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Jean-Claude Dreyfus

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Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Once upon lived Vincent the magician. Every Evening he presents his show "The Woman Cut In Half". As he ignores the necessity of a trick, he transforms the neighborhood in a graveyard. One night, his idol, the famous Blackstone, appears...
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Vincent, le magnifique (2008)
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Jean-Claude Dreyfus was born on 18 February 1946 in Paris, France. He is an actor, known for Delicatessen (1991), The City of Lost Children (1995) and Fitzcarraldo (1982).
BornFebruary 18, 1946
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BornFebruary 18, 1946
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination

Photos8

Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Jacques Mathou, Rufus, and Karin Viard in Delicatessen (1991)
Jean-Claude Dreyfus and Lucy Russell in The Lady and the Duke (2001)
Jean-Claude Dreyfus in The Lady and the Duke (2001)
Jean-Claude Dreyfus and Lucy Russell in The Lady and the Duke (2001)
Jean-Claude Dreyfus and Lucy Russell in The Lady and the Duke (2001)
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Terence Stamp, Maria de Medeiros, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, and Frank Finlay in Tiré à part (1996)

Known for:

Delicatessen (1991)
Delicatessen
7.5
  • Clapet
  • 1991
The City of Lost Children (1995)
The City of Lost Children
7.5
  • Marcello
  • 1995
Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Fitzcarraldo
8.0
  • Opera Singer(uncredited)
  • 1982
Audrey Tautou and Gaspard Ulliel in A Very Long Engagement (2004)
A Very Long Engagement
7.6
  • Commandant Lavrouye(as Jean Claude Dreyfus)
  • 2004

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Actor

  • Prends ta bible et tire-toi (2023)
    Prends ta bible et tire-toi
    • Philippe Rougeard le maire de Ham
    • 2023
  • Nympho
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Death and the Winemaker (2021)
    Death and the Winemaker
    • Mathilde's Father
    • Short
    • 2021
  • The World After (2021)
    The World After
    • The Director
    • Video Game
    • 2021
  • Bless Me, Father
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Départ en Fanfare
    • Le père
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Sabine Rosoli, Sophie Jarmouni, Alissia Esteve, and Guillaume Defare in Nécrologies (2018)
    Nécrologies
    • Le gardien de cimetière (segment "Nécrologies")
    • 2018
  • La Loi de Morphy (2017)
    La Loi de Morphy
    • Monsieur Karl
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Naomi Biton in Menina (2017)
    Menina
    • Mr. Sertin
    • 2017
  • Chez Luigi (2017)
    Chez Luigi
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Sélection officielle (2017)
    Sélection officielle
    • Michel Rivière
    • 2017
  • Michel Aumont, Jean-Marie Bigard, Emmanuelle Boidron, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Dominique Pinon, Rufus, Florence Thomassin, Isabelle de Hertogh, Angélique Litzenburger, Lola Marois-Bigard, and Léopold Bellanger in Vive la crise (2017)
    Vive la crise
    • Montaigne
    • 2017
  • La fin
    • Dad
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Sahra Daugreilh in Ulysse (2016)
    Ulysse
    • Short
    • 2016
  • La Photo (2016)
    La Photo
    • Le père
    • Short
    • 2016

Soundtrack

  • Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo (1982)
    Fitzcarraldo
    • Soundtrack (as Jean-Claude Dreyfuss, "Opera in Manaos")
    • 1982
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Videos4

Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Delicatessen: 25th Anniversary
Trailer 2:14
Delicatessen: 25th Anniversary
Lady & The Duke
Trailer 1:40
Lady & The Duke
The Great Vincent
Trailer 2:00
The Great Vincent

Personal details

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    • J. C. Dreyfus
  • Born
    • February 18, 1946
    • Paris, France
  • Other works
    TV commercials: Toyota Corona Exiv (Japan)

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    Has supported Lionel Jospin's 2002 presidential campaign.

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