Jean Poiret

1926-1992

Biography: life and films

Jean Poiret was a French actor, film director and screenwriter whose birth name was Jean Gustave Poiré. He was born in Paris, France on 17th August 1926 and died in Suresnes, France on 14th March 1992, aged 65.

His best films as an actor include Jean-Pierre Mocky's comedy Un drôle de paroissien (1963), François Truffaut's Le Dernier métro (1980), Claude Pinoteau's thriller La 7ème cible (1984), Claude Chabrol's Inspecteur Lavardin (1986) and Le Miraculé (1987).

Jean Poiret appeared in 59 films, scripted 6 films and directed 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Jean-Pierre Mocky (9 films), Raoul André (4), Jean Boyer (3), Jacques Poitrenaud (3), Norbert Carbonnaux (2), Michel Boisrond (2), Maurice Cloche (2), Edouard Molinaro (2) and Claude Chabrol (2).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (51 films), drama (9), comedy-romance (5), Thriller (5), comedy-thriller (3), romance (2), comedy-drama (2) and War (2).

Our average rating for Jean Poiret over all films is: 2.5

Filmography

Key: a = actor; w = writer; d = director

Le Gang des pianos à bretelles (1953) [a]

Cette sacrée gamine (1956) [a]

La Terreur des dames (1956) [a]

La Vie est belle (1956) [a]

Adorables démons (1957) [a]

Assassins et voleurs (1957) [a]

Clara et les méchants (1958) [a]

Le Naïf aux quarante enfants (1958) [a]

Messieurs les ronds de cuir (1959) [a]

Nina (1959) [a]

Oh! Qué mambo (1959) [a]

Vous n'avez rien à déclarer? (1959) [a]

Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle (1960) [a]

Auguste (1961) [a]

Ma femme est une panthère (1961) [a]

C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre (1962) [a]

Comment réussir en amour (1962) [a]

La Gamberge (1962) [a]

Les Parisiennes (1962) [a]

Les Quatre vérités (1962) [a]

La Foire aux cancres (1963) [a]

Les Vierges (1963) [a]

Un drôle de paroissien (1963) [a]

Jaloux comme un tigre (1964) [a]

La Grande frousse (1964) [a]

Les Durs à cuire (1964) [a]

La Bonne occase (1965) [a]

La Tête du client (1965) [a]

Le Petit monstre (1965) [a]

Les Baratineurs (1965) [a]

La Bourse et la vie (1966) [a]

Ces messieurs de la famille (1967) [a]

Le Grand bidule (1967) [a]

La Grande lessive (!) (1968) [a]

Aux frais de la princesse (1969) [a]

Trois hommes sur un cheval (1969) [a]

Ces messieurs de la gâchette (1970) [a]

Le Mur de l'Atlantique (1970) [a]

Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles? (1971) [a]

La Cage aux folles (1978) [w]

La Gueule de l'autre (1979) [a,w]

La Cage aux folles II (1980) [w]

Le Dernier métro (1980) [a]

Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt! (1982) [a]

Joyeuses Pâques (1984) [w]

La 7ème cible (1984) [a]

Liberté, égalité, choucroute (1985) [a]

Poulet au vinaigre (1985) [a]

Inspecteur Lavardin (1986) [a]

Je hais les acteurs (1986) [a]

Le Miraculé (1987) [a]

Corentin, ou Les infortunes conjugales (1988) [a]

La Petite amie (1988) [a]

Les Saisons du plaisir (1988) [a]

Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale (1988) [a]

Lacenaire (1990) [a]

Sisi und der Kaiserkuß (1991) [a]

Le Zèbre (1992) [d,w]

Sup de fric (1992) [a]

The Birdcage (1996) [w]



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