
Jacques Dutronc
Acting • Born 1943-04-28
Biography
Jacques Dutronc (born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. Some of Dutronc's best-known hits include "Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille" (which AllMusic has called "his finest hour"), "Le Responsable", and "Les Cactus". Dutronc played guitar in the rock group El Toro et les Cyclones. He wrote successful songs for singer Françoise Hardy in the 1960s before moving on to pursue a successful solo career. His music incorporated traditional French pop and French rock as well as styles such as psychedelic and garage rock. He was also very important in the yéyé music movement and has been a longtime songwriting collaborator with Jacques Lanzmann. According to AllMusic, Dutronc is "one of the most popular performers in the French-speaking world", although he "remains little known in English speaking territories" aside from a cult following in the UK. Dutronc later branched out into film acting, starting in 1973. He earned a César Award for Best Actor for the leading role in Van Gogh (1991), which was directed by Maurice Pialat. He married Hardy in 1981 and together they have a son, guitarist Thomas Dutronc (born 1973); the couple separated in 1988, but never divorced. Jacques Dutronc was born on 28 April 1943 at 67 Rue de Provence in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, the home of his parents, Pierre and Madeleine. His father was a manager for the state-run Office of Coal Distribution. Jacques was educated at Rocroy-Saint-Léon elementary school (now a lycée), the École de la Rue Blanche (now a drama school), and then at the École Professionnelle de Dessin Industriel, where he studied graphic design from 1959. In 1960, Dutronc formed a band with himself as guitarist, schoolfriend Hadi Kalafate as bassist, Charlot Bénaroch as drummer (later replaced with André Crudot), and Daniel Dray as singer. They auditioned in 1961 for Jacques Wolfsohn, an artistic director at Disques Vogue, who signed them and gave them the name El Toro et les Cyclones. The group released two singles, "L'Oncle John" and "Le Vagabond", but disbanded when Dutronc was obliged to undertake military service. After being discharged from the army in 1963, Dutronc briefly played guitar in Eddy Mitchell's backing band and was also given a job at Vogue as Jacques Wolfsohn's assistant. In this capacity, he co-wrote songs for artists such as ZouZou, Cléo, and Françoise Hardy. Wolfsohn asked Dutronc to work with Jacques Lanzmann, a novelist and editor of Lui magazine, to create songs for a beatnik singer called Benjamin. Benjamin released an EP in 1966, featuring songs written with Dutronc and a Lanzmann–Dutronc composition, "Cheveux longs" ("Long Hair"). However, Wolfsohn was disappointed by Benjamin's recording of a song titled "Et moi, et moi, et moi". A second version was recorded, with Dutronc's former bandmate Hadi Kalafate on vocals. Wolfsohn then asked Dutronc if he would be interested in recording his own version. The single reached number 2 in the French charts in September 1966. ... Source: Article "Jacques Dutronc" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
90 credits
Nightcap
Movie • 2000
André Polonski

Mado
Movie • 1976
Pierre

That Most Important Thing: Love
Movie • 1975
Jacques Chevalier

Van Gogh
Movie • 1991
Van Gogh

The Good and the Bad
Movie • 1976
Jacques

Summer Things
Movie • 2002
Bertrand Lannier

Place Vendôme
Movie • 1998
Battistelli

Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
Movie • 2016
Self

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie • 2014

Cheaters
Movie • 1984
Elric

Is There a Frenchman in the House?
Movie • 1982
Eric Plante

Paradise for All
Movie • 1982
Pierre Valois

Malevil
Movie • 1981
Colin

Return to the Beloved
Movie • 1979
Julien

My Place in the Sun
Movie • 2007
Gérard

The Red Shade
Movie • 1981
Léo

UV
Movie • 2007
Dad

My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
Movie • 1989
Lucas

Us Two
Movie • 1979
Simon Lacassaigne

L'entourloupe
Movie • 1980
Olivier

Pédale dure
Movie • 2004
Charles

The Second Wind
Movie • 2007
Orloff

C'est la vie
Movie • 2001
Dimitri

Joseph et la fille
Movie • 2010
Joseph

Le Maître des éléphants
Movie • 1995
Garoubier

Every Man for Himself
Movie • 1980
Paul Godard

Pierrot mon ami
Movie • 1979
Pierrot

Dutronc, la vie malgré lui
Movie • 2017
Self

Separate Bedrooms
Movie • 1989
Francis

Sweetheart
Movie • 1992
Antoine Gardella

Jacques Dutronc - Et vous, et vous, et vous...
Movie • 2010
Self

Les Victimes
Movie • 1996
Bernard Jaillac

Les Francis
Movie • 2014
Orso

Mosaïque
Movie • 1976
Self

Violette & Francois
Movie • 1977
François Levene

Sale rêveur
Movie • 1978
Jérôme

The Bit Between the Teeth
Movie • 1979
Loïc Le Guenn

Les Vieilles Canailles
Movie • 2014
Self

Sarah
Movie • 1983
Arnold Samson

Focal Point
Movie • 1977
Julien

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)

Antoine and Sebastian
Movie • 1974
Sébastien

Françoise Hardy : tant de belles choses
Movie • 2020
Self

The Discreet Françoise Hardy
Movie • 2016
Self

The Savage State
Movie • 1978
Avit

Kiss & Tell
Movie • 2018
Bertrand

OK Patron
Movie • 1974
Léon Bonnet

Les Vieilles Canailles 2017
Movie • 2017
Self

Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'
Movie • 1979
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Black Sheep
Movie • 1979
Vincent Messonier

Les Vieilles Canailles : Histoire d'un concert mythique
Movie • 2019
Self

Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
Movie • 1993

Le trésor de l’orpheline
Movie • 1966

Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))
Movie • 1981
Self

Une jeunesse
Movie • 1983
Brossier

A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Movie • 2002
Self

Christmas at Vaugirard
Movie • 1966
Self

Dutronc au Casino
Movie • 1993
Self

Sauve la vie (qui peut)
Movie • 1981
Self (archive footage)

Hör hin, schau zu!
TV • 1965
self

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
TV • 1966
Self

Dim Dam Dom
TV • 1965
Self

Télématin
TV • 1985
Self

Victoires de la musique
TV • 1985
Self

Lahaye d'honneur
TV • 1987
Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV • 1975
Self

Beat-Club
TV • 1965
Self

Midi Première
TV • 1975
Self

Archives secrètes
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)

Spécial cinéma
TV • 1974
Self

Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self

Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self - Main Guest

Cadet Rousselle
TV • 1971
Self

Vergißmeinnicht
TV • 1964
Self

Samedi soir
TV • 1971
Self

Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self

Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV • 2022
Self (archive footage)

Fan School
TV • 1977
Self

Collaricocoshow
TV • 1987
Self

Star Academy
TV • 2001
Self

Téléthon
TV • 1987
Self

Discorama
TV • 1959
Self

Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self

Midi trente
TV • 1972
Self

Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self

Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self (Duplex)

On n'est pas couché
TV • 2006
Self - Guest

Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
TV • 1969
Self