Jacques François

Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions.

During World War II, he served as a captain in the French First Army under General de Lattre.

In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) but the part went to Louis Jourdan. After appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the playwright Jacques Pierre Barredout in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) he returned to France.

François regularly dubbed Gregory Peck into French.

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Jacques François is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 14 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Actors (2000), L'Opération Corned Beef (1991), Palace (1988), The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes (1982), Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982), Bankers Also Have Souls (1982), Pause-café (1981), The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space (1979). The recorded credits span 1953 to 2000, including 12 movies and 2 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.