

Jean Desailly
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
24 Aug 1920
Age
106 Years
Born In
Paris, France
Total Projects
93
Years Active
78 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.1 ★
Overview
Jean Desailly (August 24, 1920, Paris – June 11, 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies. Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère.
Known For
Filmography

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Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes

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Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
as Self (archive footage)

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La Dilettante
La Dilettante
as Edmond Thibault

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Le radeau de la Méduse
Le radeau de la Méduse
as La Tullaye

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Équipe de nuit
Équipe de nuit
as Le père

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Les Grandes Familles
Les Grandes Familles
as Père Boudref

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Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte
Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

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Les Tisserands du pouvoir
Les Tisserands du pouvoir
as Auguste Roussel

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Cambiamento d'aria
Cambiamento d'aria
as Ricky Lefèvre

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La Dixième de Beethoven
La Dixième de Beethoven
as Stephen Fauldgate

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Le fou du roi
Le fou du roi
as Louis XIV

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Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
as Self

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The Professional
The Professional
as Ministre

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Le Pain de fougère
Le Pain de fougère
as Evêque d'Angers

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Heads or Tails
Heads or Tails
as Bourgon-Massenet, directeur de la police

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La pitié dangereuse
La pitié dangereuse
as Mr. de Kesfalva

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Orient Express
Orient Express
as Paul

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I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
as Le directeur de la PJ

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The Skirt Chaser
The Skirt Chaser
as Charles-Edmond

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Claudine
Claudine
as Claude, le père de Claudine

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30 millions d'amis
30 millions d'amis
as Self

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The Irony of Chance
The Irony of Chance
as M. Desvrières

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The Serpent
The Serpent
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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The Inheritor
The Inheritor
as Jean-Pierre Carnavan

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The Accursed Kings
The Accursed Kings
as Le narrateur (voix)

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A Cop
A Cop
as Distinguished Man

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The Assassination of Trotsky
The Assassination of Trotsky
as Alfred Rosmer

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Midi trente
Midi trente
as Self

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Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self

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Le Misanthrope
Le Misanthrope
as Philinte

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Countdown to Vengeance
Countdown to Vengeance
as Le docteur Michel Saint-Rose

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The Comeuppance
The Comeuppance
as le commissaire

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You Will Reap the Tempest
You Will Reap the Tempest
as Narrator (voice)

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Le deuxième coup de feu
Le deuxième coup de feu
as Olivier Lenoir

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La Chapelle de Ronchamp
La Chapelle de Ronchamp
as Narrator

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Franciscan of Bourges
Franciscan of Bourges
as Monsieur Toledano

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The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret
The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret
as Narrator (voice)

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The 25th Hour
The 25th Hour
as Le ministre (uncredited)

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La Cerisaie
La Cerisaie
as Lopakhine

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The Dance of the Heron
The Dance of the Heron
as Edouard

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The Two Orphans
The Two Orphans
as Count of Linières

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Le Bonheur conjugal
Le Bonheur conjugal
as Le professeur Jean Davennes

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The Soft Skin
The Soft Skin
as Pierre Lachenay

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Les Fausses Confidences
Les Fausses Confidences
as Dorante

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Graduation Year
Graduation Year
as Mr. Terrenoire

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La Double Inconstance
La Double Inconstance

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Le Chevalier de Maison Rouge
Le Chevalier de Maison Rouge
as Morand, le chevalier de Maison-Rouge

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Le Doulos
Le Doulos
as Superintendant Clain

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The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins
as Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard (segment "La luxure")

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Lust
Lust
as Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard

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Monsieur IL
Monsieur IL
as Jacques Balmeyer

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Famous Love Affairs
Famous Love Affairs
as le baron Adrien de Jonchère

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One Night at the Beach
One Night at the Beach
as Dr Francis

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The Laws of War
The Laws of War
as Uhrmacher Rede

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The Passion of Slow Fire
The Passion of Slow Fire
as Stéphane Blanchon

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Love and the Frenchwoman
Love and the Frenchwoman
as Le narrateur (voice) (segment "L'Adolescence")

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The Dance of Death
The Dance of Death
as Fred Pellmann

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The Baron of the Locks
The Baron of the Locks
as Mr. Maurice Montbernon

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Premeditated
Premeditated
as Judge Lenoir

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Amphitryon
Amphitryon

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The Great Deception
The Great Deception
as le Roi Louis XV

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125 rue Montmartre
125 rue Montmartre
as Commissaire Dodelot

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Discorama
Discorama
as Self - Host

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Discorama
Discorama
as Self

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The Possessors
The Possessors
as François Schoudler, le fils

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La Répétition ou l'Amour puni
La Répétition ou l'Amour puni
as Hero

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Maigret Sets a Trap
Maigret Sets a Trap
as Marcel Maurin

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Les alchimistes
Les alchimistes
as Self - Narrator(voice)

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Impressions de New York
Impressions de New York
as Self - Narrator (voice)

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Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama
as Self

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The Grand Manoeuvre
The Grand Manoeuvre
as Victor Duverger

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Royal Affairs in Versailles
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Marivaux

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With André Gide
With André Gide
as Narrator (voice)

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Jocelyn
Jocelyn
as Jocelyn

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Chicago Digest
Chicago Digest

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Bullfight
Bullfight
as Narrator (voice)

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Tomorrow We Get Divorced
Tomorrow We Get Divorced
as Max Blachet

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Véronique
Véronique
as Florestan

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Chéri
Chéri
as Fred Peloux, dit 'Chéri'

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Keep an Eye on Amelia
Keep an Eye on Amelia
as Marcel Courbois

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La Veuve et l'innocent
La Veuve et l'innocent
as Claude Girelle

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The Mark of the Day
The Mark of the Day
as Larzac

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L'échafaud peut attendre
L'échafaud peut attendre
as Michel Vincent

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Just a Big Simple Girl
Just a Big Simple Girl
as Michel

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Square of Knaves
Square of Knaves
as Jacques de la Bastide

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Loves, Delights and Organs
Loves, Delights and Organs
as Jean Pelletier

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The Revenge of Roger
The Revenge of Roger
as Raymond de Noirville

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Homeland
Homeland
as Karloo

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Pastoral Symphony
Pastoral Symphony
as Jacques Martens - his son

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Sylvia and the Ghost
Sylvia and the Ghost
as Frederick

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The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment
as Kyril

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Father Goriot
Father Goriot
as Bianchon

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Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
as Gilles Mauvoisin