Jacques Villeret
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Jacques Villeret (6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Villeret was born Jacky Boufroura in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSAD) in the same class as Louis Seigner, the grandfather of...
Known For
Filmography
Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique
2025
as Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
La Folle Histoire de François Pignon - De La chèvre au Dîner de cons
2015
as Self
The Do-Gooders
2005
as lucien
Grey Souls
2005
as Le juge Mierck
Iznogoud
2005
as Haroun El Poussah
The Antidote
2005
as André Morin
Viper in the Fist
2004
as Jacques Rézeau
Malabar Princess
2004
as Gaspard
Le Furet
2003
as le Furet
Strange Gardens
2003
as Jacques Pouzay
One Way Ticket
2001
as Jean-Pierre
A Crime in Paradise
2001
as Jojo Braconnier
Actors
2000
as Jacques Villeret
The Children of the Marshland
1999
as Henri Pignol, aka Riton
The Dinner Game
1998
as François Pignon
Mookie
1998
as Frère Benoît
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Le Dernier Été
1997
as Georges Mandel
Georges Dandin de Molière
1997
as Georges Dandin
Golden Boy
1996
as Antoine Bonvoisin
Wacko
1994
as Le pompiste
Le Bal des casse-pieds
1992
as Jérôme, le présentateur de la météo
The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro
1992
as Le batteur
588 rue Paradis
1992
as Alexandre Pagès
The Son of the Mekong
1992
as Durieux
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
1991
as Martineau
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
1991
as Lingerie Man
Three Years
1990
as Alexandre Guillermen
Un fil à la patte
1989
as Bouzin
La Petite Amie
1988
as Guillaume Bertin
Nailcruncher
1988
as Salomon
Last Summer in Tangiers
1987
as Marcus
L'été en pente douce
1987
as Maurice Leheurt aka Mo
Keep Your Right Up
1987
as Individual
C'est encore mieux l'après-midi
1987
as Georges Pigier
Sale Temps
1987
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Les Folles Années du Twist
1986
as M'sieur John Wayne
Black Mic Mac
1986
as Michel Le Gorgues
The Joint Brothers
1986
as Momo
La Galette du roi
1986
as Utte de Danemark
Hold-up
1985
as Jeremie Blanchet, chauffeur de taxi
Dialogue de sourds
1985
as The blind
Drôle de samedi
1985
as Maurice, the butcher
The Vultures
1984
as Brigadier Béral
Danton
1983
as François-Joseph Westermann
Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983
as Maréchal Ludwig von Apfelstrudel
Waiter!
1983
as Gilbert, Alex's friend
Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!
1983
as Pelissier
Effraction
1983
as Valentin Tralande, truand violent
Edith and Marcel
1983
as Jacques Barbier
First Name: Carmen
1983
as The Man Who Eats Yogurt
The Big Brother
1982
as Inspecteur Coleau
Merci Bernard
1982
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
The Cabbage Soup
1981
as L'Oxien (La Denrée)
Bolero
1981
as Jacques
Malevil
1981
as Momo
Us Two
1979
as Tonton Musique
Heart to Heart
1979
as Sitting student
Dumb But Disciplined
1979
as Jacques Cardot
Out of Whack
1979
as Henri Fisserman / Paul Flantier / Bouli / Dr. Delomien, ...
Le Rabat-joie
1978
as Léon
Mountain Pass
1978
as Georges
Robert et Robert
1978
as Robert Villiers
Un Balcon en forêt
1978
as Gourcuff
Mon Premier Amour
1978
as Jacques Labrousse
Ciné regards
1978
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
Another Man, Another Chance
1977
as Customer
The Good and the Bad
1976
as Jacques
The Castaways of Turtle Island
1976
as Bernard Dupoirier, dit « Petit Nono »
A Second Chance
1976
as L'agent immobilier
Nono Nénesse
1976
as Nono
Serious as Pleasure
1975
as Le gendarme
The Common Man
1975
as Gérald
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self - Host
Midi Première
1975
as Self
The Mouth Agape
1974
as (uncredited)
Loving in the Rain
1974
as Guillaume
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Nothing to Report
1973
as Soldat Girot
Detective Story
1972
as Le photographe
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Discorama
1959
as Self