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Jean Yanne

1933 – 2003

French actor

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About Jean Yanne

Lived 1933 – 2003 (aged 69). Jean Yanne was a French director, screenwriter, comedian, film producer, songwriter and organist.

Jean Yanne (; born Jean Roger Gouyé ; 18 July 1933 – 23 May 2003) was a French actor, screenwriter, producer, director and composer. In 1972, he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film We Won't Grow Old Together.

Filmography Actor

1952: Nez de cuir (directed by Yves Allégret) - Extra (uncredited) 1952: Il est minuit, Docteur Schweitzer (directed by André Haguet) - Extra (uncredited) 1952: Le Chemin de Damas (directed by Max Glass) - Extra (uncredited) 1955: Les Carnets du Major Thompson (directed by Preston Sturges) - Extra (uncredited) 1964: La Vie à l'envers (directed by Alain Jessua) - Monsieur Kerbel 1964: Jealous as a Tiger - Alphonse 1964: Un égale trois 1964: La Femme spectacle (directed by Claude Lelouch) - Le 'journaliste' (uncredited) 1965: Tight Skirts, Loose Pleasures - Pornotropos 1965: Dis-moi qui tuer - Federucci 1966: Monnaie de singe (directed by Yves Robert) - Félix 1966: Line of Demarcation (directed by Claude Chabrol) - Tricot, l'instituteur 1966: The Saint Lies in Wait - Mueller-Strasse 1967: The Viscount (directed by Maurice Cloche) - Billette 1967: Bang Bang (Les aventures de Sheila !) (directed by Serge Piollet) - Robert Vaucamu alias 'Bob la Rafale' 1967: Week End (directed by Jean-Luc Godard) - Roland Durand 1968: Un drôle de colonel (directed by Jean Girault) - Barton 1968: Ces messieurs de la famille (directed by Raoul André) - Marco Broca 1969: Erotissimo (directed by Gérard Pirès) - Philippe 1969: Que la bête meure (directed by Claude Chabrol) - Paul Decourt 1970: Le Boucher (directed by Claude Chabrol) - Popaul / Paul Thomas 1971: (directed by Gérard Pirès) - Doc Noonan 1971: (directed by Georges Lautner) - Serge Aubin 1971: Êtes-vous fiancée à un marin grec ou à un pilote de ligne ? (directed by Jean Aurel) - Roger Blanchard 1971: (directed by Yves Boisset) - Louis Orsini 1972: Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble (directed by Maurice Pialat) - Jean 1972: Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil - Christian Gerber 1973: Moi y'en a vouloir des sous - Benoît Lepape 1974: Chinese in Paris - Régis Forneret 1974: Touche pas à la femme blanche (Don't Touch The White Woman!) (directed by Marco Ferreri) 1975: Chobizenesse - Clément Mastard 1977: Armaguedon (directed by Alain Jessua) - Louis Carrier 1977: The Accuser (L'Imprécateur) (directed by Jean-Louis Bertucelli) - Directeur des relations humaines 1977: Moi, fleur bleue (directed by Éric Le Hung) - Max 1978: La Raison d'État (directed by André Cayatte) - Jean-Philippe Leroi 1979: Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette - Inspecteur Chodaque 1980: Asphalte (directed by Denis Amar) - Arthur Colonna 1982: A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi) (directed by Robert Ménard) - Michel 1982: Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ - Paulus 1983: Hanna K. (directed by Costa-Gavras) - Victor Bonnet 1983: Papy fait de la résistance (directed by Jean-Marie Poiré) - Murat 1988: Le téléphone sonne toujours deux fois!! (directed by Jean-Pierre Vergne) - L'homme au téléphone 1985: Liberté, égalité, choucroute - Marat (uncredited) 1986: Le Paltoquet (directed by Michel Deville) - The Police Captain 1986: Oviri - William Molard 1986: Attention bandits! (directed by Claude Lelouch) - L'Expert (Simon Verini) 1987: Fucking Fernand (directed by Gérard Mordillat) - Andre Binet 1987: Cayenne palace (directed by Alain Maline) - L'Équateur 1988: (directed by Nicolas Gessner) - Inspector Sutter 1990: Le Radeau de la Méduse (directed by Iradj Azimi) - Duroy de Chaumareys 1991: Madame Bovary (directed by Claude Chabrol) - M. Homais - le pharmacien 1991: Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück - Germain l'escroc 1992: (directed by Yves Robert) - H 33 1992: Indochine (directed by Régis Wargnier) - Guy 1992: La Sévillane (directed by Jean-Philippe Toussaint) - Polougaievski 1992: L'Affaire Seznec (directed by Yves Boisset) - Quémeneur 1993: Pétain (directed by Jean Marbeuf) - Pierre Laval 1993: La Légende (directed by Jérôme Diamant-Berger) - Roland Pikas 1993: Fausto (directed by Remy Duchemin) - Mietek Breslauer 1993: Chacun pour toi (directed by Jean-Michel Ribes) - Georges Flavier 1993: Profil bas (directed by Claude Zidi) - Plana 1994: Regarde les hommes tomber (directed by Jacques Audiard) - Simon 1995: Le Hussard sur le toit (directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau) - Le Colporteur 1996: Beaumarchais, l'insolent (directed by Édouard Molinaro) - Louis Goezman 1996: Enfants de salaud (directed by Tonie Marshall) - Julius Mandenne 1996: Désiré (directed by Bernard Murat) - Corniche 1996: Des nouvelles du bon Dieu (directed by Didier Le Pêcheur) - Louis-Albert Dieu 1996: Mo (directed by Yves-Noël François) - Ned Collins 1996: Fallait pas ! (directed by Gérard Jugnot) - Magic 1996: Victory (directed by Mark Peploe) - Mr. Schomberg 1997: Tenue correcte exigée (directed by Philippe Lioret) - M. Brucker - le directeur de l'hôtel 1998: La dame du jeu - Evaristo Della Porta 1999: Hygiène de l'assassin (directed by François Ruggieri) - Prétextat Tach 1999: Belle Maman (directed by Gabriel Aghion) - Paul 1999: Je règle mon pas sur le pas de mon père (directed by Rémi Waterhouse) - Bertrand 2000: Les Acteurs (directed by Bertrand Blier) - Dr. Belgoder 2001: Le Pacte des loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) (directed by Christophe Gans) - Comte de Morangias 2001: Vertige de l'amour (directed by Laurent Chouchan) - Le beau-père 2002: Adolphe (directed by Benoît Jacquot) - The Count 2002: Féroce (directed by Gilles de Maistre) - Comte de Morangias 2002: Tamango (directed by Jean Roké Patoudem) 2003: Petites Coupures (directed by Pascal Bonitzer) - Gérard, l'oncle de Bruno 2002: (directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner) - Tonton 2003: Les Thibault (TV Mini-Series) - Oscar Thibault 2004: Atomik circus: le retour de James Bataille (directed by Didier Poiraud and Thierry Poiraud)

Director 1972: (Everybody's handsome, Everybody's Nice) 1972: Moi y'en a vouloir des sous 1973: Les Chinois à Paris 1975: Chobizenesse 1978: Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette 1982: Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ 1984: Liberté, égalité, choucroute

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Centre de formation des journalistes, Lycée Chaptal
Employers
RTL
Awards
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jean Yanne?

French actor (1933-2003)

When was Jean Yanne born?

Jean Yanne was born on 18 July 1933 in Les Lilas.

When did Jean Yanne die?

Jean Yanne died on 23 May 2003 in Morsains.

What was Jean Yanne's occupation?

Jean Yanne was a director, screenwriter, comedian, film producer, songwriter and organist.

What nationality was Jean Yanne?

Jean Yanne was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jean Yanne

· Wikidata: Q106225

· DBpedia: Jean Yanne

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