Jacques Vergès
Acting
March 5, 1925
Died August 15, 2013 (88 years old)
Ubon Ratchathani, Siam (now called Thailand)
12
Acting Credits
Biography
Jacques Vergès (French pronunciation: [ʒak vɛʁʒɛs]; 5 March 1925 – 15 August 2013) was a French-Algerian lawyer of Vietnamese origin and anti-colonial activist. Vergès began as a fighter in the French Resistance during World War II, under Charles de Gaulle's Free French forces. After becoming a lawyer, he became well known for his defense of FLN militants during the Algerian War of Independence. He was later involved in a number of controversial and high-profile legal cases, with a series of def...
Known For
Filmography
The Abdallah Case
2026
as Self
8.5
In the Darkroom
2013
Manifesto of the 121
2011
as Self
10
Facing Genocide: Khieu Samphan and Pol Pot
2010
as Self
8
Guerres secrètes du FLN en France
2010
as Self
Stéphane Guillon - Portraits au vitriol (1ère salve)
2008
as Self
Terror's Advocate
2007
as Self
6.6
My Enemy's Enemy
2007
as Self
7.1
On n'est pas couché
2006
as Self - Guest
5.1
Brothers in Arms
1992
as Self (archive footage)
10
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
1988
as Self
7.1
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
5.7