Jean Rochefort
Born
April 29, 1930
Died
October 9, 2017 (87 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Paris, France
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...)
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Known For
Archives secrètes
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2021
Rochefort, Marielle, Noiret: Les copains d'abord
2020
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
Self (archive footage)
2020
Je ne sais pas si c'est tout le monde
Self
2019
Belmondo ou le goût du risque
Self
2017
Belmondo, le magnifique
Self (archive footage)
2017
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
Belmondo by Belmondo
Self
2016
Les Boloss des belles lettres
(18 episodes)
2016
Les Rats
Narrator (voice)
2015
April and the Extraordinary World
Pops (voice)
2015
Florida
Claude Lherminier
2015
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Méliès (voice)
2014
Jappeloup
Self (uncredited)
2013
... à la française !
2013
Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia
Lucius Fouinus
2012
The Artist and the Model
Marc Cros
2012
Square
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self (archive footage)
2011
Belmondo, itinéraire...
Self
2011
Titeuf
Pépé (voice)
2011
The Great Restaurant
Un client du restaurant
2010
Agathe Cléry
Louis Guinard
2008
Bien des choses
Voix
2008
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster
Jean
2008
The Key
Joseph Arp
2007
Tell No One: The B-Side
Self
2007
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Maître d'hôtel
2007
Chez Maupassant
le père · (1 episode)
2007
Twice Upon a Time
Louis Ruinard
2006
Tell No One
Gilbert Neuville
2006
On n'est pas couché
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
Hell
Louis
2005
Akoibon
Chris Barnes
2005
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
Jolly Jumper (voice)
2004
RRRrrrr!!!
Lucie
2004
Heureux ?
The interpreter of Fernand Raynaud's sketches
2004
Saint-Germain ou La négociation
Henri de Malassise
2003
The Car Keys
Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
2003
J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend
Narrator (voice)
2003
Pierre et le Loup
2002
Man on the Train
Monsieur Manesquier
2002
Blanche
Mazarin
2002
Lost in La Mancha
Self
2002
Honolulu Baby
Cri Cri
2001
The Closet
Kopel, le directeur de l'usine
2001
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
Self
2000
Speaking of Buñuel
Self
2000
Rembrandt
Nicolaes Tulp
1999
Wind with the Gone
Edgard Wexley
1998
Vivement dimanche
Self · (5 episodes)
1998
The Count of Monte Cristo
Fernand Mondego · (4 episodes)
1998
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
1998
In and Out of Fashion
Self (archive footage)
1998
Barracuda
Monsieur Clément
1997
Never Ever
Gerard Panier
1997
Clara et son juge
Judge Larcher
1997
Ridicule
Le Marquis de Bellegarde
1996
The Grand Dukes
Eddie Carpentier
1996
Palace
Thomas Fausto
1996
Les Bœuf-carottes
Venturi · (9 episodes)
1995
Tom est tout seul
Jean-Pierre
1995
Prêt-à-Porter
Inspector Tantpis
1994
Once a Year, Every Year
Raffaele
1994
Next Time the Fire
Amedeo
1993
Lost in Transit
Arturo Conti
1993
Wild Target
Victor Meynard
1993
Tango
Bellhop
1993
L'Atlantide
Le Meige
1992
The Long Winter
Jordi Casals
1992
Le Bal des casse-pieds
Henri Sauveur
1992
Amoureux fou
Rudolph
1991
My Mother's Castle
Adolphe Cassignol, aka Loïs de Montmajour
1990
The Hairdresser's Husband
Antoine
1990
Stars 90
Self · (1 episode)
1990
The Other Woman
Farou
1990
I'm the King of the Castle
Jean Bréaud
1989
My First 40 Years
Principe Riccio
1987
Nulle part ailleurs
Self · (1 episode)
1987
Tandem
Michel Mortez
1987
Le Moustachu
le capitaine Duroc
1987
La Galette du roi
Arnold III of Corsalina
1986
L'Énigme blanche
Henri
1985
Victoires de la musique
Self · (1 episode)
1985
Volley for a Black Buffalo
Lajos Ácsi, the count
1985
New Year's Eve At Bob's
Louis Alban
1984
Frankenstein 90
Victor Frankenstein, alias Victor Lafaurie
1984
Un dimanche de flics
A. Rupert
1983
A Friend of Vincent
Vincent Lamar
1983
The Big Brother
Charles-Henri Rossi
1982
L'Indiscrétion
Alain Tescique
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self · (5 episodes)
1982
Birgit Haas Must Be Killed
Charles-Philippe Bauman
1981
Un étrange voyage
Pierre
1981
I Hate Blondes
Donald Rose
1980
I Sent a Letter to My Love
Gilles Martin
1980
French Postcards
Monsieur Tessier
1979
Courage fuyons
Martin Belhomme
1979
The Skirt Chaser
Edouard Choiseul
1979
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Self - Narrator (voice) · (40 episodes)
1978
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
August Grandvilliers
1978
Grandison
Carl Grandison
1978
We Will All Meet in Paradise
Etienne Dorsay
1977
Drummer-Crab
Captain, commander of the escort ship
1977
The Devil in the Box
Alain Brissot
1977
Pardon Mon Affaire
Étienne
1976
Femmes Fatales
Albert
1976
The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside
Le commissaire Pichard
1976
30 millions d'amis
Self · (1 episode)
1976
Death Rite
Edouard
1975
A Happy Divorce
Jean-Baptiste Morin, læge
1975
Isabelle and Lust
M. Vaudois
1975
Numéro un
Self · (2 episodes)
1975
Innocents with Dirty Hands
Maitre Albert Legal
1975
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Abbot Dubois
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (2 episodes)
1975
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Colonel Louis, Marie, Alphonse Toulouse
1974
Till Marriage Do Us Part
Barone Henri de Sarcey
1974
Spécial cinéma
Self · (2 episodes)
1974
The Phantom of Liberty
Mr. Legendre
1974
How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby
Foisnard
1974
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Commissioner Guilboud
1974
Hail the Artist
Clément Chamfort
1973
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
Louis
1973
Lovely Swine
The police inspector
1973
The Conspiracy
Dominique Clavet
1973
The Inheritor
Le nonce (André Berthier)
1973
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Colonel Louis Toulouse
1972
Hearth Fires
Alexandre Boursault
1972
The Egg
Victor Dugommier
1972
Midi trente
Self · (1 episode)
1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (1 episode)
1972
Le Misanthrope
Alceste
1971
Céleste
Georges Cazenave
1970
La Liberté en croupe
Moss
1970
The Time to Die
Hervé Breton
1970
The Devil by the Tail
Le comte Georges
1969
For a Distant Love
1968
Don't Play with Martians
René Mastier
1968
Two Weeks in September
Philippe
1967
The Sunday of Life
Captain Bordeille
1967
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Grégoire Pecque
1966
Angelique and the King
François Desgrez / Narrator (voice)
1966
Up to His Ears
Leon
1965
Angelique: The Road To Versailles
François Desgrez
1965
Le naïf amoureux
Paul Robignac, adult
1965
Dim Dam Dom
Grégoire Alexandrovich, Prince Potemkine · (1 episode)
1965
Beautiful Families
Marchese Osvaldo
1964
Angelique
François Desgrez
1964
Les pieds nickelés
Croquignol
1964
Trouble Among Widows
Inspector Laforêt
1964
The Blockhead Fair
Sigoules
1963
La Porteuse de pain
Ovide Soliveau
1963
Symphony for a Massacre
Jabeke
1963
Outpost in Indo-china
Sergeant Hérange
1963
The Iron Mask
Lastreaumont
1962
Sun in Your Eyes
1962
Cartouche
La Taupe
1962
The Marriage of Figaro
Le comte Almaviva
1961
Captain Fracasse
Malartic
1961
Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
Fernand
1961
Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre
Fernand
1961
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
Léopold, barman of 'Tip Tap'
1958
The Queen of Spades
Le compte Paul Tomsk
1958
Meeting in Paris
L'interne
1956