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Jacques Dumesnil
Actor

Jacques Dumesnil

9 Nov 1903Born
8 May 1998Died
94Age at death
58Credits

Biography

Jacques Dumesnil (born Marie Émile Eugène André Joly ; 9 November 1903 – 8 May 1998) was a French film and television actor. Jacques Dumesnil was born as Marie Émile Eugène André Joly on November 9, 1903, in Paris, France. Before becoming an actor, he received training as a mechanical engineer. After starting as a secretary at the aviation school, he became an industrial designer, a profession he left to devote himself to the theater.

He adopted the pseudonym Dumesnil because of the admiration he had to French actor Camille Dumény.

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He started out as a fanciful singer in a café located in Paris Place de l'Hôtel de Ville , he was paid in sandwiches and glasses of beer.

Dumesnil started on stage in 1927 and divided his career between theater and cinema. Having spent two years at the Comédie-Française , he played among other things in Les Tontons flingueurs and provided the French voice of Charlie Chaplin in Monsieur Verdoux (1947) and A King in New York (1957).

His role as Duke of Plessis-Vaudreuil in the television series Au Plaisir de Dieu , earned him a resurgence of popularity and the 7 d'Or for best actor.

Jacques Dumesnil had a son, Pierre Joly dit Dumesnil , who was a French swimming champion and participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , Finland.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1977Au plaisir de DieuSeries: Duc Sosthène de Plessis-Vaudreuil (6 episodes)
  2. 1976Le Village engloutiSeries: Alphonse Delamoniaz (30 episodes)
  3. 1964Que personne ne sorteFilm: Police director
  4. 1963Crooks in CloverFilm: Louis « le Mexicain »
  5. 1963Horace 62Film: Old Horace
  6. 1962The HideoutFilm: Garnier, director
  7. 1961Secret File 1413Film: Docteur Pira
  8. 1961Famous Love AffairsFilm: Hans, le bourreau
  9. 1961Première brigade criminelleFilm: Commissioner Masson
  10. 1961¿Pena de muerte?Film: Pablo's father
  11. 1960La tricheuseFilm
  12. 1958La P..... sentimentaleFilm: Pierre Berger
  13. 1958Life TogetherFilm: Le docteur Henri Girane
  14. 1958Le MisanthropeFilm: Alceste
  15. 1957The Seventh CommandmentFilm: Gilbert Odet
  16. 1956Plucking the DaisyFilm: General Dumont
  17. 1956If Paris Were Told to UsFilm: Richelieu
  18. 1955NapoleonFilm: Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
  19. 1954The Count of BragelonneFilm: d'Artagnan
  20. 1954UlyssesFilm: Alcinous
  21. 1951AnnaFilm: Professor Ferri
  22. 1950Julie de CarneilhanFilm: Léon de Carneilhan
  23. 1949The Farm of Seven SinsFilm: Paul-Louis Courier
  24. 194956, rue PigalleFilm: Jean Vigneron
  25. 1947Trafiquants de la merFilm: L'inspecteur principal Gardy
  26. 1947La Dernière chevauchéeFilm: André Valérian
  27. 1947RumorsFilm: Jean
  28. 1946Women's GamesFilm: Stanislas
  29. 1945Father SergeFilm
  30. 1945The Great PackFilm: Côme de Lambrefaut
  31. 1944Night ShiftFilm: Pierre Jansen
  32. 1944Le bal des passantsFilm: Claude Amadieu
  33. 1944Sowing the WindFilm: The sculptor Bruno Horp
  34. 1943Pierre and JeanFilm: Marchat
  35. 1943MalariaFilm
  36. 1943SecretsFilm: Pierre
  37. 1943White WingsFilm: Gérard Clairval
  38. 1942Twisted MistressFilm: Guy Carbonnel
  39. 1942The Marriage of ChiffonFilm: Max de Bray
  40. 1942BoléroFilm: Georges
  41. 1940African DiaryFilm: Le lieutenant Parent
  42. 1940Two WomenFilm: Gomar
  43. 1939Yamilé Under the CedarsFilm: Osman Hel Hussein
  44. 1939Behind the FacadeFilm: Albert Durant, stockbroker and poker player
  45. 1938Return at DawnFilm: Dick Farmer aka 'Keith'
  46. 1938Marked GirlsFilm: Lawyer
  47. 1938Rail PiratesFilm: Rolland
  48. 1937Le cœur disposeFilm: Baron Houzier
  49. 1936Bach the DetectiveFilm: Stefani
  50. 1935Lucrezia BorgiaFilm: Giannino Sforza, Duke of Milano
  51. 1935Un homme de trop à bordFilm: Clay
  52. 1934The King of the Champs-ÉlyséesFilm: Gangster
  53. 19343 of the navyFilm
  54. 1934L’OrFilm: Malescot
  55. 1934La Belle de NuitFilm: Jean Fournier
  56. 1933The IronmasterFilm: Gaston de Bligny
  57. 1932DantonFilm
  58. 1932Mon amant l'assassinFilm: Bondizi

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