
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Known for Directing · 107 credits
- Born
- 1929-07-06
- Died
- 2019-08-08
- Place of birth
- Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Also known as
- Jean-Paul Mokiejewski · J.P.M.
Biography
Jean-Pierre Mocky (6 July 1929 – 8 August 2019), pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer.
Mocky was born in Nice, France to Polish immigrant parents, Jeanne Zylinska and Adam Mokiejewski. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic.
Mocky appeared as an actor in the 1955 film Gli Sbandati and in many other movies, including some of those he also directed (Solo, L'albatros, L'Ombre d'une chance, Un Linceul n'a pas de poches). His 1987 film Le Miraculé was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.
He began as an actor in the cinema and theater. In particular, he played in Jean Dréville's Les Casse-pieds (1948), Jean Cocteau's Orphée (1950) and Bernard Borderie's The Mask of the Gorilla (1957). But it was especially in Italy that he became famous, thanks to his role in I vinti by Michelangelo Antonioni.
After working as an assistant with Luchino Visconti on Senso (1954) and Federico Fellini on La strada (1954), he wrote his first film, La Tête contre les murs (1959) and planned to direct it himself, but the producer preferred to entrust the task to Georges Franju. He went on to direct the following year with Les Dragueurs (1959). Since then, he has never stopped shooting.
Known For
TV Shows (17)

Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self

Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self

Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self

C à vous
2009
as Self

L'Invité
2002
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self

Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self

Zone interdite
1993
as Self

On n'est pas couché
2006
as Self - Guest

Strip-Tease
1985
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self

Série noire
1984
as Jean Almereyda

Open Bar
2014
as Self
Village départ
2005
as Self

Quarks
2013
as Self
Movies (90)

The Count of Monte Cristo
1954
as Albert de Morcerf

Orpheus
1950
as Band Leader (uncredited)

Senso
1954
as Un Soldato (uncredited)

First Name: Carmen
1983
as The Screaming Patient (uncredited)

Godard Mon Amour
2017
as Customer in the Restaurant

Droit de Réponse
1981
as Self

Speaking of Murder
1957
as Pierre

Agent trouble
1987
as L'agent de la DST (non crédité)

The Vanquished
1953
as Pierre

Americano
2011
as Le père

Morceaux de Cannes
2021

Aznavour by Charles
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

The Mask of the Gorilla
1958
as Sébut

No Pockets in a Shroud
1974
as Michel Dolannes

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
2010
as Self (archive footage)

Is There a Frenchman in the House?
1982
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Keep an Eye on Amelia
1949
as Joseph Strauss (uncredited)

Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
1986
as Jean Almereyda

Ville à vendre
1992
as Shade

Queen's Necklace
1946
as Page of the Queen (uncredited)

Head Against the Wall
1959
as François Gérane

The Unsewing Machine
1986
as Ralph Enger

Guillaume Depardieu, The Story Of An Enfant Terrible
2017
as Self

Litan
1982
as Jock

Les Ballets écarlates
2007
as Mathieu, the gunsmith

Portrait of a Murderer
1949
as (uncredited)

Graziella
1954
as Alphonse de Lamartine

Abandoned
1955
as Andrea

Stéphane Guillon - Portraits au vitriol (1ère salve)
2008
as Self

Vénéneuses
2017
as Dick Grant

Stain on the Snow
1954
as Violinist

At the Grand Balcony
1949
as (uncredited)

The Eternal Husband
1946
as Groomsman (uncredited)

Thank Heaven for Small Favors
1963
as Tramp with pram (uncredited)

Solo
1970
as Vincent Cabral

Snobs!
1962
as Horse dealer (uncredited)

The Big Flag
1954
as Luc Dutoit, midshipman

Kill the Referee
1984
as Inspector Granowski

Tous flics !
2023
as Alex

Calomnies
2014
as Armand

Les Insomniaques
2011
as Boris

À votre bon cœur, mesdames
2013
as Christophe

The Spice of Life
1948
as Le postilloneur

The Albatross
1971
as Stef Tassel

Putain de lune
2013

Shadow of a Chance
1974
as Mathias Caral

Bourvil, un homme vrai
2016
as Self

La bête de miséricorde
2001
as Jean Mardet

A Night at a Honeymoon
1950
as Groomsman

Les araignées de la nuit
2002
as Inspecteur Richard Gordone

God Needs Men
1950
as Pierre

Robin des mers
1998
as Le père de Mathieu

Two Pennies Worth of Violets
1951
as Un joueur de belote (uncredited)
Le Bridge
1986

Éternel espoir
1952
as Violinist

Illicit Motherhood
1953
as La Fouine, un gars de la bande

Leon's Husband
1993
as Boris Lossef

Tu es si jolie ce soir
2015
as Agent Willy
Le Mentor
2013
as Ludovic

Bibi Fricotin
1951
as (non crédité)

Le mystère des jonquilles
2014
as Tarling

Tout est calme
2000
as Lucas

Vidange
1998
as Castellin

The Vertical Smile
1973
as Franco, le prêtre borgne

Les fleurs maladives de Georges Franju
2009
as Self

Take Your Bible and Get the Fuck Out of Here!
2023
as Vieux 2

Un risque à courir
2009
as Self - Host (uncredited)

Le glandeur
2000
as Bruno Bombec

Le piège à cons
1979
as Michel Rayan

The Hell of Lost Pilots
1949
as Denis

Les Compagnons de la pomponnette
2015
as L'ange Léonard

Monsieur Cauchemar
2015
as Valentin Esbirol

Dreams of Love
1947
as Extra

Divine enfant
1989
as Aurélien Brada

The Story of French Fantasy Cinema
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Long Live Liberty
1946
as Militiaman

La Cabane aux souvenirs
1947

Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma
2010
as Self

Votez pour moi !
2017
as Pascal, l'ermite

Cocktail Morlock
1981
as Self

Dossier Toroto
2011
as Professor Lapine

Foutraque (!)
as himself

Jean-Pierre Mocky, libre et sentimental
2023
as Various Roles (archive footage)

La loi de l'albatros
2017

La Candide Madame Duff
2000
as Jacob Duff

Rendez-vous
as Victor
Looping
2014
as archival material
Mocky sans Mocky
2019

La parallèle Mocky
2018
as himself

Il gèle en enfer
1990
as Tim
About Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Pierre Mocky (6 July 1929 – 8 August 2019), pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Mocky was born in Nice, France to Polish immigrant parents, Jeanne Zylinska and Adam Mokiejewski. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic. Mocky appeared as an actor in the 1955 film Gli Sbandati and in many other movies, including some of those he also directed (Solo, L'albatros, L'Ombre d'une chance, Un Linceul n'a pas de poches). His 1987 film Le Miraculé was entered into the 37th… With 107 credits spanning from 1946 to 2023, Jean-Pierre Mocky has appeared in 90 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean-Pierre Mocky Movies
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1954) — as Albert de Morcerf
- Orpheus (1950) — as Band Leader (uncredited)
- Senso (1954) — as Un Soldato (uncredited)
- First Name: Carmen (1983) — as The Screaming Patient (uncredited)
- Godard Mon Amour (2017) — as Customer in the Restaurant
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