Jean Desailly

Biography

Jean Desailly (August 24, 1920, Paris – June 11, 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies. Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

81

Birth Date

1920-08-24 00:00:00

Birth Place

Paris, France

Known For

• 

  The Soft Skin
• 

  The Passion of Slow Fire
• 

  Équipe de nuit
• 

  La Dixième de Beethoven
• 

  Franciscan of Bourges
• 

  Graduation Year

Credits

• actors (81 credits)

  • Morceaux de Cannes

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • La Dilettante

    Edmond Thibault

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Le radeau de la Méduse

    La Tullaye

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Équipe de nuit

    Le père

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Les Tisserands du pouvoir

    Auguste Roussel

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Cambiamento d'aria

    Ricky Lefèvre

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • La Dixième de Beethoven

    Stephen Fauldgate

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Le fou du roi

    Louis XIV

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • The Professional

    Ministre

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Le Pain de fougère

    Evêque d'Angers

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Heads or Tails

    Bourgon-Massenet, directeur de la police

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • La pitié dangereuse

    Mr. de Kesfalva

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

    Le directeur de la PJ

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Skirt Chaser

    Charles-Edmond

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Irony of Chance

    M. Desvrières

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Serpent

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Inheritor

    Jean-Pierre Carnavan

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Un Flic

    Distinguished Man

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Assassination of Trotsky

    Alfred Rosmer

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Maigret en vacances

    Docteur Bellamy

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Le Misanthrope

    Philinte

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Countdown to Vengeance

    Le docteur Michel Saint-Rose

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Comeuppance

    le commissaire

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • You Will Reap the Tempest

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Le deuxième coup de feu

    Olivier Lenoir

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • La Chapelle de Ronchamp

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Franciscan of Bourges

    Monsieur Toledano

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • La Vie parisienne

    Gardefeu

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The 25th Hour

    Le ministre (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • La Cerisaie

    Lopakhine

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Dance of the Heron

    Edouard

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Two Orphans

    Count of Linières

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Soft Skin

    Pierre Lachenay

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Les Fausses Confidences

    Dorante

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Graduation Year

    Mr. Terrenoire

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • La Double Inconstance

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Le Doulos

    Superintendant Clain

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Lust

    Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Seven Deadly Sins

    Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard (segment "La luxure")

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Monsieur IL

    Jacques Balmeyer

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Famous Love Affairs

    le baron Adrien de Jonchère

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • One Night at the Beach

    Dr Francis

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Laws of War

    Uhrmacher Rede

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Passion of Slow Fire

    Stéphane Blanchon

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Love and the Frenchwoman

    Le narrateur (voice) (segment "L'Adolescence")

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Dance of Death

    Fred Pellmann

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Baron of the Locks

    Mr. Maurice Montbernon

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Premeditated

    Judge Lenoir

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Amphitryon

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Great Deception

    le Roi Louis XV

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • 125 rue Montmartre

    Commissaire Dodelot

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Possessors

    François Schoudler, le fils

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • La Répétition ou l'Amour puni

    Hero

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Maigret Sets a Trap

    Marcel Maurin

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Les alchimistes

    Self - Narrator(voice)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Impressions de New York

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Grand Manoeuvre

    Victor Duverger

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Royal Affairs in Versailles

    Marivaux

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • With André Gide

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Jocelyn

    Jocelyn

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Chicago Digest

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Bullfight

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Tomorrow We Get Divorced

    Max Blachet

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Véronique

    Florestan

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Chéri

    Fred Peloux, dit 'Chéri'

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Keep an Eye on Amelia

    Marcel Courbois

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • La Veuve et l'innocent

    Claude Girelle

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Mark of the Day

    Larzac

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • L'échafaud peut attendre

    Michel Vincent

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Just a Big Simple Girl

    Michel

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Square of Knaves

    Jacques de la Bastide

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Loves, Delights and Organs

    Jean Pelletier

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Revenge of Roger

    Raymond de Noirville

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Homeland

    Karloo

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Pastoral Symphony

    Jacques Martens - his son

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Sylvia and the Ghost

    Frederick

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Last Judgment

    Kyril

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Father Goriot

    Bianchon

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Le Voyageur de la Toussaint

    Gilles Mauvoisin

    actor

    actors
    1943