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Jacques François

Acting

4.7 Popularity May 16, 1920 (83 years old) Paris, France

Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions. In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in Letter fro...

Biography

Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions. In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) but the part went to Louis Jourdan. After appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the playwright Jacques Pierre Barredout in The Barkleys of Broadway (Charles Walters, 1949) he returned to France. François regularly dubbed Gregory Peck into French.

During World War II, he served as a captain in the French First Army under General de Lattre.

In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) but the part went to Louis Jourdan. After appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the playwright Jacques Pierre Barredout in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) he returned to France.

François regularly dubbed Gregory Peck into French.

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Filmography 94

2004
Eros Therapy Movie

as M. de la Touche

2001
Fifi Martingale Movie

as Ambassador

2000
The King Is Dancing Movie

as Cambefort

2000
Actors Movie

as Jacques François

1996
My Man Movie

as 2nd client

1996
North Star Movie

as Colonel Henry Johnson

1995
1993
George et Margaret Movie

as Malcolm Smith

1992
My Wife's Girlfriends Movie

as Gilbert Thonon

1992
1992
Leopard Ties Movie

as Bergaux Latour

1992
1991
Des cadavres à la pelle Movie

as Le Comte Emile

1991
Robinson and Company Movie

as Robinson (Voice)

1991
Triplex Movie

as M. Challes

1991
L'Opération Corned Beef Movie

as Le Général Masse, supérieur hiérarchique du Squale

1990
Stars 90 TV

as Self

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday May 16, 1920 (83 years old)
Died November 25, 2003
Place of Birth Paris, France
Also Known As Jacques Francois, Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François
Years Active 1942 - 2004
Popularity 4.7
Career Stats
94 Total Credits
86 Movie Roles
7 TV Roles
5 Photos