Jacques Dufilho
Birth date19 February 1914
Death date28 August 2005 (aged 91)
Birth placeBègles, Aquitaine, France
Death placeLectoure, France
OccupationActor
Years active1939–2004
Notable worksLa Guerre des boutons
Cher Victor
Black and White in Color

Jacques Dufilho (19 February 1914 – 28 August 2005) was a French actor.[1] He was born in Bègles (Gironde) and he died in Lectoure (Gers).

Life and career

Dufilho appeared in 65 French productions.[1] Moreover, he was frequently seen in Italian films. In 1978 he received a César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Le Crabe-tambour and in 1980 another one for his role in Un mauvais fils.

The actor was also known as a collector of Bugatti vintage cars.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleDirector
1948The Farm of Seven SinsFrançois SovignantJean Devaivre
1951Bibi Fricotinthe uncleMarcel Blistène
1954Le Chevalier de la nuitMonsieur MachardRobert Darène
Love in a Hot ClimateChispaGeorges Rouquier and
Ricardo Muñoz Suay
1955Marie Antoinette Queen of FranceMaratJean Delannoy
1956Short Headthe stable-boyNorbert Carbonnaux
Notre-Dame de ParisGuillaume RousseauJean Delannoy
1957The Happy RoadMichel BertrandGene Kelly
1958A Tale of Two CitiesuncreditedRalph Thomas
Taxi, Roulotte et Corridathe taxi passengerAndré Hunebelle
MaximepolicemanHenri Verneuil
1959I Tartassatithe prison directorSteno
1960Zazie dans le MétroFerdinand GridouxLouis Malle
1961Dans l'eau qui fait des bullesAlphonse, the undertakerMaurice Delbez
1962War of the ButtonsAztec's fatherYves Robert
Un clair de lune à Maubeugethe directorJean Chérasse
La Poupéethe IndianJacques Baratier
1963Sweet and SourMonsieur AlfonsoJacques Baratier
1964The VisitFishBernhard Wicki
1965James Tont operazione U.N.O.YBruno Corbucci
Lady LBealuPeter Ustinov
1967The Unknown Man of ShandigorSchoskatovichJean-Louis Roy
1968BenjaminCamilleMichel Deville
1971Les bidasses en foliethe colonelClaude Zidi
1973Supermen Against the OrientAmerican ambassadorBitto Albertini
The Heavenly Bodies (Les Corps célestes)Le CuréGilles Carle
1974ErotomaniaProfessor PazzoniMarco Vicario
1975Cher VictorVictor LasalleRobin Davis
1976Black and White in ColorPaul RechampotJean-Jacques Annaud
1977Le Crabe-tambourthe technical managerPierre Schoendoerffer
1978Nosferatu the Vampyrethe captainWerner Herzog
1980Fantômas (TV miniseries)Inspector JuveClaude Chabrol, Juan Luis Buñuel
The Horse of Pridegrandfather AlainClaude Chabrol
1991Les Enfants du naufrageurPetit LouisJerome Foulon
1999The Children of the Marshlandthe old manJean Becker

References

  1. ^ "Jacques Dufilho". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2013-07-21.