Jean-Pierre Cassel (born Jean-Pierre Crochon; 27 October 1932 – 19 April 2007) was a French actor.

Early life

Cassel was born Jean-Pierre Crochon in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, the son of Louise-Marguerite (

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Fabrègue), an

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

singer, and Georges Crochon, a doctor. Cassel was discovered by

Gene Kelly Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessibl ...

as he tap danced on stage, and later cast in the 1957 film ''The Happy Road''.

Career

Cassel gained prominence in the late 1950s as a hero in comedies by

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such as ''

Male Companion ''Male Companion'' (french: Un monsieur de compagnie) is a 1964 romantic comedy film written and directed by Philippe de Broca, based on the 1961 novel ''Gentleman in Waiting'' by André Couteaux. The film stars Jean-Pierre Cassel. Plot Antoine ...

'' and through his role as 'Jean François Jardie' in the famous French resistance piece '' L' Armée des ombres''. During the 1960s and 1970s, he worked with

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('' The Breach''),

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(as

Stéphane Audran Stéphane Audran (born Colette Suzanne Dacheville; 8 November 1932 – 27 March 2018) was a French actress. She was known for her performances in award-winning films such as ''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' (1972) and ''Babette's Feast'' ...

's husband in ''

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'' 1972),

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(as the Frenchman in ''

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines ''Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; Or, How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes'' is a 1965 British period comedy film that satirizes the early years of aviation. Directed and co-written by Ken Annakin, the film ...

'' 1965),

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's lover in ''

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''),

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(as

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in ''

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'' 1973 and its sequel '' The Four Musketeers'' 1974),

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(as Pierre in ''

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'') and

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(with

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in '' The Trout''). He also made an appearance in ''

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'' as a French military officer singing 'Belgium put the Kibosh on the Kaiser'. In later years, he appeared in Robert Altman's ''

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'' (1994) and also as Dr. Paul Gachet for ''

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'' (1990). In 2006, at the age of 74, he returned to the stage for a retrospective of

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, ''Jean-Pierre Cassel chante et danse Gainsbourg Suite''. This homage to an old friend (he knew Gainsbourg in the 1950s) featured various songs of the French composer among which three unpublished songs named "Top à Cassel" – "Cliquediclac", "Ouh ! Là là là là", and "Viva la pizza" – all of which were intended for a television show aired in 1964. In 2007, Cassel appeared in dual roles (as Père Lucien and the Lourdes souvenir vendor) in

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's film '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.'' During his career, Cassel starred in more than 110 films, fifty stage plays, and many musical theatre performances and television shows.

Personal life

Cassel is the father of

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, Mathias Cassel (also known as

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, leader of the French rap crew

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), and

Cécile Cassel Cécile Crochon (), better known by the stage name Cécile Cassel (born 25 June 1982), is a French actress and singer. Since 2002, she has appeared in a number of films and television series. She is also a recording artist using the stage name H ...

. He was "very close" to his children and his daughter-in-law,

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Death

On 19 April 2007, Cassel died of cancer at age 74.

Selected filmography

* ''Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés'' (1950, directed by André Berthomieu) as Un figurant * ''Saluti e baci'' (1953, directed by Maurice Labro and Giorgio Simonelli) (uncredited) * '' Act of Love'' (1953, directed by Anatole Litvak) as Un danseur (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1956, TV Series) as Jean Lou Anodin * ''

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'' (1957, directed by Gene Kelly) as Young lover at the Guinguette (uncredited) * ''Comme un cheveu sur la soupe'' (1957, directed by Maurice Régamey) as Un journaliste (uncredited) * ''La peau de l'ours'' (1957, directed by Claude Boissol) as Le fils Duquenne * ''

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'' (1957, directed by Maurice Delbez) as Mariel * '' Le désordre et la nuit'' (1958, directed by Gilles Grangier) as Un jeune militaire (uncredited) * ''Sacrée jeunesse'' (1958, directed by André Berthomieu) as Un jeune dans la boîte (uncredited) * '' In Case of Adversity'' (1958, directed by Claude Autant-Lara) as Le trompettiste (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1958, directed by Maurice Delbez) (uncredited) * ''La Marraine de Charley'' (1959, directed by Pierre Chevalier) as Claude * '' The Love Game'' (1960, directed by

) as Victor * ''

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'' (1960, directed by Philippe de Broca) as Édouard Berlon * ''

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'' (1960, directed by

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) as Candide * ''

Five Day Lover ''Five Day Lover'' (french: L'Amant de cinq jours) is a 1961 French sex comedy film directed by Philippe de Broca, starring Jean Seberg and Micheline Presle. It is based on the 1959 novel ''L'amant de cinq jours'' by Françoise Parturier. The ...

'' (1961, directed by Philippe de Broca) as Antoine * '' Goodbye Again'' (1961, directed by

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, Cameo) as Dancer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1961, directed by

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) as Gustav von Neipperg * '' The Dance'' (1962, directed by Norbert Carbonnaux) as Albert * ''

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'' (1962) as Raymond (segment "Avarice, L'") * '' The Elusive Corporal'' (1962, directed by

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) as Le caporal / The Corporal * ' (1962, directed by

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) as Gérard Dagmar * ''

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'' (1964) (

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) as Tonino (segment "La Sospirosa") * ''

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'' (1964) (Anthology film) as Alain des Arcys (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel") * ''

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'' (1964, directed by

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) as Monsieur d'Artagnan, de la Compagnie des Mousquetaires du Roy * ''

'' (1964, directed by Philippe de Broca) as Antoine Mirliflor * '' Nunca pasa nada'' (1965, directed by Juan Antonio Bardem) as Juan * ''

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) as Pierre Dubois * '' The Lace Wars'' (1965, directed by

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) as Jolicoeur * '' Is Paris Burning?'' (1966, directed by

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) as Lieutenant Henri Karcher * '' The Killing Game'' (1967, directed by

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) as Pierre Meyrand * ''

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'' (1968, directed by

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) as Aldo, Luisa's husband * ''

'' (1969, directed by

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) as French Colonel * ''

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'' (1969, directed by

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) as Jean François Jardie * '' L'Ours et la Poupée'' (1970, directed by

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) as Gaspard * '' The Breach'' (1970, directed by

) as Paul Thomas * ''

'' (1971, directed by

) as David * ''

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'' (1971, directed by

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) as Lampernisse * ''

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) as Henri Sénéchal * ''

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'' (1973, directed by Giovanni Grimaldi) as Gianni * ''

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'' (1973, directed by

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) as Roger Tunnell * ''

'' (1973, directed by

) as King Louis XIII * '' Le Mouton enragé'' (1974, directed by Michel Deville) as Claude Fabre * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1974, directed by Richard Lester) as Louis XIII * ''

'' (1974, directed by

) as Pierre * ''

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'' (1975, directed by

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) as Leo * ''

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'' (1976, directed by

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) as Daniel Letessier * ''

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'' (1976, directed by

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'' (1978, directed by

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) as Kohner * ''

Les Rendez-vous d'Anna ''Les Rendez-vous d'Anna'' (known in English as ''The Meetings of Anna'' and ''Meetings with Anna'') is a 1978 drama film written and directed by Chantal Akerman. Plot Anne Silver, a Belgian filmmaker, is travelling through West Germany, Belgi ...

'' (1978, directed by Chantal Akerman) as Daniel * ''

From Hell to Victory ''From Hell to Victory'' (Italian: ''Contro 4 bandiere'', French: ''De l'enfer à la victoire'', Spanish: ''De Dunkerke a la victoria'') is a 1979 Euro War film directed by Umberto Lenzi and produced by Edmondo Amati. The international cast stars ...

'' (1979, directed by

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) as Dick Sanders * ''Grandison'' (1979, directed by Achim Kurz) as Oppenheimer * ''Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette'' (1979, directed by Jean Yanne) as Jean-Marcel Grumet * ''La ville des silences'' (1979, directed by Jean Marboeuf) as Le privé * ''Le soleil en face'' (1980, directed by Pierre Kast) as Marat * ''5% de risque'' (1980, directed by ) as Henri Tanin * ''

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'' (1980, TV Mini-Series) as Fabrice, Duc de Sauveterre * ''

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'' (1980, directed by Richard Lester) as French Officer at the White House (uncredited) * ''La vie continue'' (1981, directed by Moshé Mizrahi) as Pierre * '' Portrait of a Woman, Nude'' (1981, directed by Nino Manfredi) as Pireddu * '' Alice'' (1982, directed by

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and ) as Rabbit * ''La guérilléra'' (1982, directed by Pierre Kast) as Coronel Larzac * '' The Trout'' (1982, directed by

) as Rambert * ''

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) as Cazotte * ''T'es heureuse? Moi, toujours...'' (1983, directed by Jean Marboeuf) (voice) * ''Vive la sociale!'' (1983, directed by Gérard Mordillat) as Le camelot * ''

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'' (1985, directed by

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) as Le comte de Forcheville * ''Vado a riprendermi il gatto'' (1987, directed by Giuliano Biagetti) * ''

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'' (1988, directed by Philippe de Broca) as Baron de Tiffauges * ''

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'' (1988, directed by Franco Zeffirelli) as Comparsa (uncredited) * ''Mangeclous'' (1988, directed by Moshé Mizrahi) as De Surville * ''

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'' (1989, directed by Richard Lester) as Cyrano de Bergerac *''The Fatal Image'' (1990 TV Movie) as Vandelle * '' Mister Frost'' (1990, directed by ) as Inspector Corelli * ''

'' (1990, directed by Robert Altman) as Dr. Paul Gachet * '' The Maid'' (1990, TV Movie, directed by

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) as C.P. Olivier * '' The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish'' (1991, directed by

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) as Zalman * '' Between Heaven and Earth'' (1992, directed by Marion Hänsel) as Le rédacteur en chef * '' Amor e Dedinhos de Pé'' (1992, directed by Luís Filipe Rocha) as Gonçalo Botelho * ''Coup de jeune'' (1993, directed by Xavier Gélin) as Le ministre * ''Pétain'' (1993, directed by Jean Marbœuf) as Hans Roberto * ''Chá Forte com Limão'' (1993, directed by António de Macedo) as Tiago * ''L'oeil écarlate'' (1993, directed by Dominique Roulet) as Leprince * '' Métisse'' (1993, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz) as Gynecologist * ''

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'' (1994, directed by Claude Chabrol) as M. Vernon * ''Casque bleu'' (1994, directed by Gérard Jugnot) as Nicolas * ''

'' (1994, directed by Robert Altman) as Olivier de la Fontaine * ''

La Cérémonie ''La Cérémonie'' is a 1995 crime drama film by Claude Chabrol, adapted from the 1977 novel ''A Judgement in Stone'' by Ruth Rendell. The film echoes the case of Christine and Lea Papin, two French maids who brutally murdered their employer's wif ...

'' (1995, directed by Claude Chabrol) as Georges Lelievre * ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...

'' (1995, German TV-series, Episode: "Camerone") as Bruno Dupeyron * ''Amores que matan'' (1996, directed by Juan Manuel Chumilla-Carbajosa) as André * ''Les Bidochon'' (1996, directed by Serge Korber) as Le PDG de Canal B * ''Con rabbia e con amore'' (1997, directed by Alfredo Angeli) as Gigi * ''

The Ice Rink ''The Ice Rink'' (french: La Patinoire) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Jean-Philippe Toussaint. It stars Tom Novembre, Mireille Perrier, Dolores Chaplin, Marie-France Pisier, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Gilbert Melki, and Bruce Campbell. ...

'' (1998, directed by Jean-Philippe Toussaint) as Ice Rink's Manager * ''Trafic d'influence'' (1999, directed by Dominique Farrugia) as Pierre-Jean Guisard * ''Le plus beau pays du monde'' (1999, directed by Marcel Bluwal) as Blondel * ''

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'' (2000, directed by Benoît Jacquot) as Le vicomte de Lancris * '' The Crimson Rivers'' (2000, directed by

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) as Dr. Bernard Chernezé * '' The Wooden Camera'' (2003, directed by Ntshavheni Wa Luruli) as Mr. Shawn * ''

Michel Vaillant ''Michel Vaillant'' is a French car racing comics series created in 1957 by French cartoonist Jean Graton and published originally by Le Lombard. Later, Graton published the albums by himself when he founded Graton éditeur in 1982. Michel V ...

'' (2003, directed by ) as Henri Vaillant * '' Narco'' (2004, directed by and

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) as Le père de Gus * ''Dans tes rêves'' (2005, directed by Denis Thybaud) as Mike * ''Virgil'' (2005, directed by Mabrouk El Mechri) as Ernest * ''Bunker paradise'' (2005, directed by Stefan Liberski) as Henri Devaux * ''

Congorama '' Congorama '' is a French-Belgian-Canadian film directed by Philippe Falardeau, released in 2006. Plot Michel is a Belgian inventor. He cares for his father, a paralysed writer, is married to a Congolese woman and is the father of an interraci ...

'' (2006, directed by

Philippe Falardeau Philippe Falardeau (born February 1, 1968 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Early life Falardeau was born and raised in Hull, Quebec. He later studied political science at the University of Ottawa, before travellin ...

) as Hervé Roy * ''Call Me Agostino'' (2006, directed by Christine Laurent) as Adrien Beaudessin * ''Fair Play'' (2006, directed by Lionel Bailliu) as Édouard * ''Mauvaise foi'' (2006, directed by Roschdy Zem) as Victor Breitmann * ''Où avais-je la tête?'' (2007, directed by Nathalie Donnini) as Albert * ''

Contre-enquête ''Counter Investigation'' (french: Contre-enquête) is a 2007 French crime film directed by Franck Mancuso that came out in 2007, with Jean Dujardin in the leading role. From a story by Lawrence Block Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is a ...

'' (2007, directed by Franck Mancuso) as Le docteur Delmas * ''J'aurais voulu être un Danseur (2007, directed by Alain Berliner) as Guy adulte * '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' (2007, directed by

) as Père Lucien et le Vendeur * '' Vous êtes de la police ?'' (2007, directed by Romuald Beugnon) as Simon Sablonnet * ''

Asterix at the Olympic Games ''Asterix at the Olympic Games'' is the 12th comic book album in the Asterix series. Serialized in Pilote issues 434–455 in 1968 (to coincide with the Mexico City Olympics), it was translated into English in 1972 (to coincide with the Munich ...

'' (2008, directed by

Thomas Langmann Thomas Langmann (born 24 May 1971) is a French film producer and actor, known for producing '' The Artist'' (2011), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Picture as producer in 2012. Career Langmann began his career as an actor in his ...

and

Frédéric Forestier Frédéric Forestier (born 1969) is a French director. Filmography Director * 1993 ''Paranoïa'' (short film) * 1997 '' The Peacekeeper'' * 2002 ''Le Boulet'' - More than 3 million ticket sales in France. * 2005 ''Les Parrains'' - More than ...

) as Panoramix (final film role)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cassel, Jean-Pierre 1932 births 2007 deaths 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors French male film actors French male stage actors French male television actors Male actors from Paris