Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet

Known for Acting · 199 credits

Born
1920-04-25
Died
1994-04-20
Place of birth
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Also known as
Жан Карме · Jean Gabriel Edmond Carmet

Biography

Jean Carmet (25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor.

Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internationally for his role as a French colonist in the 1976 film, La Victoire en Chantant (Black and White in Color).

Because of his good-natured manner, he was as popular with members of the film crew as he was with the audiences. During his long career, he appeared in more than 200 films, and although he played dramatic parts, he usually acted in a supporting role as a comedic character.

He was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the 1986 film, Miss Mona. Twice he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated on two other occasions. In February 1994, to celebrate his 50th year in film, he was honored by the French motion picture industry with a special César Award. Just a few months later, Jean Carmet died of a heart attack.

Jean Carmet is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. In his birthplace of Bourgueil, a theater and an avenue were named in his honor.

Known For

TV Shows (17)

Movies (182)

The Lady Banker
Movie

The Lady Banker

1980

as Duvernet

The Irony of Money
Movie

The Irony of Money

1957

as Feliciano

The Novices
Movie

The Novices

1970

as Le client au chien

Miss Mona
Movie

Miss Mona

1987

as Miss Mona

Adieu Berthe
Movie

Adieu Berthe

1970

as Léo Clapier

L'Invité surprise
Movie

L'Invité surprise

1989

as Le Colonel

My Mother's Castle
Movie

My Mother's Castle

1990

as Drunkard guard

Circle of Deceit
Movie

Circle of Deceit

1981

as Rudnik

Children of Paradise
Movie

Children of Paradise

1945

as Un spectateur au paradis des Funambules (uncredited)

Les Gorilles
Movie

Les Gorilles

1964

as 'La Fauche'

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Movie

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972

as Maurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend

The Annuity
Movie

The Annuity

1972

as Maître Vierzon, l'avocat de Noël

The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
Movie

The Down-in-the-Hole Gang

1974

as Paul Bourru

L'Âge de Monsieur est avancé
Movie

L'Âge de Monsieur est avancé

1987

as Le régisseur / Désiré

Kisses Till Monday
Movie

Kisses Till Monday

1974

as Henri-Pierre

Nailcruncher
Movie

Nailcruncher

1988

as Scipion

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Movie

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1974

as Maurice Lefebvre

Just Before Nightfall
Movie

Just Before Nightfall

1971

as Jeannot

The Cabbage Soup
Movie

The Cabbage Soup

1981

as Francis Chérasse (Le Bombé)

Adam Is... Eve
Movie

Adam Is... Eve

1954

as Gaston

Canicule
Movie

Canicule

1983

Branquignol
Movie

Branquignol

1949

as Bidel - un fantaisiste raté

Procès de Jean Carmet
Movie

Procès de Jean Carmet

1983

as Self

Roulez jeunesse !
Movie

Roulez jeunesse !

1993

as Michel

Eugénie Grandet
Movie

Eugénie Grandet

1994

as Père Grandet

The Fugitives
Movie

The Fugitives

1986

as Docteur Martin, vétérinaire

Any Number Can Win
Movie

Any Number Can Win

1963

as Bartender

Germinal
Movie

Germinal

1993

as Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort

L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
Movie

L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus

1969

as Man who wants to buy the bus (uncredited)

Trap for the Assassin
Movie

Trap for the Assassin

1966

as Tristot

Very Happy Alexander
Movie

Very Happy Alexander

1968

as 'La Fringale'

Gramps Is in the Resistance
Movie

Gramps Is in the Resistance

1983

as André Bourdelle, « Capitaine Raymond » chef d'un mouvement de résistants

All Mixed Up
Movie

All Mixed Up

1985

as Le pharmacien

Thank You, Life
Movie

Thank You, Life

1991

as Raymond Pelleveau, le père âgé

Cloportes
Movie

Cloportes

1965

as Effeminate art critic (uncredited)

Les Misérables
Movie

Les Misérables

1982

as Thénardier, innkeeper of Montfermeil

The Fighting Musketeers
Movie

The Fighting Musketeers

1961

as Planchet

Oh! What a Mambo
Movie

Oh! What a Mambo

1959

as Jo le Bègue

La Louve
Movie

La Louve

1949

as Gustave

The Eyes Closed
Movie

The Eyes Closed

1974

as Raoul

Dog Day
Movie

Dog Day

1984

as Socrate

Le Curé de Tours
Movie

Le Curé de Tours

1980

as L'abbé Birotteau

Bouvard et Pécuchet
Movie

Bouvard et Pécuchet

1990

as Juste Pecuchet

Des quintuplés au pensionnat
Movie

Des quintuplés au pensionnat

1953

as Antoine

A Golden Widow
Movie

A Golden Widow

1969

as Member of Yiddish International Power

Violette Nozière
Movie

Violette Nozière

1978

as Baptiste Nozière

On demande un bandit
Movie

On demande un bandit

1951

Buffet Froid
Movie

Buffet Froid

1979

as Le vieil assassin

Morceaux de Cannes
Movie

Morceaux de Cannes

2021

Périgord noir
Movie

Périgord noir

1989

as Jean-Lou

Rene the Cane
Movie

Rene the Cane

1977

as L'indicateur

The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Movie

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

1962

as Le clochard

My Priest, Champion of the Regiment
Movie

My Priest, Champion of the Regiment

1956

as Corporal Drawer

The Elusive Corporal
Movie

The Elusive Corporal

1962

as Guillaume aka 'Le Fermier'

Le destin s'amuse
Movie

Le destin s'amuse

1946

as Third accomplice

Plus ça va, moins ça va
Movie

Plus ça va, moins ça va

1977

as Inspecteur Melville

And Soon the Darkness
Movie

And Soon the Darkness

1970

as Renier

No Pockets in a Shroud
Movie

No Pockets in a Shroud

1974

as Commissioner Bude

How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby
Movie

How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby

1974

as Antoine Robineau

Three of the Canebière
Movie

Three of the Canebière

1955

as (uncredited)

Give 'em Hell
Movie

Give 'em Hell

1955

as Alvarez

Idiot in Paris
Movie

Idiot in Paris

1967

as Ernest Grafouillères, transporteur de légumes

Mr. Leguignon Lampiste
Movie

Mr. Leguignon Lampiste

1952

as M. Grosjean

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Movie

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

1971

as Gégène

Vengeance of the Three Musketeers
Movie

Vengeance of the Three Musketeers

1961

as Planchet

Midnight... Quai de Bercy
Movie

Midnight... Quai de Bercy

1953

as Merle, l'adjoint de l'inspecteur

Le Sixième Doigt
Movie

Le Sixième Doigt

1990

as Le commandant

The Boy Soldier
Movie

The Boy Soldier

1981

as L'adjudant Chalumot

Pick Up Your Belongings
Movie

Pick Up Your Belongings

1983

as Joseph Cohen

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
Movie

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

1965

as Paulo, le complice de Léonard Maburon (sketch "Le Procès")

Babies Galore
Movie

Babies Galore

1956

as Hubert, le beau-fils

Your Money or Your Life
Movie

Your Money or Your Life

1966

as Vicar

Sorceress
Movie

Sorceress

1987

as Vicar

The Seventh Company Outdoors
Movie

The Seventh Company Outdoors

1977

as M. Albert, le passeur qui ne parle pas Anglais

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
Movie

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

1970

as Bartender

Alice or the Last Escapade
Movie

Alice or the Last Escapade

1977

as Colas

The Troubles of Alfred
Movie

The Troubles of Alfred

1972

as Paul

The White Queen
Movie

The White Queen

1991

as Lucien

Monsieur Vincent
Movie

Monsieur Vincent

1947

as L'abbé Pontail

The Pavilion Burns
Movie

The Pavilion Burns

1941

Mister Taxi
Movie

Mister Taxi

1952

as François

The Breach
Movie

The Breach

1970

as M. Pinelli

My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
Movie

My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister

1986

as Jocelyn Bouloire

We Will Go to Deauville
Movie

We Will Go to Deauville

1962

as Le porteur

The Common Man
Movie

The Common Man

1975

as Georges Lajoie

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
Movie

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

1972

as 'Jambe de laine'

Mysteries of Paris
Movie

Mysteries of Paris

1943

as Tortillard (uncredited)

The Tour of the Grand Dukes
Movie

The Tour of the Grand Dukes

1953

as Village vicar

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
Movie

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese

1968

as The superstitious security guard (uncredited)

The American Beauty
Movie

The American Beauty

1961

as Burglar

Trop c'est trop
Movie

Trop c'est trop

1975

as Cameo

Drôle de noce
Movie

Drôle de noce

1952

as Paullaud

Don't Cry with Your Mouth Full
Movie

Don't Cry with Your Mouth Full

1973

as le père

Dispute in Valladolid
Movie

Dispute in Valladolid

1992

as Le Légat du Pape

Bitter Champagne
Movie

Bitter Champagne

1986

as Zigou

Sunday Encounter
Movie

Sunday Encounter

1958

as le pompiste

Gros câlin
Movie

Gros câlin

1979

as Emile Cousin

The Counterfeit Constable
Movie

The Counterfeit Constable

1964

as Le porte drapeau

Le Bal des casse-pieds
Movie

Le Bal des casse-pieds

1992

as Monsieur Vandubas

Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille
Movie

Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille

1969

as Karl de Kerfuntel

A Business of Men
Movie

A Business of Men

1981

as Kreps

Such a Lovely Town...
Movie

Such a Lovely Town...

1979

as Le juge Fernand Noblet

A Lesson of Hope
Movie

A Lesson of Hope

1991

as Le directeur

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
Movie

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

1974

as Doctor Féraud (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

Black and White in Color
Movie

Black and White in Color

1976

as Sergeant Bosselet

Le Concierge
Movie

Le Concierge

1973

as Ludovic, frère de Jocelyne

The Right of the Maddest
Movie

The Right of the Maddest

1973

as Le mari de la directrice de la Maison de Repos

Follow My Gaze
Movie

Follow My Gaze

1986

as Désiré, the farmer

Hello Smile!
Movie

Hello Smile!

1956

as Jean Courtebride

La Vouivre
Movie

La Vouivre

1989

as Requiem

Cache Cash
Movie

Cache Cash

1994

as M. Durandet, vétérinaire en retraite

Fire on Sight
Movie

Fire on Sight

1984

as Inspector Robert Casti

The Blockhead Fair
Movie

The Blockhead Fair

1963

as Station master

The Perfume of the Lady in Black
Movie

The Perfume of the Lady in Black

1949

as Mechanic (uncredited)

Un jeu d'enfant
Movie

Un jeu d'enfant

1990

as Le grand-père

L'Été 36
Movie

L'Été 36

1986

as Vichy Fraise

Les gros malins
Movie

Les gros malins

1969

as Tax collector

Coup de jeune
Movie

Coup de jeune

1993

as Ponsard

I Love Only You
Movie

I Love Only You

1949

as Le père affolé (uncredited)

The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
Movie

The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow

1971

as Staline

About Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet (25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor. Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internationally for his role as a French colonist in the 1976 film, La Victoire en Chantant (Black and White in Color). Because of his good-natured manner, he was as popular with members of the film crew as he was with the audiences. During his long career, he appeared in more than 200 films, and although he played dramatic parts, he… With 199 credits spanning from 1941 to 2021, Jean Carmet has appeared in 182 films and 17 TV shows.

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