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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-08-24

Day of Death

2008-06-11 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Жан Десайи

Jean Dessailly

Jean Desailly

Biography

Jean Desailly (August 24, 1920, Paris – June 11, 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies. Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère.

Known For

The Professional

The Professional

The Soft Skin

The Soft Skin

Le Doulos

Le Doulos

The 25th Hour

The 25th Hour

La Chapelle de Ronchamp

La Chapelle de Ronchamp

Le Voyageur de la Toussaint

Le Voyageur de la Toussaint

125 rue Montmartre

125 rue Montmartre

Lust

Lust

Graduation Year

Graduation Year

The Mark Of The Day

The Mark Of The Day

Cambiamento d'aria

Cambiamento d'aria

Acting

The Professional

1981

The Professional

as

Ministre

The Soft Skin

1964

The Soft Skin

as

Pierre Lachenay

Le radeau de la Méduse

1998

Le radeau de la Méduse

as

La Tullaye

The Assassination of Trotsky

1972

The Assassination of Trotsky

as

Alfred Rosmer

Le Doulos

1962

Le Doulos

as

Superintendant Clain

A Cop

1972

A Cop

as

Distinguished Man

The Grand Manoeuvre

1955

The Grand Manoeuvre

as

Victor Duverger

The 25th Hour

1967

The 25th Hour

as

Le ministre (uncredited)

Franciscan of Bourges

1968

Franciscan of Bourges

as

Monsieur Toledano

The Skirt Chaser

1979

The Skirt Chaser

as

Charles-Edmond

The Last Judgment

1945

The Last Judgment

as

Kyril

The Inheritor

1973

The Inheritor

as

Jean-Pierre Carnavan

Just a Big Simple Girl

1948

Just a Big Simple Girl

as

Michel

L'échafaud peut attendre

1949

L'échafaud peut attendre

as

Michel Vincent

Véronique

1950

Véronique

as

Florestan

La Veuve et l'innocent

1949

La Veuve et l'innocent

as

Claude Girelle

Tomorrow We Get Divorced

1951

Tomorrow We Get Divorced

as

Max Blachet

Jocelyn

1952

Jocelyn

as

Jocelyn

The Baron of the Locks

1960

The Baron of the Locks

as

Mr. Maurice Montbernon

With André Gide

1952

With André Gide

as

Narrator (voice)

Heads or Tails

1980

Heads or Tails

as

Bourgon-Massenet, directeur de la police

Keep an Eye on Amelia

1949

Keep an Eye on Amelia

as

Marcel Courbois

You Will Reap the Tempest

1969

You Will Reap the Tempest

as

Narrator (voice)

The Comeuppance

1970

The Comeuppance

as

le commissaire

Pastoral Symphony

1946

Pastoral Symphony

as

Jacques Martens - his son

The Seven Deadly Sins

1962

The Seven Deadly Sins

as

Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard (segment "La luxure")

The Laws of War

1961

The Laws of War

as

Uhrmacher Rede

Father Goriot

1945

Father Goriot

as

Bianchon

The Passion of Slow Fire

1961

The Passion of Slow Fire

as

Stéphane Blanchon

Impressions de New York

1956

Impressions de New York

as

Narrator

Le Misanthrope

1971

Le Misanthrope

as

Philinte

La Chapelle de Ronchamp

1969

La Chapelle de Ronchamp

as

Narrator

Le Voyageur de la Toussaint

1943

Le Voyageur de la Toussaint

as

Gilles Mauvoisin

La Dilettante

1999

La Dilettante

as

Edmond Thibault

The Great Deception

1959

The Great Deception

as

le Roi Louis XV

125 rue Montmartre

1959

125 rue Montmartre

as

Commissaire Dodelot

The Possessors

1958

The Possessors

as

François Schoudler, le fils

Royal Affairs in Versailles

1954

Royal Affairs in Versailles

as

Marivaux

Sylvia and the Ghost

1946

Sylvia and the Ghost

as

Frederick

Loves, Delights and Organs

1947

Loves, Delights and Organs

as

Jean Pelletier

Love and the Frenchwoman

1960

Love and the Frenchwoman

as

Le narrateur (voice) (segment "L'Adolescence")

Lust

1962

Lust

as

Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard

The Serpent

1973

The Serpent

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Maigret Sets a Trap

1958

Maigret Sets a Trap

as

Marcel Maurin

Graduation Year

1964

Graduation Year

as

Mr. Terrenoire

Chéri

1950

Chéri

as

Fred Peloux, dit 'Chéri'

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

1979

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

as

Le directeur de la PJ

The Revenge of Roger

1946

The Revenge of Roger

as

Raymond de Noirville

Square of Knaves

1947

Square of Knaves

as

Jacques de la Bastide

Bullfight

1951

Bullfight

as

Narrator (voice)

The Mark Of The Day

1949

The Mark Of The Day

as

Larzac

Homeland

1946

Homeland

as

Karloo

Famous Love Affairs

1961

Famous Love Affairs

as

le baron Adrien de Jonchère

The Irony of Chance

1974

The Irony of Chance

as

M. Desvrières

Countdown to Vengeance

1970

Countdown to Vengeance

as

Le docteur Michel Saint-Rose

Le deuxième coup de feu

1969

Le deuxième coup de feu

as

Olivier Lenoir

La Dixième de Beethoven

1985

La Dixième de Beethoven

as

Stephen Fauldgate

Équipe de nuit

1990

Équipe de nuit

as

Le père

The Dance of the Heron

1966

The Dance of the Heron

as

Edouard

Cambiamento d'aria

1988

Cambiamento d'aria

as

Ricky Lefèvre

The Two Orphans

1965

The Two Orphans

as

Count of Linières

One Night at the Beach

1961

One Night at the Beach

as

Dr Francis

Premeditated

1960

Premeditated

as

Judge Lenoir

The Dance of Death

1960

The Dance of Death

as

Fred Pellmann

La pitié dangereuse

1979

La pitié dangereuse

as

Mr. de Kesfalva

Le fou du roi

1984

Le fou du roi

as

Louis XIV

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

2018

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

as

Self (archive footage)

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

1988

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

as

Auguste Roussel

Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

1988

Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

as

Chicago Digest

1951

Chicago Digest

as

The Accursed Kings

The Accursed Kings

as

Le narrateur (voix)

The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret

The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret

as

Narrator (voice)

Orient Express

Orient Express

as

Paul

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

as

Self

Claudine

Claudine

as

Claude, le père de Claudine

Midi trente

Midi trente

as

Self

Discorama

Discorama

as

Self - Host

30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis

as

Self

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

as

Self

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

as

Self

Le bonheur conjugal

Le bonheur conjugal

as

Le professeur Jean Davennes

Discorama

Discorama

as

Self

Le Chevalier de Maison Rouge

Le Chevalier de Maison Rouge

as

Morand, le chevalier de Maison-Rouge

Production

Crew

Directing