Jacques Dufilho
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 19, 1914
- Died
- August 28, 2005
- Birthplace
- Bègles, Gironde, France
Jacques Dufilho is a French comedian, born February 19, 1914 in Bègles (Gironde, France) and died August 28, 2005 in Ponsampère (Gers, France). Originally from the south-west of France, Jacques Jacques-Gabriel Dufilho studied agriculture then went to Paris to live his passion for painting and sculpture. It was there that he met Charles Dullin, a great man from the theater world who passed on his passion for the stage to him and made his cabaret-theatre debut in 1951 with Agnès Capri. Jacques Dufilho then begins by playing sketches before turning to the big screen. In 1939, he participated in Marc Allégret's project in the film "Le Corsaire" but the film remained unfinished. Jacques Dufilho is not worried about it as two years later, he plays the role of a lumberjack in André Zwobada's feature film "Croisières Sidérales". Subsequently, the actor chained the roles in the cinema but it was in 1949 that he was noticed by the general public in "La Ferme des Sept Péchés" by Jean-Devaivre. Jacques Dufilho also went to the theater and went on stage for the first time in Dostoyevsky's play, "The Brothers Karamazov" directed by André Barsacq. When the Second World War broke out, Jacques Dufilho was part of the 2nd Hussard Regiment, particularly in the 29th infantry division reconnaissance group as he received the Legion of Honor in 1998. In 1953, he played in the play by Molière "The Doctor Despite Him" under the direction of Jean-Pierre Darras. The following year, he returned with André Barsacq to the Théâtre de l'Atelier in "Colombe" by Jean Anouilh. He still plays in the cinema as in "Marie-Antoinette, Reine De France" by Jean Delannoy in 1956. Same year, same director, he plays in "Notre-Dame De Paris". In 1961 and 1962, Jacques Dufilho returned to the stage with André Barsacq in "Les Maxibules" by Marcel Aymé and "L'Avare" by Molière. The actor made an impression in "The Guardian", adapted from the English play "The Caretaker" by Harold Pinter. The year 1978 marks a new turning point in the career of Jacques Dufilho, with the film "Le Crabe-Tambour" by Pierre Schoendoerffer, thanks to his interpretation of the role of the chief mechanic in the film, he will be rewarded with a César in the Best Supporting Actor category. In 1980, he played Adrien Dussart in "A bad son" by Claude Sautet, which earned him a second César award, still in the same category. At the theater, in 1988 the actor was awarded the Molière du Comédien for his role in Herb Gardner's play "Je Ne Suis Pas Rappaport" directed by Georges Wilson. Over the years, Jacques Dufilho will play under the direction of Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, André Hunebelle, Yves Robert and many others. In 1999, he played in "C'est Quoi La Vie?" by François Dupeyron, which earned him a new nomination for the Césars. On television, he received the Seven d'Or for best actor after his role in the film "Une Femme Innocente". In 2003 he released his autobiography "Les Sirènes Du Bateau-Loup" published by Fayard. The actor died on August 28, 2005 in Ponsampère at the age of 91 after playing his last role in "Up There, A King Above The Clouds" by Pierre Schoendoerffer.
Filmography
Vincendon TBA
as Vincendon
Trintignant by Trintignant 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) 2009
as Self (archive footage)
Above the Clouds 2003
as le recteur
Jeanne, Marie et les autres 2000
as Frantz
C'est quoi la vie ? 1999
as Noël
The Children of the Marshland 1999
as Old man
Homer: Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man 1997
Actor
Ne coupez pas mes arbres 1995
as Sir William Belmont
Le Galopin 1993
as Edouard de Robert
Pétain 1993
as Maréchal Philippe Pétain
Shipwrecked Children 1992
as Petit Louis
Les Bottes de sept lieues 1990
as le Marchand
La Vouivre 1989
as Urbain
Nailcruncher 1988
as Mattathias
To Our Late Husband 1988
as Romeo
L'Homme qui n'était pas là 1987
as Strosser
- Jofroi de la Maussan
Jofroi de la Maussan 1987
as Jofroi de la Maussan
- La Fièvre monte à Castelnau
La Fièvre monte à Castelnau 1985
Actor
- Voglia di Volare
Voglia di Volare 1984
as Father of Davide
- Doctor Lerne, Subgod
Doctor Lerne, Subgod 1983
as Le docteur Lerne
L'Intoxe 1983
as Monsieur Doucet
The Mill of M. Fabre 1983
as Felix Fabre
Is There a Frenchman in the House? 1982
as Jean-Marie, the blackmailer
- Talou
Talou 1981
as von Krapp
A Bad Son 1980
as Adrien Dussart
The Horse of Pride 1980
as Alain, le grand-père
- Les aiguilleurs
Les aiguilleurs 1980
as Alfred
- Rue du Pied de Grue
Rue du Pied de Grue 1979
as Le commissaire
The Making of 'Nosferatu' 1979
as Self
Pierrot mon ami 1979
as Mounnezergues
- Les Insulaires
Les Insulaires 1979
as M. Palladion
Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979
as Captain
Drummer-Crab 1977
as Chief mechanic
Von Buttiglione Sturmtruppenführer 1977
as Colonnello Von Buttiglione
Vow of Chastity 1976
as Annibale
Dimmi che fai tutto per me 1976
as 'Dodo' Spinacroce
Black and White in Color 1976
as Paul Rechampot
The Doctor...the Schoolgirl 1976
as Colonel Oreste Raselli
Soldier of Fortune 1976
as Mariano de Trani
Milady 1976
as Commander Gardefort
Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto 1975
as Colonnello Rambaldo Buttiglione
Cher Victor 1975
as Victor Lasalle
Erotomania 1974
as Prof. Pazzoni
How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General 1974
as Colonnello Rambaldo Buttiglione
Un ufficiale non si arrende mai nemmeno di fronte all'evidenza, firmato Colonnello Buttiglione 1974
as Colonel Buttiglione
Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore 1974
as Gustavo
- Professore venga accompagnato dai suoi genitori
Professore venga accompagnato dai suoi genitori 1974
as prof. Gustavo Negroni
The Funny Guys in a Crazy World 1974
as Le vicomte Célestin Galmiche de Quibedec
Supermen Against the Orient 1973
as American Consul
The Heavenly Bodies 1973
as The priest
The Lonely Heart 1973
as Antonio
A Full Day's Work 1973
as Jean Rousseau
La Brigade en folie 1973
as Commissaire Richard
Chut ! 1972
as Fritz Ducharrel
- La Chavalanthrope
La Chavalanthrope 1972
as Actor
Rookies Run Amok 1971
as Colonel
Fantasia Among the Squares 1971
as Oncle Noé
Call Me Mathilde 1969
as Petitjean
A Golden Widow 1969
as Joseph
Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille 1969
as Job, le domestique
Le Huguenot récalcitrant 1969
as Marshall Jérémie Boutre
Le Bossu 1969
Actor
Les Aventures de Lagardère 1968
as Amable Passepoil
The Diary of an Innocent Boy 1968
as Camille
The Hotheads 1967
as Dante
The Unknown Man of Shandigor 1967
as Shoskatovich, chef des Russes
- And Tomorrow?
And Tomorrow? 1967
as Jeroom
James Tont Operation T.W.O. 1966
as Y
Lady L 1965
as Bealu
Public School 1965
as Le paysan
L'Or du duc 1965
as Annibal
Andy... Andy Silly Andy 1964
as Rogier, de pyromaan
The Big Scare 1964
Actor
Clémentine chérie 1964
as Spanish maid
The Visit 1964
as Police Officer Fisch
Mission to Venice 1964
as César, majordome
Auto-stop – Les cinq grandes constitutions psychopathiques 1964
as Hitchhiker
La prima donna 1964
as Reader of "Dimanche Echo" (voice)
L'assassin connaît la musique... 1963
as Le docteur Hublot, médecin légiste
Sweet and Sour 1963
as Monsieur Alfonso
The Bamboo Stroke 1963
as Le chauffeur de taxi
L'Auberge de l'ange gardien 1962
as Bournier Aîné
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge 1962
as Le directeur de la 'Maison de la Radio'
The Doll 1962
as Theodora, old Indian woman
Snobs! 1962
as Lambotte & his brother
War of the Buttons 1962
as L'Aztec's father
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! 1961
as Le fossoyeur
The Black Monocle 1961
as Charvet, le guide
In the Mouth of the Wolf 1961
as Paul Prunier
Amazons of Rome 1961
Actor
Zazie dans le Métro 1960
as Ferdinand Grédoux
Premeditated 1960
as Martinot
Work and Freedom 1959
as Agent Grosjean
Signed, Arsène Lupin 1959
as Albert, manservant
Julie la rousse 1959
as Le garçon d'hôtel / Waiter
The Overtaxed 1959
as Prison superintendent
Bobosse 1959
as Gaston, manservant
Maxime 1958
as Flick
Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight 1958
as Taxi Customer
The Little Professor 1958
as Head of the civil status department
Et ta sœur… 1958
as Puymartin
Hardboiled Egg Time 1958
as Jules Grandvivier
Honey, Scare Me 1958
as Emile, the floor boy
Nathalie 1957
as Simon
The Fast Set 1957
as Pedro Avendetti
The Happy Road 1957
as Michel Bertrand (uncredited)
That damn Amédée 1957
as Placard
Que les hommes sont bêtes 1957
as L'inspecteur
Until the Last One 1957
as Pépé
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1956
as Guillaume Rousseau
Slightly Ahead 1956
as Le garçon d'écurie
Life is beautiful 1956
as le chef de la fanfare
My Priest Among the Poor 1956
as Fernand
Cadet Rousselle 1954
as Carlos
Love in a Hot Climate 1954
as Chispa
Saadia 1953
as Bandit leader
A Caprice of Darling Caroline 1953
as Giuseppe
The Road to Damascus 1952
as Pierre
Crimson Curtain 1952
as An actor
Ma femme, ma vache et moi 1952
Actor
Two Pennies Worth of Violets 1951
as L'employé du gaz (uncredited)
Dear Caroline 1951
as Le valet de Pont-Bellanger
Bibi Fricotin 1951
as Oncle unijambiste
Vendetta in Camargue 1950
as Zacramir
Vagabonds imaginaires 1950
as Shepherd (segment 'The Stars'), Director
Unusual Tales 1949
as The Drunken Conscript
The Farm of Seven Sins 1949
as François Sovignant
The Execrable Fate of Guillemette Babin 1948
as Monk
The Figurehead 1948
as Commander Clement
Criminal Brigade 1947
as Lucien
Le Bateau à soupe 1947
as Zélize
First in Line 1944
as Fernand Lourtier
Autour d'un film de montagne 1944
as Self
Adieu Léonard 1943
as Chestnut merchant (uncredited)
Sideral Cruises 1942
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.