Jacques-Yves Cousteau
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 11, 1910
- Died
- June 25, 1997
- Birthplace
- Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, AC (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, scientist, inventor, filmmaker, photographer, innovator, conservationist, author, and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, ("SCUBA"), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries. He also pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française. From 1966 to 1976, he hosted The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, a documentary television series, presented on American commercial television stations. A second documentary series, The Cousteau Odyssey, ran from 1977 to 1982 on public television stations. In his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, he surmised the existence of the echolocation abilities of porpoises. The book was adapted into an underwater documentary called The Silent World. Co-directed by Cousteau and Louis Malle, it was one of the first films to use underwater cinematography to document the ocean depths in color. The film won the 1956 Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and remained the only documentary to do so until 2004 (when Fahrenheit 9/11 received the award). It was also awarded the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
La Collection Cousteau N° 1 | Le Grand Requin Blanc | Les Requins Dormeurs Du Yucatan TBA
Producer
- Savage World of the Coral Jungle
Savage World of the Coral Jungle TBA
as Himself
Becoming Cousteau 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Shipwrecked on a Great Lake 2014
as Self
My Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Verne on Vacation 2011
Thanks
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants 2009
as Self (archive footage)
Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia 1997
as Self, Director
Titanic's Lost Sister 1996
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1) 1995
as Self, Director
30 Years of National Geographic Specials 1995
as Self (archive footage)
- The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea
The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea 1991
as Self, Director
The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fire 1991
as Self
- Lilliput in Antarctica
Lilliput in Antarctica 1990
as Self - Narrator, Executive Producer
The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez 1990
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord 1987
as Self
Riders of the Wind 1986
as Self - Host
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years 1985
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1) 1985
as Self, Director
The Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the Wind 1985
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle 1984
as Self, Director
The Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand Rivers 1983
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazon 1983
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted River 1983
as Self
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea 1982
as Self (uncredited), Director
Cries from the Deep 1981
as Self, Writer, Producer
The Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the Sea 1981
as Self, Director
The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude 1980
as Self, Director
- The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2
The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2 1979
as Self, Executive Producer
- The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 1
The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 1 1979
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island Testament 1978
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1) 1978
as Self, Director
The Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the Sea 1978
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2) 1978
as Self, Director
Calypso's Search for the Britannic 1977
as Self, Director, Executive Producer
- Lost Relics of the Sea
Lost Relics of the Sea 1977
as Self, Executive Producer
- Cousteau: A Voyage to the End of the World
Cousteau: A Voyage to the End of the World 1976
Director
Voyage to the Edge of the World 1976
as Self, Director, Producer, Writer
The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan 1975
as Self, Producer
An Evening with John Denver 1975
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin 1974
as Self, Director
The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice 1974
as Self, Director
The Cousteau Collection N°26-1 | 500 Million Years Under the Sea 1973
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°9-2 | Morse's Smile 1973
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo 1973
as Self, Director
The Cousteau Collection N°7-1 | Octopus, Little Octopus 1972
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°2-1 | The Song of the Dolphins 1972
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea Otters 1971
as Self
- The Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Caverns
The Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Caverns 1971
as Self, Director
The Cousteau Collection N°12-1 | The Dragons of the Galapagos 1971
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°15-1 | The Lagoon of Lost Ships 1970
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°7-2 | The Night of the Squid 1969
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales 1969
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake Titicaca 1968
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The Sharks 1967
as Self
- The Cousteau Collection N°38-1 | The Coral Jungle
The Cousteau Collection N°38-1 | The Coral Jungle 1967
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III) 1966
as Self
- The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau 1966
as Self
World Without Sun 1964
as Self (uncredited), Director
The Golden Fish 1959
Producer
The Sunken Galley 1957
Director, Writer
The Silent World 1956
as Self, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Station 307 1955
Producer
- La Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
La Fontaine-de-Vaucluse 1955
as Self, Producer
Danger Under the Sea 1951
Director
Diving Logs 1948
Director
- Paysages du silence
Paysages du silence 1947
Director
Shipwrecks 1946
as Self - Diver / Narrator, Director, Producer
At a Depth of Eighteen Meters 1943
as Self, Director
Credits from TMDB.