Jean Pélégri
Actor
- Born
- June 20, 1920 · Rovigo, French Algeria
- Died
- September 24, 2003 (age 83)
Jean Pélégri (June 20, 1920 – September 24, 2003) was a writer and professor of literature. Of French descent, he was born in Algeria, but left as part of the diaspora of French colonists referred to as pied-noirs following the Algerian War.
He was friends with many Algerian writers (such as Mohammed Dib and Kateb Yacine) and, like Jean Sénac, Pélégri considered himself to be one of them; he always saw himself as an "Algerian at heart". He supplemented his novels' prefaces with artwork from his painter friends Baya, Abdallah Benanteur, Mohammed Khadda and Jean de Maisonseul. Pélégri also assisted on the film adaptation of his novel Les Oliviers de la justice as screenwriter, dialogue writer and actor. The movie won the Cinema and Television Writers Award at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.
Known for
Acting6
- 1994Coming to Terms with the Dead as le vieil homme du métro
- 1989Errors of Youth as Gilles Genest
- 1988Frequent Death as Dr. Pastor
- 1986Thérèse as The father
- 1962The Olive Trees of Justice as Jean's Father
- 1959Pickpocket as Lead Inspector
Behind the camera1
- 1962The Olive Trees of Justice Novel, Writer, First Assistant Director