Jacques Dufilho

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 southwest of France Jacques JacquesGabriel 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 cabarettheatre 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 Allégrets 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 Zwobadas 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 JeanDevaivre Jacques Dufilho also went to the theater and went on stage for the first time in Dostoyevskys 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 JeanPierre Darras The following year he returned with André Barsacq to the Théâtre de lAtelier in Colombe by Jean Anouilh He still plays in the cinema as in MarieAntoinette Reine De France by Jean Delannoy in 1956 Same year same director he plays in NotreDame De Paris In 1961 and 1962 Jacques Dufilho returned to the stage with André Barsacq in Les Maxibules by Marcel Aymé and LAvare 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 CrabeTambour 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 Gardners 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 Cest Quoi La Vie by François Dupeyron which earned him a new nomination for the Césars On television he received the Seven dOr for best actor after his role in the film Une Femme Innocente In 2003 he released his autobiography Les Sirènes Du BateauLoup 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