Jean Rochefort (born 29 April, 1930) is a French actor. He has acted in more than 100 movies.
Jean Rochefort was born in Dinan, a town of Côtes-d'Armor, France. He was nineteen years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National . After his military obligations, in 1953, he joined the Compagnie Grenier Hussenot as a theatre actor for seven years. There he was noticed for his ease in playing both drama and comedy. He then became a television and cinema actor. He has also worked as director.
In his 30s, during the shooting of Cartouche , he discovered his passion for horses and equitation. He has been a horse breeder since that day and owns Le Haras de Villequoy. His passion led him to become a horse consultant for French television in 2004.
In 1960 he married Alexandra Moscwa, with whom he fathered two children: a girl named Marie (1962), and a boy named Julien (1965).
He won two César Awards: In 1976, Best Supporting Actor for Que la fête commence ; and in 1978, Best Actor for Le Crabe-Tambour .
Filmography
French title / English title when available (year)
- Les Dalton / The Daltons (2004)
- RRRrrrr!!! (2004)
- Les Clefs de bagnole / The Car Keys (2003)
- Il était une fois Jean-Sébastien Bach (2003)
- L'homme du train (2003)
- Fanfan la tulipe (2003)
- Lost In La Mancha (2002)
- Blanche (2002)
- L'homme du train / The Man on the Train (2002)
- La Vie sans secret de Walter Nions (2001)
- Honolulu Baby (2001)
- Le Placard / The Closet (2001)
- Rembrandt (1999)
- Le Vent en emporte autant / Wind with the Gone(1998)
- Le Serpent a mangé la grenouille (1998)
- Barracuda (1997)
- Never Ever (1996)
- Ridicule (1996)
- Les Grands ducs / The Grand Dukes (1996)
- Palace (1996)
- Même heure, l'année prochaine / Once a Year, Every Year (1995)
- Tom est tout seul (1995)
- Prêt-à-Porter / Ready to Wear (1994)
- Et ensuite, le feu / Next Time the Fire (1994)
- Tombés du ciel / Lost in Transit (1993)
- Cible émouvante / Wild Target(1993)
- Tango (1993)
- L'atlantide (1992)
- Le Visionarium / From Time to Time (1992)
- The Long Winter (1992)
- Le Bal des casse-pieds (1992)
- Amoureux fou / Madly in Love (1991)
- Le Château de ma mère / My Mother's Castle (1990)
- Le Mari de la coiffeuse / The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
- Je suis le seigneur du château / I'm the King of the Castle (1989)
- Le Moustachu / The Field Agent (1987)
- Tandem (1987)
- La Galette du roi (1986)
- David, Thomas et les autres / A Volley for a Black Buffalo (1985)
- Réveillon chez Bob (1984)
- Frankenstein 90 (1984)
- L'Ami de Vincent / A Friend of Vincent (1983)
- Un dimanche de flic / A Cops' Sunday (1983)
- L'Honneur d'un capitaine / A Captain's Honor (1982)
- Le Grand frère / The Big Brother (1982)
- L'Indiscrétion (1982)
- Il faut tuer Birgit Haas / Birgit Haas Must Be Killed (1981)
- Un étrange voyage (1981)
- Je hais les blondes / I Hate Blondes (1980)
- Chère inconnue / I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)
- French Postcards (1979)
- Courage fuyons / Courage - Let's Run (1979)
- Grandison (1979)
- Le Cavaleur / Practice Makes Perfect (1979)
- La Grande Cuisine / Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
- Le Diable dans la boîte / The Devil in the Box (1977)
- Le Crabe-tambour / Drummer-Crab (1977)
- Nous irons tous au paradis / We Will All Meet in Paradise (1977)
- Un éléphant ça trompe énormément / An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive (1976)
- Les Magiciens / Death Rite (1976)
- Calmos / Cool, Calm and Collected (1976)
- Les Vécés étaient fermés de l'interieur (1976)
- Isabelle devant le désir / Isabelle and Lust (1975)
- Un divorce heureux / A Happy Divorce (1975)
- Les Innocents aux mains sales / Dirty Hands (1975)
- Que la fête commence... / Let Joy Reign Supreme (1974)
- Retour du grand blond / The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1974)
- Le Fantôme de la liberté / The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
- Comment réussir... quand on est con et pleurnichard / How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby (1974)
- L'Horloger de Saint-Paul / The Clockmaker of St. Paul (1974)
- L'Homme aux nerfs d'acier / Escape from Death Row (1973)
- Salut l'artiste / Hail The Artist (1973)
- Le Complot / The Conspiracy (1973)
- Bel ordure / Lovely Swine (1973)
- L'Héritier / The Inheritor (1973)
- Les Feux de la chandeleur / Hearth Fires (1972)
- L'Oeuf / The Egg (1972)
- Le Grand blond avec une chaussure noire / The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
- Céleste (1970)
- La Liberté en croupe (1970)
- Le Temps de mourir / The Time to Die (1970)
- Le Diable par la queue / The Devil by the Tail (1969)
- Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens / Don't Play with Martians (1967)
- À coeur joie / Two Weeks in September (1967)
- Le Facteur s'en va-t-en guerre / The Postman Goes to War (1966)
- Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo? / Who Are You, Polly Magoo? (1966)
- Angélique et le roy / Angelique and the King (1966)
- Les Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine / Chinese Adventures in China (1965)
- Merveilleuse Angélique / Angelique: The Road to Versailles (1965)
- Trouble Among Widows (1964)
- Angélique, marquise des anges / Angélique(1964)
- Les Pieds nickelés (1964)
- Du grabuge chez les veuves / Trouble Among Widows (1964)
- La Foire aux cancres / The Blockhead Fair (1963)
- La Porteuse de pain / The Bread Peddler (1963)
- Symphonie pour un massacre / Symphony for a Massacre (1963)
- Fort-du-fou / Outpost in Indo-china (1963)
- Le Masque de fer / The Iron Mask (1962)
- Le Soleil dans l'oeil / Sun in Your Eyes (1962)
- Climats / Climates of Love (1962)
- Cartouche / Swords of Blood (1962)
- Capitaine Fracasse (1961)
- Vingt mille lieues sur la terre / 20,000 Leagues Across the Land (1961)
- Une balle dans le canon / A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (1958)
- Rencontre à Paris / Meeting in Paris (1956)
Trivia
- To write him:
Jean Rochefort
c/o Artmedia
20, avenue Rapp
75007 Paris
- Was the singer of "Le chien abandonné" in 1984.
- Was the owner of the horse Nashville.
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