Jean-François Adam
Born
February 14, 1938
Died
October 14, 1980 (42 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Jean-François Adam (1935/1936 – 14 October 1980) was a French actor and director.
Adam was an assistant to French filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Melville.
He is known for having played the small role of Colette's lover in the Antoine Doinel saga, and for playing the philosophy teacher in the French drama film Graduate First (1978), directed by Maurice Pialat.
Adam directed the French drama film Return to the Beloved (1979), which stars Isabelle Huppert.
He was also a part-time clown.
Adam was married to Brigitte Fossey, and had a daughter, the actress Marie Adam. At the age of 44 Adam shot himself.
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Return to the Beloved
Police Inspector Corbin
1979
Graduate First
Philosophy teacher
1978
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
The Secret
Claude Vandal
1974
Stolen Kisses
Albert Tazzi (uncredited)
1968
Antoine and Colette
Albert Tazzi
1962
Love at Twenty
Albert Tazzi (segment "Antoine et Colette")
1962
The Army Game
Un troupier
1960