Jacques Dufilho

French actor

Jacques Dufilho (19 February 1914 – 28 August 2005) was a French actor. He was born at Bègles (Gironde) and he died at Ponsampère (Gers).

Dufilho appeared in 65 French productions. Moreover, he was frequently seen in Italian films. In 1978 he received a César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Le Crabe tambour and in 1980 another one for his role in Un mauvais fils. The actor was also known as a collector of Bugatti vintage cars.

Year Title Role Director1948The Farm of Seven SinsFrançois SovignantJean Devaivre1951Bibi Fricotinthe uncleMarcel Blistène1954Le Chevalier de la nuitMonsieur MachardRobert DarèneLove in a Hot Climate ChispaGeorges Rouquier andRicardo Muñoz Suay1955Marie Antoinette Queen of FranceMaratJean Delannoy1956 Short Head the stable boyNorbert CarbonnauxNotre Dame de ParisGuillaume RousseauJean Delannoy1957The Happy RoadMichel BertrandGene Kelly1958A Tale of Two CitiesuncreditedRalph ThomasTaxi, Roulotte et Corridathe taxi passengerAndré HunebelleMaximepolicemanHenri Verneuil1959I Tartassatithe prison directorSteno1960Zazie dans le MétroFerdinand GridouxLouis Malle1961Dans l'eau qui fait des bulles Alphonse, the undertakerMaurice Delbez1962War of the ButtonsAztec's fatherYves RobertUn clair de lune à Maubeugethe directorJean ChérasseLa Poupéethe IndianJacques Baratier1963Sweet and SourMonsieur AlfonsoJacques Baratier1964The VisitFishBernhard Wicki 1965James Tont operazione U. N. O. YBruno CorbucciLady LBealuPeter Ustinov1967The Unknown Man of ShandigorSchoskatovichJean Louis Roy1968BenjaminCamilleMichel Deville1973Supermen Against the OrientAmerican ambassadorBitto Albertini 1973The Heavenly Bodies (Les Corps célestes)Le CuréGilles Carle1975Cher VictorVictor LasalleRobin Davis1976Black and White in ColorPaul RechampotJean Jacques Annaud1977Le Crabe tambourthe technical managerPierre Schoendoerffer1978Nosferatu the Vampyrethe captainWerner Herzog1980Fantômas (1980 film) (TV miniseries)Inspector JuveClaude Chabrol, Juan Luis Buñuel1980The Horse of Pridegrandfather AlainClaude Chabrol1991Les Enfants du naufrageurPetit LouisJerome Foulon1999The Children of the Marshlandthe old manJean Becker