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)
Cartouche
1962
as Le colonel
The Turkey
1951
as M. de Pontagnac
The Scheming Women
1954
as Antonio Pan, le jeune premier
Colonel Chabert
1943
as Cleric
How to Succeed in Love
1962
as Director of Editions du Soleil
How Do You Like My Sister?
1964
as Jolivet
Her First Affair
1941
as A college student (uncredited)
Teuf-teuf
1963
as Self - Host
Le Misanthrope
1971
as Oronte
La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière
1973
as Monsieur Jourdain / Argan
Des jeunes filles dans la nuit
1943
Behind These Walls
1946
as Count Jacques de Saint-Leu
The Royalists
1947
as Lieutenant Merle
Le Petit Jacques
1953
as Defense lawyer Maître Merlin
Operation Thunder
1956
as Maurice Favier
In the French Style
1963
as Patrini
This Pretty World
1957
as 'La Tulipe'
The Double Bed
1965
as Le fiancé (3 : « La Répétition »)
The Red Inn
1951
as Rodolphe
The Queer Assignment
1945
as Neptunia bartender
The Dreadful
1959
as Monestier
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann
2019
Paris Waltz
1950
as Berthelier
Would-Be Gentleman
1958
as the dancing master
Un fil à la patte
1970
as Fontanet
Dakota 308
1951
as Lord Vernon
Tartuffe
1973
as Orgon
Comment épouser un premier ministre
1964
as Cchief of staff
Opération Jericho
as Le comte Jacques de Saint-Leu
Vingt-neuf degrés à l'ombre
1969
as Pomadour
Le Petit Poucet
1954
as Narrateur
Cœur-sur-Mer
1951
as Le prince de Synoire
Feu la mère de madame
1968
as Lucien
Over the waves
1951
as Self
La Blonde des tropiques
1957
as Alphonse
Le Misanthrope
1958
as Oronte
Le Sexe faible
1974
as Antoine
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
- Cartouche (1962) — as Le colonel
- The Turkey (1951) — as M. de Pontagnac
- The Scheming Women (1954) — as Antonio Pan, le jeune premier
- Colonel Chabert (1943) — as Cleric
- How to Succeed in Love (1962) — as Director of Editions du Soleil
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