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 dArt 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 films 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 lhomme sans trucage « Vas-y, saute, monte, grimpe à ton cœur, sauve-toi, naie pas peur, ouvre grand, mon petit, il est temps davaler une énorme bouffée dair frais, andalucia, anda, anda, andalucia... » (Go ahead, jump, climbs to your heart, save yourself, dont be afraid, open wide, my boy, its time to swallow a huge breath of fresh air, andalucia, anda, anda, andaluci...)Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Rochefort, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Self (archive footage)
Movie 2020
Self
Movie 2017
Self (archive footage)
Movie 2017
Victor Frankenstein, alias Victor Lafaurie
Movie 1984
Alexandre Boursault
Movie 1972
Maitre Albert Legal
Movie 1975
Étienne
Movie 1976
Colonel Louis, Marie, Alphonse Toulouse
Movie 1974
Louis Guinard
Movie 2008
Malartic
Movie 1961
M. Legendre
Movie 1974
Self
Movie 2002
Monsieur Manesquier
Movie 2002
Kopel, le directeur de l'usine
Movie 2001
Antoine
Movie 1990
Commissioner Guilboud
Movie 1974
Colonel Louis Toulouse
Movie 1972
Le Marquis de Bellegarde
Movie 1996
La Taupe
Movie 1962
Amedeo
Movie 1993
Etienne Dorsay
Movie 1977
Jean Breaud
Movie 1989
Chris Barnes
Movie 2005
Mazarin
Movie 2002
Pépé (voice)
Movie 2011
Leon
Movie 1965
Victor Meynard
Movie 1993
Albert
Movie 1976
Self (archive footage)
Movie 2011
Pierre
Movie 1981
Eddie Carpentier
Movie 1996
Grégoire Pecque
Movie 1966
Bellhop
Movie 1993
Gilles Martin
Movie 1980
Charles-Henri Rossi
Movie 1982
Le commissaire Pichard
Movie 1976
Joseph Arp
Movie 2007
Louis
Movie 1973
Philippe
Movie 1967
Henri de Malassise
Movie 2003
Foisnard
Movie 1974
Barone Henri de Sarcey
Movie 1974
Michel Mortez
Movie 1987
Thomas Fausto
Movie 1996
Edouard Choiseul
Movie 1979
Edgard Wexley
Movie 1998
Father Dubois
Movie 1975
Le nonce (André Berthier)
Movie 1973
Henri Sauveur
Movie 1992
Self
Movie 2000
Captain, le Commandant
Movie 1977
Monsieur Clément
Movie 1997
le capitaine Duroc
Movie 1987
Croquignol
Movie 1964
Lucius Fouinus
Movie 2012
Paul Robignac, adult
Movie 1965
Charles-Philippe Bauman
Movie 1981
M. Vaudois
Movie 1975
Movie 1968
Louis Alban
Movie 1984
Marc Cros
Movie 2012
Arnold III of Corsalina
Movie 1986
Arturo Conti
Movie 1993
Self
Movie 2011
Movie 2002
Monsieur Tessier
Movie 1979
Narrator (voice)
Movie 2003
Dominique
Movie 1973
Marchese Osvaldo
Movie 1964
Méliès (voice)
Movie 2014
Clément Chamfort
Movie 1973
Jolly Jumper (voice)
Movie 2004
Farou
Movie 1990
Hervé Breton
Movie 1970
Principe Riccio
Movie 1987
Alceste
Movie 1971
Martin Belhomme
Movie 1979
Le comte Almaviva
Movie 1961
Edouard
Movie 1975
Lucie
Movie 2004
Le Meige
Movie 1992
Movie 1998
Judge Larcher
Movie 1997
Self - Comédien (archive footage)
Movie 2017
Gerard Panier
Movie 1997
Victor Dugommier
Movie 1972
Raffaele
Movie 1994
Adolphe Cassignol, aka Loïs de Montmajour
Movie 1990
Alain Tescique
Movie 1982
Lajos Ácsi, the count
Movie 1985
Jean-Pierre
Movie 1995
Jordi Casals
Movie 1992
Pops (voice)
Movie 2015
Self (archive footage)
Movie 1998
Claude Lherminier
Movie 2015
Inspecteur Laforêt
Movie 1964
Fernand Mondego Comte de Morcerf
Movie 1998
Alain Brissot
Movie 1977
Movie 1970
Self (uncredited)
Movie 2013
The police inspector
Movie 1973
Lastreaumont
Movie 1962
Jean-Baptiste Morin, læge
Movie 1975
Voix
Movie 2008
Donald Rose
Movie 1980
Sergeant Hérange
Movie 1963
Ovide Soliveau
Movie 1963
Cri Cri
Movie 2001
Sigoules
Movie 1963
The interpreter of Fernand Raynaud's sketches
Movie 2004
L'interne
Movie 1956
Jabeke
Movie 1963
Henri
Movie 1985
Moss
Movie 1970
Self
Movie 2016
Captain Bordeille
Movie 1967
Carl Grandison
Movie 1978
Léopold, barman of 'Tip Tap'
Movie 1958
Rudolph
Movie 1991
Fernand
Movie 1961
Self
Movie 2007
Self
Movie 2019
Movie 1962
Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Movie 2003
René Mastier
Movie 1968
Movie 2013
Self
Movie 2000
Movie 2020
Grégoire Alexandrovich, Prince Potemkine
Tv 1965
Self
Tv 1985
Self
Tv 1987
Fernand Mondego
Tv 1998
Self (archive footage)
Tv 2021
le père
Tv 2007
Self
Tv 1974
Self
Tv 1972
Tv 2016
Self
Tv 1972
Venturi
Tv 1995
Self
Tv 1975
Self
Tv 1975
Self
Tv 2012
Self
Tv 1982
Self - Narrator (voice)
Tv 1978
Self
Tv 1998
Self
Tv 1990
Self
Tv 1976