Jean Poiret

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 101

Gender Male

Birthday August 17, 1926

Day of Death March 14, 1992 (65 years old)

Place of Birth Paris, France

Also Known As

Jean Poiré

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Jean Poiret

Biography

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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Known For

Acting

2023

as Self / Georges (archive footage)

2022

(2 episodes) as Self (archive footage)

2009

as Self (archive footage)

1992

as Cyril Dujardin

1991		Sisi/Last Minute as Herzog Max in Bayern
1991		Rumeurs as Alain Margolf

1990		The Elegant Criminal as Allard
1990		Stars 90 (1 episode) as Self

1988		The secret files of Inspector Lavardin (4 episodes) as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
1988		La Petite Amie as Martin Morel
1988		Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale as Octave Leroi
1988		The Seasons of Pleasure as Bernard Germain

1987		Sacrée soirée (1 episode) as Self (archive footage) (6 episodes) as Self
1987		Miracle Healing as Papu

1986		I Hate Actors as Orlando Higgins
1986		Inspector Lavardin as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin

1985		Liberté, égalité, choucroute as Le calife
1985		Cop au Vin as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin

1984

as Jean Michelis

1982		Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! as Andre Joeuf
1982		Champs-Elysées (11 episodes) as Self

1980

as Jean-Loup Cottins

1979		L'Hôtel du libre échange as Pinglet
1979		The Other One's Mug as Jean-Louis Constant
1979		Emmenez-moi au théâtre: Le canard à l'orange as Hugh Preston

1975		Numéro un (1 episode) as Self
1975		Système 2 (1 episode) as Self
1975		Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1 episode) as Self

1974

(1 episode) as Self (archive footage) (3 episodes) as Self

1973

as Georges

1972

(2 episodes) as Self

1971

as Gontran

1970		Atlantic Wall as Armand, agent double avec les Allemands, chef de la résistance
1970		Ces messieurs de la gâchette as Bernard Le Gall

1969		Three Men on a Horse as Freddy
1969		Aux frais de la princesse as Santos

1968		La Coquine as Albino, l'instituteur
1968		The Big Wash as Jean-Michel Lavalette

1967		La Parisienne as Lafont
1967		The Great Gadget as Verdier
1967		Pour avoir Adrienne as Le jeune homme
1967		The Men in the Family as Bernard Le Gall

1966		At Theatre Tonight (1 episode) as Le jeune homme (1 episode) as Albino, l'instituteur
1966		Your Money or Your Life as Lucien Pélépan

1965		Under Your Hat as Philippe / Monsieur Paul
1965		Le petit monstre as The Godfather
1965		The Real Bargain as Grégoire
1965		Les baratineurs as André

1964		The Big Scare
1964		Jaloux comme un tigre as le docteur Raymond
1964		Hard Boiled Ones as Louis

1963		The Blockhead Fair as Collin
1963		Teuf-teuf
1963		Thank Heaven for Small Favors as Raoul
1963		The Virgins as Banker Marchaix

1962		The Four Truths as Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
1962		How to Succeed in Love as Bernard Monod
1962		It's Not My Business as Jean Duroc, le directeur de la petite troupe de théâtre
1962		The Dance as Vieux
1962		Tales of Paris as Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")

1961		Auguste as Georges Flower
1961		My Wife Is a Panther as Psychiatrist
1961		On purge bébé as Bastien Follavoine

1960		Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century as Le premier policier / Policeman
1960		Love and the Frenchwoman as L'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))

1959		La Malle volante as M. Grapillon
1959		You Have Nothing to Declare? as Robert de Trivelin
1959		The Bureaucrats as René Lahrier
1959		Oh! What a Mambo as L'inspecteur Sapin
1959		Discorama (1 episode) as Self
1959		Nina as Gérard Blanville
1959		L'anglais tel qu'on le parle as Julien Cicandel

1958

as Chantuer

1957		The Innocent with Forty Children as Maître Bardine
1957		Adorables démons as Julien Willis Jr
1957		L'Habit vert

1956		The Terror with Women as Gendarme
1956		Murderers and Thieves as Philippe d'Artois, le riche oisif
1956		Life is beautiful as le joueur de maracas
1956		Mon bébé as William Harrisson
1956		That Naughty Girl as Inspector Rémy

1954

as Charlles-Auguste

1953		The Three Musketeers
1953		Le Gang des pianos à bretelles as The presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)

Writing

2024

… Writer

2023

… Author

2019

… Adaptation

2014

… Theatre Play

2011

… Author

2008

… Adaptation

2002

… Writer

1996

… Theatre Play … Original Film Writer

1993

… Adaptation

1992

… Adaptation … Scenario Writer

1991

… Adaptation

1985		La Cage aux Folles 3 … Characters
1985		Tailleur pour dames … Adaptation

1984

… Original Story … Writer

1983

… Writer

1980

… Screenplay … Characters

1979		The Other One's Mug … Screenplay
1979		Féfé de Broadway … Writer

1978

… Theatre Play … Screenplay

1973

… Writer

Directing

1992

… Director

Production

1979

… Producer

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