Jacques Charon
French actor and film director
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Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director.
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Died15 October 1975 (aged 55)
Paris, France
Resting placeCimetière de Montmartre
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| Born | 27 February 1920 |
| Died | 15 October 1975 (aged 55) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Cimetière de Montmartre |
| Education | Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique |
| Occupations | Actor, 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 was openly gay.[1] He died in Paris and is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre.
Selected filmography
- Colonel Chabert (1943)
- Jericho (1946) - Count Jacques de Saint-Leu
- The Royalists (1947) - Lieutenant Merle
- The Paris Waltz (La Valse de Paris, 1950) - Berthelier
- Le Dindon (1951) - Pontagnac
- The Red Inn (1951) - Rodolphe
- Dakota 308 (1951) - Lord Vernon
- Little Jacques (1953) - Defence advocate Merlin
- Les Intrigantes (1954) - Antonio Pan
- Operation Thunder (1954) - Maurice Favier
- How to Succeed in Love (Comment réussir en amour, 1962) - Director of publisher Editions du Soleil
- How Do You Like My Sister? (1964) - Jolivet
- A Flea in Her Ear (1968 - director)