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Jean-François Adam

1938-02-14 – 1980-10-14 (age 42) Paris, France
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Biography

Jean-François Adam (1935/1936 – 14 October 1980) was a French actor and director.

Adam was an assistant to French filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Melville.

He is known for having played the small role of Colette's lover in the Antoine Doinel saga, and for playing the philosophy teacher in the French drama film Graduate First (1978), directed by Maurice Pialat.

Adam directed the French drama film Return to the Beloved (1979), which stars Isabelle Huppert.

He was also a part-time clown.

Adam was married to Brigitte Fossey, and had a daughter, the actress Marie Adam. At the age of 44 Adam shot himself.

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Known For

Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses

1968

as Albert Tazzi (non créditée)

The Secret
The Secret

1974

as Claude Vandal

Antoine and Colette
Antoine and Colette

1962

as Albert Tazzi

Love at Twenty
Love at Twenty

1962

as Albert Tazzi (segment "Antoine et Colette")

Return to the Beloved
Return to the Beloved

1979

as Police Inspector Corbin

Graduate First
Graduate First

1978

as Philosophy teacher

The Army Game
The Army Game

1960

as Un troupier