Jacques Spiesser (born 7 June 1947) is a French actor.

Biography

After having taken courses at the Conservatoire, he made his film debut in 1972 in Nina Companeez's '' Faustine et le bel été'' with Muriel Catala. He is best known to English-speaking audiences for playing the role of Gilles in''

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Filmography

Cinema

* 1972: '' Faustine et le bel été'', directed by

Nina Companeez Nina Companeez (26 August 1937 – 9 April 2015) was a French screenwriter and film director. Nina Companeez was the younger daughter of Russian Jewish émigré screenwriter Jacques Companéez and younger sister of contralto Irène Companeez ...

* 1973: '' R.A.S.'', directed by

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* 1974: '' The Man Who Sleeps'', directed by Bernard Queysanne after

Georges Perec Georges Perec (; 7 March 1936 – 3 March 1982) was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist. He was a member of the Oulipo group. His father died as a soldier early in the Second World War and his mother was killed in the Holo ...

* 1974: ', directed by

Édouard Molinaro Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès ('' Oscar'', ''Hibernatus''), ''My Uncle Benja ...

* 1974: '' Stavisky'', directed by

Alain Resnais Alain Resnais (; 3 June 19221 March 2014) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included ...

* 1974: '' La Gifle'', directed by

Claude Pinoteau Claude Pinoteau (25 May 1925 – 5 October 2012) was a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, aged 87. (in French) His sister was the actress ...

* 1974: '' Section spéciale'', directed by

Costa-Gavras Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; el, Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for films with political and s ...

* 1975: '' Serious as Pleasure'', directed by Robert Benayoun * 1975: '' Lumière'', directed by

Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. M ...

* 1975: '' Le Petit Marcel'', directed by

Jacques Fansten Jacques Fansten (born 1946) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 20 films since 1970. Selected filmography * '' Stadium Nuts'' (1972) * '' Little Marcel'' (1976) References External links * 1946 births ...

* 1976: '' Je suis Pierre Rivière'', directed by Christine Lipinska * 1976: '' La Victoire en chantant'', directed by

Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud (; born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing '' Quest for Fire'' (1981), ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), '' The Bear'' (1988), '' The Lover'' (1992), ''Seven Years in ...

* 1977: '' Le juge fayard, dit Le Shériff'', directed by

* 1982: '' La Truite'', directed by

Joseph Losey Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blacklisted ...

* 1985: '' Folie suisse'', directed by Christine Lipinska * 1986: '' On a volé Charlie Spencer'', directed by Francis Huster * 1988: '' Baxter'', directed by Jérôme Boivin with

Lise Delamare Lise Delamare (born Jolyse Effrey Jeanne Delamare; 9 April 1913 – 25 July 2006) was a French stage and film actress. Partial filmography * '' George and Georgette'' (1934) * ''Les précieuses ridicules'' (1934) * '' Pension Mimosas'' (1935) ...

* 1989: ''

Thick Skinned ''Thick Skinned'' (french: Peaux de vaches) is a 1989 French drama film directed by Patricia Mazuy. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Sandrine Bonnaire - Annie * Jean-François Stévenin ...

'', directed by

Patricia Mazuy Patricia Mazuy (; born 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her film ''Peaux de vaches'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Eleven years later her film '' Saint-Cyr'' was screened in the ...

* 1989: '' L'Homme imaginé'', directed by

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* 1992: '' Tout ça... pour ça !'', directed by

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critica ...

with

Fabrice Luchini Fabrice Luchini (; born Robert Luchini; 1 November 1951) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as '' Potiche'', '' The Women on the 6th Floor'', and '' In the House''. For his role in the 2015 film ''Courted'' he won t ...

* 1996: '' Madame Jacques sur la Croisette'', directed by

Emmanuel Finkiel Emmanuel Finkiel (born 30 October 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French film director and actor. He initially worked as an assistant director for 16 years. His debut film, ''Voyages'' received Louis Delluc Prize and César Award for Best Firs ...

with Shulamit Adar * 1998: ''

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally co ...

'', directed by Charles Matton with

Klaus Maria Brandauer Klaus Maria Brandauer (; born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June 1943) is an Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Brandauer is known internationally for his roles in '' The Russia House'' (1990), ''Mephisto ...

* 1999: '' La Vie moderne'', directed by

Laurence Ferreira Barbosa Laurence Ferreira Barbosa (born 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays ...

with

Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...

* 2000: '' De l'histoire ancienne'', directed by

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with Yann Goven * 2000: ''

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'', directed by

Anne-Marie Miéville Anne-Marie Miéville (; born 11 November 1945) is a Swiss video and filmmaker whom ''Sight & Sound'' has called a "hugely important multimedia artist." Biography Miéville was a practising photographer when she met Jean-Luc Godard, who would be ...

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Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran ...

* 2001: '' C'est la vie'', directed by Jean-Pierre Améris with

Jacques Dutronc Jacques Dutronc (born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. He married singer Françoise Hardy on 30 March 1981 and together they have a son (manouche jazz) guitarist Thomas Dutronc, born 1973); they se ...

* 2002: ''

Elle est des nôtres ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...

'', directed by Siegrid Alnoy with Sasha Andres * 2003: ''

Je suis un assassin ''The Hook'' (french: Je suis un assassin) is a 2004 French thriller film directed by Thomas Vincent, based on the novel of the same name by Donald Westlake. Cast * François Cluzet - Ben Castelano * Karin Viard - Suzy Castelano * Bernard Gira ...

'', directed by Thomas Vincent with

François Cluzet François Cluzet (born 21 September 1955) is a French film and theatre actor. Cluzet has collaborated with many important European and American directors, including Claude Chabrol, Bertrand Tavernier, Claire Denis, Agnieszka Holland, Robert Altm ...

* 2003: '' San-Antonio'', directed by Frédéric Auburtin with

Gérard Lanvin Gérard Lanvin (; born 21 June 1950) is a César Award-winning French actor. He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor. He took on a role in '' Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine'' in 1977 on an offer from the actor Coluche. He ...

* 2005: '' Itinéraires'', directed by Christophe Otzenberger * 2006: '' Le Passager de l'été'', directed by Florence Moncorgé-Gabin with

Catherine Frot Catherine Frot (; born 1 May 1956) is a French actress. A 10-time César Award nominee, she won the awards for Best Actress for '' Marguerite'' (2015) and Best Supporting Actress for '' Family Resemblances'' (1996). Her other films include ''Le ...

and Laura Smet * 2006: '' A City Is Beautiful at Night'', directed by

Richard Bohringer Richard Bohringer (born 16 January 1942) is a French actor. Personal life Bohringer was born in Moulins, Allier, to a French mother and a German father. He is the father of actress Romane Bohringer, and has three other children, Mathieu, Ric ...

with

* 2006: '' Hors de prix'', directed by

Pierre Salvadori Pierre Salvadori (born 8 November 1964) is a French film director from Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco, known for works on romantic comedies such as '' Hors de prix'' (2006). Life and career In 1989 Salvadori wrote his first screenplay, which would the ...

with

Audrey Tautou Audrey Justine Tautou (; born 9 August 1976) is a French actress. She made her acting debut at the age of 18 on television and her feature film debut in ''Venus Beauty Institute'' (1999), for which she received critical acclaim and won the Cés ...

Gad Elmaleh Gad Elmaleh ( ar, جاد المالح, Latn, ar, Gād el-Māleḥ; born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who achieved fame in France, Morocco and the United States. He is best known in the French-speaking wor ...

* 2006: '' My Best Friend'', directed by

Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte (; born 12 November 1947) is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter. Life and career Leconte grew up in Tours, and began making little amateur films at 15. He went to Paris in 1967 and studied at Inst ...

with

Daniel Auteuil Daniel Auteuil (; born 24 January 1950) is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers. In 1996 he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Fest ...

and

Dany Boon Dany Boon (; born Daniel Farid Hamidou on 26 June 1966) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Starting out as a comedian during the 1990s, he found success in 2008 as an actor and director in the film comedy ''Welcome to ...

* 2007: ''

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'', directed by Alantė Kavaitė with Emilie, directed byquenne and

Ludmila Mikaël Ludmila Mikaël (born 27 April 1947) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than eighty films since 1967. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikael, Ludmila 1947 births Living people French fi ...

* 2007: '' Nos retrouvailles'', directed by David Oelhoffen with

Jacques Gamblin Jacques Gamblin is a French actor. Life and career Jacques Gamblin is a French actor. He studied at the Centre dramatique de Caen Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), ...

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Nicolas Giraud Nicolas Giraud (born 12 November 1978) is a French actor and filmmaker. Among the various films roles in which he has appeared in, he was one of the kidnappers in the 2008 film '' Taken''. He is the writer, director and editor of the short film ' ...

* 2009: '' A Man and His Dog'', directed by Francis Huster * 2009: '' Coco'', directed by

* 2014: '' Le Dernier Diamant'', directed by ''Éric Barbier'' with

Bérénice Bejo Bérénice Bejo (; born 7 July 1976) is a French-Argentine actress best known for playing Christiana in ''A Knight's Tale'' (2001) and Peppy Miller in '' The Artist'' (2011). Her work in the latter earned her a nomination for the Academy Award ...

and

Yvan Attal Yvan is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jacques-Yvan Morin, GOQ (born 1931), politician in Quebec, Canada *Marc-Yvan Côté (born 1947), former Quebec politician and Cabinet Minister for the Quebec Liberal Party *Maurice-Yvan S ...

Television

* 1974: '' Le Pain noir'', directed by Serge Moati (feuilleton télévisé) * 1983: '' Diane Lanster'', directed by Bernard Queysanne * 1995: '' Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (téléfilm)'', directed by Denys de La Patellière : ''le comte de Saint-Fiacre'' * 1998: '' Victor Schoelcher, l'abolition'', directed by Paul Vecchiali * 1999: '' Dessine-moi un jouet'' : ''Raoul Monge'' * 2004: '' Nature contre nature'' : ''M. Lorieux'' * 2005: '' Zodiaque'' : ''Maître Etienne Lefort'' * 2005: ''

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'' : ''Le commissaire Perrault'' * 2005: ''

Les Rois maudits ''The Accursed Kings'' (french: Les Rois maudits ) is a series of historical novels by French author Maurice Druon about the French monarchy in the 14th century. Published between 1955 and 1977, the series has been adapted as a miniseries twice ...

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Charles, Count of Valois Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), the fourth son of King Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon, was a member of the House of Capet and founder of the House of Valois, whose rule over France would start in 1328 ...

* 2006: ''

Chasse à l'homme ''Chasse à l'homme'' is a novel written by Canadian author Sophie Létourneau, published in 2020 by La Peuplade. It won the 2020 Governor General's Literary Award for French-language fiction. Backstory After completing her studies in lite ...

'' avec Richard Berry * 2007: '' Le Vrai coupable'', directed by Francis Huster * 2007: ''

Le Lien ''The Ties That Bind'' (french: Le lien, 1993, literally translated as ''The Link'') is the only complete novel by the French author Vanessa Duriès Vanessa Duriès, also known as Katia Lamara (1972 – 13 December 1993), was a French nove ...

'', directed by Denis Malleval * 2007: ''

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'', directed by

Josée Dayan Josée Dayan (born 6 October 1943 in Toulouse, France) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life Dayan grew up in Algiers, Algeria, where her father Albert Dagnant, who came from a Jewish family, worked as a television direct ...

: ''Adrien Danglard'' * 2009: '' L'Homme aux cercles bleus'', directed by

* 2009: ''

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'', directed by

* 2009: '' Jusqu'à l'enfer'', directed by Denis Malleval * 2009–present: ': ''Commissaire Simon Magellan'' * 2017: '' Capitaine Marleau'', directed by

: ''Thibault Le Preux'' (1 Episode)

Theatre

;Comedian * 1985: ''

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'', directed by Corneille, mise en scène Francis Huster, Théâtre Renaud-Barrault * 1987: ''

Dom Juan ''Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre'' ("Don Juan or The Feast of the Stone tatue) is a five-act 1665 comedy by Molière based upon the Spanish legend of Don Juan Tenorio. The aristocrat Dom Juan is a rake who seduces, marries, and abandons Elvira ...

'', directed by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

, mise en scène Francis Huster, Théâtre Renaud-Barrault * 1992: ''

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, mise en scène Francis Huster,

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* 1993: ''

'', directed by Corneille, mise en scène Francis Huster * 1998: ''Flip !'', directed by Tom Rooney, mise en scène Roger Mirmont, Théâtre Fontaine ;Metteur en scène * 1986: ''Diderot et l'abbé Barthélémy'' after

, Théâtre Renaud-Barrault

External links

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