Jacques Charon
Known for ActingBorn 1920-02-27 — died 1975-10-15Paris, France
Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director.
Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. During his time there which lasted until his death, he played over 150 roles in the classical and modern repertoire.
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Charon directed the 1968 feature film A Flea in Her Ear and the 1973 television movie Monsieur Pompadour.
He played Spalanzani in the complete recording of The Tales of Hoffmann (Decca, 1971).
Charon died in Paris and is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre.
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Known for
The Dreadful
1959 · as Monestier
Opération Jericho
as Le comte Jacques de Saint-Leu
The Turkey
1951 · as M. de Pontagnac
Teuf-teuf
1963 · as Self - Host
Tartuffe
1973 · as Orgon
Cartouche
1962 · as Le colonel
The Double Bed
1965 · as Le fiancé (3 : « La Répétition »)
The Red Inn
1951 · as Rodolphe
How Do You Like My Sister?
1964 · as Jolivet
Colonel Chabert
1943 · as Cleric
Vingt-neuf degrés à l'ombre
1969 · as Pomadour
The Royalists
1947 · as Lieutenant Merle
Le Petit Jacques
1953 · as Defense lawyer Maître Merlin
Cœur-sur-Mer
1951 · as Le prince de Synoire
The Scheming Women
1954 · as Antonio Pan, le jeune premier
Would-Be Gentleman
1958 · as the dancing master
Le Petit Poucet
1954 · as Narrateur
In the French Style
1963 · as Patrini