Jean Poiret

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 17, 1926

died

March 14, 1992

place of birth

Paris, France

also known as

Jean Poiré

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Last Metro
7.2

The Last Metro

1980as Jean-Loup Cottins
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
5.9

Liberté, égalité, choucroute

1985as Le calife
Tales of Paris
5.5

Tales of Paris

1962as Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")
Atlantic Wall
6.2

Atlantic Wall

1970as Armand, resistance leader and double agent
The Three Musketeers
6.4

The Three Musketeers

1953
The Seventh Target
5.9

The Seventh Target

1984as Jean Michelis
That Naughty Girl
5.9

That Naughty Girl

1956as Inspector Rémy
Inspector Lavardin
6.2

Inspector Lavardin

1986as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
Love and the Frenchwoman
4.9

Love and the Frenchwoman

1960as L'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))
I Hate Actors
5.4

I Hate Actors

1986as Orlando Higgins
Cop au Vin
6.1

Cop au Vin

1985as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
When the Pheasants Pass
6.6

When the Pheasants Pass

1965as Traffic officer
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
6.0

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

2009as Self (archive footage)
The Elegant Criminal
6.1

The Elegant Criminal

1990as Allard
The Other One's Mug
5.7

The Other One's Mug

1979as Jean-Louis Constant
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
6.6

Thank Heaven for Small Favors

1963as Raoul
The Seasons of Pleasure
4.6

The Seasons of Pleasure

1988as Bernard Germain
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
5.5

Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!

1982as Andre Joeuf
The Four Truths
4.2

The Four Truths

1962as Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
Hard Boiled Ones
4.7

Hard Boiled Ones

1964as Louis
How to Succeed in Love
4.0

How to Succeed in Love

1962as Bernard Monod
Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles
9.5

Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles

2023as Self / Georges (archive footage)
Life is beautiful
6.3

Life is beautiful

1956as le joueur de maracas
On purge bébé
8.5

On purge bébé

1961as Bastien Follavoine
The Great Gadget
5.3

The Great Gadget

1967as Verdier
Murderers and Thieves
6.1

Murderers and Thieves

1956as Philippe d'Artois, le riche oisif
The Virgins
4.8

The Virgins

1963as Banker Marchaix
Les baratineurs
5.0

Les baratineurs

1965as André
La Petite Amie
3.6

La Petite Amie

1988as Martin Morel
The Real Bargain
4.0

The Real Bargain

1965as Grégoire
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
6.4

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

1960as Le premier policier / Policeman
Under Your Hat
4.0

Under Your Hat

1965as Philippe / Monsieur Paul
The Big Wash
5.9

The Big Wash

1968as Jean-Michel Lavalette
Oh! What a Mambo
5.5

Oh! What a Mambo

1959as L'inspecteur Sapin
Nina
6.5

Nina

1959as Gérard Blanville
Sup de fric
6.1

Sup de fric

1992as Cyril Dujardin
Clara and the Villains
6.5

Clara and the Villains

1958as Chantuer
Your Money or Your Life
6.0

Your Money or Your Life

1966as Lucien Pélépan
La Cage aux folles
10.0

La Cage aux folles

1973as Georges
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
4.3

Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale

1988as Octave Leroi
Ces messieurs de la gâchette
4.1

Ces messieurs de la gâchette

1970as Bernard Le Gall
Miracle Healing
5.4

Miracle Healing

1987as Papu
The Big Scare
5.8

The Big Scare

1964
Auguste
4.5

Auguste

1961as Georges Flower
The Blockhead Fair
8.0

The Blockhead Fair

1963as Collin
You Have Nothing to Declare?
6.0

You Have Nothing to Declare?

1959as Robert de Trivelin
The Bureaucrats
5.9

The Bureaucrats

1959as René Lahrier
The Dance
5.0

The Dance

1962as Vieux
Rumeurs
4.0

Rumeurs

1991as Alain Margolf
The Men in the Family
5.1

The Men in the Family

1968as Bernard Le Gall