Jean-Claude Dauphin
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1948-03-16 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Also known as
- Claude Legrand
Biography
Jean-Claude Dauphin (né Legrand; born 16 March 1948) is a French actor who is primarily known for national movie productions in France. He is a uncle to American actors Griffin Newman and James Newman as well as to chef Romilly Newman.
He is the son of actor Claude Dauphin and actress Maria Mauban, the grand-son of the poet Maurice Étienne Legrand and nephew host Jean Nohain, his father's brother.
At Lycée Paul-Valéry in Paris, he studied in the class of Latinist Bernard Mortureux, a specialist in Seneca.
His debut, in 1968, in Adolphe ou l'Âge tendre (Adolphe or the tender Age), directed by Bernard Toublanc-Michel, made him famo
In 1969, he plays Claude Jade's fiancé in The Witness. At the time, Claude Jade and Jean-Claude Dauphin were a couple. Jade later wrote in her autobiography Baisers envolés: "He was charming, funny, intelligent, and I was not long in going out with him. With our fair complexion and fine features, we could have played a brother and a sister."
Known For
TV Shows (17)
Murders in...
2013
as Franck Keller
Maigret
1991
as Le maire Grandmaison
Police Commissioner Moulin
1976
as Bernard Deffoux
Love at First Sight
1992
as Jérôme Sénéchal
Chez Maupassant
2007
as Chenal âgé
Claudine
1978
as Armand Duplessis
Les Héritiers
1977
as Frédérik Maller
Reporters
2007
as Laurent Dewilder
The Passenger
2015
as Général Garsac
Le Temps des as
1978
as Étienne Leroux
Télévision (histoires secrètes)
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Le Secret des Flamands
1974
as Antonello di Terracina
Madame le Juge
1978
as Nicolas, le greffier
Los desastres de la guerra
1983
as Savary
Adresse Inconnue
2008
as Stéphane Weber
Les Sesterain ou le miroir 2000
1971
as Pierre Sesterain
Au bon beurre
1981
as Léon Lécuyer
Movies (43)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
as Swiss editor
Champagne Charlie
1989
as Ernest
Handsome Face
1972
as Philippe
Sarah
1983
as Senechal
The Witness
1969
as Thomas
La Mandarine
1972
as Alain
Six-Pack
2000
as Fouquier
Choice of Arms
1981
as Ricky
The Second Wind
2007
as Jacques
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
2009
as Minister
The Friends
1971
as Nicolas
Au bon beurre
1981
as Léon Lécuyer
The School of Flesh
1998
as Louis-Guy
The Suspects
1974
as Christian Solnes, the singer
Dracula and Son
1976
as Cristéa/Christian
The Last Bolshevik
1994
as Self (voice)
Spécial police
1985
as Durand
Don't Die Too Hard!
2001
as The Commissioner
The Tender Age
1968
as Henri Adolphe
Brother and Sister
2012
as George Armant
Chance and Violence
1974
as Gilbert Morgan
Le sourire du clown
1999
as Vogel
Why Not Me?
1998
as Alain
Une jeunesse
1983
as Vietti
Netchayev is Back
1991
as Philippe Martel
Barry of the Great St. Bernard
1977
as Martin
Nuit d'ivresse
1986
as 2nd Policeman
Like Stone Lions in the Gateway into Night
2012
as Narrator (French voice)
What a Flash!
1972
Murder In La Rochefoucauld
2019
as Duc Thibaut de l'Essile
L'amour propre ne le reste jamais très longtemps
1985
as Gautier
Tender Souls
2001
as Père de Claire et Emilie
Yiddish Connection
1986
as Toussaint
Charlie Dingo
1987
as Jupin
Le Poids d'un secret
1996
as Jean Monceau
Samson le magnifique
1995
as Le Govain
The Saint: The Big Bang
1990
as Blancpain
Traces fantômes, le musée d'un rêve
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Last Exit Before Roissy
1977
as Jean-Yves, le sous-directeur du Prisunic
Un mauvais garçon
2020
as Yves Fontanelle
La Grande Peinture
2013
as Le Ministre
Accusé Mendès France
2011
as Maître Fonlupt
Georges Bataille - À perte de vue
1997
as Narrator (voice)
About Jean-Claude Dauphin
Jean-Claude Dauphin (né Legrand; born 16 March 1948) is a French actor who is primarily known for national movie productions in France. He is a uncle to American actors Griffin Newman and James Newman as well as to chef Romilly Newman. He is the son of actor Claude Dauphin and actress Maria Mauban, the grand-son of the poet Maurice Étienne Legrand and nephew host Jean Nohain, his father's brother. At Lycée Paul-Valéry in Paris, he studied in the class of Latinist Bernard Mortureux, a specialist in Seneca. His debut, in 1968, in Adolphe ou l'Âg… With 60 credits spanning from 1968 to 2020, Jean-Claude Dauphin has appeared in 43 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean-Claude Dauphin Movies
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) — as Swiss editor
- Champagne Charlie (1989) — as Ernest
- Handsome Face (1972) — as Philippe
- Sarah (1983) — as Senechal
- The Witness (1969) — as Thomas
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