
Jess Hahn
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1921-10-29
- Died
- 1998-06-29
- Place of birth
- Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Jesse Hahn · Jess Hann · Джесс Хан · Жес Ан
Biography
Jess Hahn's career is a bit of an oddity, being one of very few American actors to establish himself in French cinema in the early 1960's. He acted exclusively in French productions for the duration of his career with the exception of the Marlon Brando vehicle "The Night of the Following Day" in 1968, which was filmed in France. He also appeared in several international coproductions and low budget films by French exploitation director Jean Marie Pallardy, for which he is arguably best-known to contemporary audiences.
Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (85)

The Trial
1962
as Assistant Inspector #2

Teheran '43
1981
as terrorist on airplane

Triple Cross
1966
as Commander Braid

The Grand Duel
1972
as Bighorse

What's New Pussycat?
1965
as Peter Werner

Cartouche
1962
as La Douceur

Topkapi
1964
as Hans

The Man from Chicago
1975
as Jeff

Up to His Ears
1965
as Cornelius

Atlantic Wall
1970
as British colonel

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
1973
as Jeannot

Rum Runners
1971
as Piet aka "Big Dutch"

Bad Man's River
1971
as Tom Odie

Time Bomb
1959
as Le marin blessé

Sexy Sinners
1972
as Prior (uncredited)

The Mysterious Island
1973
as Bonaventure Pencroft

The Novices
1970
as L'Américain

Three Tough Guys
1974
as The Bartender

The Night of the Following Day
1969
as Friendly

The Postman Goes to War
1966
as Jess Parker

Rita the Field Marshal
1967
as Major Bill Hocks

How Not to Rob a Department Store
1965
as Palmoni (uncredited)

Secret Agent Super Dragon
1966
as Baby Face

How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
1984
as Mac Douglas

The Sicilian Connection
1972
as Sacha

The Happy Road
1957
as Morgan

Troubleshooters
1971
as Kongo, La brute américaine

Sign of the Lion
1962
as Pierre Wesselrin

Supergirl
1971
as Polonsky

Nathalie
1957
as Sam

Fuller Report, Base Stockholm
1968
as Eddy Bennet

White Fire
1984
as Sam

Focal Point
1977

Overdose
1989
as Le docteur

Mandrin
1962
as Bertrand, 'le braco'

The Lebanese Mission
1956
as Le valet

No Pockets in a Shroud
1974
as Walter

The Vintage
1957
as André Morel (uncredited)

La Galette du roi
1986
as Morrisson - TV Director

Poison Ivy
1953
as Le marin-geôlier

The Wise Guys
1965
as Calderon aka "Nénesse"

Dynamite Jack
1961
as Sergeant Bob

When a Woman Meddles
1957
as 'La Couture'

The Great Spy Chase
1964
as Commodore O'Brien

The Beast Is Loose
1959
as Donan

Que personne ne sorte
1964
as Bugsy Weis

The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
1966
as Fêtard, le milliardaire noctambule

Your Turn to Die
1967
as Boris

Sahara on Fire
1961
as Jeff Gordon

Honey, Scare Me
1958
as Chris Craft, the American spy

Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir
1975
as Senator

The Comeuppance
1970
as Bob

A Woman Like Satan
1958
as Sidney

The Tricyclist
1957
as Daniel

Give 'em Hell
1955
as American sailor in 'Paradise' (uncredited)

Million Dollar Man
1967
as Henry

Deux de l'escadrille
1953

Fernand cow-boy
1956
as Jim Harlan, Saloon manager

The Best Part
1955
as Karl

Girl on the Third Floor
1955
as L'Américain (uncredited)

The Saint Lies in Wait
1966
as Hoppy Uniatz

The Sicilian
1958
as Raffles

Les Gorilles
1964
as Boris Alexis Alexevich, the make-up artist

Le colonel est de la revue
1957
as Jess

Let's Be Daring, Madame
1957
as Edward Butterfield dit 'Eddy'

The Woman Is a Stranger
1968
as Floyd Delaney

Docteur Caraïbes
1970
as Jeff

Treize
1981
as Bob

Mama Dracula
1980
as The Superintendent

The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne
1954
as le capitaine du bar

Tonight We Kill
1959
as Dave, Larry's friend

The Desert of Pigalle
1958
as Bill

L'Amour des 4 colonels
1969
as Wesley

To Catch a Spy
1957
as Kalpannen

Meeting in Paris
1956
as Henry

La Madelon
1955
as American General Gibson

A Blonde Like That
1963
as Sam

The Flea in the Ear
1956
as Rugby

Tant qu'il y aura des femmes
1955

The Artless One
1972
as Captain

Johnny West
1977
as Manager
The Innocents Abroad
1983

My Uncle from Texas
1962
as Brad

Gorilla's Waltz
1959
as Ted the Hook
Die Sonne angreifen
1971
as Hippolit
About Jess Hahn
Jess Hahn's career is a bit of an oddity, being one of very few American actors to establish himself in French cinema in the early 1960's. He acted exclusively in French productions for the duration of his career with the exception of the Marlon Brando vehicle "The Night of the Following Day" in 1968, which was filmed in France. He also appeared in several international coproductions and low budget films by French exploitation director Jean Marie Pallardy, for which he is arguably best-known to contemporary audiences. With 90 credits spanning from 1953 to 1989, Jess Hahn has appeared in 85 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jess Hahn Movies
- The Trial (1962) — as Assistant Inspector #2
- Teheran '43 (1981) — as terrorist on airplane
- Triple Cross (1966) — as Commander Braid
- The Grand Duel (1972) — as Bighorse
- What's New Pussycat? (1965) — as Peter Werner
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