Jean-Pierre Talbot

Jean-Pierre Talbot (; born 12 August 1943) is a Belgian retired teacher and actor, best known for his lead role of Tintin in the movies Tintin and the Golden Fleece and Tintin and the Blue Oranges.

Biography A teacher by profession, Talbot was first noted for his physical resemblance to that of Tintin while a sports instructor on a beach in Ostend. He was introduced to Hergé and the two became friends immediately. Talbot played the comic book character Tintin in the two Tintin live action films, Tintin and the Golden Fleece (Tintin et le mystère de la Toison d'or) (directed by Jean-Jacques Vierne in 1960) and Tintin and the Blue Oranges (Tintin et les Oranges Bleues) (directed by Philip Condroyer in 1964). In 1967, a third movie was scheduled but then canceled.

Talbot did not have other movie roles and pursued a career in teaching. He was headmaster of the King Baudouin Free School before retiring. He currently resides in Spa, Belgium. Jean-Pierre Talbot enjoys tennis, skiing, and canicross. He is married and has one daughter and three grandchildren.

In 2007 he appeared in an RTBF documentary, Quelque chose en nous... de Tintin, marking Hergé's centenary. His autobiography, J'étais Tintin au cinéma (Editions Jourdan, 2007, ) received the Press Prize at the Prix Saint-Michel 2008 in Brussels.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1961 Tintin and the Golden Fleece Tintin Main character 1964 Tintin and the Blue Oranges Tintin Main character 1976 Moi, Tintin (I, Tintin) Tintin Uncredited 2007 Quelque chose en nous... de Tintin Himself TV movie documentary