Jacques Dufilho

Jacques Dufilho is a French comedian, born February 19, 1914 in Begles (Gironde, France) and died August 28, 2005 in Ponsampere (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 Agnes 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 Croisieres 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 Moliere 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 Moliere. 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 Moliere 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 Sirenes Du Bateau-Loup published by Fayard.The actor died on August 28, 2005 in Ponsampere at the age of 91 after playing his last role in Up There, A King Above The Clouds by Pierre Schoendoerffer.