Jean-Claude Brialy
Known for Acting · 209 credits
- Born
- 1933-03-30
- Died
- 2007-05-30
- Place of birth
- Aumale, Alger, France [now Sour el Ghozlane, Algeria]
- Also known as
- J.C. Brialy · Jean Claude Brialy
Biography
Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director.
Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland France with his family in 1942. He was an alumnus of the Prytanée National Militaire. When he was 21 years old, he went to Paris to work as an actor.
In 1956, Brialy acted in his first role in the short film Le coup du berger (Fool's Mate) by Jacques Rivette.
By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific actors in the French nouvelle vague and a star. He appeared in films of nouvelle vague directors such as Claude Chabrol (Le Beau Serge, 1958; Les Cousins, 1959), Louis Malle (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, 1958; Les Amants, 1958), François Truffaut (Les 400 Coups, 1959), Jean-Luc Godard, (Une femme est une femme, 1961), Éric Rohmer (Claire's Knee, 1970), as well as in films of other filmmakers such as Jean Renoir (Elena et les hommes 1958), Roger Vadim (La ronde, 1964), Philippe de Broca (Le Roi de cœur, 1966), Luis Buñuel (Le Fantôme de la liberté, 1974), and Claude Lelouch (Robert et Robert, 1978).
In 2006, he appeared in his last role, as the eponymous character of the TV film Monsieur Max, directed by Gabriel Aghion. Godard described him as "the French Cary Grant," while Brialy's self-described "life models" had reportedly been actor Sacha Guitry and director Jean Cocteau.
Known For
TV Shows (32)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Fort Boyard
1990
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self / Self - Host / Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Fan School
1977
as Self - Host
Discorama
1959
as Self
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
30 millions d'amis
1976
as Self
Stars 90
1990
as Self
Coucou c'est nous !
1992
as Self
On n'est pas couché
2006
as Self - Guest
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Host
À bout portant
1968
as Self
Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990
as Self - Guest
The Count of Monte Cristo
1998
as Morrel's Father
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self
The Accursed Kings
2005
as Hugues de Bouville
The Blue Bicycle
2000
as Raphaël Mahl
Archives secrètes
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Arsène Lupin joue et perd
1980
as Arsène Lupin / ...
Mozart
1982
as Le comte d'Affiglio
Colpo di coda
1993
as Piantoni
Ferbac
1991
as Éric Ferbac
Le Président Ferrare
2004
as Guillaume Ferrare
La Grande Béké
1998
as Dupont Menard
Die schöne Wilhelmine
1984
as Casanova
Movies (177)
The 400 Blows
1959
as L' Homme dans la rue
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962
as The Nurse (uncredited)
Queen Margot
1994
as Coligny
The Monster
1994
as Roccarotta
Elevator to the Gallows
1958
as Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
As Luck Would Have It
2002
as Jean-Pierre Muller
Christine
1958
as Theo Kaiser
The Lovers
1958
as Boy on a ride (uncredited)
One Hundred and One Nights
1995
as The Japanese Guide
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Phantom of Liberty
1974
as Mr. Foucault
The Lady Banker
1980
as Paul Cisterne
Sentimental Education
1962
as Frédéric Moreau
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Didier Marin
Stella
1983
as Roland
Lamiel
1967
as Le comte d'Aubigné
South Kensington
2001
as Ferdinando
The Accuser
1977
as Le Rantec
Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983
as Le joueur de tennis flagorneur
Illegal Cargo
1958
as Jean, le jeune journaliste assassiné
A Woman Is a Woman
1961
as Émile Récamier
Bolero
1981
as Le directeur du Lido
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
as Arthur (segment "L'avarice")
Sarah
1983
as Gabriel Larcange
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
1996
as Abbot
Claire's Knee
1970
as Jérôme
Deadly Circuit
1983
as Voragine
The Bride Wore Black
1968
as Corey
Manon 70
1968
as Jean-Paul
King of Hearts
1966
as Duke of Clover
Le Moustachu
1987
as Leroy
Love at Sea
1965
as The Disenchanted Man
An Impudent Girl
1985
as Sam
The Judge and the Assassin
1976
as Avocat Villedieu
Carom Shots
1963
as Paul Martin
The Innocents
1987
as Klotz
The Oldest Profession
1967
as Philibert (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
I Knew Her Well
1965
as Dario Marchionni
The Car Keys
2003
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
That Night of Varennes
1982
as Monsieur Jacob
The Mandrake
1965
as Ligurio
Operation San Pietro
1967
as Cajella
A Very Private Affair
1962
as Narrateur
Circle of Love
1964
as Alfred
Adieu Philippine
1962
as Self - sur le plateau de 'Montserrat' (uncredited)
Swimming Instructor
1979
as Logan
Famous Love Affairs
1961
as Eric Torring
Actors
2000
as Jean-Claude Brialy
The Telephone Always Rings Twice
1985
as Le commissaire
Loving in the Rain
1974
as Seducer
Malady of Love
1987
as Frédéric
To the Extreme
2000
as L'avocat
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
1986
as Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà'
A French Woman
1995
as Arnoult
Anna
1998
as Serge
Cap Canaille
1983
as Me Samuel Kebadjan
Pinot simple-flic
1984
as Morcy
My New Partner II
1990
as Le banquier
The Cousins
1959
as Paul
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
No Fear, No Die
1990
as Pierre Ardennes
Shock Troops
1967
as Jean
Male Hunt
1964
as Antoine Monteil
People in Luck
1963
as L'automobiliste (segment "Le Gros Lot")
The Girl from Trieste
1982
as Professor Martin
Le Débutant
1986
as Willy
Son of Gascogne
1995
as Self
Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
2001
Catherine & Co.
1975
as Guillaume
Male Companion
1964
as The Prince
Cinq-Mars
1981
as l'historien
Fool’s Mate
1956
as Claude
Follow My Gaze
1986
as Freddy Langlois
People : Jet Set 2
2004
as Minimo
Les Siffleurs
1964
as Jean-Claude Brialy
How Not to Rob a Department Store
1965
as Marcel
Levy & Goliath
1987
as Bijou / Delaroche
A Girl in a Pocket
1957
as Jean-Loup
Our Husbands
1966
as Ottavio Pelagatta
The Song of Roland
1978
as Le Seigneur
Dear Caroline
1968
as Le comte de Boimussy
Edith and Marcel
1983
as Loulou Barrier
Unfair Competition
2001
as Mattia Della Rocca
Paris Belongs to Us
1961
as Jean-Marc
Holy Year
1976
as Pierre Bizet
The Fourth Power
1985
as PDG de la chaîne
Le Beau Serge
1959
as François
Focal Point
1977
as Michel Gaur
Way of Youth
1959
as Paul Tiercelin
Cover Up
1983
as Le contrôleur Jean-François Rambert
A Season in Hell
1971
as Paul Verlaine
Et ta sœur…
1958
as Brice
Kennedy et moi
1999
as Benny Grimaldi
Hitch-Hike
1962
as Jean-Claude, le marchand de brosses
Three Faces of Sin
1961
as Laurent Lénaud
Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes...
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Fiancés on the Bridge
1962
as Nurse
Double Murder
1977
as Van Nijlen
A Story of Water
1961
as The Young Man
Tight Skirts, Loose Pleasures
1965
as Figurant
Greed
1962
as Arthur
The Gigolo
1960
as Jacky
Tonio Kröger
1964
as Tonio Kröger als Erwachsener
How to Make a French Dish
1964
as Jacquot
Les Contes secrets ou les Rohmériens
2005
as Self
Shadow Play
1996
as Rene Sandre
Nutty, Naughty Chateau
1963
as Sébastien
The Mischief Makers
1957
as The man in the film
The Big Night
1959
as Scintillone
The Sword and the Balance
1963
as Jean-Philippe
Les Filles à papa
2001
as Robert, dit « Bob »
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
1994
as Self - Co-Host
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
1990
as Il giudice
Scrambled Eggs
1976
as Brumaire
Quartier V.I.P.
2005
as Ferdinand
Inspector Lavardin
1986
as Claude Alvarez
All the Boys Are Called Patrick
1959
as Patrick
Barocco
1976
as Walt
About Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland France with his family in 1942. He was an alumnus of the Prytanée National Militaire. When he was 21 years old, he went to Paris to work as an actor. In 1956, Brialy acted in his first role in the short film Le coup du berger (Fool's Mate) by Jacques Rivette. By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific ac… With 209 credits spanning from 1954 to 2022, Jean-Claude Brialy has appeared in 177 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean-Claude Brialy Movies
- The 400 Blows (1959) — as L' Homme dans la rue
- Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) — as The Nurse (uncredited)
- Queen Margot (1994) — as Coligny
- The Monster (1994) — as Roccarotta
- Elevator to the Gallows (1958) — as Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
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