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Jacques Marin


1919 - 2001

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The actor Jacques Marin was an impressive support actor who took part in more than 100 movies, often as the arm of the law.
Although he didn't impersonate the part of the hero or lover, his face was soon well-known in France.

He made his film debut in 1950 with "Dieu a beson des hommes" (50), it followed many years in which he only played small roles.
To his numerous movies of the 50's belong "Jeux interdits" (52), "Un jour comme les autres" (52), "Papa, maman, la bonne et moi" (54), "Gas-Oil" (55), "Marie-Antoinette reine de France" (56), "Une parisienne" (57), "Les Misérables" (58), "Le joueur" (58) and "Rue des Prairies" (59).

In 1957 he appeared in his first international movie, the US production "The Vintage" (57) with Pier Angeli and Mel Ferrer.
With it began an international career where he impersonated the typical Frenchman, especially in the 60's and 70's.
These decades were very busy ones and contained many popular movies.
Jacques Marin sticked in the public's mind with roles in movies like "La vérité" (60), "Cyrano de Bergerac" (60), "Le monocle noir" (61), "Le poulet" (62), "Méfiez-vous, mesdames!" (63), "Fantômas se déchaîne" (65) and "La vingt-cinquième heure" (67) as well as the international productions "Crack in the Mirror" (60) with Orson Welles, "Charade" (63) with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, John Frankenheimer's "The Train" (64) withBurt Lancaster, "Lost Command" (66) with Anthony Quinn, William Wyler's "How to Steel a Million" (66) with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole and "The Night of the Following Day (68) with Marlon Brando.

In the 70's followed the last height of his extensive career. Jacques Marin acted together with nearly all great stars of the French cinema and he also was able to continue his international career.
His popularity kept undiminished thanks easily remembered performances in movies like "Trois hommes sur en cheval" (70), "Jo" (71), "Les murs ont des oreilles" (74), "Flic Story" (75), "Catherine et Cie" (75) and "Grandison" (79) and with the international productions "Darling Lili" (70) with Julie Andrews and Rock Hudson, "Shaft in Africa" (73), "Marathon Man" (76) with Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier, "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" (77) and the wonderful comedy "Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? - Die Schlemmerorgie" (78).

After that he retired from the film business continuously. To his last cinematical works belong "La plume" (80), "Ach du lieber Harry" (81), the serial "Bel ami" (83), "Monte Carlo" (86) and "A Star for Two" (91).
 

Other movies with Jacques Marin: 
Nous sommes tous des assassins (52) Quitte ou double (53) Faites-moi confiance (53) Avant le déluge (54) J'y suis...j'y reste (54) Ca va barder (55) Sur le banc (55) French Cancan (55) Le dossier noir (55) La rue des bouches peintes (55) Les hommes en blanc (55) Les évadés (55) Des gens sans importance (55) Papa, maman, ma femme et moi (56) Cette sacrée gamine (56) Mon curé chez les pauvres (56) Le sang à la tête (56) Paris, Palace Hôtel (56) La traversée de Paris (56) Reproduction interdite (57) Porte des Lilas (57) La Tour, prends garde! (58) Le temps des oeufs durs (58) Montparnasse 19 (58) En cas de malheur (58) The Roots of Heaven (58) Le miroir à deux faces (58) Madame et son auto (58) Les tricheurs (58) Angélica...a...a (59) Serie "Les aventures d'Oscar" (59) Croquemitoufle (59) Archimède, le clochard (59) Maigret, et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (59) Pantalaskas (60) The Enemy General (60) La Française et l'amour: Le mariage (60) Vers l'extase (60) La pendula à Salomon (60) Arrêtez les tambours (60) Le président (61) The Big Gamble (61) Le cave se rebiffe (61) Tiara Tahiti (62) Gigot (62) Le couteau dans la plaie (62) Le gentleman d'Epsom (62) Serie "L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête: L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête" (62) Serie "Les cinq dernières minutes: La tzigane et la dactylo" (62) Serie "Les cinq dernières minutes: La mort à la une" (62) La caméra explore le temps: La vérité sur l'affiare du courrier de Lyon (63) Le théâtre de la jeunesse: La case de l'oncle Tom (63) Le glaive et la balance (63) La vie conjugale (Françoise) (63) Un coup dans l'aile (63) Vacaciones para Ivette (65) Umorismo nero: La bestiole (65) Les bons vivants: La fermeture (65) Paris au mois d'août (65) L'homme à la Buick (66) Serie "Allô police: L'affaire du vieux tableau" (67) Girl on a Motorcycle (68) La fiancée du pirate (69) Le cinéma de papa (70) Le petit matin (71) Le drapeau noir flotte sur la marmite (71) Au théâtre ce soir: Cash-Cash (71) Le père No!el est en prison (71) Serie "Pont dormant" (72) Les chemins de fer (72) Serie "La porteuse de pain" (73) Le double assassinat de la rue Morgue (73) Mais où est donc passée la septième compagnie? (73) Serie "Malaventure: Aux innocents les mains pleines" (74) S*P*Y*S (74) Vos gueules les mouettes! (74) Impossible...pas français (74) The Island at the Top of the World (74) Au théâtre ce soir: Pétrus (74) Serie"Le pèlerinage" (75) Opération Lady Marlène (75) Bons baisers de Hong Kong (75) L'année sainte (76) Le jour de gloire (76) Le mille-pattes fait des claquettes (77) L'horoscope (78) Général...nous voilà! (78) Au théâtre ce soir. Volpone (78) L'épreuve (80) Serie "Les amours des années folles: Prince ou pitre" (80) Chambre 17 (81) Te marre pas...c'est pour rire! (82) Serie "Simon & Simon: C'est Simon" (84) Serie "Lili, petit à petit (86) Serie "Tel père, tel fils" (88)


 
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