Jacques Charon
Actor
- Born
- February 27, 1920 · Paris, France
- Died
- October 15, 1975 (age 55)
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.
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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
Cartouche
March 7, 1962
The Red Inn
October 19, 1951
The Scheming Women
April 7, 1954
Her First Affair
August 14, 1941
Colonel Chabert
December 1, 1943
In the French Style
September 18, 1963
The Turkey
November 21, 1951
Behind These Walls
March 13, 1946
The Royalists
March 20, 1947
The Double Bed
August 6, 1965
This Pretty World
September 27, 1957
The Dreadful
September 10, 1959
Acting38
- 2019Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann
- 1975Un souper chez Lauzun as Louis XIV
- 1974Le Sexe faible as Antoine
- 1973La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière as Monsieur Jourdain / Argan
- 1973Tartuffe as Orgon
- 1971Le Misanthrope as Oronte
- 1970Un fil à la patte as Fontanet
- 1969Vingt-neuf degrés à l'ombre as Pomadour
- 1968Feu la mère de madame as Lucien
- 1965The Double Bed