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Jean Le Poulain

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Jean Le Poulain (12 September 1924 – 1 March 1988) was a French stage actor and stage director. He attended the cours Simon in Paris and won the first prize of Comedy at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 1949. He was then recruited by Jean Vilar at the Théâtre national populaire and in 1952 he appeared with Gérard Philipe in The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist at the théâtre des Champs-Élysées. He began as an actor both in theatre and cinema in 1947 and often appeared on the regular theatre show of the French television Au théâtre ce soir created in 1966. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1978, where he became sociétaire in 1980, then General administrator from septembre 1986 until his death, where he portrayed Monsieur Jourdain in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière. Source: Article "Jean Le Poulain" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

12-09-1924

Birthday

Virgo

Zodiac Sign

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Genres

39

Total Films

Also known as (male)

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Place of Birth

Popular works

Creative career

actor

39 Works

producer

0 Works

director

11 Works

writer

0 Works

other

6 Works

Signé Furax

Signé Furax

The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing them with replicas.
4.8

Year:

1981

Volpone

Volpone

0.0

Year:

1978

Les deux timides

Les deux timides

6.0

Year:

1978

Le Faiseur

Le Faiseur

0.0

Year:

1977

Divine

Divine

Olivier, a young man, falls in love with Marion Renoir, theatre and screen star, to the despair of his fiancée Antonia. The latter goes to find the actress and asks her to invent a ploy to help her win back her lover's heart. The actress gets caught up in the game and ventures into an intrigue where simulation and sincerity are dangerously confused.
4.5

Year:

1975

The Red Ibis

The Red Ibis

A mentally disturbed man named Jérémie is scouring the area in search of women he can strangle with his scarf, which is embroidered with an ibis.
5.4

Year:

1975

The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

Colinot's world is turned upside down when his fiancee is kidnapped.
5.1

Year:

1973

La Nuit des rois

La Nuit des rois

0.0

Year:

1973

De doux dingues

De doux dingues

6.0

Year:

1972

Fric-Frac

Fric-Frac

5.2

Year:

1971

Sortie de secours

Sortie de secours

A failed actress sinks into neurosis and mythomania. To give relief to her dismal existence, she engages in all kinds of activities ranging from false testimony to occasional prostitution.
6.0

Year:

1970

Et qu'ça saute !

Et qu'ça saute !

A uranium deposit brings turmoil to the small South American republic of Guatalpa. Between two revolutions, the government tries unsuccessfully to decide whether the Americans, Soviets or Cubans will exploit the concession. Delegates from these nations spy on and betray each other to achieve their goal.
0.0

Year:

1970

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

Housemaid Georgette loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.
6.2

Year:

1970

Le minotaure

Le minotaure

0.0

Year:

1969

Azaïs

Azaïs

8.0

Year:

1968

Salut Berthe !

Salut Berthe !

Adrien Chautard, a major industrialist from Abidjan, has been chosen to replace an expert on the official Ivory Coast delegation sent to Paris to discuss the country's association with the Common Market. Chautard is delighted at the prospect of this trip, where he will be reunited with the woman of his dreams: Elisabeth. Alas, at Abidjan airport, a nasty surprise awaits him: Berthe, his lawful wife, has decided to leave with him to consult a leading cardiologist in the capital.
4.4

Year:

1968

A Strange Kind of Colonel

A Strange Kind of Colonel

Barton and Cutterfeet, two London mobsters, team up with stripper Marina to pull off the big jobs. But the arrival of a rival who signs his crimes "The Angel" takes away all their profits. The three friends hope to get their revenge when they steal a diamond.
5.5

Year:

1968

Interdit au public

Interdit au public

Backstage at a Paris theater, a famous, exasperatingly fatuous playwright learns that the actress who was to play the lead in his play is expecting a child. No great actress is available to take on the role. Except the famous actress Gabrielle Tristan, to whom he was married for ten years and to whom he no longer speaks. But their love of theater and their playfulness outweigh all their grudges, and Gabrielle takes on her ex-husband's play.
0.0

Year:

1966

Seventeenth Heaven

Seventeenth Heaven

The brave and moody François, a window washer by trade, has fallen head over heels in love with a delicious woman he spotted while working on the 17th floor of a building. From that moment on, all his dreams turn to the woman he doesn't dare approach. Fortunately, he finally meets her in Perros-Guirec, after following her on a train journey. She calls herself a chatelaine; he introduces himself as a writer. Will love triumph over these pious lies?
5.0

Year:

1966

Les Gorilles

Les Gorilles

A confused pair of airport luggage carriers get involved in the disappearance of some suitcases.
5.5

Year:

1964

Le roi du village

Le roi du village

Moïse, a foundling, is raised by the inhabitants of a village and grows good and strong, well-liked by everyone, loved in silence by Agnese, a girl in the same conditions. One day, however, four graceful Parisians come to the village for a short vacation, and with their light-hearted behavior, they upset Moses and the villagers, who are quick to make the unwelcome guests return to the capital.
0.0

Year:

1963

The Empire of Night

The Empire of Night

Usually cast as secret agent/private eye Lemmy Caution, Eddie Constantine plays "Eddie" in The Empire of Night. This time, Constantine is a cabaret singer at odds with a criminal gang. When the villains try to take over every nightclub in town for their own nefarious purposes, Eddie sings a new tune with his fists. The story takes several unexpected turns, but Constantine remains in charge throughout.
4.0

Year:

1962

The Mysteries of Paris

The Mysteries of Paris

The Marquis Rodolphe de Sombrueil accidentally runs over a working man with his carriage and helps his widow -- unjustly accused of robbery -- to find her missing daughter.
6.5

Year:

1962

The Deadly Decoy

The Deadly Decoy

The directors of a company threatened by a railroad construction project in Africa decide to have the General Secretary of the Franco-African consortium killed. Géo Paquet, known as "Le Gorille", a DST spy, attempts to infiltrate the gang.
3.5

Year:

1962

Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin

André Laroche, an industrialist, has just passed away. Face to his grave, as he is being buried, Anne de Vierne, the wife of a magistrate, confesses to her son François that Laroche was in fact Lupin and that he is his natural child. But he is not the gentleman thief's only offspring! Lupin had indeed another son by a housemaid, Gérard Dagmar, a dancer, magician and - occasionally - burglar. Which complicates the task of François who, to respect the last wishes of the testator, has gone in search of the treasure of Poldavia. For he keeps finding Gérard on his way and his efforts are constantly thwarted by his half-brother. Will Gérard prevent François from becoming the worthy successor to their father or will the two young men decide to join forces? That is the question.
6.0

Year:

1962

Sign of the Lion

Sign of the Lion

An American in Paris lives by sponging off his working friends, and throws a party using borrowed money when his rich American aunt dies, believing firmly in his horoscope.
6.9

Year:

1962

Les Livreurs

Les Livreurs

These two friendly delivery boys from a Parisian department store not only take their job to heart as much as possible, but also consider themselves responsible for the happiness of the customers they have to deliver to. This leads them successively to help, at the cost of incredible acrobatics, a young couple celebrating the first anniversary of their marriage, to mingle with the clientele of a rather disquieting doctor, to almost perish in an ambush that was of course not intended for them, and to avoid a domestic quarrel.
0.0

Year:

1961

Sahara on Fire

Sahara on Fire

A young engineer, Lucien Rombeau, is sent to the Sahara by the oil company that employs him, which wants to put an end to drilling that it considers unproductive. He ends up agreeing with the chief prospector, who refuses to stop the work and is convinced that prospecting will not be in vain.
0.0

Year:

1961

The Hunchback of Paris

The Hunchback of Paris

Duke Philippe de Nevers is an influential and popular man who is married to a beautiful wife called Aurore. His rival Philippe de Gonzague hates him enough to organise an attempt on him. The Duke is accompagnied by Henri de Lagardère when de Gonzague's henchmen altogether attack him. Lagardère cannot save his friend because the both of them are hopelessly outnumbered. He has to escape in order to save the Duke's daughter and swears revenge. Together with his old buddy Passepoil he raises the little girl in Spain. At the same time he returns frequently to France where he detects confronts his friend's murderers and puts them to the sword one by one until only their former leader is left. Finally he discovers that Philippe de Gonzague is the man for whom he is looking.
6.7

Year:

1959

Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés

Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés

Sherlock Coco, famous detective, tries to thwart the machiavellian plans of the trio of shock. Croquignol, Ribouldingue and Filochard must be extra vigilant, but the profit motive is too strong. As a corollary, the famous pink diamond is also of interest to their legendary enemy, Jo Papillon. But always inventive, they will work out multiple scams and tricks to reach their goals.
1.0

Year:

1948