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.
2021
as Self (archive footage)
2009
as Self (archive footage)
2003
as le recteur
2000
as Frantz
1999
as Noël
1999
as Old man
1997
1995
as Sir William Belmont
1993
as Edouard de Robert
1993
as Maréchal Philippe Pétain
1992
as Petit Louis
1990
as Léon
1989
as Urbain
1988
as Alexandre Leclerc
1988
as Mattathias
1988
as Romeo
1987
as Strosser
1987
as Jofroi de la Maussan
1985
1984
as Padre di Davide
1983
as Le docteur Lerne
1983
as Monsieur Doucet
1983
as Felix Fabre
1982
as Jean-Marie, le maître-chanteur
1981
as von Krapp
1980
as Adrien Dussart
1980
as Alain, le grand-père
1980
as Inspektor Juve
1979
as Le commissaire
1979
as Self
1979
as Mounnezergues
1979
as M. Palladion
1979
as Captain
1977
as Chief mechanic
1977
as Colonnello Von Buttiglione
1976
as Annibale
1976
as 'Dodo' Spinacroce
1976
as Paul Rechampot
1976
as Colonel Oreste Raselli
1976
as Mariano de Trani
1976
as Commander Gardefort
1975
as Colonnello Rambaldo Buttiglione
1975
as Victor Lasalle
1974
as Prof. Pazzoni
1974
as Colonnello Rambaldo Buttiglione
1974
as Colonel Buttiglione
1974
as Gustavo
1974
as prof. Gustavo Negroni
1974
as Le vicomte Célestin Galmiche de Quibedec
1973
as American Consul
1973
as The priest
1973
as Antonio
1973
as Jean Rousseau
1973
as Commissaire Richard
1972
as Fritz Ducharrel
1972
as Self
1972
as Actor
1972
as Self
1971
as Colonel
1971
as Oncle Noé
1969
as Petitjean
1969
as Joseph
1969
as Job, le domestique
1969
as Marshall Jérémie Boutre
1968
as Narrator (voice)
1968
as Amable Passepoil
1968
as Camille
1967
as Dante
1967
as Passepoil
1967
as Shoskatovich, chef des Russes
1967
as Jeroom
1966
as Y
1965
as Bealu
1965
as Le paysan
1965
as Annibal
1964
as Rogier, de pyromaan
1964
1964
as La bonne espagnole
1964
as Police Officer Fisch
1964
as César, majordome
1964
as Reader of "Dimanche Echo" (voice)
1963
as Le docteur Hublot, médecin légiste
1963
as Monsieur Alfonso
1963
as Le chauffeur de taxi
1962
as Bournier Aîné
1962
as Le directeur de la 'Maison de la Radio'
1962
1962
as Lambotte & his brother
1962
as L'Aztec's father
1961
as Le fossoyeur
1961
as Charvet, le guide
1961
as Paul Prunier
1960
as Ferdinand Grédoux
1960
as Martinot
1959
as Agent Grosjean
1959
as Albert, le valet de chambre
1959
as Le garçon d'hôtel / Waiter
1959
as Prison superintendent
1959
as Gaston, manservant
1958
as Flick
1958
as Taxi Customer
1958
as Head of the civil status department
1958
as Puymartin
1958
as Jules Grandvivier
1958
as Emile, the floor boy
1957
as Simon
1957
as Pedro
1957
as Michel Bertrand
1957
as Placard
1957
as L'inspecteur
1957
as Pépé
1956
as Guillaume Rousseau
1956
as Le garçon d'écurie
1956
as le chef de la fanfare
1956
as Me Pachevin, le huissier
1956
as Fernand
1954
as Carlos
1954
as Chispa
1953
as Bandit leader
1953
as Giuseppe
1952
as Pierre
1952
as An actor
1952
1951
as L'employé du gaz (uncredited)
1951
as L'oncle unijambiste
1951
as Le valet de Pont-Bellanger
1950
as Zacramir
1950
as Shepherd (segment 'The Stars')
1949
as The drunken conscript
1949
as François Sovignant
1948
as Monk
1948
as Commander Clement
1947
as Lucien
1947
as Zélize
1944
as Fernand Lourtier
1944
as Self
1943
as Chestnut merchant (uncredited)
1942
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
as Fritz Ducharrel