Jean Négroni (4 December 1920 – 28 May 2005) was a French actor and

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particularly known for his voice work, such as his role as the narrator in '' La Jetée'' (1962).

Biography

Jean Négroni was educated in theater by

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, and was an early companion of Jean Vilar at the Théâtre National Populaire and at the

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. Négroni founded the at

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in 1968, and was its director until 1978. Négroni's career was marked by his portrayal of

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— first on an episode of the television program ', and later in the theater under the direction of

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. Négroni provided the voice of the narrator in '' La Jetée'' (1962) and also narrated

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's concrete music album '' L'Apocalypse de Jean'' (1968).

Partial filmography

* '' Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Un élève du collège (uncredited) * ''Les inconnus dans la maison'' (1942) - (uncredited) * ''Les cadets de l'océan'' (1945) * '' Patrie'' (1946) - Un officier espagnol * ''Un certain Monsieur Jo'' (1958) * ''La Passe du diable'' (1958) - Récitant / Narrator (voice) * ''

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'' (1960) - David * '' La Jetée'' (1962, Short) - Narrator (voice) * ''L'escalier'' (1964) - Récitant / Narrator (voice) * ''La Cage de verre'' (1965) - Pierre * ''La Dame de pique'' (1965) - Comte de Saint-Germain * '' Paris brûle-t-il?'' (1966) - Villon (uncredited) * '' Le deuxième souffle'' (1966) - L'homme * ''Dieu a choisi Paris'' (1969) - Récitant (voice) * '' L'Alpagueur'' (1976) - Spitzer * ''Pourquoi?'' (1977) - Le médecin * '' I as in Icarus'' (1979) - Carlos de Palma, l'homme au parapluie * ''Noces de sève'' (1979) - Jérôme Capdevielle * ''Lénine'' (1982) -

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* '' Gramps Is in the Resistance'' (1983) - Récitant / Narrator (voice) * ''Love Rites'' (1987) - Récitant / Narrator (voice)

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* 1920 births 2005 deaths French male film actors French theatre directors People from Constantine, Algeria French male voice actors Emigrants from French Algeria to France {{france-film-actor-1920s-stub