
Jacques Charon
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 1920-02-27
- Died
- 1975-10-15
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Jacques Charron
Biography
Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director.
Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. During his time there which lasted until his death, he played over 150 roles in the classical and modern repertoire.
Charon directed the 1968 feature film A Flea in Her Ear and the 1973 television movie Monsieur Pompadour.
He played Spalanzani in the complete recording of The Tales of Hoffmann (Decca, 1971).
Charon died in Paris and is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (37)

The Dreadful
1959
as Monestier
Opération Jericho
as Le comte Jacques de Saint-Leu
Teuf-teuf
1963
as Self - Host

The Turkey
1951
as M. de Pontagnac

The Red Inn
1951
as Rodolphe

Cartouche
1962
as Le colonel

Le Petit Jacques
1953
as Defense lawyer Maître Merlin
La Blonde des tropiques
1957
as Alphonse

How Do You Like My Sister?
1964
as Jolivet

Cœur-sur-Mer
1951
as Le prince de Synoire

Would-Be Gentleman
1958
as the dancing master

The Queer Assignment
1945
as Neptunia bartender

The Scheming Women
1954
as Antonio Pan, le jeune premier

The Double Bed
1965
as Le fiancé (3 : « La Répétition »)

Tartuffe
1973
as Orgon

Feu la mère de madame
1968
as Lucien
Vingt-neuf degrés à l'ombre
1969
as Pomadour

Le Petit Poucet
1954
as Narrateur

Le Sexe faible
1974
as Antoine

How to Succeed in Love
1962
as Director of Editions du Soleil

Behind These Walls
1946
as Count Jacques de Saint-Leu

Her First Affair
1941
as A college student (uncredited)

This Pretty World
1957
as 'La Tulipe'

Comment épouser un premier ministre
1964
as Cchief of staff

Over the waves
1951
as Self

La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière
1973
as Monsieur Jourdain / Argan

Paris Waltz
1950
as Berthelier

In the French Style
1963
as Patrini
Le Misanthrope
1958
as Oronte

Un fil à la patte
1970
as Fontanet

The Royalists
1947
as Lieutenant Merle

Des jeunes filles dans la nuit
1943

Operation Thunder
1956
as Maurice Favier

Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann
2019

Colonel Chabert
1943
as Cleric

Dakota 308
1951
as Lord Vernon

Le Misanthrope
1971
as Oronte
About Jacques Charon
Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director. Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. During his time there which lasted until his death, he played over 150 roles in the classical and modern repertoire. Charon directed the 1968 feature film A Flea in Her Ear and the 1973 television movie Monsieur Pompadour. He played Spalanzani in the complete recording of The Tales of Hoffmann (Decca, 1971). C… With 43 credits spanning from 1941 to 2019, Jacques Charon has appeared in 37 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jacques Charon Movies
- The Dreadful (1959) — as Monestier
- Opération Jericho — as Le comte Jacques de Saint-Leu
- Teuf-teuf (1963) — as Self - Host
- The Turkey (1951) — as M. de Pontagnac
- The Red Inn (1951) — as Rodolphe
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