
Jacques Charon
Acting • Born 1920-02-27 – Died 1975-10-15
Biography
Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director. Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. During his time there which lasted until his death, he played over 150 roles in the classical and modern repertoire. Charon directed the 1968 feature film A Flea in Her Ear and the 1973 television movie Monsieur Pompadour. He played Spalanzani in the complete recording of The Tales of Hoffmann (Decca, 1971). Charon died in Paris and is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre. Source: Article "Jacques Charon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
44 credits
This Pretty World
Movie • 1957
'La Tulipe'

Tartuffe
Movie • 1973
Orgon

Her First Affair
Movie • 1941
A college student (uncredited)

Des jeunes filles dans la nuit
Movie • 1943

Behind These Walls
Movie • 1946
Count Jacques de Saint-Leu

The Royalists
Movie • 1947
Lieutenant Merle

Paris Waltz
Movie • 1950
Berthelier

The Scheming Women
Movie • 1954
Antonio Pan, le jeune premier

Over the waves
Movie • 1951
Self

The Red Inn
Movie • 1951
Rodolphe

Le Misanthrope
Movie • 1971
Oronte

How to Succeed in Love
Movie • 1962
Director of Editions du Soleil

How Do You Like My Sister?
Movie • 1964
Jolivet

Un fil à la patte
Movie • 1970
Fontanet

Colonel Chabert
Movie • 1943
Cleric

Le Petit Jacques
Movie • 1953
Defense lawyer Maître Merlin

Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann
Movie • 2019

In the French Style
Movie • 1963
Patrini

The Dreadful
Movie • 1959
Monestier

The Queer Assignment
Movie • 1945
Neptunia bartender

Cœur-sur-Mer
Movie • 1951
Le prince de Synoire

The Turkey
Movie • 1951
M. de Pontagnac

Feu la mère de madame
Movie • 1968
Lucien

Le Sexe faible
Movie • 1974
Antoine

Cartouche
Movie • 1962
Le colonel

La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière
Movie • 1973
Monsieur Jourdain / Argan

Vingt-neuf degrés à l'ombre
Movie • 1969
Pomadour

The Double Bed
Movie • 1965
Le fiancé (3 : « La Répétition »)

Operation Thunder
Movie • 1956
Maurice Favier

Comment épouser un premier ministre
Movie • 1964
Cchief of staff

Dakota 308
Movie • 1951
Lord Vernon

Teuf-teuf
Movie • 1963
Self - Host

Would-Be Gentleman
Movie • 1958
the dancing master

La blonde des tropiques
Movie • 1957
Alphonse

Le Petit Poucet
Movie • 1954
Narrateur

Le Misanthrope
Movie • 1958
Oronte

Opération Jericho
Movie
Le comte Jacques de Saint-Leu

Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self

À bout portant
TV • 1968
Self

Samedi soir
TV • 1971
Self

Midi trente
TV • 1972
Self

Midi Première
TV • 1975
Self

La Comédie-Française
TV • 1952

La Comédie-Française
TV • 1952
Arlequin