Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet

1920-04-25 – 1994-04-20 (age 73) Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
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Biography

Jean Carmet (25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor.

Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internationally for his role as a French colonist in the 1976 film, La Victoire en Chantant (Black and White in Color).

Because of his good-natured manner, he was as popular with members of the film crew as he was with the audiences. During his long career, he appeared in more than 200 films, and although he played dramatic parts, he usually acted in a supporting role as a comedic character.

He was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the 1986 film, Miss Mona. Twice he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated on two other occasions. In February 1994, to celebrate his 50th year in film, he was honored by the French motion picture industry with a special César Award. Just a few months later, Jean Carmet died of a heart attack.

Jean Carmet is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. In his birthplace of Bourgueil, a theater and an avenue were named in his honor.

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Known For

The Lady Banker
The Lady Banker

1980

as Duvernet

The Novices
The Novices

1970

as Le client au chien

The Irony of Money
The Irony of Money

1957

as Feliciano

The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang

1974

as Paul Bourru

Adieu Berthe
Adieu Berthe

1970

as Léo Clapier

L'Invité surprise
L'Invité surprise

1989

as Le Colonel

Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise

1945

as Un spectateur au paradis des Funambules (uncredited)

Miss Mona
Miss Mona

1987

as Miss Mona

Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit

1981

as Rudnik

Plus ça va, moins ça va
Plus ça va, moins ça va

1977

as Inspecteur Melville

Les Gorilles
Les Gorilles

1964

as 'La Fauche'

The Cabbage Soup
The Cabbage Soup

1981

as Francis Chérasse (Le Bombé)

Procès de Jean Carmet
Eugénie Grandet
Eugénie Grandet

1994

as Père Grandet

The Annuity
The Annuity

1972

as Maître Vierzon, l'avocat de Noël

Nailcruncher
Nailcruncher

1988

as Scipion

My Mother's Castle
My Mother's Castle

1990

as Drunkard guard

Rene the Cane
Rene the Cane

1977

as L'indicateur

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972

as Maurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend