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Jess Hahn (1921–1998)

Indiana-born Jess Hahn never played in an American movie, at least shot on American soil. On the other hand, this friendly giant with a nice sense of humor was a fixture in French movies where he often landed roles as a tough gangster or a Yankee (whether an army officer, a C.I.A./F.B.I. agent or an expatriated John Doe)... See full bio »

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1989 Le retour de Lemmy Caution (TV movie)
Le père de Séverine
 
1987 Overdose
The Doctor
 
1986 The King's Cake
Morrisson - un réalisateur TV
 
1986 Maestro (TV movie)
L'ambassadeur américain
 
1986 Cinq filles à Paris (TV mini-series)
Uncle
 
1984 Vivre pour survivre
Sam
 
1983 Great Performances (TV series)
Blucher
The Innocents Abroad (1983) … Blucher
 
1982 Ultimatum (TV movie)
Helmut
 
1982 L'adieu aux as (TV mini-series)
McGregor
 
1976-1982 Les cinq dernières minutes (TV series)
Jeff / Jess Campbell / L'ami de Gaucher / …
L'impasse des brouillards (1982) … L'ami de Gaucher
L'écluse du temple (1981) … Jeff
Le pied à l'étrier (1976) … Norman Carey
Le fil conducteur (1976) … Jess Campbell
 
1981 Assassination Attempt
Second Terrorist
 
1981 Treize (TV movie)
Bob, le trainer
 
1981 Salut champion (TV series)
Jacklin
Le bon couloir (1981) … Jacklin
 
1981 Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (TV series)
Harry Cole, Agent du FBI
Maigret en Arizona (1981) … Harry Cole, Agent du FBI
 
1980 Mama Dracula
Le commissaire
 
1967-1980 Au théâtre ce soir (TV series)
Ogden / Wesley
La prétentaine 1980 (1980) … Ogden
L'amour des 4 colonels (1969) … Wesley
La prétentaine 1967 (1967) … Ogden
 
1980 Achtung Zoll! (TV series)
Le capitaine
La bataille de l'or (1980) … Le capitaine
 
1980 Les 400 coups de Virginie (TV mini-series)
Humphrey
Episode #1.5 (1980) … Humphrey
 
1978 Brigade des mineurs (TV series)
Jess Johnson
Tête de rivière (1978) … Jess Johnson
 
1978 The Tiger Brigades (TV series)
Fulbert
L'ange blanc (1978) … Fulbert
 
1978 State Reasons
CIA Agent
 
1977 Focal Point
Général Harris
 
1977 Recherche dans l'intérêt des familles (TV series)
Kenneth
Le P.D.G. (1977) … Kenneth
 
1977 The Man from Chicago
Jeff
 
1977 Johnny West
Manager
 
1975 Les compagnons d'Eleusis (TV series)
Dooley
 
1975 Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir (TV movie)
Le sénateur
 
1975 Jackpot
 
1974 No Pockets in a Shroud
Walter
 
1974 Les faucheurs de marguerites (TV mini-series)
Le patron du bateau
 
1974 Tough Guys
The Bartender
 
1974 Aux frontières du possible (TV series)
Oswald Deorch
Le dernier rempart (1974) … Oswald Deorch
 
1974 Des lauriers pour Lila (TV series)
Bidule
 
1973 L'île mystérieuse (TV mini-series)
Pencroff
Le secret de l'île (1973) … Pencroff
Le drapeau noir (1973) … Pencroff
L'abandonné (1973) … Pencroff
Les naufragés de l'air (1973) … Pencroff
L'évasion (1973) … Pencroff
 
1973 Docteur Caraïbes (TV series)
Jeff
 
1972 The Grand Duel
Bighorse the Stage Driver
 
1972 Afyon oppio
Sacha
 
1972 The Artless One
Le capitaine
 
1971 Bad Man's River
Tom Odie
 
1971 Rum Runners
Piet aka "Big Dutch"
 
1971 Deathwork
Father Rodriguez (uncredited)
 
1971 Die Sonne angreifen (TV movie)
Hippolit
 
1971 Take It Easy Its a Waltz
Congo
 
1971 Supergirl - Das Mädchen von den Sternen (TV movie)
Polonsky
 
1970 Les novices
L'Américain
 
1970 Atlantic Wall
Le colonel anglais
 
1970 The Comeuppance
Bob Daniels
 
1970 Les saintes chéries (TV series)
Billing, le patron
Ève débute (1970) … Billing, le patron
Eve réussit (1970) … Billing, le patron
L'augmentation (1970) … Billing, le patron
 
1968 Rapporto Fuller, base Stoccolma
Eddy Bennet
 
1968 The Woman Is a Stranger
Floyd Delaney
 
1968 L'ombre dans la glace (short)
J.B. Jenkins
 
1967 La feldmarescialla
Major Bill Hocks
 
1967 Your Turn to Die
Boris
 
1966 Triple Cross
Commander Braid
 
1966 Le facteur s'en va-t-en guerre
Jess Parker
 
1965 Up to His Ears
Cornelius
 
1965 The Wise Guys
Nénesse
 
1965 What's New Pussycat
Mr. Werner
 
1965 Vergalade (TV movie)
 
1964 Les gorilles
Boris, Alexis Alexevitch, le maquilleur
 
1964 The Great Spy Chase
Le commodore O'Brien
 
1964 Topkapi
Hans Fisher
 
1964 Que personne ne sorte
Bugsy Weis
 
1963 Stop Train 349
Sgt. Torre
 
1963 People in Luck
Un chauffeur de taxi (segment "Le repas gastronomique") (uncredited)
 
1962 The Trial
Second Assistant Inspector
 
1962 Mandrin
Bertrand le braco
 
1962 My Uncle from Texas
Brad
 
1962 Cartouche
La Douceur
 
1961 Dynamite Jack
Sergeant Bob
 
1961 The Big Gamble
Ferguson, The first mate
 
1961 Le Sahara brûle
Jeff Gordon
 
1959 Gorilla's Waltz
Ted the Hook
 
1959 Ce soir on tue
Dave (as Jess Hann)
 
1959 En votre âme et conscience (TV series)
L'affaire Rorique (1959)
 
1959 The Female
Sidney
 
1959 The Tiger Attacks
Donald
 
1959 Time Bomb
Le marin blessé
 
1959 The Sign of Leo
Pierre Wesselrin
 
1958 Le sicilien
Raffles
 
1958 Honey, Scare Me
Chris Craft, L'espion américain
 
1958 The Desert of Pigalle
Bill
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
French Provincial (1957)
 
1957 The Tricyclist
Daniel (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1957 Quand la femme s'en mêle
La Couture
 
1955-1957 Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (TV series)
Bartender / Lou
Ring of Steel (1957) … Bartender
Double Jeopardy (1955) … Bartender
Revenge (1955) … Lou
 
1957 The Happy Road
MP Sgt. Morgan
 
1957 Le coin tranquille
Édouard - dit 'Eddy'
 
1957 The Vintage
André Morel (uncredited)
 
1957 Action immédiate
Kalpannen
 
1956 La puce à l'oreille (TV movie)
Rugby
 
1956 The Lebanese Mission
Le valet
 
1956 Fernand cow-boy
Jim Harlan, Saloon manager
 
1956 Ces sacrées vacances
Richard Brown, l'Américian
 
1956 Meeting in Paris
Henry
 
1955 The Best Part
Karl - un mineur
 
1955 Cavalrymen
Un hussard (uncredited)
 
1955 La Madelon
Le général américain Gibson
 
1955 Girl on the Third Floor
L'Américain (uncredited)
 
1955 The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
Jerome K. Smith, l'américain (as J. Hahn)
 
1955 Ça va barder
 
1955 Paris Precinct (TV series)
Station Detective
Police Headquarters (1955) … Station Detective
 
1954 The Detective
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
 
1954 The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne
Le marin américain
 
1953 Act of Love
Un soldat (uncredited)
 
1953 The Most Wanted Man
Walter le Vicieux, un truand (as Jesse Hahn)
 
1953 Poison Ivy
Le marin-geôlier (as Jess Hann)
 
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1978 Brigade des mineurs (TV series)
Tête de rivière (1978) (writer)
 
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2001 La route des 'Grandes gueules' (TV documentary)
Nénesse
 

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Played in "Le fêtard" in Daniel Costelle's short "Coups de feu à 18 heures" (1963).

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Alternate Names:

J. Hahn | Jesse Hahn | Jess Hann
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