Jean-Louis Trintignant
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Biography
Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (December 11, 1930 – June 17, 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic films of European cinema, and worked with many prominent auteur directors, including Roger Vadim, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Claude Chabrol, Bernardo Bertolucci, Éric Rohmer, François Truffaut, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Michael Haneke. He made a critical ...
Known For
Filmography
One Hero, The People
2026
as Excerpt from the film Z (archive footage)
Igor and After
2026
From Rock Star to Killer
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Most Precious of Cargoes
2024
as Narrateur (voice)
Shoot to Live
2022
as Self
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Romy, A Free Woman
2022
as Self - Julien Maroyeur (archive footage)
Trintignant by Trintignant
2021
as Self
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu
2021
as Self
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
The Best Years of a Life
2019
as Jean-Louis Duroc
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Making of Happy End
2018
as Self
Jacques Deray, j'ai connu une belle époque
2018
as Self
Filming Silenzio
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Happy End
2017
as Georges Laurent
Cinéma Jacques Perrin
2014
as Self
Michael H. – Profession: Director
2013
as Self
Michel
2013
as Narrator
Making of Amour
2013
as Self
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
2013
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Jean-Louis Trintignant, pourquoi que je vis
2012
as Self
Amour
2012
as Georges
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Square
2012
as Self
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
as Self
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
as Self
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
2010
as Self
Le Miracle du silence
2010
as Self
Jean-Louis Trintignant, "an honest man"
2009
as Self
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Les Contes secrets ou les Rohmériens
2005
as Self
Janis and John
2003
as Monsieur Cannon
Zinédine Zidane - Comme dans un rêve
2002
as Narator
Albert Camus, la tragédie du bonheur
1999
as Narration (Voice)
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
1998
as Lucien Emmerich / Jean-Baptiste Emmerich
A Self-Made Hero
1996
as Albert Dehousse (old)
C'est jamais loin
1996
as Elliot Spencer
L'insoumise
1996
as Roquepenne
Tykho Moon
1996
as Le chirurgien
Fiesta
1995
as Colonel Masagual
The City of Lost Children
1995
as L'oncle Irvin (voice)
Three Colors: Red
1994
as The Judge
See How They Fall
1994
as Marx
Ernesto Che Guevara, the Bolivian Diary
1994
as Narrator (French version)
Shattered Lives
1994
as Récitant (texte de Paul Éluard) (voice)
Kieślowski Cannes 94
1994
as Self
L'Œil écarlate
1993
as René Montijoux
Angel's Wing
1993
as Colonel Édouard
L'Interdiction
1993
as Marquis d'Espard
Dispute in Valladolid
1992
as Ginèse de Sepúlveda
The Big Pardon 2
1992
as Le Commissaire Duché (archive footage)
Thank You, Life
1991
as le colonel SS
Julie de Carneilhan
1990
as Herbert d'Espivant
Bunker Palace Hotel
1989
as Holm
Pour un oui ou pour un non
1989
as H1
Le Moustachu
1987
as le général Gougeard
The Ghost Valley
1987
as Paul
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
The Woman of My Life
1986
as Pierre
August 15th
1986
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
1986
as Jean-Louis Duroc
Rendez-vous
1985
as Scrutzler
Going and Coming Back
1985
as Roland Rivière
Volley for a Black Buffalo
1985
as Mr. Fodó, teacher
L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
1985
as Mayene
Next Summer
1985
as Paul
Le Bon Plaisir
1984
as Le Président de la République
Long Live Life
1984
as François Gaucher
Femmes de personne
1984
as Michel Gilquin
Confidentially Yours
1983
as Julien Vercel
Cover Up
1983
as Christian Lacassagne
Under Fire
1983
as Marcel Jazy
Credo
1983
as Prof. Lenski
Blow to the Heart
1982
as Dario
Boulevard des assassins
1982
as Daniel Salmon
The Big Pardon
1982
as Le commissaire Duché
That Night of Varennes
1982
as Monsieur Sauce
A Business of Men
1981
as Louis Faguet
Malevil
1981
as Fulbert
Deep Water
1981
as Vic
An Assassin Passes By
1981
as Ravic
Passion of Love
1981
as Le médecin major
The Lady Banker
1980
as Horace Vannister
I Love You All
1980
as Julien Tellier
The Terrace
1980
as Enrico D'Orsi
Swimming Instructor
1979
as le jardinier
Melancoly Baby
1979
as Pierre
Other People's Money
1978
as Henri Rainier
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
Faces of Love
1977
as Victor
The Passengers
1977
as Alex Moineau
The Desert of the Tartars
1976
as Magg. Med. Rovine
The Probability Factor
1976
as Fred Malone
The Honeymoon Trip
1976
as Paul Carter
Flic Story
1975
as Émile Buisson
Playing with Fire
1975
as Franz
Rain over Santiago
1975
as Le Sénateur
Act of Aggression
1975
as Paul Varlin
The Sunday Woman
1975
as Massimo Campi
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
The Secret
1974
as David Daguerre
Love at the Top
1974
as Nicolas Mallet
Violins at the Ball
1974
as Him (Michel)
Successive Slidings of Pleasure
1974
as The Police Commissioner
Escapade
1974
as Ferdinand
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
The Last Train
1973
as Julien Maroyeur
Défense de savoir
1973
as Jean-Pierre Laubray
A Full Day's Work
1973
as Le Metteur en scène de la troupe des 'Enfants du Gard'
The Outside Man
1972
as Lucien Bellon
And Hope to Die
1972
as Tony
The Assassination
1972
as François Darien
Midi trente
1972
as Self
The Conformist
1971
as Marcello Clerici
Without Apparent Motive
1971
as Stéphane Carella
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
Opium and the Stick
1970
as Chaudier
The Crook
1970
as Simon the Swiss
Las secretas intenciones
1970
as Miguel
Ramparts of Clay
1970
as L'entrepreneur
Z
1969
as Examining Magistrate
My Night at Maud's
1969
as Jean-Louis
Love Circle
1969
as Michele
Crime Thief
1969
as Jean Girod
So Sweet... So Perverse
1969
as Jean Reynaud
The American
1969
as Bruno
Les Biches
1968
as Paul Thomas
The Great Silence
1968
as Silence
The Man Who Lies
1968
as Jan Robin / Boris Varissa
The Libertine
1968
as Dr. Carlo De Marchi
Western, Italian Style
1968
as Self
La société est une fleur carnivore
1968
as Narrator
Death Laid an Egg
1968
as Marco
Deadly Sweet
1967
as Bernard
A Man to Kill
1967
as Raphaël
My Love, My Love
1967
as Vincent Falaise
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Captain Serge
A Man and a Woman
1966
as Jean-Louis Duroc
Long March
1966
as Philippe
Trans-Europ-Express
1966
as Elias
Diamond Safari
1966
as Raphaël Vincente
Seventeenth Heaven
1966
as François
The Sleeping Car Murders
1965
as Éric Grandin, étudiant vétérinaire
Angelique: The Road to Versailles
1965
as Claude le Petit, dit Le poète croté
The Real Bargain
1965
as Jacques Danzac
Fragilité, ton nom est femme
1965
I Kill, You Kill
1965
as Gianni Santi (segment "La donna che viveva sola")
Le Train Bleu s'arrête 13 fois
1965
as Mezure
Les Siffleurs
1964
as Jean-Louis Trintignant
Mata Hari, Agent H21
1964
as Captain François Lasalle
The Last Steps
1964
as Georges Guichard
Avatar
1964
as Octave
Pour le plaisir
1964
as Self
Seize millions de jeunes
1964
as Self
Nutty, Naughty Chateau
1963
as Frédéric
Way of the Wrong Road
1963
Il successo
1963
as Sergio
L'un d'entre vous
1963
as René Dézange
Lust
1962
as Bernard Duparc
Il Sorpasso
1962
as Roberto Mariani
Le Combat dans l'île
1962
as Clément Lesser
Un jour à Paris
1962
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
as Bernard Duparc (segment "La luxure")
The Fabiani Affair
1962
as Joseph Fabiani
Parisienne... Parisiennes
1962
as Récitant (voice)
Journey Beneath the Desert
1961
as Pierre
Spotlight on a Murderer
1961
as Jean-Marie de Kerloquen
The Game of Truth
1961
as Guy de Fleury
Three Faces of Sin
1961
as Guest at the opening
Austerlitz
1960
as Ségur fils
The Thousandth Window
1960
as Georges Desvignes
The French Game
1960
as François
Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
as Danceny
Violent Summer
1959
as Carlo Caremoli
...And God Created Woman
1956
as Michel Tardieu
Law of the Streets
1956
as Yves Tréguier aka 'Le Breton'
Club of Women
1956
as Michel
If All the Guys in the World...
1956
as Jean-Louis