Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French

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and

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. Born in

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, Charon trained at the

Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique The Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (; "National Academy of Dramatic Arts"; abbr. CNSAD) is France's national drama academy, located in Paris and a constituent college of University PSL. It is a higher education institution r ...

(CNSAD) and made his début at the

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

in 1941. During his time there which lasted until his death, he played over 150 roles in the classical and modern repertoire. Charon directed the 1968

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'' A Flea in Her Ear'' and the 1973

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''Monsieur Pompadour''. He played Spalanzani in the complete recording of ''

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'' (Decca, 1971). Charon was openly gay. He died in

and is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre.

Selected filmography

* '' Colonel Chabert'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1946) - Count Jacques de Saint-Leu * '' The Royalists'' (1947) - Lieutenant Merle * '' The Paris Waltz'' (''La Valse de Paris'', 1950) - Berthelier * '' Le Dindon'' (1951) - Pontagnac * '' The Red Inn'' (1951) - Rodolphe * ''

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'' (1951) - Lord Vernon * '' Little Jacques'' (1953) - Defence advocate Merlin * '' Les Intrigantes'' (1954) - Antonio Pan * '' Operation Thunder'' (1954) - Maurice Favier * '' How to Succeed in Love'' (Comment réussir en amour, 1962) - Director of publisher Editions du Soleil * '' How Do You Like My Sister?'' (1964) - Jolivet * '' A Flea in Her Ear'' (1968 - director)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Charon, Jacques French film directors 1920 births 1975 deaths Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française Burials at Montmartre Cemetery 20th-century French male actors French male stage actors French male film actors French gay actors 20th-century French LGBTQ people French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni