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Jacques Villeret (1951–2005)

Actor | Producer | Soundtrack

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Pupil of Louis Seigner in Conservatoire de Paris, he gained success playing nice, naive and funny guys (he did several one-man-shows in the late seventies-early eighties), but he always pretend he wasn't a fun man in real life. For his career, he had the medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. See more trivia »

Born:

Jacky Boufroura
in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

Died:

(age 53) in Evreux, Eure, France
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2005 The Do-Gooders
Lucien
 
2005 Grey Souls
Le juge Mierck
 
2005 L'antidote
André Morin
 
2005 Iznogoud
Haroun El Poussah
 
2005 De qui me moque-je? (short)
L'indien
 
2004 Vipère au poing
Jacques Rézeau
 
2004 Malabar Princess
Gaspard
 
2003 Le furet
Le Furet
 
2003 Strange Gardens
Jacques Pouzay
 
2001 One Way Ticket
Jean-Pierre
 
2001 A Crime in Paradise
Jojo Braconnier
 
2000 Actors
Jacques Villeret
 
1999 The Children of the Marshland
Riton
 
1998 Mookie
Frère Benoît
 
1998 The Dinner Game
François Pignon
 
1997 Le dernier été (TV movie)
Georges Mandel
 
1997 Georges Dandin de Molière (TV movie)
Georges Dandin
 
1996 Golden Boy
Antoine Bonvoisin
 
1994 Wacko
Le pompiste (episode "Nuit d'essence")
 
1993 Le batteur du boléro (short)
Le batteur
 
1993 Mother (TV mini-series)
Alexandre
 
1992 Un fil à la patte (TV movie)
Bouzin
 
1992 The Son of the Mekong
Durieux
 
1992 Le bal des casse-pieds
Jérôme
 
1992 Mother
Alexandre
 
1991 The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
Lingerie Man
 
1991 The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
Martineau
 
1990 Trois années
Alexandre Guillermen
 
1988 La petite amie
Guillaume Bertin
 
1988 La fête à Louisette (short)
Le violoniste
 
1988 Mangeclous
Salomon
 
1987 Keep Your Right Up
L'individu (as Monsieur Villeret)
 
1987 L'été en pente douce
Maurice Leheurt aka Mo
 
1987 Last Summer in Tangiers
Marcus, un petit receleur
 
1987 Sale temps (short)
 
1986 Les frères Pétard
Momo
 
1986 Black Mic Mac
Michel Le Gorgues
 
1986 Les folles années du twist
M'sieur John Wayne
 
1986 The King's Cake
Le prince Utte de Danemark
 
1985 Hold-Up
Jeremie (Chauffeur de Taxi)
 
1985 Drôle de samedi
Maurice, le boucher
 
1985 Dialogue de sourds (short)
 
1984 Les morfalous
Béral
 
1983 Garçon!
Gilbert
 
1983 Papy fait de la résistance
Le maréchal Ludwig Von Apfelstrudel
 
1983 First Name: Carmen
L'homme qui mange des yaourts dans les toilettes de la station-service/Man eating jam
 
1982-1983 Merci Bernard (TV series)
– Episode dated 8 May 1983 (1983)
– Episode dated 1 May 1983 (1983)
– Episode dated 2 May 1982 (1982)
– Episode dated 25 April 1982 (1982)
– Episode dated 18 April 1982 (1982)
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1983 Circulez y a rien à voir!
Pelissier
 
1983 Edith and Marcel
Jacques Barbier
 
1983 Effraction
Valentin Tralande
 
1983 Danton
Westermann
 
1982 Jacques Dutronc, la nuit d'un rêveur (TV movie)
Le gardien de la SFP
 
1982 Le grand frère
Inspecteur Coleau
 
1982 L'épreuve (TV movie)
Blaise
 
1981 Le petit Mitchell illustré (TV movie)
 
1981 La soupe aux choux
l'Oxien (La Denrée)
 
1981 Gaston Lapouge (TV movie)
Gaston Lapouge
 
1981 Les uns et les autres (TV mini-series)
Jacques
 
1981 Bolero
Jacques
 
1981 Malevil
Momo
 
1979 Out of Whack
Henri Fisserman, Paul Flantier, Bouli, Dr. Delomien, Jacques du Breuil, Robert Valier, Florence, Commissaire Blandin, Le patron de La Grenade, M. Fremelin
 
1979 Dumb But Disciplined
Jacques Cardot
 
1979 Us Two
Tonton Musique
 
1979 Un balcon en forêt
Le soldat Gourcuff
 
1979 Heart to Heart
L'étudiant qui cherche du travail
 
1978 Mountain Pass
Georges
 
1978 Mon premier amour
Jacques Labrousse
 
1978 Cinéma 16 (TV series)
Léon
– Le rabat-joie (1978) … Léon
 
1978 Robert et Robert
Robert Villiers
 
1977 Un coup de rasoir (TV short)
Le domestique
 
1977 Another Man, Another Chance
Customer
 
1976 The Castaways of Turtle Island
Bernard Dupoirier, dit 'Petit Nono'
 
1976 Si c'était à refaire
L'agent immobilier
 
1976 The Good and the Bad
Simon
 
1976 Nono Nénesse (short)
Nono
 
1975 The Common Man
Gérald
 
1975 Serious as Pleasure
Le gendarme à la télévision
 
1974 And Now My Love
 
1974 La gueule ouverte (uncredited)
 
1974 Un amour de pluie
 
1974 La choisie (short)
Le beau-frère
 
1973 Fantasio (TV movie)
Spark
 
1973 Nothing to Report
Soldat Girot
 
1972 Au théâtre ce soir (TV series)
Le photographe
– Histoire d'un détective (1972) … Le photographe
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2003 Le furet (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1979 Us Two (performer: "Ballade d'un enfant du siècle")
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2005 Clair obscur (short) (special thanks)
 
2001 Francis Veber artisan du rire: La saga Pignon (video documentary) (thanks)
 
2001 La saga Pignon (video documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2005 Bijoux de familles: Dans les coulisses des 'Parrains' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001-2005 Les enfants de la télé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 May 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2004 20h10 pétantes (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 October 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 En aparté (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 February 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Louis De Funès, la comédie humaine (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999-2002 Vivement dimanche (TV series)
Himself / Himself (Interview) / Himself - Main Guest
– Episode dated 5 May 2002 (2002) … Himself (Interview)
– Episode dated 30 September 2001 (2001) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 September 2001 (2001) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 February 2001 (2001) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 April 2000 (2000) … Himself - Main Guest
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2001 Les feux de la rampe (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Francis Veber artisan du rire: La saga Pignon (video documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) / François Pignon (also archive footage)
 
2001 La saga Pignon (video documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) / François Pignon (also archive footage)
 
2000 Vivement dimanche prochain (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 April 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Comme au cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 September 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1979-1999 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - César du meilleur acteur / Himself - César du meilleur acteur dans un second rôle
– 24ème nuit des Césars (1999) … Himself - César du meilleur acteur
– 9ème nuit des Césars (1984) … Himself
– 4ème nuit des Césars (1979) … Himself - César du meilleur acteur dans un second rôle
 
1994 Studio Gabriel (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 September 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 Frou-Frou (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 January 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1983-1990 Champs-Elysées (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 February 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 April 1987 (1987) … Himself
– Episode dated 31 December 1983 (1983) … Himself
 
1984 Mardi cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 May 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1978-1980 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 April 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 February 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 November 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1979 Profession: comédien (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1975 Numéro 1 (TV series)
Himself
– Julien Clerc (1975) … Himself
– Claude François (1975) … Himself
– Mouloudji (1975) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2007 On a tous grandi avec Louis de Funès (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Les grands du rire (TV series)
 
2002 Francis Veber artisan du rire: La mécanique dure rire (video documentary)
François Pignon (uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

Monsieur Villeret

Height:

5' 5¼" (1.66 m)
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Trivia:

Pupil of Louis Seigner in Conservatoire de Paris, he gained success playing nice, naive and funny guys (he did several one-man-shows in the late seventies-early eighties), but he always pretend he wasn't a fun man in real life. For his career, he had the medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. See more »

Star Sign:

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