Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret

Known for Acting · 86 credits

Born
1926-08-17
Died
1992-03-14
Place of birth
Paris, France
Also known as
Jean Poiré

Biography

Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 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 Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.

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Known For

TV Shows (12)

Movies (74)

The Last Metro
Movie

The Last Metro

1980

as Jean-Loup Cottins

Atlantic Wall
Movie

Atlantic Wall

1970

as Armand, resistance leader and double agent

The Three Musketeers
Movie

The Three Musketeers

1953

That Naughty Girl
Movie

That Naughty Girl

1956

as Inspector Rémy

The Seasons of Pleasure
Movie

The Seasons of Pleasure

1988

as Bernard Germain

Liberté, égalité, choucroute
Movie

Liberté, égalité, choucroute

1985

as Le calife

Cop au Vin
Movie

Cop au Vin

1985

as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin

Your Money or Your Life
Movie

Your Money or Your Life

1966

as Lucien Pélépan

The Elegant Criminal
Movie

The Elegant Criminal

1990

as Allard

The Seventh Target
Movie

The Seventh Target

1984

as Jean Michelis

The Other One's Mug
Movie

The Other One's Mug

1979

as Jean-Louis Constant

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Movie

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

2009

as Self (archive footage)

I Hate Actors
Movie

I Hate Actors

1986

as Orlando Higgins

Tales of Paris
Movie

Tales of Paris

1962

as Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")

Inspector Lavardin
Movie

Inspector Lavardin

1986

as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin

Oh! What a Mambo
Movie

Oh! What a Mambo

1959

as L'inspecteur Sapin

The Four Truths
Movie

The Four Truths

1962

as Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")

Les baratineurs
Movie

Les baratineurs

1965

as André

Love and the Frenchwoman
Movie

Love and the Frenchwoman

1960

as L'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))

Hard Boiled Ones
Movie

Hard Boiled Ones

1964

as Louis

Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
Movie

Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!

1982

as Andre Joeuf

Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
Movie

Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale

1988

as Octave Leroi

The Big Wash
Movie

The Big Wash

1968

as Jean-Michel Lavalette

The Dance
Movie

The Dance

1962

as Vieux

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Movie

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

1960

as Le premier policier / Policeman

When the Pheasants Pass
Movie

When the Pheasants Pass

1965

as Traffic officer

The Virgins
Movie

The Virgins

1963

as Banker Marchaix

The Great Gadget
Movie

The Great Gadget

1967

as Verdier

Auguste
Movie

Auguste

1961

as Georges Flower

The Real Bargain
Movie

The Real Bargain

1965

as Grégoire

The Bureaucrats
Movie

The Bureaucrats

1959

as René Lahrier

The Blockhead Fair
Movie

The Blockhead Fair

1963

as Collin

Miracle Healing
Movie

Miracle Healing

1987

as Papu

The Men in the Family
Movie

The Men in the Family

1968

as Bernard Le Gall

Nina
Movie

Nina

1959

as Gérard Blanville

La Petite Amie
Movie

La Petite Amie

1988

as Martin Morel

Thank Heaven for Small Favors
Movie

Thank Heaven for Small Favors

1963

as Raoul

Pour avoir Adrienne
Movie

Pour avoir Adrienne

1967

as Le jeune homme

Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?
Movie

Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?

1971

as Gontran

Three Men on a Horse
Movie

Three Men on a Horse

1969

as Freddy

How to Succeed in Love
Movie

How to Succeed in Love

1962

as Bernard Monod

La Coquine
Movie

La Coquine

1968

as Albino, l'instituteur

Rumeurs
Movie

Rumeurs

1991

as Alain Margolf

Life is beautiful
Movie

Life is beautiful

1956

as le joueur de maracas

Adorables démons
Movie

Adorables démons

1957

as Julien Willis Jr

Le Gang des pianos à bretelles
Movie

Le Gang des pianos à bretelles

1953

as The presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)

Jaloux comme un tigre
Movie

Jaloux comme un tigre

1964

as Doctor Raymond

Sup de fric
Movie

Sup de fric

1992

as Cyril Dujardin

Aux frais de la princesse
Movie

Aux frais de la princesse

1969

as Santos

The Big Scare
Movie

The Big Scare

1964

The Terror with Women
Movie

The Terror with Women

1956

as Gendarme

Teuf-teuf
Movie

Teuf-teuf

1963

Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles
Movie

Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles

2023

as Self / Georges (archive footage)

Clara and the Villains
Movie

Clara and the Villains

1958

as Chantuer

La Parisienne
Movie

La Parisienne

1967

as Lafont

La Cage aux folles
Movie

La Cage aux folles

1973

as Georges

What the East Wind Saw
Movie

What the East Wind Saw

1954

as Charlles-Auguste

Le Canard à l'orange
Movie

Le Canard à l'orange

1979

as Hugh Preston

Murderers and Thieves
Movie

Murderers and Thieves

1956

as Philippe d'Artois, le riche oisif

Ces messieurs de la gâchette
Movie

Ces messieurs de la gâchette

1970

as Bernard Le Gall

Mon bébé
Movie

Mon bébé

1956

as William Harrisson

The Innocent with Forty Children
Movie

The Innocent with Forty Children

1957

as Maître Bardine

It's Not My Business
Movie

It's Not My Business

1962

as Jean Duroc, le directeur de la petite troupe de théâtre

Le petit monstre
Movie

Le petit monstre

1965

as The Godfather

L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle
Movie

L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle

1959

as Julien Cicandel

Under Your Hat
Movie

Under Your Hat

1965

as Philippe / Monsieur Paul

L'Habit vert
Movie

L'Habit vert

1957

as Parmeline

Sisi/Last Minute
Movie

Sisi/Last Minute

1991

as Herzog Max in Bayern

La Méthode Barnol
Movie

La Méthode Barnol

1991

as Monsieur Hubert

La Malle volante
Movie

La Malle volante

1959

as M. Grapillon

You Have Nothing to Declare?
Movie

You Have Nothing to Declare?

1959

as Robert de Trivelin

My Wife Is a Panther
Movie

My Wife Is a Panther

1961

as Psychiatrist

On purge bébé
Movie

On purge bébé

1961

as Bastien Follavoine

L'Hôtel du libre échange
Movie

L'Hôtel du libre échange

1979

as Pinglet

About Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 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 Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 86 credits spanning from 1953 to 2023, Jean Poiret has appeared in 74 films and 12 TV shows.

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