Jacques Bergerac (26 May 1927 – 15 June 2014) was a French actor and businessman.

Life and career

Jacques Bergerac was born in 1927 in Biarritz, France, the son of Alice (Romatet) and Charles Bergerac. Bergerac was a law student when he met a vacationing

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in France. She got him a screen test at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios that led to their appearing together in '' Twist of Fate'' (1954) (also known as ''Beautiful Stranger''). He then appeared as Armand Duval in a television production of ''Camille'' for ''

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. He played the Comte de Provence in

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's film '' Marie Antoinette Queen of France''. In '' Strange Intruder'' (1956), he shared the screen with

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and Ida Lupino and in '' Les Girls'' (1957), he played the second male lead. He also appeared in '' Gigi'' (1958), '' Thunder in the Sun'' (1959), the cult horror film '' The Hypnotic Eye'' (1960) and '' A Global Affair'' (1964). In 1957, he received the

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for Foreign Newcomer. He appeared in a few more films and on television in '' The Millionaire'', ''

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'', '' The Dick Van Dyke Show'' and '' Perry Mason'' (Season 7, Episode 19). His last appearance was on an episode of ''

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'' in 1969, after which he left show business and became the head of Revlon's Paris office and of the Perfumes Balmain company. His younger brother Michel became CEO of Revlon six years later. He also managed the rugby club

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from 1980 until 1981.

Personal life

Bergerac married screen star

in February 1953, and they divorced in July 1957. In June 1959, he married actress Dorothy Malone in Hong Kong, where she was on location for her 1960 film '' The Last Voyage''. They had daughters Mimi and Diane together, and divorced in December 1964. He died on 15 June 2014 at his home in

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, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.

Filmography

References

External links

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Article about Jacques and Michel Bergerac
people.com; accessed 14 December 2014. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergerac, Jacques 1927 births 2014 deaths People from Biarritz Male actors from Nouvelle-Aquitaine Best Foreign Newcomer Golden Globe winners French male film actors French male television actors 20th-century French businesspeople French business executives 20th-century French male actors