Jean Champion (9 March 1917 – 23 May 2001) was a French film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1962 and 1996.
Partial filmography
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Cléo from 5 to 7
''Cléo from 5 to 7'' (french: Cléo de 5 à 7 ) is a 1962 French New Wave film written and directed by Agnès Varda.
The film follows a young singer, Florence "Cléo" Victoire, from 5 p.m. on June 21, until 6:30 p.m. as she waits to hea ...
'' (1962) - Le patron du café (uncredited)
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The Longest Day'' (1962) - French Resistance Fighter (uncredited)
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Muriel'' (1963) - Ernest
* ''La foire aux cancres (Chronique d'une année scolaire)'' (1963)
* ''Le journal d'un fou'' (1963)
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' (french: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) is a 1964 musical romantic drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music and lyrics by Michel Legrand. Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo star as two young ...
'' (1964) - Aubin
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Monsieur'' (1964) - Le patron de l'hôtel
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The Thief of Paris'' (1967) - Le patron de l' Hôtel de la Biche
* ''Mise à sac'' (1967) - Kerini
* ''La chasse royale'' (1969) - Metzer
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Le Cercle rouge
''Le Cercle Rouge'' (, "The Red Circle") is a 1970 Franco-Italian crime film set mostly in Paris. It was directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and stars Alain Delon, Andre Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté, François Périer and Yves Montand. It is known ...
'' (1970) - Le garde-barrière
* ''La Cavale'' (1971) - Le directeur de la prison
* ''Mais qui donc m'a fait ce bébé?'' (1971)
* ''Les caïds'' (1972)
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The Invitation'' (1973) - Alfred
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Day for Night'' (1973) - Bertrand, le producteur
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The Day of the Jackal
''The Day of the Jackal'' (1971) is a political thriller novel by English author Frederick Forsyth about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS, a French dissident paramilitary organisation, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the Presid ...
'' (1973) - Detective (uncredited)
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Section spéciale
''Special Section'' (french: Section spéciale) is a 1975 French film directed by Costa-Gavras and based on the novel ''L'affaire de la Section Spéciale'' by Hervé Villeré. It stars Louis Seigner, Roland Bertin, Michael Lonsdale, Ivo Garrani, F ...
'' (1975) - L'avocat général Léon Guyenot
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Monsieur Klein
''Monsieur Klein'' ( eng, "Mr. Klein") is a 1976 mystery drama film directed by Joseph Losey, produced by and starring Alain Delon in the title role. Set in Vichy France, the Kafkaesque narrative follows an apparently Gentile Parisian art dealer ...
'' (1976) - Le gardien de la morgue
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March or Die'' (1977) - Minister
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Le Crabe-tambour
''Le Crabe-tambour'' (''Drummer-Crab'') is a 1977 film directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer based on the novel he published in 1976. The title character played by Jacques Perrin is based on the famous French Navy officer Pierre Guillaume.
Cast
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'' (1977) - L'homme dans le café
* ''L'Honorable Société'' (1978) - Gaston de Marcilly
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Le sucre'' (1978)
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Félicité'' (1979) - Le médecin
* ''Retour en force'' (1980) - Un membre de l'amicale de la R.A.T.P.
* ''Une robe noire pour un tueur'' (1981) - Le père de reynolds
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Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine'' (1981) - Le patron du Taxi-frêt
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The Games of Countess Dolingen
''The Games of Countess Dolingen'' (french: Les Jeux de la comtesse Dolingen de Gratz) is a 1981 French fantasy-drama film written and directed by Catherine Binet and starring Carol Kane.
The film was entered into the main competition at the 38t ...
'' (1981) - Un convive
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Le Maître d'école'' (1981) - L'inspecteur
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Coup de Torchon
''Coup de Torchon'' (also known as ''Clean Slate'') is a 1981 French crime film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and adapted from Jim Thompson's 1964 novel '' Pop. 1280''. The film changes the novel's setting from an American Southern town to a s ...
'' (1981) - Priest
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Les fantômes du chapelier'' (1982) - Le sénateur Laude
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The Blood of Others'' (1984) - Liftier Meurice
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L'amour à mort'' (1984) - (voice)
* ''Bernadette'' (1988) - Un chanoine
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Life and Nothing But'' (1989) - Lagrange
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I Want to Go Home'' (1989) - Le chauffeur de taxi / Taxi driver
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Les Anges gardiens
''Les Anges gardiens'' (''Guardian Angels'') is a 1995 French film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It was the highest-grossing non-English language film of 1995 with $39.1 million.
Cast and roles
*Gérard Depardieu as Antoine Carco (and his 'guard ...
'' (1995) - Grand-père du Père Tarain
References
External links
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1917 births
2001 deaths
People from Chalon-sur-Saône
French male film actors
20th-century French male actors
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