Jean Desailly

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 24, 1920

died

June 11, 2008

place of birth

Paris, France

also known as

Жан Десайи · Jean Dessailly

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Jean Desailly (August 24, 1920, Paris – June 11, 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies. Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Professional
7.2

The Professional

1981as Ministre
A Cop
6.6

A Cop

1972as Distinguished Man
The Soft Skin
7.1

The Soft Skin

1964as Pierre Lachenay
Le Doulos
7.4

Le Doulos

1962as Superintendant Clain
The Serpent
6.1

The Serpent

1973as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Royal Affairs in Versailles
6.7

Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953as Marivaux
Lust
7.5

Lust

1962as Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard
The Seven Deadly Sins
5.9

The Seven Deadly Sins

1962as Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
The 25th Hour
7.7

The 25th Hour

1967as Le ministre (uncredited)
The Assassination of Trotsky
5.3

The Assassination of Trotsky

1972as Alfred Rosmer
Morceaux de Cannes
2.0

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
Sylvia and the Ghost
6.9

Sylvia and the Ghost

1946as Frederick
Maigret Sets a Trap
7.0

Maigret Sets a Trap

1958as Marcel Maurin
Keep an Eye on Amelia
6.5

Keep an Eye on Amelia

1949as Marcel Courbois
The Grand Manoeuvre
6.1

The Grand Manoeuvre

1955as Victor Duverger
Love and the Frenchwoman
4.9

Love and the Frenchwoman

1960as Le narrateur (voice) (segment "L'Adolescence")
The Inheritor
6.4

The Inheritor

1973as Jean-Pierre Carnavan
Famous Love Affairs
4.4

Famous Love Affairs

1961as le baron Adrien de Jonchère
Countdown to Vengeance
5.8

Countdown to Vengeance

1970as Le docteur Michel Saint-Rose
The Possessors
6.9

The Possessors

1958as François Schoudler, le fils
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
5.2

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

1979as Le directeur de la PJ
Pastoral Symphony
6.2

Pastoral Symphony

1946as Jacques Martens - his son
The Laws of War
6.5

The Laws of War

1961as Uhrmacher Rede
125 rue Montmartre
7.5

125 rue Montmartre

1959as Commissaire Dodelot
La Dixième de Beethoven

La Dixième de Beethoven

1985as Stephen Fauldgate
The Skirt Chaser
5.7

The Skirt Chaser

1979as Charles-Edmond
The Mark of the Day
7.0

The Mark of the Day

1949as Larzac
Franciscan of Bourges
6.4

Franciscan of Bourges

1968as Monsieur Toledano
Homeland
6.0

Homeland

1946as Karloo
The Last Judgment
10.0

The Last Judgment

1945as Kyril
The Passion of Slow Fire
6.7

The Passion of Slow Fire

1961as Stéphane Blanchon
Tomorrow We Get Divorced
7.0

Tomorrow We Get Divorced

1951as Max Blachet
Chéri
6.3

Chéri

1950as Fred Peloux, dit 'Chéri'
The Baron of the Locks
6.5

The Baron of the Locks

1960as Mr. Maurice Montbernon
Le fou du roi
4.0

Le fou du roi

1984as Louis XIV
One Night at the Beach
5.8

One Night at the Beach

1961as Dr Francis
Graduation Year
8.5

Graduation Year

1964as Mr. Terrenoire
La pitié dangereuse

La pitié dangereuse

1979as Mr. de Kesfalva
The Comeuppance
4.5

The Comeuppance

1970as le commissaire
Heads or Tails
6.6

Heads or Tails

1980as Bourgon-Massenet, directeur de la police
The Revenge of Roger
7.2

The Revenge of Roger

1946as Raymond de Noirville
Premeditated
6.0

Premeditated

1960as Judge Lenoir
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
7.4

Le Voyageur de la Toussaint

1943as Gilles Mauvoisin
The Dance of Death
5.5

The Dance of Death

1960as Fred Pellmann
Just a Big Simple Girl
9.0

Just a Big Simple Girl

1948as Michel
The Great Deception
6.0

The Great Deception

1959as le Roi Louis XV
Le radeau de la Méduse
6.8

Le radeau de la Méduse

1998as La Tullaye
The Dance of the Heron
6.5

The Dance of the Heron

1966as Edouard
Les Tisserands du pouvoir
8.0

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

1988as Auguste Roussel
The Irony of Chance
5.6

The Irony of Chance

1974as M. Desvrières