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Jacques François

1920 – 2003

French actor

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About Jacques François

Lived 1920 – 2003 (aged 83). Jacques François was a French stage actor, film actor and actor.

Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (; 16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions.

Biography During World War II, he served as a captain in the French First Army under General de Lattre.

In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) but the part went to Louis Jourdan. After appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the playwright Jacques Pierre Barredout in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) he returned to France.

François regularly dubbed Gregory Peck into French.

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Important facts

Born
16 May 1920, Paris
Birth century
20th century
Died
25 November 2003, Paris
Occupation
Stage actor, film actor, actor
Nationality
France
Education
Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique, Cours Simon, Lycée Condorcet, Villa St. Jean International School
Awards
Officer of Arts and Letters; Officer of the Legion of Honour; Croix de guerre 1939–1945

People in Jacques François's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
1911 – 1995
Film actor
 Portrait of Daniel Paul
Daniel Paul
1943 – 2023
Politician
 Portrait of Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
1916 – 2003
Film actor
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Louis Jourdan
1921 – 2015
Stage actor
 Portrait of Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
1899 – 1987
Film actor
 Portrait of Fred
Fred
b. 1993
Association football player
 Portrait of Max Ophüls
Max Ophüls
1902 – 1957
Film director
 Portrait of Paul François
Paul François
b. 1964
Farmer

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jacques François's

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George Van Biesbroeck
1880 – 1974
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Yoshisuke Aikawa
1880 – 1967
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Alexander Bogomolets
1881 – 1946
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Alexander Fleming
1881 – 1955
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Alice Catherine Evans
1881 – 1975
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Physicist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jacques François?

French actor (1920-2003)

When was Jacques François born?

Jacques François was born on 16 May 1920 in Paris.

When did Jacques François die?

Jacques François died on 25 November 2003 in Paris.

What was Jacques François's occupation?

Jacques François was a stage actor, film actor and actor.

What nationality was Jacques François?

Jacques François was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jacques François

· Wikidata: Q162701

· DBpedia: Jacques François

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