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Jean Rochefort
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 Rochefort in 2013
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| Born
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1930-04-29
)
29 April 1930
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| Died
| 9 October 2017 (aged 87)
Paris, France
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| Occupation(s)
| Actor, director, screenwriter
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| Years active
| 1956–2016
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Jean Rochefort
(29 April 1930 – 9 October
2017
) was a French actor, director and screenwriter. He had a career that has spanned over fifty years.
Born in
Paris
, he was 19 years old when he entered the
Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche
. Later he joined the
Conservatoire National
.
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During his early career, he was in
Cartouche
,
Captain Fracasse
and in
Merveilleuse Angelique
. In 1972, he starred opposite
Pierre Richard
as Chief of Counter-Espionage Louis Toulouse in the
Yves Robert
comedy
Le Grand Blond avec Une Chaussure Noire
, a role he reprised in the 1974 sequel
Le Retour du Grand Blond
.
Rochefort won two
Cesar Awards
: in 1976,
Best Supporting Actor
for
Que la fete commence
; and in 1978,
Best Actor
for
Le Crabe-tambour
.
Rochefort died on 9 October 2017 at a Paris hospital at the age of 87.
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