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Jean Poiret

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Jean Poiret

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Aug 17, 1926 (100 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2023Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux FollesSelf / Georges (archive footage)
2022Il était une fois Champs-ÉlyséesSelf (archive footage)
2009Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)Self (archive footage)
1992Sup de fricCyril Dujardin
1991Sisi/Last MinuteHerzog Max in Bayern
1991RumeursAlain Margolf
1991La Méthode BarnolMonsieur Hubert
1990The Elegant CriminalAllard
1990Stars 90Self
1988The Seasons of PleasureBernard Germain
1988La Petite AmieMartin Morel
1988Une nuit à l'Assemblée NationaleOctave Leroi
1988The Secret Files of Inspector LavardinInspecteur Jean Lavardin
1987Miracle HealingPapu
1987Sacrée SoiréeSelf
1987Sacrée SoiréeSelf (archive footage)
1986Inspector LavardinInspecteur Jean Lavardin
1986I Hate ActorsOrlando Higgins
1985Cop au VinInspecteur Jean Lavardin
1985Liberté, égalité, choucrouteLe calife
1984The Seventh TargetJean Michelis
1982Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!Andre Joeuf
1982Champs-ElyséesSelf
1980The Last MetroJean-Loup Cottins
1979The Other One's MugJean-Louis Constant
1979L'Hôtel du libre échangePinglet
1979Le Canard à l'orangeHugh Preston
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
1975Numéro unSelf
1975Système 2Self
1974Spécial cinémaSelf
1974Spécial cinémaSelf (archive footage)
1973La Cage aux follesGeorges
1972Midi trenteSelf
1971Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?Gontran
1970Atlantic WallArmand, resistance leader and double agent
1970Ces messieurs de la gâchetteBernard Le Gall
1969Three Men on a HorseFreddy
1969Aux frais de la princesseSantos
1968The Men in the FamilyBernard Le Gall
1968La CoquineAlbino, l'instituteur
1968The Big WashJean-Michel Lavalette
1967Pour avoir AdrienneLe jeune homme
1967The Great GadgetVerdier
1967La ParisienneLafont
1966Your Money or Your LifeLucien Pélépan
1966At Theatre TonightAlbino, l'instituteur
1966At Theatre TonightLe jeune homme
1965Under Your HatPhilippe / Monsieur Paul
1965The Real BargainGrégoire
1965Le petit monstreThe Godfather
1965Les baratineursAndré
1964The Big Scare
1964Hard Boiled OnesLouis
1964Jaloux comme un tigreDoctor Raymond
1963Thank Heaven for Small FavorsRaoul
1963The VirginsBanker Marchaix
1963The Blockhead FairCollin
1963Teuf-teuf
1962The DanceVieux
1962It's Not My BusinessJean Duroc, le directeur de la petite troupe de théâtre
1962The Four TruthsRenard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
1962How to Succeed in LoveBernard Monod
1962Tales of ParisJean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")
1961AugusteGeorges Flower
1961On purge bébéBastien Follavoine
1961My Wife Is a PantherPsychiatrist
1960Love and the FrenchwomanL'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))
1960Candide or The Optimism in the 20th CenturyLe premier policier / Policeman
1959Oh! What a MamboL'inspecteur Sapin
1959La Malle volanteM. Grapillon
1959You Have Nothing to Declare?Robert de Trivelin
1959The BureaucratsRené Lahrier
1959L'anglais tel qu'on le parleJulien Cicandel
1959NinaGérard Blanville
1959DiscoramaSelf
1958Clara and the VillainsChantuer
1957L'Habit vertParmeline
1957Adorables démonsJulien Willis Jr
1957The Innocent with Forty ChildrenMaître Bardine
1956That Naughty GirlInspector Rémy
1956Murderers and ThievesPhilippe d'Artois, le riche oisif
1956Life is beautifulle joueur de maracas
1956Mon bébéWilliam Harrisson
1956The Terror with WomenGendarme
1954What the East Wind SawCharlles-Auguste
1953Le Gang des pianos à bretellesThe presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)
1953The Three Musketeers
Production
1979The Other One's MugProducer
Directing
1992Le ZèbreDirector
Writing
2024Poiret Serrault extraits extraWriter
2023Joyeuses PâquesAuthor
2019C'est encore mieux l'après-midiAdaptation
2014Joyeuses PâquesTheatre Play
2011La Cage aux follesAuthor
2008Tailleur pour damesAdaptation
2002Joyeuses PâquesWriter
1996The BirdcageOriginal Film Writer
1996The BirdcageTheatre Play
1993Tailleur pour DamesAdaptation
1992Le ZèbreScenario Writer
1992Le ZèbreAdaptation
1991RumeursAdaptation
1985La Cage aux Folles 3Characters
1985Tailleur pour damesAdaptation
1984Happy EasterWriter
1984Happy EasterOriginal Story
1983Frohe OsternWriter
1980La Cage aux Folles IICharacters
1980La Cage aux Folles IIScreenplay
1979The Other One's MugScreenplay
1979Féfé de BroadwayWriter
1978La Cage aux FollesScreenplay
1978La Cage aux FollesTheatre Play
1973La Cage aux follesWriter