Jean Claudio (28 March 1927 – 11 January 1992)
was a French actor.
Biography
He began his acting career in the cinema at the age of ten, playing the role of the Tsarevich, son of Tsar Nicolas II in The Imperial Tragedy.
In 1938, at the age of eleven, he played Mathieu Sorgue in Les Disparus de Saint-Agil by Christian-Jaque. He entered the
Paris Conservatory
The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...
, where, at fourteen, he was given the role of Chérubin in Le Mariage de Figaro. He has since had an international career, particularly in the United States.
He wrote a collection of poems, Les faux joies (published in 1950), as well as several novels: The Hot Season, Les Torts Reciprocals, Monsieur Damoclès and L'inconnu de Genève
Selected filmography
* ''
Rasputin
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'' (1938) - Le tsarevitch
* ' (1938) - Boy
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Boys' School'' (1938) - Mathieu Sorgue
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Crossroads
Crossroads, crossroad, cross road or similar may refer to:
* Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet
Film and television Films
* ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
* ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...
'' (1938) - Paul de Vétheuil
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The Phantom Carriage
''The Phantom Carriage'' ( sv, Körkarlen, literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starring Victor Sjöström, based on the 1912 novel '' Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (''Körkarlen'') by Swedish author Selma Lag ...
'' (1939) - Un enfant
* ''L'Enfer des anges'' (1941) - Le jeune Lucien
* ''Andorra ou les Hommes d'airain'' (1942) - Angelo
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The Heart of a Nation
''The Heart of a Nation'' (french: Untel père et fils) is a 1943 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier who co-wrote screenplay with Marcel Achard and Charles Spaak. The film stars Raimu, Michèle Morgan and Louis Jouvet.
Plot
The film f ...
'' (1943) - Félix enfant
* ''Les Cadets de l'océan'' (1945) - Michel
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Moulin Rouge
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In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Ol ...
'' (1952) - Drunken Reveller (uncredited)
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Marie Antoinette Queen of France'' (1956) - Fouquier-Tinville
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Elena and Her Men'' (1956) - Lionel Villaret
* ''Sylviane de mes nuits'' (1957) - Jean
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Dangerous Exile
''Dangerous Exile'' is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee, Anne Heywood and Richard O'Sullivan. It concerns the fate of Louis XVII, who died in 1795 as a boy, yet was pop ...
'' (1957) - DeCastres, Philippe's Comrade in Paris
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Pourquoi viens-tu si tard?'' (1959) - Le grand-duc russe
* ''Nathalie, agent secret'' (1959)
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Picnic on the Grass
''Picnic on the Grass'' (french: Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe) is a 1959 French comedy film written and directed by Jean Renoir, starring Paul Meurisse, Fernand Sardou and Catherine Rouvel. It is known in the United Kingdom by its original title or ...
'' (1959) - Rousseau
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Charge of the Black Lancers'' (1962) - Sergio Di Tula
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Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules
''Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules'' ( it, L'ultimo gladiatore, lit=The Last Gladiator) is a 1964 ''peplum'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Richard Harrison and Lisa Gastoni.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, 19 ...
'' (1964) - Gaio Silio
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The Beauty Jungle
''The Beauty Jungle'' (also known as Contest Girl) is a 1964 British film directed by Val Guest.
Plot
Shirley lives in Bristol. While on a seaside holiday at Butlins holiday camp a young typist Shirley Freeman ( Janette Scott) is persuaded by ...
'' (1964) - Armand
* ''Crimine a due'' (1964) - Davide Lugani
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The Magnificent Cuckold
''The Magnificent Cuckold'' or ''Il magnifico cornuto'' is a 1964 Italian sex comedy film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli and based on the Belgian play '' Le Cocu magnifique'' written by Fernand Crommelynck.
Plot
''The Magnificent Cuckold'' is ...
'' (1964) - The Man at the Swimming Pool (uncredited)
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Gentlemen of the Night'' (1964)
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Darling'' (1965) - Raoul Maxim
* ''Zeugin aus der Hölle'' (1966) - Charlos Bianchi
* ''Espions à l'affût'' (1966) - Max Savelan
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Triple Cross'' (1966) - Sergeant Thomas
* ''Moto Shel Yehudi'' (1969) - Kassik
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Una storia d'amore'' (1970) - Marco
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The Mushroom'' (1970) - L'inspecteur Kogan
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Children of Mata Hari
''Children of Mata Hari'' (french: La Peau de Torpedo, it, Dossier 212 - destinazione morte, german: Der Mann mit der Torpedohaut, also known as ''Pill of Death'' and ''The Deathmakers'') is a 1970 international co-production crime film directe ...
'' (1970) - Fédor 'La Filature'
* ''Le fou'' (1970) - L'agent d'affaires
* ''Sentivano uno strano, eccitante, pericoloso puzzo di dollari'' (1973)
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A Thousand Billion Dollars
''A Thousand Billion Dollars'' () is a 1982 French thriller film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Patrick Dewaere. It tells the story of a young French journalist who discovers how an American company is using assassinations and other crimin ...
'' (1982) - Vittorio Orta
References
External links
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1927 births
1992 deaths
French male child actors
French male film actors
People from Neuilly-sur-Seine
French male television actors
20th-century French male actors
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