Jacques Higelin
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- Born
- 1940-10-18
- Died
- 2018-04-06
- Place of birth
- Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne, France
- Also known as
- Jacques Igelin
Biography
Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (18 October 1940 – 6 April 2018) was a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s.
Higelin was born on 18 October 1940. His father, Paul, a railway worker and musician of Alsatian descent, introduced his two sons to various forms of music, while his mother, Renée, of Belgian descent, raised them both.
Higelin's entertainment career began at age 14, when he left school to work as a stunt double. While playing a number of minor roles in motion pictures, Higelin was taught to play the guitar by Henri Crolla, a French-Italian jazz guitarist and a composer of film scores. By the early 1960s, Higelin was attending the René Simon drama school, where he won the François Perier award.
For two years beginning in 1961, Higelin served in the French military in various countries. Upon returning to France, he resumed his film career but increasingly began to focus on music. By the end of the decade, he had become very active in the artistic underground in Paris and began to channel his music towards radical activism.
Higelin began attracting popular attention through his live concerts, typically held in smaller venues, and released his first solo album in 1971. By the middle of the 1970s, Higelin had become one of France's most successful pop musicians, and he remains influential to this day.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Discorama
1959
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
Rockpalast
1974
as Self (piano vocal)
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990
as Self
Colette, une femme libre
2004
as Georges Wague
Movies (25)
Jappeloup
2013
as Henry Dalio, first owner of Jappeloup
Erotissimo
1969
as Bob
Raining Cats and Frogs
2003
as Le lion (voice)
Salut, voleurs!
1973
as Charlie
The Year 01
1973
as The banjo singer
La bande du Rex
1980
as Daniel Pautard aka 'Frankie Mégalo'
Le bonheur est pour demain
1961
as Alain
Lest We Forget
1991
as Self (segment "Pour Vera Chirwa, Malawi")
Atomic Agent
1959
as Loulou
Bebert and the Train
1963
as Tiennot Martin
Crime on a Summer Morning
1965
as Le motard
Green Harvest
1959
as Mercadier
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
1973
as Bernard Réval
Seven Days Somewhere Else
1969
as Jacques
Un homme à la mer
1993
as Pierre
Ce que le temps a donné à l'homme
2014
as Self
Léa in Winter
1971
as Harold
We Won't Go to the Woods Anymore
1969
as Simon
Savannah
1988
as Colin
Guitare au poing
1973
The Surrounded
1968
as Jean-Claude Dessay
Saint-Tropez Blues
1961
as Jean-Paul Capelier
Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et crudité
2013
as Self
Mechanical Concerto for Madness or Mad Mechanomorphosis
1963
as The man
L'art de la turlute
1969
About Jacques Higelin
Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (18 October 1940 – 6 April 2018) was a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s. Higelin was born on 18 October 1940. His father, Paul, a railway worker and musician of Alsatian descent, introduced his two sons to various forms of music, while his mother, Renée, of Belgian descent, raised them both. Higelin's entertainment career began at age 14, when he left school to work as a stunt double. While playing a number of minor roles in motion pictures, Higelin was taught to play the guitar by Henri… With 39 credits spanning from 1959 to 2014, Jacques Higelin has appeared in 25 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jacques Higelin Movies
- Jappeloup (2013) — as Henry Dalio, first owner of Jappeloup
- Erotissimo (1969) — as Bob
- Raining Cats and Frogs (2003) — as Le lion (voice)
- Salut, voleurs! (1973) — as Charlie
- The Year 01 (1973) — as The banjo singer
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