Jean-Pierre Miquel (22 January 1937 – 22 February 2003) was a French actor and

theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

, as well as an administrator of the Comédie française.

Biography

Artistic director at the Théâtre de l'Odéon from 1971 to 1977, he becomes managing director of the

Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger in ...

from 1982 to 1993 and administrator of the Comédie française. from 1993 to 2001. In 1985, as director of the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique de Paris, he organised a great exhibition of paintings by Dolores Puthod devoted to the Commedia dell'Arte and wrote articles published in the "Catalogo generale delle Opere di Dolores Puthod".

Actor

* 1965: '' El Greco'' by Luc Vilsen, directed by

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Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier The Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier is a theatre located at 21, rue du Vieux-Colombier, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1913 by the theatre producer and playwright Jacques Copeau. Today it is one of the three theatres in Paris u ...

* 1975: '' Suréna'' de

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, directed by Jean-Pierre Miquel, Théâtre de l’Odéon * 1980: ''La Malédiction'' after ''

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'' by

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, ''

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'' by

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and ''

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'' by

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, directed by Jean-Pierre Miquel,

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* 1982: ''Night and Day'' de

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, directed by

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, Maison de la Culture André Malraux Reims,

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Theatre director

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Théâtre de l’Odéon

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Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

Filmography

Cinema

*1969: '' Z'' (by

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) - Pierre - un avocat *1972: '' L'Étrangleur'' (by

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) - Le commissaire principal *1975: ''

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''( by

) - Alec Mellor, l'avocat d'Émile Bastard *1982: '' All Fired Up'' (by

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) - Le ministère de l'Économie et des finances *1985: '' Bras de fer'' (by

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) - (voice) *1990: ''

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'' (by

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) - Doctor *1990: '' Lacenaire'' (by Francis Girod) - Le président du tribunal *1992: '' Max et Jérémie'' (by

Claire Devers Claire Devers (born 20 August 1955, in Paris) is a French film director and screenwriter. She was nominated for the 1987 César Award for Best Debut for directing ''Noir et Blanc'' (1986). Filmography *''Noir et Blanc ''Noir et Blanc'' is a ...

) - Maubuisson *1993: '' Hélas pour moi'' (by Jean-Luc Godard) - L'autre pasteur *1998: ''Terminale'' (by Francis Girod) - Le Proviseur (final film role)

Television

*1984: ''Raison perdue'' (by Michel Favart) - Charles Mornant *1989: '' L'Ingénieur aimait trop les chiffres'' (by Michel Favart) - Aubertet *1995: '' Les Alsaciens ou les Deux Mathilde'' (by Michel Favart) - Baron Kempf *1997: ''Un homme digne de confiance'' (de

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) - Le procureur

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miquel, Jean-Pierre 1937 births 2003 deaths People from Neuilly-sur-Seine French male stage actors French male film actors French male television actors French theatre directors French theatre managers and producers Administrators of the Comédie-Française Deaths from cancer in France