train Bleu s'arrête 13 fois
1965
as Mezure
Movies (170)
A Man and a Woman
1966
as Jean-Louis Duroc
Three Colors: Red
1994
as The Judge
Melancoly Baby
1979
as Pierre
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
The Most Precious of Cargoes
2024
as Narrateur (voice)
The Great Silence
1968
as Silence
The City of Lost Children
1995
as L'oncle Irvin (voice)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Under Fire
1983
as Marcel Jazy
Amour
2012
as Georges
Western, Italian Style
1968
as Self
The Conformist
1971
as Marcello Clerici
Il Sorpasso
1962
as Roberto Mariani
...And God Created Woman
1956
as Michel Tardieu
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Z
1969
as Examining Magistrate
Playing with Fire
1975
as Franz
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Captain Serge
Happy End
2017
as Georges Laurent
Angelique: The Road to Versailles
1965
as Claude le Petit, dit Le poète croté
Successive Slidings of Pleasure
1974
as The Police Commissioner
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
as Bernard Duparc (segment "La luxure")
My Night at Maud's
1969
as Jean-Louis
Flic Story
1975
as Émile Buisson
And Hope to Die
1972
as Tony
Deadly Sweet
1967
as Bernard
The Libertine
1968
as Dr. Carlo De Marchi
The Desert of the Tartars
1976
as Magg. Med. Rovine
The Last Train
1973
as Julien Maroyeur
Rendez-vous
1985
as Scrutzler
The Outside Man
1972
as Lucien Bellon
The Terrace
1980
as Enrico D'Orsi
Death Laid an Egg
1968
as Marco
That Night of Varennes
1982
as Monsieur Sauce
Love at the Top
1974
as Nicolas Mallet
So Sweet... So Perverse
1969
as Jean Reynaud
The Sunday Woman
1975
as Massimo Campi
Passion of Love
1981
as Le médecin major
The Sleeping Car Murders
1965
as Éric Grandin, étudiant vétérinaire
The Secret
1974
as David Daguerre
The Lady Banker
1980
as Horace Vannister
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
1986
as Jean-Louis Duroc
Confidentially Yours
1983
as Julien Vercel
The Big Pardon
1982
as Le commissaire Duché
Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
as Danceny
Les Biches
1968
as Paul Thomas
The Best Years of a Life
2019
as Jean-Louis Duroc
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Violent Summer
1959
as Carlo Caremoli
The Assassination
1972
as François Darien
Thank You, Life
1991
as le colonel SS
The Battle of Austerlitz
1960
as Ségur fils
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Tykho Moon
1996
as Le chirurgien
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
2010
as Self
The Woman of My Life
1986
as Pierre
The Fabiani Affair
1962
as Joseph Fabiani
Malevil
1981
as Fulbert
Mata Hari, Agent H21
1964
as Captain François Lasalle
Love Circle
1969
as Michele
Janis and John
2003
as Monsieur Cannon
Deep Water
1981
as Vic
The Game of Truth
1961
as Guy de Fleury
Spotlight on a Murderer
1961
as Jean-Marie de Kerloquen
I Kill, You Kill
1965
as Gianni Santi (segment "La donna che viveva sola")
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
1998
as Lucien Emmerich / Jean-Baptiste Emmerich
Without Apparent Motive
1971
as Stéphane Carella
Il successo
1963
as Sergio
A Self-Made Hero
1996
as Albert Dehousse (old)
Les Contes secrets ou les Rohmériens
2005
as Self
Journey Beneath the Desert
1961
as Pierre
Le Bon Plaisir
1984
as Le Président de la République
Trans-Europ-Express
1966
as Elias
Lust
1962
as Bernard Duparc
The Crook
1970
as Simon the Swiss
Act of Aggression
1975
as Paul Varlin
I Love You All
1980
as Julien Tellier
The Honeymoon Trip
1976
as Paul Carter
Fiesta
1995
as Colonel Masagual
See How They Fall
1994
as Marx
The Probability Factor
1976
as Fred Malone
Défense de savoir
1973
as Jean-Pierre Laubray
Swimming Instructor
1979
as le jardinier
Opium and the Stick
1970
as Chaudier
Next Summer
1985
as Paul
Bunker Palace Hotel
1989
as Holm
Law of the Streets
1956
as Yves Tréguier aka 'Le Breton'
Club of Women
1956
as Michel
The Man Who Lies
1968
as Jan Robin / Boris Varissa
Trintignant by Trintignant
2021
as Self
Rain over Santiago
1975
as Le Sénateur
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Shoot to Live
2022
as Self
Credo
1983
as Prof. Lenski
Filming Silenzio
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Nutty, Naughty Chateau
1963
as Frédéric
The Big Pardon 2
1992
as Le Commissaire Duché (archive footage)
Crime Thief
1969
as Jean Girod
Long Live Life
1984
as François Gaucher
Michael H. – Profession: Director
2013
as Self
Three Faces of Sin
1961
as Guest at the opening
If All the Guys in the World...
1956
as Jean-Louis
Seventeenth Heaven
1966
as François
Le Combat dans l'île
1962
as Clément Lesser
A Business of Men
1981
as Louis Faguet
The Real Bargain
1965
as Jacques Danzac
Les Siffleurs
1964
as Jean-Louis Trintignant
Le Moustachu
1987
as le général Gougeard
Cover Up
1983
as Christian Lacassagne
Diamond Safari
1966
as Raphaël Vincente
Jacques Deray, j'ai connu une belle époque
2018
as Self
A Full Day's Work
1973
as Le Metteur en scène de la troupe des 'Enfants du Gard'
The American
1969
as Bruno
Going and Coming Back
1985
as Roland Rivière
The Passengers
1977
as Alex Moineau
The French Game
1960
as François
Femmes de personne
1984
as Michel Gilquin
L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
1985
as Mayene
Blow to the Heart
1982
as Dario
Jean-Louis Trintignant, pourquoi que je vis
2012
as Self
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 181 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Jean-Louis Trintignant has appeared in 170 films and 11 TV shows.
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