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Jean Desailly

Jean Desailly

Department: Acting

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.

Known For

The Professional

The Professional

1981

The Soft Skin

The Soft Skin

1964

Le radeau de la Méduse

Le radeau de la Méduse

1998

The Assassination of Trotsky

The Assassination of Trotsky

1972

Le Doulos

Le Doulos

1962

A Cop

A Cop

1972

The Grand Manoeuvre

The Grand Manoeuvre

1955

The 25th Hour

The 25th Hour

1967

Franciscan of Bourges

Franciscan of Bourges

1968

The Skirt Chaser

The Skirt Chaser

1979

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

1945

The Inheritor

The Inheritor

1973

Just a Big Simple Girl

Just a Big Simple Girl

1948

L'échafaud peut attendre

L'échafaud peut attendre

1949

Véronique

Véronique

1950

La Veuve et l'innocent

La Veuve et l'innocent

1949

Tomorrow We Get Divorced

Tomorrow We Get Divorced

1951

Jocelyn

Jocelyn

1952

The Baron of the Locks

The Baron of the Locks

1960

With André Gide

With André Gide

1952

Heads or Tails

Heads or Tails

1980

Keep an Eye on Amelia

Keep an Eye on Amelia

1949

You Will Reap the Tempest

You Will Reap the Tempest

1969

The Comeuppance

The Comeuppance

1970

Pastoral Symphony

Pastoral Symphony

1946

The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins

1962

The Laws of War

The Laws of War

1961

Father Goriot

Father Goriot

1945

The Passion of Slow Fire

The Passion of Slow Fire

1961

Impressions de New York

Impressions de New York

1956

Le Misanthrope

Le Misanthrope

1971

La Chapelle de Ronchamp

La Chapelle de Ronchamp

1969

Le Voyageur de la Toussaint

Le Voyageur de la Toussaint

1943

La Dilettante

La Dilettante

1999

The Great Deception

The Great Deception

1959

125 rue Montmartre

125 rue Montmartre

1959

The Possessors

The Possessors

1958

Royal Affairs in Versailles

Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953

Sylvia and the Ghost

Sylvia and the Ghost

1946

Loves, Delights and Organs

Loves, Delights and Organs

1947

Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman

1960

Lust

Lust

1962

The Serpent

The Serpent

1973

Maigret Sets a Trap

Maigret Sets a Trap

1958

Graduation Year

Graduation Year

1964

Chéri

Chéri

1950

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

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

1979

The Revenge of Roger

The Revenge of Roger

1946

Square of Knaves

Square of Knaves

1947

Bullfight

Bullfight

1951

The Mark of the Day

The Mark of the Day

1949

Homeland

Homeland

1946

Famous Love Affairs

Famous Love Affairs

1961

The Irony of Chance

The Irony of Chance

1974

Countdown to Vengeance

Countdown to Vengeance

1970

Le deuxième coup de feu

Le deuxième coup de feu

1969

La Dixième de Beethoven

La Dixième de Beethoven

1985

Équipe de nuit

Équipe de nuit

1990

The Dance of the Heron

The Dance of the Heron

1966

Cambiamento d'aria

Cambiamento d'aria

1988

The Two Orphans

The Two Orphans

1965

One Night at the Beach

One Night at the Beach

1961

Premeditated

Premeditated

1960

The Dance of Death

The Dance of Death

1960

La pitié dangereuse

La pitié dangereuse

1979

Le fou du roi

Le fou du roi

1984

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

2018

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

1988

Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

1988

Chicago Digest

Chicago Digest

1951

La Répétition ou l'Amour puni

La Répétition ou l'Amour puni

1958

Les Fausses Confidences

Les Fausses Confidences

1964

Amphitryon

Amphitryon

1960

Monsieur IL

Monsieur IL

1962

La Double Inconstance

La Double Inconstance

1964

Les alchimistes

Les alchimistes

1957

Le Pain de fougère

Le Pain de fougère

1981

Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021

La Cerisaie

La Cerisaie

1966

The Accursed Kings

The Accursed Kings

1972

The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret

The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret

1967

Orient Express

Orient Express

1979

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

Claudine

Claudine

1978

Midi trente

Midi trente

1972

Discorama

Discorama

1959

30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis

1976

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

1982

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956

Le Bonheur conjugal

Le Bonheur conjugal

1965

Discorama

Discorama

1959

Le Chevalier de Maison Rouge

Le Chevalier de Maison Rouge

1963

Les Grandes Familles

Les Grandes Familles

1989