Jean Négroni
Known for ActingBorn 1920-12-04 — died 2005-05-28Constantine, Algeria, France
Jean Négroni (4 December 1920 – 28 May 2005) was a French actor and theatre director particularly known for his voice work, such as his role as the narrator in La Jetée (1962).
Jean Négroni was educated in theater by Albert Camus, and was an early companion of Jean Vilar at the Théâtre National Populaire and at the Festival d'Avignon. Négroni founded the Maison des arts et de la culture de Créteil at Créteil in 1968, and was its director until 1978.
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Négroni's career was marked by his portrayal of Robespierre — first on an episode of the television program La caméra explore le temps, and later in the theater under the direction of Robert Hossein.
Négroni provided the voice of the narrator in La Jetée (1962) and also narrated Pierre Henry's concrete music album L'Apocalypse de Jean (1968).
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Known for
Hunter Will Get You
1976 · as Spitzer
La Jetée
1962 · as Narrator (voice)
Évariste Galois
1965 · as Narrator (voice)
Le Deuxième Souffle
1966 · as Inspector
I... for Icarus
1979 · as Carlos de Palma
Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983 · as Le narrateur (voice)
Les Cadets de l'océan
1945
Le Sourire
1960 · as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Illuminations
1963
Statues Also Die
1953 · as Narrator (voice)
The Queen of Spades
1965 · as Comte de Saint-Germain
Bel-Ami
2003
God Chose Paris
1969 · as Narrator (voice)
Bassae
1964 · as Narrator
From a Distant Gaze
1964 · as Narrator (voice)
Dangerous liaisons
1980 · as Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Love Rites
1987 · as Narrator (voice)
The Glass Cage
1965 · as Pierre