Jean-Louis Trintignant
Known for Acting · 181 credits
- Born
- 1930-12-11
- Died
- 2022-06-17
- Place of birth
- Piolenc, Vaucluse, France
- Also known as
- Jean Louis Trintignant · Жан-Луи Тринтинян · Жан-Луј Тринтињан · Žan-Luj Trintignant
Biography
Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (December 11, 1930 – June 17, 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic films of European cinema, and worked with many prominent auteur directors, including Roger Vadim, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Claude Chabrol, Bernardo Bertolucci, Éric Rohmer, François Truffaut, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Michael Haneke.
He made a critical and commercial breakthrough in And God Created Woman (1956), followed by a starmaking romantic turn in A Man and a Woman (1966), and The Great Silence (1968). He won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 1968 Berlin International Film Festival for his performance in The Man Who Lies and the Best Actor Award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival for Costa-Gavras's Z. Trintignant's other notable films include, My Night at Maud's (1969), The Conformist (1970), Three Colours: Red (1994), and The City of Lost Children (1995). He won the 2013 César Award for Best Actor for his role in Michael Haneke's Amour.
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Known For
TV Shows (11)
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Kulturzeit
1995
as self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
Square
2012
as Self
From Rock Star to Killer
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Le Train Bleu s'arrête 13 fois
1965
as Mezure
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
as Self
Movies (170)
Three Colors: Red
1994
as The Judge
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Melancoly Baby
1979
as Pierre
Amour
2012
as Georges
A Man and a Woman
1966
as Jean-Louis Duroc
Angelique: The Road to Versailles
1965
as Claude le Petit, dit Le poète croté
The City of Lost Children
1995
as L'oncle Irvin (voice)
The Conformist
1971
as Marcello Clerici
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Captain Serge
...And God Created Woman
1956
as Michel Tardieu
Il Sorpasso
1962
as Roberto Mariani
Playing with Fire
1975
as Franz
Les Biches
1968
as Paul Thomas
The Great Silence
1968
as Silence
Flic Story
1975
as Émile Buisson
Z
1969
as Examining Magistrate
Confidentially Yours
1983
as Julien Vercel
The Lady Banker
1980
as Horace Vannister
Under Fire
1983
as Marcel Jazy
The Fabiani Affair
1962
as Joseph Fabiani
Passion of Love
1981
as Le médecin major
Il successo
1963
as Sergio
The Most Precious of Cargoes
2024
as Narrateur (voice)
Credo
1983
as Prof. Lenski
Act of Aggression
1975
as Paul Varlin
The Battle of Austerlitz
1960
as Ségur fils
Love at the Top
1974
as Nicolas Mallet
Diamond Safari
1966
as Raphaël Vincente
The Libertine
1968
as Dr. Carlo De Marchi
L'insoumise
1996
as Roquepenne
Going and Coming Back
1985
as Roland Rivière
My Night at Maud's
1969
as Jean-Louis
The Sleeping Car Murders
1965
as Éric Grandin, étudiant vétérinaire
The Terrace
1980
as Enrico D'Orsi
The Outside Man
1972
as Lucien Bellon
The Desert of the Tartars
1976
as Magg. Med. Rovine
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
as Bernard Duparc (segment "La luxure")
Happy End
2017
as Georges Laurent
Escapade
1974
as Ferdinand
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Secret
1974
as David Daguerre
Tykho Moon
1996
as Le chirurgien
Lust
1962
as Bernard Duparc
The Assassination
1972
as François Darien
Thank You, Life
1991
as le colonel SS
Rendez-vous
1985
as Scrutzler
Violent Summer
1959
as Carlo Caremoli
Deep Water
1981
as Vic
Le Bon Plaisir
1984
as Le Président de la République
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Trintignant by Trintignant
2021
as Self
Deadly Sweet
1967
as Bernard
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Last Train
1973
as Julien Maroyeur
That Night of Varennes
1982
as Monsieur Sauce
Swimming Instructor
1979
as le jardinier
And Hope to Die
1972
as Tony
Successive Slidings of Pleasure
1974
as The Police Commissioner
The Sunday Woman
1975
as Massimo Campi
The American
1969
as Bruno
The Crook
1970
as Simon the Swiss
Défense de savoir
1973
as Jean-Pierre Laubray
The Big Pardon 2
1992
as Le Commissaire Duché (archive footage)
Le Moustachu
1987
as le général Gougeard
A Full Day's Work
1973
as Le Metteur en scène de la troupe des 'Enfants du Gard'
Le Combat dans l'île
1962
as Clément Lesser
The Best Years of a Life
2019
as Jean-Louis Duroc
Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
as Danceny
Les Siffleurs
1964
as Jean-Louis Trintignant
Without Apparent Motive
1971
as Stéphane Carella
The Man Who Lies
1968
as Jan Robin / Boris Varissa
Malevil
1981
as Fulbert
Spotlight on a Murderer
1961
as Jean-Marie de Kerloquen
Long Live Life
1984
as François Gaucher
Janis and John
2003
as Monsieur Cannon
So Sweet... So Perverse
1969
as Jean Reynaud
A Self-Made Hero
1996
as Albert Dehousse (old)
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
1986
as Jean-Louis Duroc
The Woman of My Life
1986
as Pierre
Love Circle
1969
as Michele
Volley for a Black Buffalo
1985
as Mr. Fodó, teacher
Mata Hari, Agent H21
1964
as Captain François Lasalle
Death Laid an Egg
1968
as Marco
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
1998
as Lucien Emmerich / Jean-Baptiste Emmerich
Julie de Carneilhan
1990
as Herbert d'Espivant
Crime Thief
1969
as Jean Girod
Journey Beneath the Desert
1961
as Pierre
Filming Silenzio
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Cover Up
1983
as Christian Lacassagne
The Game of Truth
1961
as Guy de Fleury
See How They Fall
1994
as Marx
Opium and the Stick
1970
as Chaudier
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Trans-Europ-Express
1966
as Elias
Three Faces of Sin
1961
as Guest at the opening
Rain over Santiago
1975
as Le Sénateur
The Big Pardon
1982
as Le commissaire Duché
Bunker Palace Hotel
1989
as Holm
A Business of Men
1981
as Louis Faguet
I Love You All
1980
as Julien Tellier
I Kill, You Kill
1965
as Gianni Santi (segment "La donna che viveva sola")
Blow to the Heart
1982
as Dario
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
2013
Nutty, Naughty Chateau
1963
as Frédéric
Shoot to Live
2022
as Self
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
as Self
A Man to Kill
1967
as Raphaël
Law of the Streets
1956
as Yves Tréguier aka 'Le Breton'
Dispute in Valladolid
1992
as Ginèse de Sepúlveda
Western, Italian Style
1968
as Self
Femmes de personne
1984
as Michel Gilquin
L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
1985
as Mayene
Next Summer
1985
as Paul
My Love, My Love
1967
as Vincent Falaise
The Honeymoon Trip
1976
as Paul Carter
Other People's Money
1978
as Henri Rainier
Michael H. – Profession: Director
2013
as Self
If All the Guys in the World...
1956
as Jean-Louis
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
2010
as Self
About Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (December 11, 1930 – June 17, 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic films of European cinema, and worked with many prominent auteur directors, including Roger Vadim, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Claude Chabrol, Bernardo Bertolucci, Éric Rohmer, François Truffaut, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Michael Haneke. He made a critical and commercial breakthrough in And God Created Wom… With 181 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Jean-Louis Trintignant has appeared in 170 films and 11 TV shows.
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