Biography for
Jean-Pierre Mocky More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

6 July 1929, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Birth Name

Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski

Mini Biography

As an actor he became popular as Albert de Morcerf in a version of The Count of Monte Cristo (1954), fame and adulation followed with his Francois in Head Against the Wall (1959). As a director he became famous with anarcho-pictures, brilliant cynic comedies. His preferred actors in all decades were Michel Serrault and Jean Poiret - till the late 80s they were his leading stars. When Jeanne Moreau appeared in Le miraculé (1987), many other leading French screen-stars followed.

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Trivia

Has his own movie theater "Le Brady" in Paris.

Father of Stanislas Nordey with Véronique Nordey.

His official birth year is 1933 but was actually born in 1929. After the 1919 Revolution, Jean-Pierry and his family left Ukraine to live in the French Riviera. In 1940, because of the Jews persecutions, he wants to send Jean-Pierre in Algeria. But the boy is too young to travel alone. His father lies about his age, saying he was born 1933.

Officially firstly married at 17 years-old but was actually 13.

Lives with ex Miss France 1980 Patricia Barzyk (I).

Was married 4 times.

Father of 17 children. Claimed he was 12 when his first child was born.