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Jacques Perrin

Acting

Born July 13, 1941 · Paris, France

Died April 21, 2022

Also known as Jacques André Perrin Simonet · Жак Перрен · Jacques Simonet

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Biography

Jacques Perrin (July 13, 1941 – April 21, 2022) was a French actor and filmmaker. He is occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet. Simonet was his father's name and Perrin his mother's.

Awards & recognition

  • César Award — Best Documentary Film · 2011
  • Honorary doctor of the University of Liège · 2010
  • César Award — Best Producer · 1997
  • Volpi Cup — Best Actor · 1966
  • Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
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  • Commander of the Legion of Honour
  • Commander of the National Order of Merit
  • European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2002 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 1970 · nominated

Filmography30 titles

Cinema Paradiso

1988as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)

Z

1969as Photojournalist

The Young Girls of Rochefort

1967as Maxence

Winged Migration

2001as Narrator (voice)

Microcosmos

1996as Récitant / Narrator (voice)

Oceans

2008as Self - Narrator (voice)

Himalaya

1999Producer

The 317th Platoon

1965as Le sous-lieutenant Torrens

Mia and the White Lion

2018Producer

Stranger Than Fiction

2006Thanks

A Very Long Engagement

2004Thanks

Deep Water

2006Producer

The Young Girls Turn 25

1993as Self

Special Section

1975as Roger Lafarge

Donkey Skin

1970as Prince Charming

Gates of the Night

1946as Un des gosses Quinquina (uncredited)

Seasons

2016Director, Producer

Family Diary

1962as Lorenzo Mainardi

Deep Blue

2003as Narrator

The World of Jacques Demy

1995as Self

Goliath

2022as Richard Vannec

The Young Lieutenant

2005as Le juge Serge Clermont

Brotherhood of the Wolf

2001as Thomas Agé

Le Crabe-Tambour

1977as Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour'

September 11

2002Producer

Black and White in Color

1976Producer

Paris 36

2008Producer

The Strangler

1971as Émile

The Mercy

2018Producer

Year of the Jellyfish

1984as Vic Lamotte