Johnny Hallyday
Acting • Born 1943-06-15 – Died 2017-12-05
Biography
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France. During a career spanning 57 years, Hallyday released 79 albums and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the best-selling artists in the world. He had five diamond albums, 40 gold albums, 22 platinum albums and earned ten Victoires de la Musique. He sang an estimated 1,154 songs and performed 540 duets with 187 artists. Credited for his strong voice and his spectacular shows, he sometimes arrived by entering a stadium through the crowd and once by jumping from a helicopter above the Stade de France, where he performed nine times. Among his 3,257 shows completed in 187 tours, the most memorable were at Parc des Princes in 1993, at the Stade de France in 1998, just after France's win in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as at the Eiffel Tower in 2000, which had record-breaking ticket sales for a French artist. A million spectators gathered to see his performance at the Eiffel Tower, with some 10 million watching on television. Usually working with the best French artists and musicians of his time, Hallyday collaborated with Charles Aznavour, Michel Berger and Jean-Jacques Goldman. Hugely popular in France, he was referred to as simply "Johnny" and seen as a "national monument" and a part of the French cultural legacy. He became a symbol of the Trente Glorieuses, France's prosperous postwar era, after he emerged in 1960, and was a familiar figure to four generations. More than 2,500 magazine covers and 190 books were dedicated to him during his lifetime, making him one of the people most widely covered by the media in France. His death from cancer in 2017 was followed by a "people's tribute", during which a million people attended the funeral procession in Paris and 15 million others watched the ceremony on TV. Hallyday remained relatively unknown outside the French-speaking world, where he was dubbed "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" and introduced as the French version of Elvis Presley. Jean-Philippe Smet was born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris on 15 June 1943 to a Belgian father, Léon Smet, and a French mother, Huguette Eugénie Pierrette Clerc. Léon Smet, who worked as a nightclub performer, left his wife and son a few months later. Clerc started a modeling career, which left her with little time to care for her son. Hallyday grew up with his aunt, Hélène Mar, and took his stage name from a cousin-in-law from Oklahoma (Lemoine Ketcham) who performed as Lee Halliday. The latter called Smet "Johnny" and became a father figure, introducing him to American music. ... Source: Article "Johnny Hallyday" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
158 credits
Man on the Train
Movie • 2002
Milan
Johnny, passion d'un enfant gâté
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
The Specialists
Movie • 1969
Hud
Johnny Hallyday - Les Années 60 Vol.1
Movie • 2008
Self
Crime Spree
Movie • 2003
Marcel Burot
Animal
Movie • 1977
La vedette masculine
M6 awards 2000
Movie • 2000
Self
The Society of the Spectacle
Movie • 1974
Self (archive footage)
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Philippe
Movie • 2006
Jean-Philippe Smet / Self
Johnny Hallyday symphonique
Movie • 2023
Self (voice)
The Iron Triangle
Movie • 1989
Jacques
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos
Movie • 2019
Self
The Pink Panther 2
Movie • 2009
Milliken
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Movie • 2004
L'ermite
Mon nom est Johnny
Movie • 2021
Self
Why Not Me?
Movie • 1998
José
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie • 2014
Playing Beatie Bow
Movie • 1986
Ben
Family Business
Movie • 1986
Louis, the Father
Laurent Gerra ne s’interdit rien
Movie • 2011
Self
Vengeance
Movie • 2009
Francis Costello
Detective
Movie • 1985
Jim Fox Warner
Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Where Are You From, Johnny?
Movie • 1963
Johnny
Terminus
Movie • 1987
Stump
Shoot to Live
Movie • 2022
Self
Quartier V.I.P.
Movie • 2005
Alex
Mischka
Movie • 2002
Johnny Hallyday (uncredited)
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
The Great Chase
Movie • 1968
Frankie
Dans l'intimité de Johnny : Tranches de vie
Movie • 2018
Self
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
Movie • 2023
Self
La Gamine
Movie • 1992
Frank Matrix
In Memory of Rock
Movie • 1963
Self
Godard by Godard
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel
Movie • 2000
Self
Hallyday Bercy 2003
Movie • 2021
Self
We Love You, You Bastard
Movie • 2014
Jacques Kaminsky
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Céline Dion, le grand show
Movie • 2012
Self
Money Money Money
Movie • 1972
Johnny Hallyday
Hallyday par Johnny
Movie • 2000
Self
Johnny l'immortel
Movie • 2016
Self
Johnny made in France
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Falling Point
Movie • 1970
Vlad, dit 'Le Roumain'
Johnny Hallyday - Go, Johnny, Go (Un enfant du rock à Nashville)
Movie • 1984
Self (archive footage)
Love Me
Movie • 2000
Lennox
The Nugget
Movie • 2002
Ratner Precision Driving Double
Danger Down Under
Movie • 1988
Leo
Johnny Hallyday : Tour 66 - Stade de France
Movie • 2009
Self
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Movie • 1998
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
Movie • 1994
Self
Paparazzi
Movie • 1998
Johnny Hallyday
Kidnapping
Movie • 2005
William Terrano
Les Vieilles Canailles
Movie • 2014
Self
Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent
Movie • 1981
L'accidenté à répétition
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday - Pavillon de Paris
Movie • 1979
Self
Diabolique
Movie • 1955
Student (uncredited)
Rock'n Roll
Movie • 2017
Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
Movie • 2018
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Olympia 2000
Movie • 2000
Self
Johnny Hallyday concert Amsterdam 1963
Movie • 1963
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Zénith 1984
Movie • 1984
Self
Johnny Hallyday : Palais des Sports 1982
Movie • 1982
Self
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - le film
Movie • 2000
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 87
Movie • 1987
Self
Johnny Hallyday dans la chaleur de Bercy
Movie • 1990
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 92
Movie • 1992
Self
Johnny Hallyday : Parc des Princes 93
Movie • 1993
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Lorada Tour
Movie • 1995
Self
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
Movie • 1999
Self
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Visa de censure n° X
Movie • 1976
(archive footage) (uncredited)
J'ai tout donné
Movie • 1972
Self
Everyone's Life
Movie • 2017
Johnny
Johnny Hallyday - Rester Vivant Tour
Movie • 2016
Self - Chanteur
Johnny Hallyday - Born Rocker Tour
Movie • 2013
Self
Malpertuis
Movie • 1972
Sailor who kisses Bets (uncredited)
Secret File 1413
Movie • 1961
Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday - La Cigale
Movie • 2007
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Flashback Tour 2006
Movie • 2006
Self - Chanteur principal
Cherchez l'idole
Movie • 1964
Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
Movie • 2003
Self
Bouton Rouge
Movie • 1967
Self
Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
Movie • 2015
Self
Les Vieilles Canailles 2017
Movie • 2017
Self
The Ponies
Movie • 1967
Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire
Movie • 2013
Self
5 + 1
Movie • 1970
Self
Les Enfoirés 1989 - Tournée d'Enfoirés
Movie • 1989
Pascal Obispo - Millésime (Live 00-01)
Movie • 2001
Self
Aznavour by Charles
Movie • 2019
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Les Vieilles Canailles : Histoire d'un concert mythique
Movie • 2019
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Destination Vegas
Movie • 1996
Self
The Perfect Day
Movie • 2018
Self
Johnny Hallyday, la France Rock'n Roll
Movie • 2017
Self
Vadim Mister Cool
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
Movie • 1997
Johnny Hallyday en direct du Théâtre de Paris, La Soirée Anniversaire
Movie • 2013
Self
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
Movie • 2015
Self
Johnny Hallyday à la Cigale
Movie • 1995
Self
Johnny Hallyday la Soirée Evénement
Movie • 2014
Self
Johnny Hallyday : Happy Birthday Live
Movie • 2020
Self
Retiens Johnny
Movie • 2020
Self
Un coup dans l'aile
Movie • 1963
Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday, à nos promesses
Movie • 2020
Self
Père Noël et fils
Movie • 1983
Self
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Tales of Paris
Movie • 1962
Jean Allard (segment "Sophie")
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Movie • 2005
Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Christmas Blues
Movie • 1960
Self
Un roi triste
Movie • 1966
Johnny Hallyday
Titeuf
Movie • 2011
Le chanteur du train (voice)
A Sunburnt Christmas
Movie • 2020
Worker #2
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa
Movie • 1968
Self
La Fête De La Chanson Française
Movie • 2005
Self
Once Upon My Mother
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self
Dim Dam Dom
TV • 1965
Self
Victoires de la musique
TV • 1985
Self
Nulle part ailleurs
TV • 1987
Self
La chanson de l'année
TV • 2004
Self
À bout portant
TV • 1968
Self
Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock
TV • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Archives secrètes
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Zone interdite
TV • 1993
Self
Na sowas!
TV • 1982
Self
At War for Algeria
TV • 2022
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self
Doc humanité
TV • 2018
Self
Spécial cinéma
TV • 1974
Self
Cadet Rousselle
TV • 1971
Self
David Lansky
TV • 1989
David Lansky, commissaire
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV • 1975
Self
Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Système 2
TV • 1975
Self
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Midi Première
TV • 1975
Self
Apostrophes
TV • 1975
Self (archive footage)
Cinépanorama
TV • 1956
Self
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self (archive footage)
Police Commissioner Moulin
TV • 1976
William Terrano
Star Academy
TV • 2001
Self
Le monde est à vous
TV • 1987
Self (archive footage)
Discorama
TV • 1959
Self
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self
Stars 90
TV • 1990
Self
Midi trente
TV • 1972
Self
Samedi soir
TV • 1971
Self
Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self
Reflets de Cannes
TV • 1954
Self