Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

174

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-02-06

Day of Death

1984-10-21 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

프랑수아 트뤼포

弗朗索瓦·特吕弗

프랑소와 트뤼포

François Truffaut

Biography

François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson.

Known For

Acting

Bed and Board

1970

Bed and Board

as

Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)

The Wild Child

1970

The Wild Child

as

Le Dr Jean Itard

Small Change

1976

Small Change

as

Martine's father

Day for Night

1973

Day for Night

as

Ferrand, the Director

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as

Claude Lacombe

Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness

1978

Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness

as

Self

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

2009

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

as

Self (archive footage)

Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock

1999

Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock

as

Self (archive footage)

Omnibus: François Truffaut

1973

Omnibus: François Truffaut

as

Self

The Green Room

1978

The Green Room

as

Julien Davenne

Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte

2021

Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte

as

Self (archive footage)

Sous le soleil de Pialat

2021

Sous le soleil de Pialat

as

Self (archive footage)

Two in the Wave

2010

Two in the Wave

as

Self (archive footage)

Godard Cinema

2023

Godard Cinema

as

Self (archive footage)

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

1992

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

as

Self (archive footage)

The Story of Adèle H.

1975

The Story of Adèle H.

as

Officer (uncredited)

Looking for Truffaut

2009

Looking for Truffaut

as

Self (archive footage)

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

1975

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

as

Self

Godard by Godard

2023

Godard by Godard

as

Self (archive footage)

Carl Th. Dreyer

1966

Carl Th. Dreyer

as

Self

Passion Fanny Ardant

2023

Passion Fanny Ardant

as

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera

2023

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera

as

Self (archive footage)

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

1964

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

as

Self

Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'

2006

Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'

as

Self (archive footage)

The 400 Blows

1959

The 400 Blows

as

Man in Funfair (uncredited)

Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture

2016

Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture

as

Self (archive footage)

Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years

2004

Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years

as

Self (audio archival footage)

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

2000

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

as

Self

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child

1996

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child

as

Self (archive footage)

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death

1996

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death

as

Self (archive footage)

François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !

2020

François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !

as

Self

Langlois

1970

Langlois

as

Self

The Man Who Loved Women

1977

The Man Who Loved Women

as

Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)

Los 4 Golpes

1962

Los 4 Golpes

as

The Assassin

The Birth of Children of Paradise

1967

The Birth of Children of Paradise

as

Self

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

1965

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

as

Self

Portrait of François Truffaut

1961

Portrait of François Truffaut

as

Self

Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films

1970

Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films

as

Self

Postface à l’Atalante

2025

Postface à l’Atalante

as

Self

To Be... A Classic

2012

To Be... A Classic

as

Self (archive footage)

The Army Game

1960

The Army Game

as

Le taulard passionné de lecture

François Truffaut l'insoumis

2014

François Truffaut l'insoumis

as

Self (archive footage)

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

1993

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

as

Self (archive footage)

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

2019

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

as

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Take It All

1963

Take It All

as

Self (uncredited)

The Soft Skin

1964

The Soft Skin

as

Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)

Two English Girls

1971

Two English Girls

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Vadim Mister Cool

2016

Vadim Mister Cool

as

Self (archive footage)

Les secrets de François Truffaut

2020

Les secrets de François Truffaut

as

Self (archive footage)

The Secret of the Wild Child

1994

The Secret of the Wild Child

as

Self

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

2018

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

as

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

On the Trail of the New Wave

2009

On the Trail of the New Wave

as

Self (archive footage)

The Kreutzer Sonata

1956

The Kreutzer Sonata

as

Cameo (uncredited)

Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo

1997

Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo

as

Self (archive footage)

The World of Jacques Demy

1995

The World of Jacques Demy

as

Self (archive footage)

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

2017

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

as

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

2010

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

as

Self (archive footage)

Fool’s Mate

1956

Fool’s Mate

as

Party guest (uncredited)

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

2018

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

as

Self (archive footage)

Jim Morrison: The End

2021

Jim Morrison: The End

as

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

When Hitchcock met O'Casey

2019

When Hitchcock met O'Casey

as

Self (archive footage)

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

2024

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

as

Self (archive footage)

Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain

1996

Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain

as

Self (archive) - film critic, filmmaker

Introducing My Father, François Truffaut

2019

Introducing My Father, François Truffaut

as

Self (Archive Footage)

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me

1972

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me

as

Journalist (narration) (uncredited)

Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman

2016

Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman

as

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

2022

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

as

Heart of the Festival

2002

Heart of the Festival

as

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Un film et son époque

Un film et son époque

as

Self (archive footage)

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

as

Self

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

as

Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as

Self

Apostrophes

Apostrophes

as

Self

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

as

Self

Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes

as

Self

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Self

Les Musiciens de la pellicule

Les Musiciens de la pellicule

as

lui-même

Production

The 400 Blows

1959

The 400 Blows

as

Stolen Kisses

1968

Stolen Kisses

as

Bed and Board

1970

Bed and Board

as

Love on the Run

1979

Love on the Run

as

Jules and Jim

1962

Jules and Jim

as

Mississippi Mermaid

1969

Mississippi Mermaid

as

The Last Metro

1980

The Last Metro

as

The Soft Skin

1964

The Soft Skin

as

The Green Room

1978

The Green Room

as

The Woman Next Door

1981

The Woman Next Door

as

The Army Game

1960

The Army Game

as

Le scarabée d'or

1961

Le scarabée d'or

as

Naked Childhood

1969

Naked Childhood

as

Confidentially Yours

1983

Confidentially Yours

as

Testament of Orpheus

1960

Testament of Orpheus

as

Small Change

1976

Small Change

as

The Man Who Loved Women

1977

The Man Who Loved Women

as

That Kid

1976

That Kid

as

Anna the Maid

1958

Anna the Maid

as

Crew

Wings of Desire

1987

Wings of Desire

as

Directing

The 400 Blows

1959

The 400 Blows

as

Stolen Kisses

1968

Stolen Kisses

as

Antoine and Colette

1962

Antoine and Colette

as

Bed and Board

1970

Bed and Board

as

Love on the Run

1979

Love on the Run

as

The Man Who Loved Women

1977

The Man Who Loved Women

as

The Wild Child

1970

The Wild Child

as

Jules and Jim

1962

Jules and Jim

as

Mississippi Mermaid

1969

Mississippi Mermaid

as

Small Change

1976

Small Change

as

Day for Night

1973

Day for Night

as

The Last Metro

1980

The Last Metro

as

The Soft Skin

1964

The Soft Skin

as

Confidentially Yours

1983

Confidentially Yours

as

Shoot the Piano Player

1960

Shoot the Piano Player

as

The Story of Adèle H.

1975

The Story of Adèle H.

as

The Bride Wore Black

1968

The Bride Wore Black

as

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me

1972

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me

as

The Green Room

1978

The Green Room

as

Love at Twenty

1962

Love at Twenty

as

The Woman Next Door

1981

The Woman Next Door

as

The Mischief Makers

1957

The Mischief Makers

as

Two English Girls

1971

Two English Girls

as

Their First Films

2004

Their First Films

as

Los 4 Golpes

1962

Los 4 Golpes

as

The Army Game

1960

The Army Game

as

A Story of Water

1961

A Story of Water

as

Fahrenheit 451

1966

Fahrenheit 451

as