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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-10-29

Day of Death

1998-06-29 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Also Known As

Jesse Hahn

Jess Hann

Джесс Хан

Жес Ан

Jess Hahn

Biography

Jess Hahn's career is a bit of an oddity, being one of very few American actors to establish himself in French cinema in the early 1960's. He acted exclusively in French productions for the duration of his career with the exception of the Marlon Brando vehicle "The Night of the Following Day" in 1968, which was filmed in France. He also appeared in several international coproductions and low budget films by French exploitation director Jean Marie Pallardy, for which he is arguably best-known to contemporary audiences.

Known For

Acting

What's New Pussycat?

1965

What's New Pussycat?

as

Peter Werner

Triple Cross

1966

Triple Cross

as

Commander Braid

Topkapi

1964

Topkapi

as

Hans

The Great Spy Chase

1964

The Great Spy Chase

as

Commodore O'Brien

Treize

1981

Treize

as

Bob

Cartouche

1962

Cartouche

as

La Douceur

Up to His Ears

1965

Up to His Ears

as

Cornelius

The Mysterious Island

1973

The Mysterious Island

as

Bonaventure Pencroft

Sign of the Lion

1962

Sign of the Lion

as

Pierre Wesselrin

The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne

1954

The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne

as

le capitaine du bar

Troubleshooters

1971

Troubleshooters

as

Kongo, La brute américaine

Rita the Field Marshal

1967

Rita the Field Marshal

as

Major Bill Hocks

The Novices

1970

The Novices

as

L'Américain

Three Tough Guys

1974

Three Tough Guys

as

The Bartender

Dynamite Jack

1961

Dynamite Jack

as

Sergeant Bob

La Galette du roi

1986

La Galette du roi

as

Morrisson - TV Director

White Fire

1984

White Fire

as

Sam

The Happy Road

1957

The Happy Road

as

MP Sgt. Morgan

The Saint Lies in Wait

1966

The Saint Lies in Wait

as

Hoppy Uniatz

Gorilla's Waltz

1959

Gorilla's Waltz

as

Ted the Hook

Mama Dracula

1980

Mama Dracula

as

The Superintendent

The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen

1966

The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen

as

Fêtard, le milliardaire noctambule

Nathalie

1957

Nathalie

as

Sam

Les Gorilles

1964

Les Gorilles

as

Boris Alexis Alexevich, the make-up artist

Poison Ivy

1953

Poison Ivy

as

Le marin-geôlier

Honey, Scare Me

1958

Honey, Scare Me

as

Chris Craft, the American spy

Overdose

1989

Overdose

as

Le docteur

Mandrin

1962

Mandrin

as

Bertrand, 'le braco'

Your Turn to Die

1967

Your Turn to Die

as

Boris

Tonight We Kill

1959

Tonight We Kill

as

Dave, Larry's friend

The Tricyclist

1957

The Tricyclist

as

Daniel

The Wise Guys

1965

The Wise Guys

as

Calderon aka "Nénesse"

A Woman Like Satan

1958

A Woman Like Satan

as

Sidney

Time Bomb

1959

Time Bomb

as

Le marin blessé

The Trial

1962

The Trial

as

Assistant Inspector #2

The Artless One

1972

The Artless One

as

Captain

La Madelon

1955

La Madelon

as

American General Gibson

Que personne ne sorte

1964

Que personne ne sorte

as

Bugsy Weis

Sahara on Fire

1961

Sahara on Fire

as

Jeff Gordon

How Not to Rob a Department Store

1965

How Not to Rob a Department Store

as

Palmoni (uncredited)

Bad Man's River

1971

Bad Man's River

as

Tom Odie

Supergirl

1971

Supergirl

as

Polonsky

The Woman Is a Stranger

1968

The Woman Is a Stranger

as

Floyd Delaney

Rum Runners

1971

Rum Runners

as

Piet aka "Big Dutch"

The Sicilian

1958

The Sicilian

as

Raffles

Fernand cow-boy

1956

Fernand cow-boy

as

Jim Harlan, Saloon manager

The Lebanese Mission

1956

The Lebanese Mission

as

Le valet

Meeting in Paris

1956

Meeting in Paris

as

Henry

Die Sonne angreifen

1971

Die Sonne angreifen

as

Hippolit

The Grand Duel

1972

The Grand Duel

as

Bighorse

The Best Part

1955

The Best Part

as

Karl

To Catch a Spy

1957

To Catch a Spy

as

Kalpannen

The Vintage

1957

The Vintage

as

André Morel (uncredited)

When a Woman Meddles

1957

When a Woman Meddles

as

'La Couture'

Let's Be Daring, Madame

1957

Let's Be Daring, Madame

as

Edward Butterfield dit 'Eddy'

The Postman Goes to War

1966

The Postman Goes to War

as

Jess Parker

Atlantic Wall

1970

Atlantic Wall

as

Un colonel Britannique

Johnny West

1977

Johnny West

as

Manager

Sexy Sinners

1972

Sexy Sinners

as

Prior (uncredited)

Girl on the Third Floor

1955

Girl on the Third Floor

as

L'Américain (uncredited)

Give 'em Hell

1955

Give 'em Hell

as

American sailor in 'Paradise' (uncredited)

Teheran '43

1981

Teheran '43

as

terrorist on airplane

Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island

as

Bonaventure Pencroft

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

as

L'ami de Gaucher

Production

Crew

Directing