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Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.

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Born

Aug 17, 1926

Paris, France

Died

Mar 14, 1992

Known For

Acting

Movies

75 acting

29 crew

Popularity

0.8

movie

Known For

The Last Metro

The Last Metro

1980

as Jean-Loup Cottins
Atlantic Wall

Atlantic Wall

1970

as Armand, resistance leader and double agent
Cop au Vin

Cop au Vin

1985

as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
The Last Metro
The Last Metro
1980 • as Jean-Loup Cottins
★ 7.2
Atlantic Wall
Atlantic Wall
1970 • as Armand, resistance leader and double agent
★ 6.2
Les baratineurs
Les baratineurs
1965 • as André
★ 5.0
Inspector Lavardin
Inspector Lavardin
1986 • as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
★ 6.2
The Elegant Criminal
The Elegant Criminal
1990 • as Allard
★ 6.1
Love and the Frenchwoman
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960 • as L'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))
★ 4.9
The Seventh Target
The Seventh Target
1984 • as Jean Michelis
★ 6.0
Rumeurs
Rumeurs
1991 • as Alain Margolf
★ 4.0
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
1982 • as Andre Joeuf
★ 5.5
movie
Teuf-teuf
1963
★ 9.0
Cop au Vin
Cop au Vin
1985 • as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
★ 6.1
The Four Truths
The Four Truths
1962 • as Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
★ 4.2
Auguste
Auguste
1961 • as Georges Flower
★ 4.5
Your Money or Your Life
Your Money or Your Life
1966 • as Lucien Pélépan
★ 6.0
That Naughty Girl
That Naughty Girl
1956 • as Inspector Rémy
★ 5.9
L'Hôtel du libre échange
L'Hôtel du libre échange
1979 • as Pinglet
★ 5.8
Sisi/Last Minute
Sisi/Last Minute
1991 • as Herzog Max in Bayern
★ 5.5
You Have Nothing to Declare?
You Have Nothing to Declare?
1959 • as Robert de Trivelin
★ 6.0
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
1963 • as Raoul
★ 6.6
Tales of Paris
Tales of Paris
1962 • as Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")
★ 5.5
Jaloux comme un tigre
Jaloux comme un tigre
1964 • as Doctor Raymond
★ 4.7
I Hate Actors
I Hate Actors
1986 • as Orlando Higgins
★ 5.4
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
1985 • as Le calife
★ 5.8
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1953
★ 6.3
How to Succeed in Love
How to Succeed in Love
1962 • as Bernard Monod
★ 4.0
movie
Adorables démons
1957 • as Julien Willis Jr
★ 5.0
Nina
Nina
1959 • as Gérard Blanville
★ 6.5
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960 • as Le premier policier / Policeman
★ 6.4
Under Your Hat
Under Your Hat
1965 • as Philippe / Monsieur Paul
★ 4.0
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
When the Pheasants Pass
When the Pheasants Pass
1965 • as Traffic officer
★ 6.7
The Bureaucrats
The Bureaucrats
1959 • as René Lahrier
★ 5.9
Murderers and Thieves
Murderers and Thieves
1956 • as Philippe d'Artois, le riche oisif
★ 6.1
The Seasons of Pleasure
The Seasons of Pleasure
1988 • as Bernard Germain
★ 4.6
The Other One's Mug
The Other One's Mug
1979 • as Jean-Louis Constant
★ 5.7
The Big Scare
The Big Scare
1964
★ 5.8
Mon bébé
Mon bébé
1956 • as William Harrisson
★ 6.5
The Terror with Women
The Terror with Women
1956 • as Gendarme
★ 10.0
The Virgins
The Virgins
1963 • as Banker Marchaix
★ 4.8
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?
1971 • as Gontran
★ 7.3
Le Canard à l'orange
Le Canard à l'orange
1979 • as Hugh Preston
★ 6.5
The Blockhead Fair
The Blockhead Fair
1963 • as Collin
★ 8.0
Hard Boiled Ones
Hard Boiled Ones
1964 • as Louis
★ 4.7
It's Not My Business
It's Not My Business
1962 • as Jean Duroc, le directeur de la petite troupe de théâtre
★ 5.7
Oh! What a Mambo
Oh! What a Mambo
1959 • as L'inspecteur Sapin
★ 5.5
Life is beautiful
Life is beautiful
1956 • as le joueur de maracas
★ 6.3
The Great Gadget
The Great Gadget
1967 • as Verdier
★ 5.3
The Men in the Family
The Men in the Family
1968 • as Bernard Le Gall
★ 5.1
Clara and the Villains
Clara and the Villains
1958 • as Chantuer
★ 6.5
Miracle Healing
Miracle Healing
1987 • as Papu
★ 5.4
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
1988 • as Octave Leroi
★ 4.3
movie
L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle
1959 • as Julien Cicandel
★ 9.0
Pour avoir Adrienne
Pour avoir Adrienne
1967 • as Le jeune homme
★ 6.0
Ces messieurs de la gâchette
Ces messieurs de la gâchette
1970 • as Bernard Le Gall
★ 4.1
Three Men on a Horse
Three Men on a Horse
1969 • as Freddy
★ 6.0
Le Gang des pianos à bretelles
Le Gang des pianos à bretelles
1953 • as The presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)
★ 4.0
La Petite Amie
La Petite Amie
1988 • as Martin Morel
★ 3.6
La Cage aux folles
La Cage aux folles
1973 • as Georges
★ 10.0
Aux frais de la princesse
Aux frais de la princesse
1969 • as Santos
★ 5.0
Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles
Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles
2023 • as Self / Georges (archive footage)
★ 9.5
Le petit monstre
Le petit monstre
1965 • as The Godfather
★ 9.0
The Big Wash
The Big Wash
1968 • as Jean-Michel Lavalette
★ 5.9
La Méthode Barnol
La Méthode Barnol
1991 • as Monsieur Hubert
The Real Bargain
The Real Bargain
1965 • as Grégoire
★ 4.0
The Innocent with Forty Children
The Innocent with Forty Children
1957 • as Maître Bardine
★ 6.0
The Dance
The Dance
1962 • as Vieux
★ 5.0
movie
La Malle volante
1959 • as M. Grapillon
My Wife Is a Panther
My Wife Is a Panther
1961 • as Psychiatrist
★ 5.0
The Green Dress
The Green Dress
1957 • as Parmeline
On purge bébé
On purge bébé
1961 • as Bastien Follavoine
★ 8.5
La Parisienne
La Parisienne
1967 • as Lafont
★ 7.3
What the East Wind Saw
What the East Wind Saw
1954 • as Charlles-Auguste
★ 3.8
Sup de fric
Sup de fric
1992 • as Cyril Dujardin
★ 6.1
P.L.M
P.L.M
1959 • as Pierre
La Coquine
La Coquine
1968 • as Albino, l'instituteur
★ 8.0