
Jean Poiret
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1926-08-17
- Died
- 1992-03-14
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Jean Poiré
Biography
Jean Poiret, born Jean PoirĂ©, (17 August 1926 â 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the CimetiĂšre du Montparnasse in Paris.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (13)

Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self / Self (archive footage)

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self

Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self / Self (archive footage)

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

At Theatre Tonight
1966
as Albino, l'instituteur / Le jeune homme

Numéro un
1975
as Self

Discorama
1959
as Self

Midi trente
1972
as Self

Aujourd'hui la vie
1982
as Self

Stars 90
1990
as Self

Il Ă©tait une fois Champs-ĂlysĂ©es
2022
as Self (archive footage)
SystĂšme 2
1975
as Self

The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
1988
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
Movies (74)

L'HÎtel du libre échange
1979
as Pinglet

Liberté, égalité, choucroute
1985
as Le calife

The Elegant Criminal
1990
as Allard

Inspector Lavardin
1986
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
Teuf-teuf
1963

Les baratineurs
1965
as André

Nina
1959
as Gérard Blanville

That Naughty Girl
1956
as Inspector Rémy

Thank Heaven for Small Favors
1963
as Raoul

Rumeurs
1991
as Alain Margolf

Love and the Frenchwoman
1960
as L'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))

The Last Metro
1980
as Jean-Loup Cottins

The Seventh Target
1984
as Jean Michelis

Tales of Paris
1962
as Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")

Jaloux comme un tigre
1964
as Doctor Raymond

The Four Truths
1962
as Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")

The Three Musketeers
1953

Murderers and Thieves
1956
as Philippe d'Artois, le riche oisif

Auguste
1961
as Georges Flower

Mon bébé
1956
as William Harrisson

Oh! What a Mambo
1959
as L'inspecteur Sapin

You Have Nothing to Declare?
1959
as Robert de Trivelin

Atlantic Wall
1970
as Armand, resistance leader and double agent

Le Canard Ă l'orange
1979
as Hugh Preston

Sisi/Last Minute
1991
as Herzog Max in Bayern

The Seasons of Pleasure
1988
as Bernard Germain

Your Money or Your Life
1966
as Lucien Pélépan
Adorables démons
1957
as Julien Willis Jr

On purge bébé
1961
as Bastien Follavoine

The Terror with Women
1956
as Gendarme

Cop au Vin
1985
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin

La Méthode Barnol
1991
as Monsieur Hubert

I Hate Actors
1986
as Orlando Higgins

The Bureaucrats
1959
as René Lahrier

When the Pheasants Pass
1965
as Traffic officer

Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
1982
as Andre Joeuf

The Big Scare
1964

Miracle Healing
1987
as Papu

The Blockhead Fair
1963
as Collin

The Real Bargain
1965
as Grégoire

The Dance
1962
as Vieux

The Great Gadget
1967
as Verdier

Under Your Hat
1965
as Philippe / Monsieur Paul

Pour avoir Adrienne
1967
as Le jeune homme

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 Ă 4)
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960
as Le premier policier / Policeman

The Other One's Mug
1979
as Jean-Louis Constant

The Men in the Family
1968
as Bernard Le Gall

Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
1988
as Octave Leroi

The Big Wash
1968
as Jean-Michel Lavalette

The Virgins
1963
as Banker Marchaix

Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?
1971
as Gontran

Three Men on a Horse
1969
as Freddy

The Innocent with Forty Children
1957
as MaĂźtre Bardine

La Petite Amie
1988
as Martin Morel

How to Succeed in Love
1962
as Bernard Monod

La Parisienne
1967
as Lafont

Hard Boiled Ones
1964
as Louis
La Malle volante
1959
as M. Grapillon

Ces messieurs de la gĂąchette
1970
as Bernard Le Gall

Life is beautiful
1956
as le joueur de maracas

What the East Wind Saw
1954
as Charlles-Auguste

Le petit monstre
1965
as The Godfather

Sup de fric
1992
as Cyril Dujardin

The Green Dress
1957
as Parmeline

Clara and the Villains
1958
as Chantuer

La Cage aux folles
1973
as Georges

It's Not My Business
1962
as Jean Duroc, le directeur de la petite troupe de théùtre
L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle
1959
as Julien Cicandel

Aux frais de la princesse
1969
as Santos

My Wife Is a Panther
1961
as Psychiatrist

La Coquine
1968
as Albino, l'instituteur

Le Gang des pianos Ă bretelles
1953
as The presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)

Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles
2023
as Self / Georges (archive footage)
About Jean Poiret
Jean Poiret, born Jean PoirĂ©, (17 August 1926 â 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the CimetiĂšre du Montparnasse in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 87 credits spanning from 1953 to 2023, Jean Poiret has appeared in 74 films and 13 TV shows.
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- L'HĂŽtel du libre Ă©change (1979) â as Pinglet
- LibertĂ©, Ă©galitĂ©, choucroute (1985) â as Le calife
- The Elegant Criminal (1990) â as Allard
- Inspector Lavardin (1986) â as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
- Teuf-teuf (1963)
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