Name Jean Poulain Role Actor | Movies Le Bossu | |
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Died March 1, 1988, Paris, France Similar People Corinne Le Poulain, Maria Pacome, Andre Hunebelle | ||
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Jean Le Poulain (12 September 1924 – 1 March 1988) was a French stage actor and stage director.
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He attended the cours Simon in Paris and won the first prize of Comedy at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 1949. He was then recruited by Jean Vilar at the Théâtre national populaire and in 1952 he appeared with Gérard Philipe in The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist at the théâtre des Champs-Élysées. He began as an actor both in theatre and cinema in 1947 and often appeared on the regular theatre show of the French television Au théâtre ce soir created in 1966. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1978, where he became sociétaire in 1980, then General administrator from septembre 1986 until his death, where he portrayed Monsieur Jourdain in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière.
Filmography
Actor
1966
Au théâtre ce soir (TV Series) as
Argan / Volpone / Chiffonnet / ...
- Le malade imaginaire (1986) - Argan
- Volpone (1978) - Volpone
- Le misanthrope et l'auvergnat (1978) - Chiffonnet
- Miam-Miam ou Le dîner d'affaires (1978) - Lucien Beix
- Les deux timides (1978) - Thibaudier
- Le faiseur (1977) - M. Mercadet
- Le noir te va si bien (1975) - John
- La nuit des rois (1973) - Malvolio
- De doux dingues (1972) - Paul Lecuyer
- Fric-Frac (1971) - Jo
- Le bourgeois gentilhomme (1970) - Monsieur Jourdain
- Le minotaure (1969) - Michou
- Azaïs (1968) - Le baron Wurtz
- Interdit au public (1966) - Hervé Montagne
1983
Le tartuffe (TV Movie) as
Tartuffe
1982
Emmenez-moi au théâtre (TV Series) as
Monsieur Perrichon
- Le voyage de Monsieur Perrichon (1982) - Monsieur Perrichon
1982
Le pain dur (TV Movie) as
Turelure
1982
Les sept jours du marié (TV Movie) as
Le maître désespéré
1981
Staline est mort (TV Movie) as
Beria
1981
Le bourgeois gentilhomme (TV Movie) as
Monsieur Jourdain
1981
Le petit théâtre d'Antenne 2 (TV Series) as
Le critique
- Le songe du critique (1981) - Le critique
1981
Signé Furax as
Klakmuf
1981
Le mythomane (TV Series) as
Alexis Piedboeuf
- Les tueurs à gages (1981) - Alexis Piedboeuf
1980
Antenne à Francis Perrin (TV Movie) as
Porphiry
1980
Le marchand de Venise (TV Movie) as
Shylock
1979
La belle vie (TV Movie) as
Albert, le maître-d'hôtel
1979
Histoires de voyous (TV Series) as
Lengelure
- Le concierge revient tout de suite (1979) - Lengelure
1979
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs as
Drouillard
1975
Le Tour du monde en 80 jours (TV Mini Series) as
Philéas Fogg
- Episode #1.2 (1975) - Philéas Fogg
- Episode #1.1 (1975) - Philéas Fogg
1975
Divine as
L'imprésario Bobovitch
1975
L'Ibis rouge as
Margos
1974
Ursule et Grelu as
Le docteur du paquebot
1973
La jument du roi (TV Movie) as
Henri VIII
1973
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot as
Le frère Albaret
1973
Magie rouge (TV Movie) as
Hieronymus
1972
Barbe-bleue (TV Movie) as
Le roi Bobêche et Popolani
1970
Sortie de secours
1970
Et qu'ça saute! as
Don Pedro
1970
Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause! as
Gruson
1968
Salut Berthe! as
Le père de Berthe
1968
Un drôle de colonel as
Le pasteur
1966
L'école des cocottes (TV Movie) as
Comte Stanislas de la Ferronnière (as Jean le Poulain)
1966
Adieux de Tabarin (TV Movie) as
Félix Mayol
1966
Un garçon, une fille. Le dix-septième ciel as
L'homme à la voiture
1966
Boulevard des faits divers: 65-66 (TV Movie)
1965
Le miroir à trois faces: Faust (TV Movie) as
Méphistophélès
1965
De nos envoyés spéciaux (TV Series)
- Faux-semblants
1964
Les gorilles as
Le metteur en scène
1964
Joyeuses commères de Windsor (TV Movie) as
Sir John Falstaff
1964
De doux dingues (TV Movie)
1963
Un coup dans l'aile (TV Movie) as
Levaillant
1963
Le roi du village
1962
L'empire de la nuit
1962
Les mystères de Paris as
Le Maître d'école
1962
The Deadly Decoy as
Lehurit dit L'Archevêque
1962
Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin as
Le préfet de police / Police Prefect
1962
Sign of the Lion as
Le clochard
1961
Les livreurs as
Professeur Alexis Schmutz
1961
Le Sahara brûle
1959
Le Bossu as
Peyrolles
1959
Plaisir du théâtre (TV Series) as
Le Comte Zakouskine
- Le bois sacré (1959) - Le Comte Zakouskine
1948
Les aventures des Pieds-Nickelés
Miscellaneous
1989
Le saut du lit (TV Movie) (stage director)
1966
Au théâtre ce soir (TV Series) (stage director - 15 episodes)
- Le malade imaginaire (1986) - (stage director)
- Le misanthrope et l'auvergnat (1978) - (stage director)
- Miam-Miam ou Le dîner d'affaires (1978) - (stage director)
- Les deux timides (1978) - (stage director)
- Le noir te va si bien (1975) - (stage director)
- Pétrus (1974) - (stage director)
- La nuit des rois (1973) - (stage director)
- Le don d'Adèle (1972) - (stage director)
- Huit femmes (1972) - (stage director)
- De doux dingues (1972) - (stage director)
- Fric-Frac (1971) - (stage director)
- Le bourgeois gentilhomme (1970) - (stage director)
- Le minotaure (1969) - (stage director)
- Azaïs (1968) - (stage director)
- Interdit au public (1966) - (stage director)
1983
Le tartuffe (TV Movie) (stage director)
1982
Emmenez-moi au théâtre (TV Series) (directed for stage - 1 episode)
- Le voyage de Monsieur Perrichon (1982) - (directed for stage)
1980
Le marchand de Venise (TV Movie) (stage director)
1976
Voyez-vous ce que je vois? (TV Movie) (stage director)
1962
L'enlèvement au sérail (TV Special) (stage director)
Writer
1989
Interdit au public (TV Movie)
1976
Voyez-vous ce que je vois? (TV Movie) (french adaptation)
1975
Le Tour du monde en 80 jours (TV Mini Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2 (1975) - (writer)
- Episode #1.1 (1975) - (writer)
1966
Quand épousez-vous ma femme? (TV Movie) (play)
Soundtrack
1984
Champs-Elysées (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 14 April 1984 (1984) - (performer: "Les bonbons français")
1975
Le Tour du monde en 80 jours (TV Mini Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2 (1975) - (performer: "Insultes", "Le bateau glisse", "Suicide excentrique", "Vous n'allez pas me dire", "Le tour du monde en 80 jours")
- Episode #1.1 (1975) - (performer: "Nous sommes des excentriques", "Le tour du monde en 80 jours", "Un sanglot de femme", "Vie d'Aouda")
1975
Au théâtre ce soir (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Le noir te va si bien (1975) - (performer: "La légende des flots bleus")
1966
L'école des cocottes (TV Movie) (performer: "Les Femmes Galantes", "Les Jolies Filles", "Je Veux que tout l'Monde soit Heureux")
Self
1988
L'oeil en coulisses (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 13 March 1988 (1988) - Self
1988
Profession comique (TV Series) as
Self
- Ba..ba..bafouilleur be..begayeur (1988) - Self
1987
La nuit des Molières (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- 1ère nuit des Molières (1987) - Self
1986
7 sur 7 (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 14 September 1986 (1986) - Self
1986
L'académie des 9 (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 19 February 1986 (1986)
- Episode dated 17 February 1986 (1986) - Self
1984
La vie de château (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 16 June 1984 (1984) - Self
1984
Champs-Elysées (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 14 April 1984 (1984) - Self
1981
Avis de recherche (TV Series) as
Self - Main Guest
- Episode dated 9 January 1981 (1981) - Self - Main Guest
- Episode dated 8 January 1981 (1981) - Self - Main Guest
- Episode dated 7 January 1981 (1981) - Self - Main Guest
- Episode dated 6 January 1981 (1981) - Self - Main Guest
- Episode dated 5 January 1981 (1981) - Self - Main Guest
1980
Le grand échiquier (TV Series) as
Self
- Tricentenaire de la Comédie Française (1980) - Self
1980
La maison de Molière (TV Movie documentary) as
Self - from 'Le malade imaginaire'
1980
Antenne à Jean Le Poulain (TV Movie) as
Self / Duchnoc
1980
Midi-Première (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 9 June 1980 (1980) - Self
1979
30 millions d'amis (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode dated 28 April 1979 (1979) - Self
1978
Sur la sellette (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 18 November 1978 (1978) - Self
1978
Le dessus du panier (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 18 February 1978 (1978) - Self
1976
À bout portant (TV Series) as
Self
- Jean Le Poulain (1976) - Self
1975
Système 2 (TV Series) as
Self
- Joe Dassin (1975) - Self
1974
Le Poulain au galop (TV Series) as
Self - Host
- Episode #1.3 (1974) - Self - Host
- Episode #1.2 (1974) - Self - Host
- Episode #1.1 (1974) - Self - Host
1959
Gala de l'union (TV Series) as
Self
- 40ème gala de l'union des artistes (1973) - Self
- 34ème de l'union des artistes (1964) - Self
- 29ème gala de l'union des artistes (1959) - Self
1972
Entrez sans frapper (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 14 July 1972 (1972) - Self
1971
Samedi soir (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 24 April 1971 (1971) - Self
1970
Musicolor (TV Series) as
Self
- Voulez-vous danser avec nous? (1970) - Self
1964
Ni figue ni raisin (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.1 (1964) - Self
1964
Les Raisins verts (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 8 June 1964 (1964) - Self
1962
L'Europe en chantant (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 24 October 1962 (1962) - Self
1962
En direct de... (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Théâtre des Champs Elysées (1962) - Self
1959
Les joies de la vie (TV Series) as
Self
- Jacqueline Maillan (1959) - Self
1955
Trente-Six Chandelles (TV Series) as
Self / Le comte / Self - Performer / ...
- Les infidèles (1956) - Le comte
- Mardi Gras (1956) - Self
- Maurice Chevalier (1956) - Self - Performer
- Episode dated 16 January 1956 (1956) - Armand Duval
- Episode dated 10 October 1955 (1955) - Self / Voyageur
Archive Footage
2021
Rembob'Ina (TV Series documentary) as
John
- Au théâtre ce soir (2021) - John
2020
ORTF, ils ont inventé la télévision (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- La télé du général (2020) - Self
2007
Vivement dimanche (TV Series) as
Self
- Henri Salvador (2007) - Self
1980
Il était une fois: Le gala de l'union des artistes (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
References
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