Jacques Dufilho is a French comedian, born February 19, 1914 in Bègles (Gironde, France) and died August 28, 2005 in Ponsampère (Gers, France).
Originally from the south-west of France, Jacques Jacques-Gabriel Dufilho studied agriculture then went to Paris to live his passion for painting and sculpture. It was there that he met Charles Dullin, a great man from the theater world who passed on his passion for the stage to him and made his cabaret-theatre debut in 1951 with Agnès Capri. Jacques Dufilho then begins by playing sketches before turning to the big screen. In 1939, he participated in Marc Allégret's project in the film "Le Corsaire" but the film remained unfinished. Jacques Dufilho is not worried about it as two years later, he plays the role of a lumberjack in André Zwobada's feature film "Croisières Sidérales".
Subsequently, the actor chained the roles in the cinema but it was in 1949 that he was noticed by the general public in "La Ferme des Sept Péchés" by Jean-Devaivre. Jacques Dufilho also went to the theater and went on stage for the first time in Dostoyevsky's play, "The Brothers Karamazov" directed by André Barsacq. When the Second World War broke out, Jacques Dufilho was part of the 2nd Hussard Regiment, particularly in the 29th infantry division reconnaissance group as he received the Legion of Honor in 1998. In 1953, he played in the play by Molière "The Doctor Despite Him" under the direction of Jean-Pierre Darras. The following year, he returned with André Barsacq to the Théâtre de l'Atelier in "Colombe" by Jean Anouilh. He still plays in the cinema as in "Marie-Antoinette, Reine De France" by Jean Delannoy in 1956. Same year, same director, he plays in "Notre-Dame De Paris".
In 1961 and 1962, Jacques Dufilho returned to the stage with André Barsacq in "Les Maxibules" by Marcel Aymé and "L'Avare" by Molière. The actor made an impression in "The Guardian", adapted from the English play "The Caretaker" by Harold Pinter. The year 1978 marks a new turning point in the career of Jacques Dufilho, with the film "Le Crabe-Tambour" by Pierre Schoendoerffer, thanks to his interpretation of the role of the chief mechanic in the film, he will be rewarded with a César in the Best Supporting Actor category. In 1980, he played Adrien Dussart in "A bad son" by Claude Sautet, which earned him a second César award, still in the same category. At the theater, in 1988 the actor was awarded the Molière du Comédien for his role in Herb Gardner's play "Je Ne Suis Pas Rappaport" directed by Georges Wilson. Over the years, Jacques Dufilho will play under the direction of Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, André Hunebelle, Yves Robert and many others. In 1999, he played in "C'est Quoi La Vie?" by François Dupeyron, which earned him a new nomination for the Césars. On television, he received the Seven d'Or for best actor after his role in the film "Une Femme Innocente". In 2003 he released his autobiography "Les Sirènes Du Bateau-Loup" published by Fayard.
The actor died on August 28, 2005 in Ponsampère at the age of 91 after playing his last role in "Up There, A King Above The Clouds" by Pierre Schoendoerffer.
as Vincendon
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as le recteur
as Frantz
as Noël
as Old man
as Sir William Belmont
as Edouard de Robert
as Maréchal Philippe Pétain
as Petit Louis
as le Marchand
as Léon(9 eps)
as Urbain
as Alexandre Leclerc(7 eps)
as Mattathias
as Romeo
as Strosser
as Jofroi de la Maussan
as Il Male(11 eps)
as Father of Davide
as Le docteur Lerne
as Monsieur Doucet
as Felix Fabre
as Jean-Marie, the blackmailer
as Self(1 ep)
as von Krapp
as Adrien Dussart
as Alain, le grand-père
as Alfred
as Inspektor Juve(4 eps)
as Le commissaire
as Self
as Mounnezergues
as M. Palladion
as Captain
as Chief mechanic
as Colonnello Von Buttiglione
as Annibale
as 'Dodo' Spinacroce
as Paul Rechampot
as Colonel Oreste Raselli
as Mariano de Trani
as Commander Gardefort
as Colonnello Rambaldo Buttiglione
as Victor Lasalle
as Prof. Pazzoni
as Colonnello Rambaldo Buttiglione
as Gustavo
as prof. Gustavo Negroni
as Le vicomte Célestin Galmiche de Quibedec
as American Consul
as The priest
as Antonio
as Jean Rousseau
as Commissaire Richard
as Fritz Ducharrel
as Self(1 ep)
as Actor
as Self(1 ep)
as Colonel
as Oncle Noé
as Petitjean
as Joseph
as Job, le domestique
as Marshall Jérémie Boutre
as Amable Passepoil
as Camille
as Dante
as Passepoil(6 eps)
as Shoskatovich, chef des Russes
as Jeroom
as Bealu
as Le paysan
as Annibal
as Rogier, de pyromaan
as Spanish maid
as Police Officer Fisch
as César, majordome
as Reader of "Dimanche Echo" (voice)
as Le docteur Hublot, médecin légiste
as Monsieur Alfonso
as Le chauffeur de taxi
as Bournier Aîné
as Le directeur de la 'Maison de la Radio'
as Theodora, old Indian woman
as Lambotte & his brother
as L'Aztec's father
as Le fossoyeur
as Charvet, le guide
as Paul Prunier
as Ferdinand Grédoux
as Martinot
as Agent Grosjean
as Albert, manservant
as Le garçon d'hôtel / Waiter
as Prison superintendent
as Gaston, manservant
as Self(1 ep)
as Flick
as Taxi Customer
as Head of the civil status department
as Puymartin
as Jules Grandvivier
as Emile, the floor boy
as Simon
as Pedro Avendetti
as Michel Bertrand (uncredited)
as Placard
as L'inspecteur
as Pépé
as Guillaume Rousseau
as Le garçon d'écurie
as le chef de la fanfare
as Me Pachevin, le huissier(1 ep)
as Fernand
as Carlos
as Chispa
as Bandit leader
as Giuseppe
as Pierre
as An actor
as L'employé du gaz (uncredited)
as Le valet de Pont-Bellanger
as Oncle unijambiste
as Zacramir
as Shepherd (segment 'The Stars')
as The Drunken Conscript
as François Sovignant
as Commander Clement
as Lucien
as Zélize
as Fernand Lourtier
as Self
as Chestnut merchant (uncredited)
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
