Marc de Jonge

Born

Marc Louis Maxime de Jonge

16 February 1949

Nancy, France

Died10 March 1996 (aged 47)

Paris, France

OccupationActor

Yearsactive1977–1996

Marc de Jonge
de Jonge as Colonel Zaysen in Rambo III
Born	Marc Louis Maxime de Jonge (1949-02-16)16 February 1949 Nancy, France
Died	10 March 1996(1996-03-10) (aged 47) Paris, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1977–1996
Spouse	Rebecca Potok

Marc Louis Maxime de Jonge (16 February 1949 – 10 March 1996) was a French actor.^[1]

Born in Nancy, France, he studied law as his father wished, but he decided to attend Conservatory of Dramatic Art of Paris, and acquired small roles in film.^[1]

Career

Despite being best known for his role as the heartless Soviet Colonel Zaysen in Rambo III, de Jonge had a long and fruitful career. He was in over 50 films, mostly productions from France. He also starred in the famous Steven Spielberg film Empire of the Sun, playing a Frenchman.^[1]

Death

De Jonge forgot the keys to his Paris house on 10 March 1996. He decided to climb the building to get into his home but after arriving on the second floor, he slipped and suffered a fatal fall. He was 47 years old.^[1]

Filmography

Film

L'Aigle et la Colombe (1977) – Ludwig's Assistant^[2]
Et vive la liberté! (1978)
Guerres civiles en France (1978) – Les commissaire alliés (segment "Premier empire")^[2]
Je vous ferai aimer la vie (1979)
Au bout du bout du banc (1979)
La bande du Rex (1980)
La Flambeuse (1981) – De Boissouvre
Les jocondes (1982) – Frédéric
Mon Curé Chez les Nudistes (1982) – Oscar, le coiffeur^[1]
Rock 'n Torah (1983) – Jess, le chauffeur de Dieu
Rue barbare (1984) – Jo, un sbire de Hagen^[1]
Ronde de nuit (1984) – Roland Bauchaud - un mécanicien d'extrême droite^[1]
Les Brésiliennes du bois de Boulogne (1984) – Carmen
Rive droite, rive gauche (1984) – Jaffré^[3]
Flagrant désir (1986) – Larbeau
La Femme secrète (1986) – Lamour
Le Complexe du kangourou (1986) – Verahege
Empire of the Sun (1986) – Frenchman^[1]
De guerre lasse (fr) (1987) – Le capitaine SS de l'interrogatoire
François Villon - Poetul vagabond (1987)
Rambo III (1988) – Colonel Alexei Zaysen^[1]
La Révolution française (1989) – Antoine-Joseph Santerre
Street of No Return (1989) – Eddie^[1]
Tolérance (1989) – Cabanes^[2]
Présumé dangereux (1990) – Vigier
Milena (1991) – Blei (uncredited)^{[citation needed]}
L'Opération Corned-Beef (1991) – Le consul Burger^[1]
Génération oxygène (1991) – Richard Malatray
The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine (fr) (1991) – Kerguen^[2]
Obiettivo indiscreto (1992) – Godard^[2]
Pas d'amour sans amour (1993) – Le gynécologue
La Vengeance d'une blonde (1994) – Vernon^[1]
La Cité de la peur (1994) – Le patron de Karamazov^[1]
L'affaire (fr) (1994) – Gruskhin^[3]
Killer Kid (1994) – Hans^[3]
Un indien dans la ville (1994) – Rossberg^[1]
Ainsi soient-elles (fr) (1995) – Jean
Marie de Nazareth (1995) – Hérode^[2]
Inner City (1995) – L'agresseur

Television

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Marc de Jonge television credits
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1985	Kane & Abel	Alfons	TV miniseries	^[1]
1986	Monte Carlo	Croupier	TV miniseries	^[1]
1987	Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story	Robespierre	TV miniseries	^[1]
1989	First Born	Marise	TV miniseries	^[1]
1992	Counterstrike	Herr Hinkel	Episode: "The Curse of the Amber Chamber"
1994	Fantaghirò 4	Tohor	TV movie. AKA Cave of the Golden Rose 4	^[3]
1995	L'Affaire Dreyfus (fr)	De Pellieux	TV movie. English: The Dreyfus Case	^[1]

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