Jean-Pierre Cassel (born Jean-Pierre Crochon; 27 October 1932 – 19 April 2007) was a French actor.

Early life

Cassel was born Jean-Pierre Crochon in the

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, the son of Louise-Marguerite (

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Fabrègue), an

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singer, and Georges Crochon, a doctor. Cassel was discovered by

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as he tap danced on stage, and later cast in the 1957 film ''The Happy Road''.

Career

Cassel gained prominence in the late 1950s as a hero in comedies by

Philippe de Broca Philippe de Broca (; 15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French movie director. He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful '' That Man from Rio (''L'Homme de Rio'')'', '' The Man from Acapulco (Le Magnifique) ...

such as '' Male Companion'' and through his role as 'Jean François Jardie' in the famous French resistance piece '' L' Armée des ombres''. During the 1960s and 1970s, he worked with

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('' The Breach''), Luis Buñuel (as Stéphane Audran's husband in ''

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'' 1972),

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(as the Frenchman in '' Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'' 1965), Gérard Brach (as Claude Jade's lover in ''

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''),

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(as

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in ''

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'' 1973 and its sequel '' The Four Musketeers'' 1974),

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(as Pierre in '' Murder on the Orient Express'') and

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(with

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in '' The Trout''). He also made an appearance in ''

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'' as a French military officer singing 'Belgium put the Kibosh on the Kaiser'. In later years, he appeared in

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's '' Prêt-à-Porter'' (1994) and also as Dr. Paul Gachet for ''

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'' (1990). In 2006, at the age of 74, he returned to the stage for a retrospective of

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, ''Jean-Pierre Cassel chante et danse Gainsbourg Suite''. This homage to an old friend (he knew Gainsbourg in the 1950s) featured various songs of the French composer among which three unpublished songs named "Top à Cassel" – "Cliquediclac", "Ouh ! Là là là là", and "Viva la pizza" – all of which were intended for a television show aired in 1964. In 2007, Cassel appeared in dual roles (as Père Lucien and the Lourdes souvenir vendor) in Julian Schnabel's film '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.'' During his career, Cassel starred in more than 110 films, fifty

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, and many musical theatre performances and television shows.

Personal life

Cassel is the father of

Vincent Cassel Vincent Cassel (; ; born 23 November 1966) is a French actor. He first achieved recognition for his performance as a troubled French Jewish youth in Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film ''La Haine (Hate)'', for which he received two César Award nom ...

, Mathias Cassel (also known as Rockin' Squat, leader of the French rap crew Assassin), and

Cécile Cassel Cécile Crochon (), better known by the stage name Cécile Cassel (born 25 June 1982), is a French actress and singer. Since 2002, she has appeared in a number of films and television series. She is also a recording artist using the stage name H ...

. He was "very close" to his children and his daughter-in-law, Monica Bellucci.

Death

On 19 April 2007, Cassel died of cancer at age 74.

Selected filmography

* ''Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés'' (1950, directed by André Berthomieu) as Un figurant * ''Saluti e baci'' (1953, directed by Maurice Labro and Giorgio Simonelli) (uncredited) * '' Act of Love'' (1953, directed by Anatole Litvak) as Un danseur (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1956, TV Series) as Jean Lou Anodin * '' The Happy Road'' (1957, directed by Gene Kelly) as Young lover at the Guinguette (uncredited) * ''Comme un cheveu sur la soupe'' (1957, directed by Maurice Régamey) as Un journaliste (uncredited) * ''La peau de l'ours'' (1957, directed by Claude Boissol) as Le fils Duquenne * ''

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'' (1957, directed by Maurice Delbez) as Mariel * '' Le désordre et la nuit'' (1958, directed by Gilles Grangier) as Un jeune militaire (uncredited) * ''Sacrée jeunesse'' (1958, directed by André Berthomieu) as Un jeune dans la boîte (uncredited) * '' In Case of Adversity'' (1958, directed by Claude Autant-Lara) as Le trompettiste (uncredited) * '' And Your Sister?'' (1958, directed by Maurice Delbez) (uncredited) * ''La Marraine de Charley'' (1959, directed by Pierre Chevalier) as Claude * '' The Love Game'' (1960, directed by

) as Victor * '' The Joker'' (1960, directed by Philippe de Broca) as Édouard Berlon * ''

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'' (1960, directed by Norbert Carbonnaux) as Candide * '' Five Day Lover'' (1961, directed by Philippe de Broca) as Antoine * '' Goodbye Again'' (1961, directed by

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, Cameo) as Dancer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1961, directed by

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) as Gustav von Neipperg * '' The Dance'' (1962, directed by Norbert Carbonnaux) as Albert * '' The Seven Deadly Sins'' (1962) as Raymond (segment "Avarice, L'") * '' The Elusive Corporal'' (1962, directed by

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) as Le caporal / The Corporal * ' (1962, directed by Édouard Molinaro) as Gérard Dagmar * ''

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'' (1964) (

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) as Tonino (segment "La Sospirosa") * '' Les plus belles escroqueries du monde'' (1964) (Anthology film) as Alain des Arcys (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel") * '' Cyrano et d'Artagnan'' (1964, directed by

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) as Monsieur d'Artagnan, de la Compagnie des Mousquetaires du Roy * '' Male Companion'' (1964, directed by Philippe de Broca) as Antoine Mirliflor * ''

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'' (1965, directed by

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) as Juan * '' Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'' (1965, directed by

) as Pierre Dubois * '' The Lace Wars'' (1965, directed by

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) as Jolicoeur * '' Is Paris Burning?'' (1966, directed by

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) as Lieutenant Henri Karcher * '' The Killing Game'' (1967, directed by Alain Jessua) as Pierre Meyrand * '' Anyone Can Play'' (1968, directed by Luigi Zampa) as Aldo, Luisa's husband * ''

'' (1969, directed by

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) as French Colonel * '' Army of Shadows'' (1969, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville) as Jean François Jardie * '' L'Ours et la Poupée'' (1970, directed by Michel Deville) as Gaspard * '' The Breach'' (1970, directed by

) as Paul Thomas * ''

'' (1971, directed by Gérard Brach) as David * '' Malpertuis'' (1971, directed by Harry Kümel) as Lampernisse * ''

'' (1972, directed by Luis Buñuel) as Henri Sénéchal * ''

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'' (1973, directed by Giovanni Grimaldi) as Gianni * ''

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'' (1973, directed by Lionel Jeffries) as Roger Tunnell * ''

'' (1973, directed by

) as King Louis XIII * '' Le Mouton enragé'' (1974, directed by Michel Deville) as Claude Fabre * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1974, directed by Richard Lester) as Louis XIII * '' Murder on the Orient Express'' (1974, directed by

) as Pierre * ''

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'' (1975, directed by

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) as Leo * '' Docteur Françoise Gailland'' (1976, directed by Jean-Louis Bertucelli) as Daniel Letessier * '' Scrambled Eggs'' (1976, directed by

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) as Le représentant du dirigeant italien * '' The Twist'' (1976, directed by Claude Chabrol) as Jacques Lavolet, l'éditeur * '' Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'' (1978, directed by

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) as Kohner * ''

Les Rendez-vous d'Anna ''Les Rendez-vous d'Anna'' (known in English as ''The Meetings of Anna'' and ''Meetings with Anna'') is a 1978 drama film written and directed by Chantal Akerman. Plot Anne Silver, a Belgian filmmaker, is travelling through West Germany, Belgiu ...

'' (1978, directed by

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) as Daniel * ''

From Hell to Victory ''From Hell to Victory'' (Italian: ''Contro 4 bandiere'', French: ''De l'enfer à la victoire'', Spanish: ''De Dunkerke a la victoria'') is a 1979 Euro War film directed by Umberto Lenzi and produced by Edmondo Amati. The international cast stars ...

'' (1979, directed by

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) as Dick Sanders * ''Grandison'' (1979, directed by Achim Kurz) as Oppenheimer * ''Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette'' (1979, directed by Jean Yanne) as Jean-Marcel Grumet * ''La ville des silences'' (1979, directed by Jean Marboeuf) as Le privé * ''Le soleil en face'' (1980, directed by Pierre Kast) as Marat * ''5% de risque'' (1980, directed by ) as Henri Tanin * '' Love in a Cold Climate'' (1980, TV Mini-Series) as Fabrice, Duc de Sauveterre * ''

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'' (1980, directed by Richard Lester) as French Officer at the White House (uncredited) * ''La vie continue'' (1981, directed by Moshé Mizrahi) as Pierre * ''

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'' (1981, directed by Nino Manfredi) as Pireddu * ''

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'' (1982, directed by Jacek Bromski and ) as Rabbit * ''La guérilléra'' (1982, directed by Pierre Kast) as Coronel Larzac * '' The Trout'' (1982, directed by

) as Rambert * ''

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'' (1982, directed by

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) as Cazotte * ''T'es heureuse? Moi, toujours...'' (1983, directed by Jean Marboeuf) (voice) * ''Vive la sociale!'' (1983, directed by Gérard Mordillat) as Le camelot * '' Tranches de vie'' (1985, directed by François Leterrier) as Le comte de Forcheville * ''Vado a riprendermi il gatto'' (1987, directed by Giuliano Biagetti) * ''

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'' (1988, directed by Philippe de Broca) as Baron de Tiffauges * ''

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'' (1988, directed by Franco Zeffirelli) as Comparsa (uncredited) * ''Mangeclous'' (1988, directed by Moshé Mizrahi) as De Surville * '' The Return of the Musketeers'' (1989, directed by Richard Lester) as Cyrano de Bergerac *''The Fatal Image'' (1990 TV Movie) as Vandelle * ''

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'' (1990, directed by ) as Inspector Corelli * ''

'' (1990, directed by

) as Dr. Paul Gachet * '' The Maid'' (1990, TV Movie, directed by

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) as C.P. Olivier * ''

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'' (1991, directed by

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) as Zalman * '' Between Heaven and Earth'' (1992, directed by Marion Hänsel) as Le rédacteur en chef * ''

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'' (1992, directed by Luís Filipe Rocha) as Gonçalo Botelho * ''Coup de jeune'' (1993, directed by Xavier Gélin) as Le ministre * ''Pétain'' (1993, directed by Jean Marbœuf) as Hans Roberto * ''Chá Forte com Limão'' (1993, directed by António de Macedo) as Tiago * ''L'oeil écarlate'' (1993, directed by Dominique Roulet) as Leprince * '' Métisse'' (1993, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz) as Gynecologist * ''

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'' (1994, directed by Claude Chabrol) as M. Vernon * ''Casque bleu'' (1994, directed by Gérard Jugnot) as Nicolas * '' Prêt-à-Porter'' (1994, directed by Robert Altman) as Olivier de la Fontaine * ''

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'' (1995, directed by Claude Chabrol) as Georges Lelievre * ''

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'' (1995, German TV-series, Episode: "Camerone") as Bruno Dupeyron * ''Amores que matan'' (1996, directed by Juan Manuel Chumilla-Carbajosa) as André * ''Les Bidochon'' (1996, directed by Serge Korber) as Le PDG de Canal B * ''Con rabbia e con amore'' (1997, directed by Alfredo Angeli) as Gigi * ''

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'' (1998, directed by Jean-Philippe Toussaint) as Ice Rink's Manager * ''Trafic d'influence'' (1999, directed by Dominique Farrugia) as Pierre-Jean Guisard * ''Le plus beau pays du monde'' (1999, directed by Marcel Bluwal) as Blondel * '' Sade'' (2000, directed by

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) as Le vicomte de Lancris * ''

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'' (2000, directed by

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) as Dr. Bernard Chernezé * '' The Wooden Camera'' (2003, directed by Ntshavheni Wa Luruli) as Mr. Shawn * ''

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'' (2003, directed by ) as Henri Vaillant * '' Narco'' (2004, directed by and Gilles Lellouche) as Le père de Gus * ''Dans tes rêves'' (2005, directed by Denis Thybaud) as Mike * ''Virgil'' (2005, directed by Mabrouk El Mechri) as Ernest * ''Bunker paradise'' (2005, directed by Stefan Liberski) as Henri Devaux * ''

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'' (2006, directed by

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) as Hervé Roy * ''Call Me Agostino'' (2006, directed by Christine Laurent) as Adrien Beaudessin * ''Fair Play'' (2006, directed by Lionel Bailliu) as Édouard * ''Mauvaise foi'' (2006, directed by Roschdy Zem) as Victor Breitmann * ''Où avais-je la tête?'' (2007, directed by Nathalie Donnini) as Albert * '' Contre-enquête'' (2007, directed by Franck Mancuso) as Le docteur Delmas * ''J'aurais voulu être un Danseur (2007, directed by Alain Berliner) as Guy adulte * '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' (2007, directed by Julian Schnabel) as Père Lucien et le Vendeur * '' Vous êtes de la police ?'' (2007, directed by Romuald Beugnon) as Simon Sablonnet * '' Asterix at the Olympic Games'' (2008, directed by Thomas Langmann and Frédéric Forestier) as Panoramix (final film role)

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