Jean Rochefort (29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor, with a career that has spanned over six decades.
Rochefort was born in Paris, France. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National. After his national service, in 1953, he worked with the Compagnie Grenier Hussenot as a theatre actor for seven years. There he was noticed for his ability to play both drama and comedy. He then became a television and cinema actor. He has also worked as director.
In his 30s during the shooting of Cartouche, he discovered his passion for horses and equestrianism. He has been a horse breeder since then and now owns Le Haras de Villequoy. His passion led him to become a horse consultant for French television in 2004. He has won two César Awards: In 1976, Best Supporting Actor for Que la fête commence; and in 1978, Best Actor for Le Crabe-tambour.
He was to play the title character in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, after being found as "the perfect Quixote" by director Terry Gilliam. Rochefort learned English just for the part. Unfortunately, amongst other production problems, he began suffering from a herniated disc. Unable to film for months, production was cancelled. A documentary, Lost in La Mancha, was made about the failed production. With recent news of the film's possible restart, Rochefort has been recast with Robert Duvall, due to his inability to ride a horse.
In 1960 he married Alexandra Moscwa, with whom he fathered two children: a girl, Marie (1962), and a boy, Julien (1965).
In 2007, he sang with the French band Dionysos a short verse in l'homme sans trucage: « Vas-y, saute, monte, grimpe à ton cœur, sauve-toi, n'aie pas peur, ouvre grand, mon petit, il est temps d'avaler une énorme bouffée d'air frais, andalucia, anda, anda, andalucia... » (Go ahead, jump, climbs to your heart, save yourself, don't be afraid, open wide, my boy, it's time to swallow a huge breath of fresh air, andalucia, anda, anda, andaluci...)
2020 | Rochefort, Marielle, Noiret: Les copains d'abord |
2020 | Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible as Self (archive footage) |
2019 | Je ne sais pas si c'est tout le monde as Self |
2017 | Belmondo ou le goût du risque as Self |
2017 | Belmondo, le magnifique as Self (archive footage) |
2017 | À la recherche de... Pierre Richard as Self - Actor (archive footage) |
2016 | Belmondo par Belmondo as Self |
2015 | Les Rats as Narrator (voice) |
2015 | Avril'in Sihirli Dünyası as Pops (voice) |
2015 | Floride as Claude Lherminier |
2014 | Jack ve Mekanik Kalp as Méliès (voice) |
2013 | Jappeloup as Self (uncredited) |
2013 | ... à la française ! |
2012 | Asteriks ve Oburiks Gizli Görevde as Lucius Fouinus |
2012 | El artista y la modelo as Marc Cros |
2011 | Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde as Self (archive footage) |
2011 | Belmondo, itinéraire... as Self |
2011 | Titeuf (Le Film) as Pépé (voice) |
2010 | Le Grand Restaurant as Un client du restaurant |
2008 | Agathe Cléry as Louis Guinard |
2008 | Bien des choses as Voix |
2008 | J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster as Jean |
2007 | Anahtar as Joseph Arp |
2007 | Ne le dis à personne: La face B as Self |
2007 | Mr. Bean Tatilde as Maître d'hôtel |
2006 | Désaccord Parfait as Louis Ruinard |
2006 | Kimseye Söyleme as Gilbert Neuville |
2005 | Cehennem as Louis |
2005 | Akoibon as Chris Barnes |
2004 | Daltonlar as Jolly Jumper (voice) |
2004 | RRRrrrr!!! as Lucie |
2004 | Heureux ? as The interpreter of Fernand Raynaud's sketches |
2003 | Saint-Germain ou La négociation as Henri de Malassise |
2003 | Les Clefs de bagnole as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent |
2003 | Il était une fois Jean-Sébastien Bach as Narrator (voice) |
2002 | Pierre et le Loup |
2002 | L'Homme du train as Monsieur Manesquier |
2002 | Blanche as Mazarin |
2002 | Lost in La Mancha as Self |
2001 | Honolulu Baby as Cri Cri |
2001 | Dolap as Kopel, le directeur de l'usine |
2000 | Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète as Self |
2000 | A propósito de Buñuel as Self |
1999 | Rembrandt as Nicolaes Tulp |
1998 | El viento se llevó lo qué as Edgard Wexley |
1998 | Le serpent a mangé la grenouille |
1998 | In and Out of Fashion as Self (archive footage) |
1997 | Barracuda as Monsieur Clément |
1997 | Never Ever as Gerard Panier |
1997 | Clara et son juge as Judge Larcher |
1996 | Gülünç İlişkiler as Le Marquis de Bellegarde |
1996 | Les Grands Ducs as Eddie Carpentier |
1996 | Palace as Thomas Fausto |
1995 | Tom est tout seul as Jean-Pierre |
1994 | Prêt-à-Porter as Inspector Tantpis |
1994 | Tutti gli anni una volta l'anno as Raffaele |
1993 | La prossima volta il fuoco as Amedeo |
1993 | Tombés du ciel as Arturo Conti |
1993 | Cible émouvante as Victor Meynard |
1993 | Tango as Bellhop |
1992 | L'Atlantide as Le Meige |
1992 | El largo invierno as Jordi Casals |
1992 | Le bal des Casse-pieds as Henri Sauveur |
1991 | Amoureux fou as Rudolph |
1990 | Annemin Kalesi as Adolphe Cassignol, aka Loïs de Montmajour |
1990 | Berberin Kocası as Antoine |
1990 | La Seconde as Farou |
1989 | Je suis le seigneur du château as Jean Breaud |
1987 | I miei primi 40 anni as Principe Riccio |
1987 | Tandem as Michel Mortez |
1987 | Le Moustachu as le capitaine Duroc |
1986 | La Galette du roi as Arnold III of Corsalina |
1985 | L'Énigme blanche as Henri |
1985 | Sortűz egy fekete bivalyért as Lajos Ácsi, the count |
1984 | Réveillon chez Bob as Louis Alban |
1984 | Frankenstein 90 as Victor Frankenstein, alias Victor Lafaurie |
1983 | Un dimanche de flics as A. Rupert |
1983 | L'Ami de Vincent as Vincent Lamar |
1982 | Le Grand Frère as Charles-Henri Rossi |
1982 | L'Indiscrétion as Alain Tescique |
1981 | Il faut tuer Birgitt Haas as Charles-Philippe Bauman |
1981 | Un étrange voyage as Pierre |
1980 | Odio le bionde as Donald Rose |
1980 | Chère inconnue as Gilles Martin |
1979 | French Postcards as Monsieur Tessier |
1979 | Courage fuyons as Martin Belhomme |
1979 | Le Cavaleur as Edouard Choiseul |
1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? as August Grandvilliers |
1978 | Grandison as Carl Grandison |
1977 | Le Crabe-Tambour as Captain, commander of the escort ship |
1977 | Nous irons tous au paradis as Etienne Dorsay |
1977 | Le Diable dans la boîte as Alain Brissot |
1976 | Un éléphant ça trompe énormément as Étienne |
1976 | Calmos as Albert |
1976 | Les vécés étaient fermés de l'intérieur as Le commissaire Pichard |
1975 | Les Magiciens as Edouard |
1975 | Un divorce heureux as Jean-Baptiste Morin, læge |
1975 | Isabelle devant le désir as M. Vaudois |
1975 | Les innocents aux mains sales as Maitre Albert Legal |
1975 | Que la fête commence ! as Father Dubois |
1974 | Le Retour du Grand Blond as Colonel Louis, Marie, Alphonse Toulouse |
1974 | Mio Dio, come sono caduta in basso! as Barone Henri de Sarcey |
1974 | Özgürlük Hayaleti as M. Legendre |
1974 | Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard as Foisnard |
1974 | L'Horloger de Saint-Paul as Commissioner Guilboud |
1973 | Salut l'artiste as Clément Chamfort |
1973 | Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! as Louis |
1973 | Bel ordure as The police inspector |
1973 | Le Complot as Dominique |
1973 | L'Héritier as Le nonce (André Berthier) |
1972 | Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire as Colonel Louis Toulouse |
1972 | Les Feux de la Chandeleur as Alexandre Boursault |
1972 | L'oeuf as Victor Dugommier |
1971 | Le Misanthrope as Alceste |
1970 | Céleste as Georges Cazenave |
1970 | La Liberté en croupe as Moss |
1970 | Le Temps de mourir as Hervé Breton |
1969 | Le diable par la queue as Le comte Georges |
1968 | Pour un amour lointain |
1968 | Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens as René Mastier |
1967 | À cœur joie as Philippe |
1967 | Le Dimanche de la vie as Captain Bordeille |
1966 | Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo ? as Grégoire Pecque |
1966 | Angélique et le Roy as François Desgrez / Narrator (voice) |
1965 | Les Tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine as Leon |
1965 | Merveilleuse Angélique as François Desgrez |
1965 | Le naïf amoureux as Paul Robignac, adult |
1964 | Le Belle Famiglie as Marchese Osvaldo |
1964 | Angélique, marquise des anges as François Desgrez |
1964 | Les pieds nickelés as Croquignol |
1964 | Du grabuge chez les veuves as Inspector Laforêt |
1963 | La Foire aux cancres as Sigoules |
1963 | La Porteuse de pain as Ovide Soliveau |
1963 | Symphonie pour un massacre as Jabeke |
1963 | Fort du Fou as Sergeant Hérange |
1962 | Le Masque de fer as Lastreaumont |
1962 | Le Soleil dans l’œil |
1962 | Cartouche as La Taupe |
1961 | Le Mariage de Figaro ou La Folle Journée as Le comte Almaviva |
1961 | Le Capitaine Fracasse as Malartic |
1961 | Леон Гаррос ищет друга as Fernand |
1961 | Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre as Fernand |
1958 | Une balle dans le canon as Léopold, barman of 'Tip Tap' |
1956 | Rencontre à Paris as L'interne |
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