Jean Champion (9 March 1917 – 23 May 2001) was a French film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1962 and 1996.

Partial filmography

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Cléo from 5 to 7 ''Cléo from 5 to 7'' (french: Cléo de 5 à 7 ) is a 1962 French New Wave film written and directed by Agnès Varda. The film follows a young singer, Florence "Cléo" Victoire, from 5 p.m. on June 21, until 6:30 p.m. as she waits to hea ...

'' (1962) - Le patron du café (uncredited) * '' The Longest Day'' (1962) - French Resistance Fighter (uncredited) * '' Muriel'' (1963) - Ernest * ''La foire aux cancres (Chronique d'une année scolaire)'' (1963) * ''Le journal d'un fou'' (1963) * ''

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' (french: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) is a 1964 musical romantic drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music and lyrics by Michel Legrand. Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo star as two young l ...

'' (1964) - Aubin * ''

Monsieur ( ; ; pl. ; ; 1512, from Middle French , literally "my lord") is an honorific title that was used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court. It has now become the customary French title of resp ...

'' (1964) - Le patron de l'hôtel * ''

The Thief of Paris ''The Thief of Paris'' (''Le voleur'') is a 1967 French crime film directed by Louis Malle and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as a professional thief (Georges Randal) at the turn of the century in Paris. The film is based on a book of the same title ...

'' (1967) - Le patron de l' Hôtel de la Biche * ''Mise à sac'' (1967) - Kerini * ''La chasse royale'' (1969) - Metzer * ''

Le Cercle rouge ''Le Cercle Rouge'' (, "The Red Circle") is a 1970 Franco-Italian crime film set mostly in Paris. It was directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and stars Alain Delon, Andre Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté, François Périer and Yves Montand. It is known ...

'' (1970) - Le garde-barrière * ''La Cavale'' (1971) - Le directeur de la prison * ''Mais qui donc m'a fait ce bébé?'' (1971) * ''Les caïds'' (1972) * '' The Invitation'' (1973) - Alfred * ''

Day for Night Day for night is a set of cinematic techniques used to simulate a night scene while filming in daylight. It is often employed when it is too difficult or expensive to actually shoot during nighttime. Because both film stocks and digital image s ...

'' (1973) - Bertrand, le producteur * ''

The Day of the Jackal ''The Day of the Jackal'' (1971) is a political thriller novel by English author Frederick Forsyth about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS, a French dissident paramilitary organisation, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the Presid ...

'' (1973) - Detective (uncredited) * ''

Section spéciale ''Special Section'' (french: Section spéciale) is a 1975 French film directed by Costa-Gavras and based on the novel ''L'affaire de la Section Spéciale'' by Hervé Villeré. It stars Louis Seigner, Roland Bertin, Michael Lonsdale, Ivo Garrani, F ...

'' (1975) - L'avocat général Léon Guyenot * ''

Monsieur Klein ''Monsieur Klein'' ( eng, "Mr. Klein") is a 1976 mystery drama film directed by Joseph Losey, produced by and starring Alain Delon in the title role. Set in Vichy France, the Kafkaesque narrative follows an apparently Gentile Parisian art dealer ...

'' (1976) - Le gardien de la morgue * '' March or Die'' (1977) - Minister * ''

Le Crabe-tambour ''Le Crabe-tambour'' (''Drummer-Crab'') is a 1977 film directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer based on the novel he published in 1976. The title character played by Jacques Perrin is based on the famous French Navy officer Pierre Guillaume. Cast * Je ...

'' (1977) - L'homme dans le café * ''L'Honorable Société'' (1978) - Gaston de Marcilly * '' Le sucre'' (1978) * '' Félicité'' (1979) - Le médecin * ''Retour en force'' (1980) - Un membre de l'amicale de la R.A.T.P. * ''Une robe noire pour un tueur'' (1981) - Le père de reynolds * ''

Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine ''Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine'' is a French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. It was released in 1981. Plot Guy is fired from is job, and asks to sleep and stay in the apartment of his friend, Daniel, who is living with his gi ...

'' (1981) - Le patron du Taxi-frêt * ''

The Games of Countess Dolingen ''The Games of Countess Dolingen'' (french: Les Jeux de la comtesse Dolingen de Gratz) is a 1981 French fantasy-drama film written and directed by Catherine Binet and starring Carol Kane. The film was entered into the main competition at the 38t ...

'' (1981) - Un convive * ''

Le Maître d'école ''Le maître d'école'' is a 1981 French comedy film directed by Claude Berri. Plot Gérard Barbier was a clothing salesman. Dismissed because he defended a child caught stealing boots, he decided to become a teacher. Once at school, he realiz ...

'' (1981) - L'inspecteur * ''

Coup de Torchon ''Coup de Torchon'' (also known as ''Clean Slate'') is a 1981 French crime film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and adapted from Jim Thompson's 1964 novel '' Pop. 1280''. The film changes the novel's setting from an American Southern town to a sma ...

'' (1981) - Priest * ''

Les fantômes du chapelier ''The Hatter's Ghost'' (french: "Les fantômes du chapelier") is a 1982 film directed by Claude Chabrol. It is based on the 1947 story ''Le Petit Tailleur et le Chapelier'' by Georges Simenon. It takes place in Brittany and was shot in the towns of ...

'' (1982) - Le sénateur Laude * ''

The Blood of Others ''The Blood of Others'' (french: Le Sang des autres) is a novel by the French existentialist Simone de Beauvoir first published in 1945 and depicting the lives of several characters in Paris leading up to and during the Second World War. The nov ...

'' (1984) - Liftier Meurice * '' L'amour à mort'' (1984) - (voice) * ''Bernadette'' (1988) - Un chanoine * ''

Life and Nothing But ''Life and Nothing But'' (french: La vie et rien d'autre) is a 1989 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was inspired by the novel by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare titled '' The General of the Dead Army''. Synopsis Set in October 1920, i ...

'' (1989) - Lagrange * ''

I Want to Go Home ''I Want to Go Home'' is a children's novel by Gordon Korman, first published in 1981. It was republished, as with most of Korman's older books, in 2004 with a new cover and updated text. Main characters Rudy Miller, the novel's protagonist, ...

'' (1989) - Le chauffeur de taxi / Taxi driver * ''

Les Anges gardiens ''Les Anges gardiens'' (''Guardian Angels'') is a 1995 French film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It was the highest-grossing non-English language film of 1995 with $39.1 million. Cast and roles *Gérard Depardieu as Antoine Carco (and his 'guardi ...

'' (1995) - Grand-père du Père Tarain

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* 1917 births 2001 deaths People from Chalon-sur-Saône French male film actors 20th-century French male actors {{france-film-actor-stub