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Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Crochon

Born October 27, 1932· Paris, France

† Died April 19, 2007

52Roles★ 6.2Average rating

Originating from Paris, he entered the performing world after Gene Kelly spotted him tap-dancing and cast him in the 1957 film The Happy Road; his birth name was Jean-Pierre Crochon, the son of an opera singer and a physician. Rising to fame in the late 1950s, he became a comic lead in Philippe de Broca’s pictures and earned recognition for his part in the resistance drama L’Armée des ombres. Thro…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Army of Shadows★ 7.9
Army of Shadows1969
Jean-François Jardie
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly★ 7.6
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly2007
Father Lucien
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie★ 7.4
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie1972
Henri Sénéchal
La Cérémonie★ 7.3
La Cérémonie1995
Georges Lelièvre
Is Paris Burning?★ 7.2
Is Paris Burning?1966
Lt. Henri Karcher
Murder on the Orient Express★ 7.1
Murder on the Orient Express1974
Pierre Paul Michel
The Meetings of Anna★ 7
The Meetings of Anna1978
Daniel
The Crimson Rivers★ 6.9
The Crimson Rivers2000
Dr. Bernard Chernezé
Counter Investigation★ 6.8
Counter Investigation2007
Docteur Delmas
Superman II★ 6.8
Superman II1980
French Officer at the White House (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers★ 6.7
The Three Musketeers1973
Louis XIII
Narco★ 5.7
Narco2004
Le père de Gus
Slices of Life★ 5.4
Slices of Life1985
Le comte de Forcheville
Asterix at the Olympic Games★ 5.2
Asterix at the Olympic Games2008
Panoramix