Jacques Charon

Jacques Charon

1920-02-27 – 1975-10-15 (age 55) Paris, France
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Biography

Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director.

Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. During his time there which lasted until his death, he played over 150 roles in the classical and modern repertoire.

Charon directed the 1968 feature film A Flea in Her Ear and the 1973 television movie Monsieur Pompadour.

He played Spalanzani in the complete recording of The Tales of Hoffmann (Decca, 1971).

Charon died in Paris and is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre.

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Known For

How to Succeed in Love
How to Succeed in Love

1962

as Director of Editions du Soleil

Cartouche
Cartouche

1962

as Le colonel

Le Petit Jacques
Le Petit Jacques

1953

as Defense lawyer Maître Merlin

How Do You Like My Sister?
The Turkey
The Turkey

1951

as M. de Pontagnac

Colonel Chabert
Colonel Chabert

1943

as Cleric

Behind These Walls
Behind These Walls

1946

as Count Jacques de Saint-Leu

The Scheming Women
The Scheming Women

1954

as Antonio Pan, le jeune premier

The Double Bed
The Double Bed

1965

as Le fiancé (3 : « La Répétition »)

The Royalists
The Royalists

1947

as Lieutenant Merle

Le Misanthrope
Le Misanthrope

1971

as Oronte

Her First Affair
Her First Affair

1941

as A college student (uncredited)

In the French Style
In the French Style

1963

as Patrini

Operation Thunder
Operation Thunder

1956

as Maurice Favier

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Teuf-teuf

1963

as Self - Host

The Red Inn
The Red Inn

1951

as Rodolphe

La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière
La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière

1973

as Monsieur Jourdain / Argan

The Dreadful
The Dreadful

1959

as Monestier

Paris Waltz
Paris Waltz

1950

as Berthelier