Johnny Hallyday
Known for Acting · 158 credits
- Born
- 1943-06-15
- Died
- 2017-12-05
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Jean-Philippe Smet · Jean-Philippe Léo Smet
Biography
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France.
During a career spanning 57 years, Hallyday released 79 albums and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the best-selling artists in the world. He had five diamond albums, 40 gold albums, 22 platinum albums and earned ten Victoires de la Musique. He sang an estimated 1,154 songs and performed 540 duets with 187 artists. Credited for his strong voice and his spectacular shows, he sometimes arrived by entering a stadium through the crowd and once by jumping from a helicopter above the Stade de France, where he performed nine times. Among his 3,257 shows completed in 187 tours, the most memorable were at Parc des Princes in 1993, at the Stade de France in 1998, just after France's win in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as at the Eiffel Tower in 2000, which had record-breaking ticket sales for a French artist. A million spectators gathered to see his performance at the Eiffel Tower, with some 10 million watching on television.
Usually working with the best French artists and musicians of his time, Hallyday collaborated with Charles Aznavour, Michel Berger and Jean-Jacques Goldman. Hugely popular in France, he was referred to as simply "Johnny" and seen as a "national monument" and a part of the French cultural legacy. He became a symbol of the Trente Glorieuses, France's prosperous postwar era, after he emerged in 1960, and was a familiar figure to four generations. More than 2,500 magazine covers and 190 books were dedicated to him during his lifetime, making him one of the people most widely covered by the media in France. His death from cancer in 2017 was followed by a "people's tribute", during which a million people attended the funeral procession in Paris and 15 million others watched the ceremony on TV. Hallyday remained relatively unknown outside the French-speaking world, where he was dubbed "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" and introduced as the French version of Elvis Presley.
Jean-Philippe Smet was born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris on 15 June 1943 to a Belgian father, Léon Smet, and a French mother, Huguette Eugénie Pierrette Clerc. Léon Smet, who worked as a nightclub performer, left his wife and son a few months later. Clerc started a modeling career, which left her with little time to care for her son. Hallyday grew up with his aunt, Hélène Mar, and took his stage name from a cousin-in-law from Oklahoma (Lemoine Ketcham) who performed as Lee Halliday. The latter called Smet "Johnny" and became a father figure, introducing him to American music. ...
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Known For
TV Shows (33)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Numéro un
1975
as Self / Self - Host
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Discorama
1959
as Self
Zone interdite
1993
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Star Academy
2001
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
Police Commissioner Moulin
1976
as William Terrano
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
Système 2
1975
as Self
Stars 90
1990
as Self
Dim Dam Dom
1965
as Self
Na sowas!
1982
as Self
À bout portant
1968
as Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
Cadet Rousselle
1971
as Self
La chanson de l'année
2004
as Self
Doc humanité
2018
as Self
At War for Algeria
2022
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Archives secrètes
2021
as Self (archive footage)
David Lansky
1989
as David Lansky, commissaire
Movies (125)
Vengeance
2009
as Francis Costello
The Pink Panther 2
2009
as Milliken
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
2004
as L'ermite
Animal
1977
as La vedette masculine
Crime Spree
2003
as Marcel Burot
Diabolique
1955
as Student (uncredited)
Once Upon My Mother
2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Mischka
2002
as Johnny Hallyday (uncredited)
La Gamine
1992
as Frank Matrix
Paparazzi
1998
as Johnny Hallyday
Terminus
1987
as Stump
Money Money Money
1972
as Johnny Hallyday
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
The Specialists
1969
as Hud
Man on the Train
2002
as Milan
The Nugget
2002
as Ratner Precision Driving Double
Rock'n Roll
2017
as Johnny Hallyday
Everyone's Life
2017
as Johnny
Why Not Me?
1998
as José
The Society of the Spectacle
1974
as Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Malpertuis
1972
as Sailor who kisses Bets (uncredited)
We Love You, You Bastard
2014
as Jacques Kaminsky
Titeuf
2011
as Le chanteur du train (voice)
Tales of Paris
1962
as Jean Allard (segment "Sophie")
Jean-Philippe
2006
as Jean-Philippe Smet / Self
Aznavour by Charles
2019
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
Detective
1985
as Jim Fox Warner
Family Business
1986
as Louis, the Father
Love Me
2000
as Lennox
The Great Chase
1968
as Frankie
Quartier V.I.P.
2005
as Alex
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
2023
as Self
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
2015
as Self
Cherchez l'idole
1964
as Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday : Parc des Princes 93
1993
as Self
Céline Dion, le grand show
2012
as Self
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
1994
as Self
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
1997
The Perfect Day
2018
as Self
50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier
2025
as Self (archive footage)
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Playing Beatie Bow
1986
as Ben
5 + 1
1970
as Self
The Iron Triangle
1989
as Jacques
M6 awards 2000
2000
as Self
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent
1981
as L'accidenté à répétition
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Shoot to Live
2022
as Self
Vadim Mister Cool
2016
as Self (archive footage)
The Ponies
1967
as Johnny Hallyday
Godard by Godard
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Père Noël et fils
1983
as Self
Johnny Hallyday, à nos promesses
2020
as Self
Johnny Hallyday - Go, Johnny, Go (Un enfant du rock à Nashville)
1984
as Self (archive footage)
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire
2013
as Self
Johnny Hallyday symphonique
2023
as Self (voice)
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
2003
as Self
Les Vieilles Canailles
2014
as Self
A Sunburnt Christmas
2020
as Worker #2
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Falling Point
1970
as Vlad, dit 'Le Roumain'
Johnny Hallyday - Rester Vivant Tour
2016
as Self - Chanteur
Where Are You From, Johnny?
1963
as Johnny
Johnny made in France
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Secret File 1413
1961
as Johnny Hallyday
Visa de censure n° X
1976
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - le film
2000
as Self
Les Vieilles Canailles : Histoire d'un concert mythique
2019
as Self
Un coup dans l'aile
1963
as Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
1999
as Self
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos
2019
as Self
Pascal Obispo - Millésime (Live 00-01)
2001
as Self
La Fête De La Chanson Française
2005
as Self
Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday - Destination Vegas
1996
as Self
Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
2015
as Self
Christmas Blues
1960
as Self
Hallyday par Johnny
2000
as Self
Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
2018
as Self
Mon nom est Johnny
2021
as Self
Johnny Hallyday - Olympia 2000
2000
as Self
Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel
2000
as Self
In Memory of Rock
1963
as Self
Les Vieilles Canailles 2017
2017
as Self
Danger Down Under
1988
as Leo
Johnny Hallyday concert Amsterdam 1963
1963
as Self
Johnny Hallyday la Soirée Evénement
2014
as Self
L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé
2005
as Le Docteur
Les Enfoirés 1989 - Tournée d'Enfoirés
1989
Hallyday Bercy 2003
2021
as Self
Johnny, passion d'un enfant gâté
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Kidnapping
2005
as William Terrano
Johnny Hallyday : Happy Birthday Live
2020
as Self
Johnny Hallyday, la France Rock'n Roll
2017
as Self
Laurent Gerra ne s’interdit rien
2011
as Self
Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa
1968
as Self
Johnny Hallyday à la Cigale
1995
as Self
J'ai tout donné
1972
as Self
Dans l'intimité de Johnny : Tranches de vie
2018
as Self
Johnny Hallyday - Lorada Tour
1995
as Self
Johnny Hallyday : Tour 66 - Stade de France
2009
as Self
Johnny Hallyday - La Cigale
2007
as Self
Johnny Hallyday - Flashback Tour 2006
2006
as Self - Chanteur principal
Johnny Hallyday - Born Rocker Tour
2013
as Self
Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 87
1987
as Self
Johnny Hallyday - Les Années 60 Vol.1
2008
as Self
Johnny Hallyday dans la chaleur de Bercy
1990
as Self
Johnny Hallyday - Pavillon de Paris
1979
as Self
Johnny Hallyday : Palais des Sports 1982
1982
as Self
Johnny Hallyday en direct du Théâtre de Paris, La Soirée Anniversaire
2013
as Self
Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 92
1992
as Self
About Johnny Hallyday
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France. During a career spanning 57 years, Hallyday released 79 albums and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the best-selling artists in the world. He had five diamond albums, 40 gold albums, 22 platinum albums and earned ten Victoires de la Musique. He sang an estimated 1,154… With 158 credits spanning from 1954 to 2025, Johnny Hallyday has appeared in 125 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Johnny Hallyday Movies
- Vengeance (2009) — as Francis Costello
- The Pink Panther 2 (2009) — as Milliken
- Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) — as L'ermite
- Animal (1977) — as La vedette masculine
- Crime Spree (2003) — as Marcel Burot
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