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Jean-Louis Trintignant(1930-2022)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Jean-Louis Trintignant at an event for Amour (2012)
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The Best Years of a Life (2019)
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Born 1930 in Piolenc in south France as son of a wealthy industrialist. Studied law in Aix-en-Provence. Started theatrical acting in 1950, but was regarded untalented at first, until Roger Vadim discovered him for the movies. When the press stalked him 1956 because of rumors of an affair with Brigitte Bardot his partner in ...And God Created Woman (1956), he fled into the army. Ten years later he had his first big success with A Man and a Woman (1966). Since then he has starred in more than 100 movies, with a special talent for the dark characters like murderers or jealous husbands. In his late career he preferred theater to movies.
BornDecember 11, 1930
DiedJune 17, 2022(91)
BornDecember 11, 1930
DiedJune 17, 2022(91)
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  • Awards
    • 9 wins & 20 nominations

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Jean-Louis Trintignant and Marie-France Pisier in Trans-Europ-Express (1966)
Jean-Louis Trintignant in Trans-Europ-Express (1966)
Jean-Louis Trintignant and Marie-France Pisier in Trans-Europ-Express (1966)
Jean-Louis Trintignant in Trans-Europ-Express (1966)
Jean-Louis Trintignant in Trans-Europ-Express (1966)
Jean-Louis Trintignant in Trans-Europ-Express (1966)
Jean-Louis Trintignant in Trans-Europ-Express (1966)
Jean-Louis Trintignant and Marie-France Pisier in Trans-Europ-Express (1966)
Jean-Louis Trintignant and Marie-France Pisier in Trans-Europ-Express (1966)
Jean-Louis Trintignant and Marie-France Pisier in Trans-Europ-Express (1966)
Jean-Louis Trintignant in The Conformist (1970)
Jean-Louis Trintignant and José Quaglio in The Conformist (1970)

Known for

Amour (2012)
Amour
7.9
  • Georges
  • 2012
Z (1969)
Z
8.2
  • Le juge d'instruction
  • 1969
Irène Jacob in Three Colors: Red (1994)
Three Colors: Red
8.1
  • Le juge
  • 1994
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Sanda, and Stefania Sandrelli in The Conformist (1970)
The Conformist
7.9
  • Marcello Clerici(as Jean Louis Trintignant)
  • 1970

Credits

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Actor

  • The Most Precious of Cargoes
    • Narrator (voice)
    • In Production
  • Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant in The Best Years of a Life (2019)
    The Best Years of a Life
    • Jean-Louis Duroc
    • 2019
  • Happy End (2017)
    Happy End
    • Georges Laurent
    • 2017
  • Amour (2012)
    Amour
    • Georges
    • 2012
  • Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Queen Latifah, Will Ferrell, and Maggie Gyllenhaal in Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
    Stranger Than Fiction
    • Jean-Louis Duroc (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Galilée ou L'amour de Dieu (2005)
    Galilée ou L'amour de Dieu
    • Récitant
    • Narrator (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Immortal (2004)
    Immortal
    • Jack Turner (voice)
    • 2004
  • Janis et John (2003)
    Janis et John
    • M. Cannon
    • 2003
  • L'illusion des apparences
    • Narrateur
    • Short
    • 2003
  • Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)
    Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
    • Lucien Emmerich
    • Jean-Baptiste Emmerich
    • 1998
  • Un homme est tombé dans la rue
    • 1996
  • Julie Delpy in Tykho Moon (1996)
    Tykho Moon
    • Le chirurgien
    • 1996
  • Marie Trintignant in L'insoumise (1996)
    L'insoumise
    • Roquepenne
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • A Self-Made Hero (1996)
    A Self-Made Hero
    • Albert Dehousse (old)
    • 1996
  • C'est jamais loin (1996)
    C'est jamais loin
    • Elliot Spencer
    • 1996
  • Fiesta (1995)
    Fiesta
    • Colonel Masagual
    • 1995

Writer

  • L'oeil écarlate (1993)
    L'oeil écarlate
    • adaptation
    • 1993
  • Le maître nageur (1979)
    Le maître nageur
    • writer (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • A Full Day's Work (1973)
    A Full Day's Work
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Last Tango in Paris (1972)
    Last Tango in Paris
    • dialogue collaborator
    • 1972

Director

  • Le maître nageur (1979)
    Le maître nageur
    • Director
    • 1979
  • A Full Day's Work (1973)
    A Full Day's Work
    • Director
    • 1973

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Trailer 1:24
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Trailer 0:48
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Bande-annonce [OV]
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Trailer 1:33
Bande-annonce [OV]

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • J.L. Trintignant
  • Height
    • 5′ 7½″ (1.72 m)
  • Born
    • December 11, 1930
    • Piolenc, Vaucluse, France
  • Died
    • June 17, 2022
    • Collias, Gard, France(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Marianne HoepfnerJanuary 1, 2000 - June 17, 2022 (his death)
  • Children
      Pauline Trintignant
  • Parents
      Claire Trintignant
  • Relatives
    • Maurice Trintignant(Aunt or Uncle)
  • Other works
    TV commercial (France): Rillettes "Bordeau Chesnel"
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 2 Interviews
    • 10 Articles
    • 8 Pictorials
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He called The Conformist (1970) and Amour (2012) the best movies he's ever done.
  • Quotes
    The best actors in the world are those who feel the most and show the least.
  • Trademarks
      Often played in international productions as characters of highly varied nationalities
  • Nickname
    • Jean Louis Trintignant

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