
Jean Poiret
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1926-08-17
- Died
- 1992-03-14
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Jean Poiré
Biography
Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.
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Known For
TV Shows (12)

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self

Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self / Self (archive footage)

Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self / Self (archive footage)

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

Numéro un
1975
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self

Discorama
1959
as Self

At Theatre Tonight
1966
as Albino, l'instituteur / Le jeune homme

Stars 90
1990
as Self
Système 2
1975
as Self

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)

The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
1988
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
Movies (74)

How to Succeed in Love
1962
as Bernard Monod

The Last Metro
1980
as Jean-Loup Cottins

Les baratineurs
1965
as André

The Three Musketeers
1953

The Elegant Criminal
1990
as Allard

Cop au Vin
1985
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin

Liberté, égalité, choucroute
1985
as Le calife

Miracle Healing
1987
as Papu

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Your Money or Your Life
1966
as Lucien Pélépan

That Naughty Girl
1956
as Inspector Rémy

The Seasons of Pleasure
1988
as Bernard Germain

Atlantic Wall
1970
as Armand, resistance leader and double agent

Tales of Paris
1962
as Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")

The Bureaucrats
1959
as René Lahrier

Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
1982
as Andre Joeuf

The Seventh Target
1984
as Jean Michelis

The Great Gadget
1967
as Verdier

Hard Boiled Ones
1964
as Louis

Murderers and Thieves
1956
as Philippe d'Artois, le riche oisif

Sisi/Last Minute
1991
as Herzog Max in Bayern

Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
1988
as Octave Leroi

The Men in the Family
1968
as Bernard Le Gall

The Four Truths
1962
as Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")

Thank Heaven for Small Favors
1963
as Raoul

What the East Wind Saw
1954
as Charlles-Auguste

The Dance
1962
as Vieux

Auguste
1961
as Georges Flower

Pour avoir Adrienne
1967
as Le jeune homme

I Hate Actors
1986
as Orlando Higgins

The Other One's Mug
1979
as Jean-Louis Constant

Inspector Lavardin
1986
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin

Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?
1971
as Gontran

Ces messieurs de la gâchette
1970
as Bernard Le Gall

Three Men on a Horse
1969
as Freddy

On purge bébé
1961
as Bastien Follavoine

You Have Nothing to Declare?
1959
as Robert de Trivelin

Sup de fric
1992
as Cyril Dujardin

Life is beautiful
1956
as le joueur de maracas

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960
as Le premier policier / Policeman
Teuf-teuf
1963

The Big Wash
1968
as Jean-Michel Lavalette

The Terror with Women
1956
as Gendarme

The Virgins
1963
as Banker Marchaix

Love and the Frenchwoman
1960
as L'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))

The Big Scare
1964

Nina
1959
as Gérard Blanville
Adorables démons
1957
as Julien Willis Jr

La Coquine
1968
as Albino, l'instituteur

Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles
2023
as Self / Georges (archive footage)

When the Pheasants Pass
1965
as Traffic officer

Oh! What a Mambo
1959
as L'inspecteur Sapin

Mon bébé
1956
as William Harrisson

The Real Bargain
1965
as Grégoire

Le petit monstre
1965
as The Godfather

Le Canard à l'orange
1979
as Hugh Preston

La Cage aux folles
1973
as Georges

La Petite Amie
1988
as Martin Morel

Le Gang des pianos à bretelles
1953
as The presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)

The Innocent with Forty Children
1957
as Maître Bardine

Clara and the Villains
1958
as Chantuer

It's Not My Business
1962
as Jean Duroc, le directeur de la petite troupe de théâtre

The Blockhead Fair
1963
as Collin

L'Habit vert
1957
as Parmeline

La Parisienne
1967
as Lafont

Under Your Hat
1965
as Philippe / Monsieur Paul
L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle
1959
as Julien Cicandel

Jaloux comme un tigre
1964
as Doctor Raymond

L'Hôtel du libre échange
1979
as Pinglet
La Malle volante
1959
as M. Grapillon

Aux frais de la princesse
1969
as Santos

My Wife Is a Panther
1961
as Psychiatrist

Rumeurs
1991
as Alain Margolf

La Méthode Barnol
1991
as Monsieur Hubert
About Jean Poiret
Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 86 credits spanning from 1953 to 2023, Jean Poiret has appeared in 74 films and 12 TV shows.
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- How to Succeed in Love (1962) — as Bernard Monod
- The Last Metro (1980) — as Jean-Loup Cottins
- Les baratineurs (1965) — as André
- The Three Musketeers (1953)
- The Elegant Criminal (1990) — as Allard
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