Jacques Villeret
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Jacques Villeret (6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.
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Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | R.A.S. | Soldat Girot | Yves Boisset | |
| 1974 | Un amour de pluie | Guillaume | Jean-Claude Brialy | |
| The Mouth Agape | Maurice Pialat | Uncredited | ||
| And Now My Love | a spectator | Claude Lelouch | ||
| 1975 | Serious as Pleasure | the policeman | Robert Benayoun | |
| The Common Man | Gérald | Yves Boisset | ||
| 1976 | The Good and the Bad | Simon | Claude Lelouch | |
| If I Had to Do It All Over Again | the real estate broker | Claude Lelouch | ||
| Les Naufragés de l'île de la Tortue | Bernard Dupoirier, dit 'Petit Nono' | Jacques Rozier | ||
| 1977 | Another Man, Another Chance | a customer | Claude Lelouch | |
| 1978 | Robert et Robert | Robert Villiers | Claude Lelouch | |
| Mon premier amour | Jacques Labrousse | Elie Chouraqui | ||
| Passe montagne | Georges | Jean-François Stévenin | ||
| Un balcon en forêt' | Le soldat Gourcuff | Michel Mitrani | ||
| 1979 | Confidences pour confidences | L'étudiant qui cherche du travail | Pascal Thomas | |
| Us Two | Uncle Musique | Claude Lelouch | ||
| Bête, mais discipliné | Jacques Cardot | Claude Zidi | ||
| Rien ne va plus | Henri Fisserman / Paul Flantier / Bouli / Dr. Delomien / Jacques du Breuil / Robert Valier / Florence / Commissaire Blandin / Le patron de La Grenade / M. Fremelin | Jean-Michel Ribes | ||
| 1981 | Malevil | Momo | Christian de Chalonge | |
| Les Uns et les Autres | Jacques | Claude Lelouch | ||
| La Soupe aux choux | the Alien | Jean Girault | ||
| 1982 | The Big Brother | Inspecteur Coleau | Francis Girod | |
| 1983 | Danton | François Joseph Westermann | Andrzej Wajda | |
| Effraction | Valentin Tralande | Daniel Duval | ||
| Édith et Marcel | Jacques Barbier | Claude Lelouch | ||
| Circulez y'a rien à voir | Pelissier | Patrice Leconte | ||
| First Name: Carmen | the man at the petrol station | Jean-Luc Godard | ||
| Papy fait de la résistance | Ludwig Von Apfelstrudel | Jean-Marie Poiré | ||
| Waiter! | Gilbert | Claude Sautet | ||
| 1984 | Les Morfalous | Béral | Henri Verneuil | |
| 1985 | Drôle de samedi | Maurice, le boucher | Tunç Okan | |
| Hold-Up | Jérémie Planchet | Alexandre Arcady | ||
| Les Folles Années du twist | M'sieur John Wayne | Mahmoud Zemmouri | ||
| 1986 | La galette du roi | Le prince Utte de Danemark | ||
| Black Mic Mac | Michel Le Gorgues | Thomas Gilou | ||
| Les Frères Petard | Momo | Herve Palud | ||
| 1987 | L'été en pente douce | Maurice Leheurt, aka Mo | Gérard Krawczyk | |
| Keep Your Right Up | a man | Jean-Luc Godard | ||
| 1988 | La petite amie | Guillaume Bertin | Luc Béraud | |
| Mangeclous | Salomon | Moshé Mizrahi | ||
| 1990 | Trois années | Alexandre Guillermen | Fabrice Cazeneuve | |
| 1991 | Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück | Martineau | ||
| The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish | Charles, the lingerie expert | Ben Lewin | ||
| 1992 | 588, rue Paradis | Alexandre | Henri Verneuil | |
| Le bal des casse-pieds | Jérôme | Yves Robert | ||
| Le fils du Mékong | Durieux | François Leterrier | ||
| Le Batteur Du Boléro | the drummer | Patrice Leconte | Short | |
| Mayrig | Alexandre | Henri Verneuil | 2 episodes | |
| 1994 | Parano | Le pompiste | (episode "Nuit d'essence") | |
| 1996 | Golden Boy | Antoine Bonvoisin | Jean-Pierre Vergne | |
| 1998 | Le Dîner de Cons | François Pignon | Francis Veber | |
| Mookie | Frère Benoît | Hervé Palud | ||
| 1999 | The Children of the Marshland | Riton | Jean Becker | |
| 2000 | Les Acteurs | Himself | Bertrand Blier | |
| 2001 | A Crime in Paradise | Jojo Braconnier | Jean Becker | |
| Un aller simple | Jean-Pierre | Laurent Heynemann | ||
| 2003 | Strange Gardens | Jacques Pouzay | Jean Becker | |
| Le Furet | Le Furet | Jean-Pierre Mocky | ||
| 2004 | Malabar Princess | Gaspard | Gilles Legrand | |
| Vipère au poing | Jacques Rézeau | Philippe de Broca | ||
| 2005 | Iznogoud | Haroun El Poussah | Patrick Braoudé | |
| L'antidote | André Morin | Vincent de Brus | ||
| Les âmes grises | Le juge Mierck | Yves Angelo | ||
| Les parrains | Lucien | Frédéric Forestier |
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Theatre
- 1990 : La Contrebasse
- 1993 : Le Dîner de cons
- 2000 : Jeffrey Bernard est souffrant
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