Acting
Jean Desailly
Born 24 August 1920 in Paris, France · Died 11 June 2008
90 credits
Jean Desailly (August 24, 1920, Paris – June 11, 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies. Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère.
Known for
Acting 90
- 2021Morceaux de CannesFilm
- 2018Françoise Dorléac, une promesseFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1999La DilettanteFilmEdmond Thibault
- 1998Le radeau de la MéduseFilmLa Tullaye
- 1990Équipe de nuitFilmLe père
- 1990Cambiamento d'ariaSeriesRicky Lefèvre
- 1989Les Grandes FamillesSeriesPère Boudref
- 1988Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolteFilm
- 1988Les Tisserands du pouvoirFilmAuguste Roussel
- 1985La Dixième de BeethovenFilmStephen Fauldgate
- 1984Le fou du roiFilmLouis XIV
- 1981The ProfessionalFilmMinistre
- 1981Le Pain de fougèreFilmEvêque d'Angers
- 1980Heads or TailsFilmBourgon-Massenet, directeur de la police
- 1979The Skirt ChaserFilmCharles-Edmond
- 1979I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin HairsFilmLe directeur de la PJ
- 1979Orient ExpressSeriesPaul
- 1979La pitié dangereuseFilmMr. de Kesfalva
- 1978ClaudineSeriesClaude, le père de Claudine
- 197630 millions d'amisSeriesSelf
- 1974The Irony of ChanceFilmM. Desvrières
- 1973The InheritorFilmJean-Pierre Carnavan
- 1973The SerpentFilmNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1972Un FlicFilmDistinguished Man
- 1972The Assassination of TrotskyFilmAlfred Rosmer
- 1972The Accursed KingsSeriesLe narrateur (voix)
- 1971Le MisanthropeFilmPhilinte
- 1971Maigret en vacancesFilmDocteur Bellamy
- 1970Countdown to VengeanceFilmLe docteur Michel Saint-Rose
- 1970The ComeuppanceFilmle commissaire
- 1969Le deuxième coup de feuFilmOlivier Lenoir
- 1969La Chapelle de RonchampFilmNarrator
- 1969You Will Reap the TempestFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1968Franciscan of BourgesFilmMonsieur Toledano
- 1967The Investigations of Commissioner MaigretSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 1967The 25th HourFilmLe ministre (uncredited)
- 1967La Vie parisienneFilmGardefeu
- 1966The Dance of the HeronFilmEdouard
- 1966La CerisaieFilmLopakhine
- 1965Le Bonheur conjugalSeriesLe professeur Jean Davennes
- 1965The Two OrphansFilmCount of Linières
- 1964The Soft SkinFilmPierre Lachenay
- 1964Graduation YearFilmMr. Terrenoire
- 1964Les Fausses ConfidencesFilmDorante
- 1964La Double InconstanceFilm
- 1963Le Chevalier de Maison RougeSeriesMorand, le chevalier de Maison-Rouge
- 1962Le DoulosFilmSuperintendant Clain
- 1962The Seven Deadly SinsFilmMonsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
- 1962LustFilmMonsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard
- 1962Monsieur ILFilmJacques Balmeyer
- 1962La Nuit de nos adieuxFilmLouis XVI
- 1961The Passion of Slow FireFilmStéphane Blanchon
- 1961Famous Love AffairsFilmle baron Adrien de Jonchère
- 1961One Night at the BeachFilmDr Francis
- 1961The Laws of WarFilmUhrmacher Rede
- 1960The Baron of the LocksFilmMr. Maurice Montbernon
- 1960Love and the FrenchwomanFilmLe narrateur (voice) (segment "L'Adolescence")
- 1960The Dance of DeathFilmFred Pellmann
- 1960PremeditatedFilmJudge Lenoir
- 1960AmphitryonFilm
- 1959125 rue MontmartreFilmCommissaire Dodelot
- 1959The Great DeceptionFilmle Roi Louis XV
- 1958Maigret Sets a TrapFilmMarcel Maurin
- 1958The PossessorsFilmFrançois Schoudler, le fils
- 1958La Répétition ou l'Amour puniFilmHero
- 1957Les alchimistesFilmSelf - Narrator(voice)
- 1956Impressions de New YorkFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1955The Grand ManoeuvreFilmVictor Duverger
- 1953Royal Affairs in VersaillesFilmMarivaux
- 1952With André GideFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1952JocelynFilmJocelyn
- 1951Chicago DigestFilm
- 1951BullfightFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1951Tomorrow We Get DivorcedFilmMax Blachet
- 1950ChériFilmFred Peloux, dit 'Chéri'
- 1950VéroniqueFilmFlorestan
- 1949Keep an Eye on AmeliaFilmMarcel Courbois
- 1949The Mark of the DayFilmLarzac
- 1949L'échafaud peut attendreFilmMichel Vincent
- 1949La Veuve et l'innocentFilmClaude Girelle
- 1948Just a Big Simple GirlFilmMichel
- 1947Square of KnavesFilmJacques de la Bastide
- 1947Loves, Delights and OrgansFilmJean Pelletier
- 1946Sylvia and the GhostFilmFrederick
- 1946Pastoral SymphonyFilmJacques Martens - his son
- 1946The Revenge of RogerFilmRaymond de Noirville
- 1946HomelandFilmKarloo
- 1945Father GoriotFilmBianchon
- 1945The Last JudgmentFilmKyril
- 1943Le Voyageur de la ToussaintFilmGilles Mauvoisin
Filmography from TMDB.