Jean Gabin
Known for Acting · 117 credits
- Born
- 1904-05-17
- Died
- 1976-11-15
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Jean-Alexis Moncorgé · Jean Moncorgé · Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé · ژان گابن · Жан Алексис Монкорже
Biography
Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé (born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé), known as Jean Gabin (17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including Pépé le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bête humaine (1938), Le jour se lève (1939), and Le plaisir (1952). During his career, he twice won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival, respectively. Gabin was made a member of the Légion d'honneur in recognition of the important role he played in French cinema.
Gabin was born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé in Paris, the son of Madeleine Petit and Ferdinand Moncorgé, a cafe owner and cabaret entertainer whose stage name was Gabin, which is a first name in French. He grew up in the village of Mériel in the Seine-et-Oise (now Val-d'Oise) département, about 22 mi (35 km) north of Paris. He attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly. Gabin left school early, and worked as a laborer until the age of 19 when he entered show business with a bit part in a Folies Bergère production. He continued performing in a variety of minor roles before going into the military.
After completing his military service in the Fusiliers marins, he returned to the entertainment business, working under the stage name of Jean Gabin at whatever was offered in the Parisian music halls and operettas, imitating the singing style of Maurice Chevalier, which was the rage at the time. He was part of a troupe that toured South America, and upon returning to France found work at the Moulin Rouge. His performances started getting noticed, and better stage roles came along that led to parts in two silent films in 1928.
Two years later Gabin made the transition to sound films in a 1930 Pathé Frères production, Chacun sa chance. Playing secondary roles, he made more than a dozen films over the next four years, including films directed by Maurice and Jacques Tourneur. But he only gained real recognition for his performance in Maria Chapdelaine, a 1934 production directed by Julien Duvivier. He was then cast as a romantic hero in the 1936 war drama La Bandera; this second Duvivier-directed film established him as a major star. The next year he teamed up with Duvivier again in the highly successful Pépé le Moko. Its popularity brought Gabin international recognition. That same year he starred in Jean Renoir's La Grande Illusion, an antiwar film that ran at a New York City theatre for an unprecedented six months. This was followed by another of Renoir's major works, La Bête Humaine (The Human Beast), a film noir tragedy based on the novel by Émile Zola and starring Gabin and Simone Simon, as well as Le Quai Des Brumes (Port of Shadows), one of director Marcel Carné's classics of poetic realism. His rugged charisma could be compared with Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney.
He divorced his second wife in 1939. ...
Known For
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self (archive footage)
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - President
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows (7)
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self (archive footage)
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - President
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978
as Self (archive footage)
The Century of Icons
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (110)
Napoleon
1955
as Marshal Jean Lannes
Les Misérables
1958
as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
The Tattoo
1968
as Comte Enguerand de Montignac,alias « Legrain »
The Sicilian Clan
1969
as Vittorio Manalese
Pépé le Moko
1937
as Pépé le Moko
Grand Illusion
1937
as Le lieutenant Maréchal
Moontide
1942
as Bobo
French Cancan
1955
as Henri Danglard
Razzia
1955
as Henri Ferré dit 'Le Nantais'
Pasha
1968
as Comissaire Joss, le Pacha
The Impostor
1944
as Clément / Maurice Lafarge
Two Men in Town
1973
as Germain Cazeneuve
Stormy Waters
1941
as Le capitaine André Laurent
The Old Guard
1960
as Jean-Marie Pejat, bicycle repairer
Maigret Sets a Trap
1958
as Commissioner Jules Maigret
Any Number Can Win
1963
as Charles
The Night Affair
1958
as Georges Vallois
Le Tunnel
1933
as Mac Allan
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
1954
as Max dit Max le Menteur
The Gardener of Argenteuil
1966
as M. Martin dit « Le père Tulipe »
La Bête Humaine
1938
as Lantier
Love Is My Profession
1958
as André Gobillot
Port of Shadows
1938
as Jean
Le Plaisir
1952
as Joseph Rivet
Under the Sign of the Bull
1969
as Albert Raynal
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
1959
as Commissioner Jules Maigret
La Traversée de Paris
1956
as Grandgil, artist painter
The Moment of Truth
1952
as Dr Pierre Richard
Speaking of Murder
1957
as Louis Bertain/Louis le blond
A Monkey in Winter
1962
as Albert Quentin
Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Daybreak
1939
as François
Deadlier Than the Male
1956
as André Chatelin
Monsieur
1964
as Monsieur
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
The Counterfeiters of Paris
1961
as Ferdinand Maréchal, aka 'le Dabe'
Blood to the Head
1956
as François Cardinaud
Action Man
1967
as Denis Ferrand
The Dominici Affair
1973
as Gaston Dominici
The Walls of Malapaga
1949
as Pierre Arrignon
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Bandera
1935
as Pierre Gilieth
The Image Book
2018
as (archive footage)
Maigret Sees Red
1963
as Commissioner Jules Maigret
Storms
1953
as il professore Antonio Sanna
Zouzou
1934
as Jean
The Baron of the Locks
1960
as Baron Jérôme Napoléon Antoine
The Horse
1970
as Auguste Maroilleur
The Cat
1971
as Julien Bouin
Jury of One
1974
as Leguen
Holy Year
1976
as Max Lambert
The Case of Dr. Laurent
1957
as le docteur Laurent
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Magnificent Tramp
1959
as Joseph, Hugues Guillaume Boutier-Blainville dit : Archimède
God's Thunder
1965
as Léandre Brassac
The Bardot mystery
2012
That Tender Age
1964
as Émile Malhouin
Varieté
1935
as Georges
The Lower Depths
1936
as Pepel Wasska
Crime and Punishment
1956
as Commissaire Gallet
Killer
1972
as Commissioner Le Guen
The Possessors
1958
as Noël Schoudler, le patriarche financier
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
1971
as Victor Ploubaz
Rue de Paris
1959
as Henri Neveu
Martin Roumagnac
1946
as Martin Roumagnac
The Upper Hand
1966
as Paul Berger dit Paulo les Diam's
The Gentleman from Epsom
1962
as Richard Briand-Charmery
People of No Importance
1956
as Jean Viard
Golgotha
1935
as Ponce Pilate
The Truth About Bebe Donge
1952
as François Donge
The President
1961
as Émile Beaufort
Hi-Jack Highway
1955
as Jean Chape
Air of Paris
1954
as Victor Le Garrec
Marie of the Port
1950
as Henri Chatelard
Happy Hearts
1932
as Charles
La Belle Équipe
1936
as Jean dit Jeannot
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Their Last Night
1953
as Pierre Ruffin
House on the Waterfront
1955
as Commander Lequévic
Rhine Virgin
1953
as Martin Schmidt, alias Jacques Ledru
Méphisto
1931
as Jacques Miral
Quand Jean devint Renoir
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Rebels
1955
as Julien Lamy
Lilac
1932
as Martousse
Twelve Hours to Live
1950
as Carlo Bacchi
The Darling of Paris
1931
as Bob
Mireille Darc, la femme libre
2018
as Monsieur (archive footage)
The Messenger
1937
as Nicolas Dange
Mirror
1947
as Pierre Lussac
Gloria
1931
as Robert Nourry
L'Étoile de Valencia
1933
as Pedro Savedra
Jean Gabin, une âme française
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Coral Reefs
1939
as Ted "Trott" Lennard
Lady Killer
1937
as Lucien Bourrache, dit 'Gueule d'Amour'
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Fun in the Barracks
1932
as Fricot
Goodbye Beautiful Days
1933
as Pierre Lavernay
Lino Ventura, la part intime
2018
as Self (archive footage)
For One Night..!
1932
as Jean
Victor
1951
as Victor
Les lions
1928
Maria Chapdelaine
1934
as François Paradis
The Night Is My Kingdom
1951
as Raymond Pinsard
The Crowd Roars
1932
as Joe Greer
Everyone Has Their Chance
1930
as Marcel Grivot
All That Is Not Worth Love
1931
as Jean Cordier
Jean Moncorgé, la face cachée de Jean Gabin
2010
as Self (archive footage)
High and Low
1933
as Charles Boulla
The Beautiful Sailor
1932
as Le capitaine
Ohé! Les valises
1928
About Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé (born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé), known as Jean Gabin (17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including Pépé le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bête humaine (1938), Le jour se lève (1939), and Le plaisir (1952). During his career, he twice won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival, re… With 117 credits spanning from 1928 to 2022, Jean Gabin has appeared in 110 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean Gabin Movies
- Napoleon (1955) — as Marshal Jean Lannes
- Les Misérables (1958) — as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
- The Tattoo (1968) — as Comte Enguerand de Montignac,alias « Legrain »
- The Sicilian Clan (1969) — as Vittorio Manalese
- Pépé le Moko (1937) — as Pépé le Moko
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