Jacques Charon
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.
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Filmography
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann
2019
Le Sexe faible
1974
as Antoine
La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière
1973
as Monsieur Jourdain / Argan
Tartuffe
1973
as Orgon
Le Misanthrope
1971
as Oronte
Un fil à la patte
1970
as Fontanet
- No poster
Vingt-neuf degrés à l'ombre
1969
as Pomadour
Feu la mère de madame
1968
as Lucien
The Double Bed
1965
as Le fiancé (3 : « La Répétition »)
Comment épouser un premier ministre
1964
as Cchief of staff
How Do You Like My Sister?
1964
as Jolivet
- No poster
Teuf-teuf
1963
as Self - Host
In the French Style
1963
as Patrini
How to Succeed in Love
1962
as Director of Editions du Soleil
Cartouche
1962
as Le colonel
The Dreadful
1959
as Monestier
Would-Be Gentleman
1958
as the dancing master
- No poster
Le Misanthrope
1958
as Oronte
This Pretty World
1957
as 'La Tulipe'
- No poster
La Blonde des tropiques
1957
as Alphonse
Operation Thunder
1956
as Maurice Favier
The Scheming Women
1954
as Antonio Pan, le jeune premier
Le Petit Poucet
1954
as Narrateur
Le Petit Jacques
1953
as Defense lawyer Maître Merlin